KABANATA 36

BINIGYAN niya ng huling sulyap ang sarili sa salamin bago lumabas ng kanyang silid at bumaba.

"Wow, ang ganda mo, Ate!" puri ni Adeline sa kanya sa nagniningning na mga mata.

"Thank you."

Ngunit pinutol ni Niccola ang kasiyahan ng magkapatid. "Mommy, you look so pale in red! And look at that dress, it's so maikli. You should change, or much better, do not come nalang kaya sa dinner date mo with your friend."

"Niko, we've talked about this already. I'm just going to have dinner with a... friend."

"But I didn't allow you to have dinner with him!"

She blew a deep sigh. "Baby, you don't understand."

"No! You don't understand me!" iyon lang at umiiyak na pumanhik ang bata sa apat na baitang na hagdan at pumasok sa silid nito.

"Ako na, ate. Enjoy your date with Mark," agap ni Adeline nang akma niyang susundan ang anak. "Go."

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