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16. Blossoming Possibility
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Hindi ako makatulog ng gabing iyon kahit anong gawin. Pagod ako kanina and I still need some sleep pero hindi ko magawa. I can’t sleep even close my eyes for a minute. The time I had been here, I sleep like a child. Walang istorbo not even my insomnia. But now, it’s doing again its trick. I need some red wine. Alas dos nang madaling araw.
Matapos ang ilang minutong diskusyon sa sarili ko. I decided to go in the kitchen for the red wine. There’s a cabinet there full of liquors. Puno iyon ng iba’t ibang klase ng alak. Kailangan ko ng pampatulog.
Muli kong tiningnan ang sarili ko sa salamin. I was wearing a night gown. Pinatungan ko iyon ng puting robe bago ako lumabas.
Madilim na ang kabahayan. But the lights went on when I passed the hallway pati sa staircase. I forgot. It sensed my presence. Nagtungo ako sa kusina. Binuhay ko ang ilaw permanently. Binuksan ko
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