Chapter 19

To say that I was astonished was an understatement. Seeing him a little bit broken was putting an undescribable pain in my heart.

Madalas ay gusto ko siyang makitang seryoso, pero ngayong nahahaluan nang sakit ang pagkaseryoso niya, nasasaktan ako. It's also obvious that he isn't used in vocalizing his unsaid pain. 'Di ko alam kung wala talaga sa ugali niya ang maghanap ng makakausap o talagang wala lang talaga siyang makausap.

Manang once said to me that Rynierre had not any close friends. Yes, he had a lot of friends. Considering the fact that he had the brain and wondrous family background, everyone would become willing to be his friend. Pero nabalitaan ko rin noon na ang dahilan kaya wala siyang matalik na kaibigan ay dahil sa parati siyang nag-aaral at madalas seryoso.

And he looked uninterested into any kind of friendship either. And so he needed not only a friend, but also a listener. 

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