"AHEM," SOMEONE CLEARED a throat which pulled me back into the present. Napatingin ako sa babaeng kasama ni Zeke—the woman who triggered bitter memories from the past.
"Hi! I'm Antoinette. Antoinette Patrick," she introduced with a smile and extended a friendly hand at me. Sandali kong tinitigan iyon bago ko tinanggap at tahimik na kinamayan siya.
"Kilala kita. You're Victoria Alteza, right?" sabi niya nang maibaba ko ang kamay ko. "Ikaw iyong sikat na Pinay car racer."
Saglit akong nagtaka kung bakit niya ako kilala. But then, maybe she saw my face or heard my name somewhere.
"It's Vera Victoria Alteza," I confirmed crisply.
"Ah..." she smiled. "Ang ganda talaga ng tunog ng pangalan mo. Ang astig pakinggan. Bagay na bagay sayo."
Zeke suddenly coughed noisily beside her, intentionall
