Chapter 14: Exchange

SHE was standing in front of her flower shop. She couldn't move her feet. Nakasarado na ito dahil gabing-gabi na at tanging dalawang ilaw lamang sa magkabilang gilid ng extended roof ang nagsisilbing liwanag. Nakapatay ang mga ilaw sa loob ngunit kahit papaano nakikita niya ang ilang bagay mula sa loob. Pamilyar siya sa bawat bagay na nasa loob niyon kaya kahit na madilim naaaninag niya iyon.

Tiningala niya ang karatula sa taas at ilang saglit lamang ay napangiti. Artemis' flower shop was engraved on the signboard.

Her name was Phoebe, another name given for Artemis, the goddess of hunters and moon. She doesn't want to put her name there, she wants something that would be new and at the same represents her name.

She was once hiding from her parents. Kahit alam naman niya na alam ng kaniyang mga magulang kung nasaan at kung ano ang ginagawa niya, naiisip niya pa rin na nagtatago siya. She was running away from them. Kaya