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"This is really beautiful."

"Hindi ako makapaniwala na nandito lang pala ito. Nung nakaraan kasi dumaan na rin kami dito ni Silvana pero Hindi naman namin nakita dito."

"She can't find where this is, Adra. You are the only one who's been here."

"Huh?"

"You are here, that is what I mean. So you can see the underwater falls now better. And you can paint it. I'm sure you will do a good painting of it. Nobody painted it before. Only you."

"W-wow talaga? Ako lang? Seryoso ka ba?"

"Why would I lie?" He asked.

Tama nga naman ito si Asmo, why would he lie? He is not like the people around me who constantly lie about something.

Something that I need to find out. But should it hurt me to actually find out the truth? Would it be hard for me to accept what it really is?

Well nevermind. I don't have to think about that now. All I need is to be one with the forest and print the underwater falls beautifully. I'm sure once Mom sees it, she will allow me to paint again.

I mean, there is still room