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Namumula na ng subra ang ilong ni Ricy at naririnig ko na ang daing nito. It was obvious that he was hurt when the small suitcase fell on his face. Some staff are coming on us and asking what happened, including Freda and others in our team who were on the other side of the plane. They approached us and asked what happened. A stewardess took a compress para sa namumulang ilong ni Ricy.

Maddix is already getting the bag na nahulog niya kanina. Kunot ang noo niya, habang pinupulot iyon na para bang naiirita siya sa bag na 'yun. He looked at Ricy again before putting the bag sa taas. Napakurap-kurap ako nang mapasulyap siya sa'kin, pero bago pa ako makapag-iwas ng tingin ay mas nauna itong nag-iwas ng tingin at bumalik na siya sa pagkakaupo, na parang walang nangyare. He didn't even ask if Ricy was fine.

He is really Maddix Villaranza. Nakagat ko ang labi at unti-unting napaayos sa pagkakaupo.

Ghad! Bakit naman agad-agad, lord? Di pa nga ako nakakaapak sa Pilipinas nakita ko na siya.