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I glanced at my wristwatch before staring back at her again. I'm just hiding behind the bookshelf, so that she couldn't see me. She's crying for more than an hour now.
Someone stopped and asked her. "Miss, are you okay?"
She lifted her head and wiped her tears. "Okay lang po ako. Nakakalungkot at nakakaiyak lang po kasi talaga nitong librong binabasa ko kaya hindi ko talaga mapigilang umiyak," she answered between sobs.
That someone gave her a confused look before walking away. I shook my head. She was reading a book entitled '100 Funniest Jokes That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud'. At hawak pa niya iyon nang nakabaligtad. Sino sa palagay niya ang maniniwala sa kanya?
Ilang sandali pa, isinubsob niya ang mukha niya sa tuhod at mas lalong lumakas ang pag-iyak.
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