Chapter 40

Forty.

"Anong ginagawa mo rito?"

Hindi ko naiwasang mapairap dahil sa tanong niya. Tingnan ko siya mula ulo hanggang paa bago ako nag crossed arms at taas kilay na tinignan siya. She looks pathetically gross with her marumi and lukot-lukot na damit. Even her hair is so magulo. She looks really tired.

I walked straight inside her apartment without her consent, and sat comfortably to her old cheap sofa.

"Umalis ka na," malamig na utos niya.

But doh? I remain unbothered

"This place is so cheap," pagtataray ko.

"Wala akong oras para sayo. Kaya umalis ka—."

"Your place is so ewys. Just look at the ceiling, the ventilator, and everywhere. Akala ko kanina nasa dump site ako," maarteng putol ko sa sasabihin niya habang ini-spray ko ang mamahalin kong pabango sa ere.

Taas kilay ko siyang binalingan ng tingin na galit na galit na nakatingin sa akin.

"You should go find some place that really suit you, Dashelle. A place like—."

"What really happened?" I cut her off.

She's really actin