Hindi mapakali si Janine habang kausap si Neela sa cellphone. Mahigpit ang pagkakahawak niya sa cellphone, at kahit malamig ang air-conditioning sa loob ng sasakyan, pakiramdam niya ay pinagpapawisan siya."Ano bang balak mong gawin?" nag-aalalang tanong niya.Sa kabilang linya, malamig lamang na ngumiti si Neela."Don't ask questions about things you don't need to know," sabi nito na may halong babala. "And even if you do know, there's nothing you can do about it."Humigpit pa lalo ang hawak ni Janine sa kanyang cellphone, ngunit hindi pa roon nagtapos ang pagbabanta."Your only job is to do exactly what I tell you," matalim na dagdag ni Neela. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you never find work in this industry again."Agad na nanlamig ang mukha ni Janine. Kilala niya si Neela. Alam niyang hindi ito nagbibiro kapag nagbabanta."Don't you want to stop living like this?" patuloy ng babae. "If you still want to stay poor forever and keep being looked down on by everyone, then I can ce
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