Chapter 52

DAVEN

"Dave, I know you'll be here."

I heard the familiar voice of Jericho. Narinig ko rin ang mga yabag niya palapit sa'kin. Umupo siya sa damuhan at tinabihan ako. I don't know what he's doing here and how he knows that I'm here. Naghari ang katahimikan sa paligid hanggang sa nagpasya akong magsalita para basagin ito.

"I've never felt so useless until now," I said while looking at the gravestone of my mother.

"You're not useless, man. Things are really difficult to solve sometimes."

"They left me. All of them. It's as if life really wants me to suffer."

He placed his hand on my shoulder. "You have friends, Dave. Weren