"Stop it," Inis kong sabi sa lalaking kanina pa kumakalabit sa aking balikat.
Kanina pa kami tinitingnan ng Librarian dito sa City Library. Nakakahiya na. Ayokong masita in public. My emotional wounds would open kapag nangyari iyon. It traumatized me so much that up until now, whenever I gain social attention, I always had this feeling of being embarrassed to the point where I would run away and burst my cries out. It's still fresh in my memories where I have been humiliated in Liz's funeral by my Mom. When we went near her coffin, Mom got hysterical and then she slapped me hard and said I was the one who made it to Liz. And I was just there, frozen on my feet. I saw how most of our relatives and family friends gasped. Some were whispering and looking at me. That's when I felt the impact
