KABANATA 36

"BAGAY SILA."

"Ha?" Nakakunot-noong binalingan ni Magenta si Mayet na kasama niyang mamili sa palengke.

Nasa isang tindahan sila ng mga gulay ngayon at namimili nang marinig niya ang sinabi ng kasama. "Sila po, Ate, bagay sila," anito at itinuro ang maliit na telebisyon na nasa loob ng tindahan.

Dumako ang kanyang mga mata roon na nakakunot pa rin ang kilay. But when she saw who Mayet was referring to, her world froze for a moment. A familiar face was flashed on the TV screen, he wasn't smiling, he had facial hairs all over his face, but he was as gorgeous without it.

Nanikip ang kanyang dibdib habang nakatitig kay Malcolm sa TV. It's been months, but she still couldn't move on completely though the pain and loneliness were bearable compared to the first months. Iniisip pa rin niya ito tuwing gabi bago matulog, o paggising kinabukasan, sinusubukan naman niyang huwag itong ipasok sa isipan ngunit hindi niya