Chapter 39

Isang matinding hiyaw ang kumawala mula sa bibig ko at napaupo ako sa kama. I had nightmares, and in my dream tinutulak ako ni Jake sa hagdan while shouting, “Kung patuloy kang makikipagkita sa Steven na yon, I'll keep on punishing you!”

It took a while to regulate my steady breathing. At makalipas ang isang minuto sa wakas nagawa kong huminahon. I glanced at the clock before I got out of bed. It's currently eight fifteen in the evening so I grab my towel and rush over to the bathroom at naligo na. After getting ready, I grabbed my bag and run out of the house.

Tonight was my first duty at the Convenience Store and I remember that the manager told me to come one hour earlier before my duty. Upon checking the time sa aking wrist watch, it was already 8:45 in the evening and I should be at the store at exactly nine o'clock. Gayunpaman, may fifteen minutes pa ako, dapat ay nandoon na ako nang eksaktong alas nuwebe.

Sumakay na ako agad ng trysikel at ten minutes lang narating ko na nga a