KABANATA 9

Today is Saturday.

My eyes were still closed when I reached for my phone that had been ringing for a while.

I was too lazy to get out of bed, because I was so tired. I don't have any other day-off kung hindi ang Sunday.

“Hello?” pagsagot ko sa tawag. Nakapikit pa rin ang mata ko habang hinihintay kong sumagot ang nasa kabilang linya. Hindi ko alam kung sino ba 'tong tumawag na ito, at sinira pa talaga ang tulog ko. “Hello?!” naiiritang pag-uulit ko. “Ang aga-aga tatawag-tawag ka tapos hindi ka rin naman pala sasagot!” nabubuwisit na singhal ko sa kabilang linya.

He chuckled even though there was nothing funny in the words I said. Baliw ba 'to?

“I've been waiting here outside your house since seven o'clock. It's eight o'clock, Galvez. You are thirty-minutes late for your shift,” anang isang familiar na boses.

Kahit tinatamad ay napabalikwas ako ng pagkakahiga at napahawak ako sa ulo ko. Hindi ko na napansin kung sino man ang tumawag sa akin, basta ko na lamang itong iniwan sa aking ka