C H A P T E R 19 Inis na bumalikwas si Drear sa kama at saka sumulyap sa relo sa dingding. Alas onse na ng gabi pero wala pa sa kwarto si Catharine. Litong-lito na nga siya kung anong gagawin, tapos pawala-wala pa ito sa tabi niya. Gusto niyang umiwas pero maya’t maya naman niyang hinahanap. Ano na ba ang nangyayari sa kanya? He cups his own head and holds steadfastly his elbow on his knees. Maybe it’s wrong to let her stay inside his own bedroom but he can’t push her away either. Ngayon nga na wala ito ay parang nagwawala ang buong sistema niya. Why is he such a fool? Because he can’t see a murderer on her face. He’s really so addicted to that maiden who traded herself for two hundred thousand and lately thirty thousand per session. Jeez! That’s quite a price. Wala pang nangaha