Hindi alam ni Daxon kung anong mararamdaman niya—matutuwa ba siya dahil sa wakas ay pumayag na si Althea na makipag-usap sa kanya o malulungkot dahil kahit hindi nito sabihin ay kitang-kita niya sa mukha nito na may desisyon na ito bago pa man sila makapag-usap. Her eyes say it all—how she had her mind made up before even hearing him. Pero kahit na gano’n ay sasabihin niya pa rin ang lahat. He will bet everything he have for this one chance, and probably the last, she had given him. “I’ll book a good restaurant,” aniya at kinuha ang cellphone. “No need. Hindi naman tayo magtatagal, ‘di ba? We can just talk here,” pigil nito sa kanya. “Hindi naman siguro aabot ng oras ang usapan natin, right?” “N-No,” aniya saka pilit na ngumiti rito. “I just want us to talk about some things that were