~(REINA CELESTINE CALDERON POV)
Pinuntahan ko si Vern sa bahay niya para lang kumustahin siya. I thought maybe she needed someone to talk to. Alam ko na kahit gaano niya ipakitang okay siya, deep inside she was bothered of everything especially about Lan.
"You're still not talking to Ninong?"
Umiling ito habang hinahalo ang kape niya. "He's busy, besides he's not even making an effort to talk to me."
"Don't you think ikaw na dapat ang kumausap sa kanya?"
"No, sissy. Hindi ako ang nagkulang ang I'm tired of fullfilling kung anong kulang. Kung gusto niya akong pabayaan, gusto ko rin siyang pabayaan. Mom and I are good. That's enough for me."
"Don't you miss him?"
Nabakas ko agad ang lungkot sa mga mata nito. "I do... but it's not the thing. Look now... hindi niya man lang ako kumustah
