Kabanata 36

"Do you really need to go there?" Althea asked repeatedly as she followed me into my room.

She was asking that almost everyday she went here to our condo unit and I always gave her the same answer.

Pupunta ako sa party na iyon. Not because I wanted to see that man, but to see with my own eyes how happy they were during the times when I was struggling.

Isa pa hindi naman ako manggugulo e, I just want to be there.

I sat on my bed and massage my head."You're always asking that for about one week now. Hindi ka pa ba napagod? "

She lock the door between us para walang maka-rinig sa aming pag-uusap.

Humarap siya sa akin na naka-pamaywang."Dahil hindi mo rin ako sinasagot for almost one week!" I can felt her frustration. "Ano ba talagang plano mo, huh?"

Napa-irap ako sa tanong niya.

I already answered it, the first time she asked that.

Kung akusahan niya ako parang may gagawin akong masama? Ni pananakit sa pisikal na paraan hindi ko nagawa sa buong buhay ko. Ngayon pa kaya? Hindi ba talaga