Chapter 30

PAULA

“TERE… Gusto ko lang malaman kung kailan mo pa nalaman na ako pala si Paula Wilson?” tanong ko sa doktorang kaharap ko ngayon.

She sighed at umupo sa bakanteng upuan na nasa gilid ng aking kama. I was just looking at her, waiting for her response. “It was a week before I went back to the beach house. One day, Mara and I were working on a surgery together and I saw her na malungkot. Noong tinanong ko siya on what was wrong, sabi niya ay okay lang daw siya when she’s obviously not. Then it was our break time at hindi ko sinasadyang marinig ang pag-uusap nila ng misis niya sa doctor’s lounge. They were talking about your death anniversary at ‘yong isa pa niyang pamangkin na si Yaci…”

Flashback starts…