Part 10

Part Ten

She can't hide her smile and her sassy mouth. Casey’s been telling stories since the moment she sat on the chair at the 24-seaters oak table. Chandeliers are hanging from the white ceiling of the spacious dining hall of the Alondes, lightening the already bright room. Hindi niya alam kung bakit bigla siyang naging madaldal. Siguro dahil sabik siya sa isang ina, lola at sa kapamilya. And the kindness and hospitality that Doña Jesusa is showing her are the ones she desired to feel since then.

She's just so unfortunate not to feel those kinds of treatment from her own relatives because they intended to push her away.

“How do you find my shrimp salad, hija? I was having a second thought whether I'd push that salad or not. Baka kasi kako allergy ka sa hipon.” Anang matandang babae na walang humpay sa paglagay ng mga hipon sa plato niya na may kasamang sariwang mga gulay.

Sa totoo lang busog na busog na siya pero hindi siya makatanggi dahil sa hiya. Nasusuk