KABANATA 71

The clock reads 7:30 a.m. but the skies are still gray. May nagbabadyang pag-ulan. I looked down to the highway right below this condominium, nag-uumpisa na itong mapuno dahil Lunes at ito ang karaniwang oras ng pasok ng lahat.

I wasn’t able to go home to San Joaquin last Friday. Hindi ko alam. After that confrontation with Topher, I just suddenly felt all tired and lazy. I put back all the things I’ve packed and waited all night for the three to come home.

Although I was also partly aware of the reason why I decided not to go anymore. Isa sa mga rason ko rin naman para umuwi noong gabing iyon ay para iwasang makasalamuha si Topher dahil sigurado akong sasama siya sa paghatid sa tatlo.

But because he already came here himself that night, there was nothing to run away from anymore. Hindi rin naman siya nakasama sa paghatid nila. Siguro hindi siya sumunod sa kanila sa bar pagkatapos akong puntahan.

I don’t know. I shouldn’t even bother myself about that anymore. Tapos na iyon. He alread