It’s still as clear as crystal in my mind how I fell asleep last night with Calix lying on my lap. How I saw the different version of him. How I witnessed the Calix that is far different from the Calix that the public sees and knows.
I still remember him being the last thing that I saw before closing my eyes last night. But as I open them now, the white ceiling of my room welcomed me. Hindi na sa sofa kundi nasa kama ko na ako. Sa halip na siya ang kasama ay mag-isa na lamang ako.
Banayad akong bumangon. Maliwanag sa kwarto dahil nakahawi ang kurtina. For a moment, I stared at the woods as seen from my room, blankly, like I couldn’t think of anything as of the moment.
Kinusot ko ang mga mata at sinuklay ang buhok gamit ang mga daliri. I wondered to myself what I am going to do today,
