28. A hurt smile.

“Thanks for bringing Michael here, Ethan,” Ally told Ethan when he entered her room after Michale left. 

“He’s just the first of the many that I’d be bringing here for you,” he answered, sitting on a chair beside her bed. Nakaupo naman siya sa gilid ng kama kaya magkaharap sila. But since her bed was higher, mas mataas siya kaysa sa posisyon ni Ethan. “Except for Katie, pinapahanap ko pa siya.”

Natawa siya nang mahina. Oo, hindi na siya galit na ‘andoon na naman ito. Parang nasasanay na nga siya that when he came late that day, nalungkot na siya na baka hindi ito darating. Iyon pala may bitbit itong kaibigan niya. 

“Thank you,” muli niyang sabi. “Sa totoo lang, hindi ko iniexpect na may makikit