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"Mag-ingat kayo pauwi, anak." Salita ni grandpa kay mom. Mom nodded in response sabay bigay ng yakap kay grandpa.

"Pa, mauna na kami. Ingat ka rin dito." Salita naman ni dad kay grandpa. Nakangiting tumango si grandpa bilang tugon. Pumasok na sina mom at dad sa sasakyan and my brothers are also slowly getting inside the car.

I reach for my pockets at may naramdaman akong bagay na nasa loob. I took it out at nagulat sa nakita. It's Lalaine's handkerchief he used to cover up my wound, back in that fight! Mabilis na napalingon ako sa kanila and they were getting ready too. Kaagad na napatakbo ako patungo kay Lalaine and handed out his handkerchief.

I thanked God. But the result was I started to feel shame. It's an embarrassing deed I ever have done, though it was an unintentional. I just consoled myself.

Till I have got home at 2, I was still feeling asham