Chapter 27

"Ayos ka na ba?" Ang tanong sa akin ni Deolino habang magkatabi kaming nakaupo sa kawayang upuan.

Tumango ako lamang ako bilang sagot.

Ibinalik ko ang posisyon ko kanina nung bago pa siya dumating. Nakatungtong na ulit ang magkadikit kong mga paa sa upuan habang nakayakap ang aking mg braso sa binti at nakatungtong ang baba ko sa aking mga tuhod.

I just let my hair fall. It's annoying but I let it be dahil ayokong makita ni Deolino ang mukha ko.

God knows how embarrassed I am right now after what I did to him. I can't even look at him!

Ilang minuto na din ang lumipas mula nung dumating siya at yakapin ko siya ng mahigpit.

I wonder what face was he making when I did that. He never said anything as I embraced him. He did not ask me stay away from him nor even ask me what the problem is. He didn't even ask me to let go of him so that he could get inside the house. He didn't said anything even if the rain keeps on pouring down on us. He just let