I fear to understand his words. Why would he suddenly tell me this? If he could have just called… And so, with a trembling hand, I started to dial his number. I must know his situation. At first, it kept on ringing again and again, but he didn’t pick up. “Pick up Dauis, c’mon, pick it up this instant... You’re killing me.” I nervously mumbled in repetition while holding my phone to my ear. The longer it takes, the stronger my heart thuds violently. A deafening thudding continued until the ringing went off again. This time, I gave a rest. Rather than dialing his number, I cast a short prayer for his safety wherever he may be. That is the last thing I could do, at least for now, until he picks up the phone call. Later on, I started to dial his number once again, but… (The numbe

