Tatlong araw na ang lumipas simula ng magising ako. Katulad ng ipinangako ko kay Kito, I focused on my recovery to avoid worrying the kids. Sa tatlong araw na iyon ay umasa ako, umasa na kahit sandali ay makita ko ang mukha ni Juancho. I was hoping, but it was meaningless.“Kailan ako pwedeng ma discharge?” tanong ko kay Kito habang nagbabalat ng saging para kay Sato.“In two days’ time.”“That’s too long, ayos na naman ako ha, ano pa ba ang problema?”Wala na akong nararamdamang sakit sa aking likod, the burns were almost all healed maliban sa isang malalang parte sa bandang taas ng balikat. Pero sigurado akong kaya ko na, being in the hospital is just too stuffy. Plus the bills.“If you’re worrying about the bills stop it. You know perfectly well that there’s still something wrong. Makinig ka muna okay Rel? Just put up with it.” When he said to put up with it, it felt like it was directed to my other worry. Ang inaalala kong walang koneksiyon sa ospital. Kit

“It is not obscure among the executives that the head of the board of directors hungers for the seat, Juancho’s seat to be exact. But he also knew he could not easily get his hands on it, so he tried different approaches, one is trying to get his daughter engaged to the CEO and it just happens that his daughter likes him,” paliwanag ni Kito.“So they are engaged?”“Don’t get the wrong idea; Juancho never agreed on it, even during the time he lost his memories.”I’m relieved. Ngunit takot parin ako, there was still a chance that there was something going on, base sa nakita ko kanina. But still, I trust him.“Kito, anong ang nangyayari sa underground? Is there something bothering Juancho?”His actions right now, ang posibilidad lamang na aking naiisip ay may kaugnayan ang kaniyang mga kilos mga kilos ng kaniyang kalaban.“The drug is spreading on a fast rate Orelia.It’s ge

 That night was warm and steamy but the moment I woke up, it was just a cold feeling. The other side of the bed was already cold; it was already long ago when he left.Tumayo ako mula sa kama at inayos ito. The space seems getting bigger.Nang lumabas ako ay nasa hapag-kainan na si Lezzie at Sato. Si Manang Wela ay nasa kusina rin at naghahanda ng pagkain. Tiningnan ko ang malaking orasan sa sala at namalayang malapit na pala ang ala syete.“Pasensiya na po manang hindi ako agad naka gising, salamat ppo sa paghahanda sa mga bata,” pasasalamat ko kay manang. Kung hindi dahil sa kaniya ay baka mahuli sa pasok ang mga bata. I was too careless.“Hindi ako ang gumising sa kanila iha, pagkarating ko dito ay handa na ang dalawa,” ngiting pahayag ni manang habang nilalapag ang ulam sa mesa.“Po?”“It was daddy who woke us up mommy!” malaki ang ngiting anunsiyo ni Lezzie.“Dadd

 “I’m sorry,” muli niyang usal.Itinaas ko ang aking kamay upang mahawakan ang kaniyang pisngi. Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakahiga at hinwakan ng tuluyan ang magkabila niyang pisngi.“You should not stand up yet, you’re not feeling well aren’t you?”“Ayos lang ako Juancho, now that you’re here,” ngiti kong saad.“You’re making me feel really guilty.”“Pwede mo na bang sabihin sa akin kung bakit ka nagkaganon?” “I… receive a death threat,” panimula niya.Tama nga ako, may malaking rason sa likod ng kaniyang mga aksiyon. But if the threats were for him I know he would not act this way, so were the threats…“They were sending threats with you in it.”“You were blackmailed?” gulat kong tanong.“That day, before you went out to go to the flower shop, do you rem

 “Kakausapin ko na mamaya si Jane,” bungad ko kay Juancho pagkapasok niya sa opisina mula sa isang meeting.He loosened his tie and tiredly placed the documents on the table. Naka-upo ako sa kaniyang upuan, nakakpanibago ang tanawing ito, I was at the other side of the table, the side he was usually sitting in.“Do you really have to do it ma’am?” sarkastiko niyang tanong.“Akala ko ba nakapagkasunduan na natin ito kagabi?”Nang mapagtanto ko ang aking sinabi ay ako na mismo ang umiwas sa aking tingin at tumayo mula sa kaniyang pwesto.“Anyway, kahit kumontra ka ay kakausapin ko si Jane, maaring siya na ang makapagbigay sa atin ng clue.”Hanggang ngayon ay walang progress ang imbestigasyon, hindi na ito maaring patagalin pa.“Sooner or later we will solve this love, trust me. I already called father and Hiskien is beginning to move, he has a track na sinusundan n