and I couldn't help but smile whenever the wind brushed against my face. The car windows had been open since

will surely be pleased, especially since I heard that the traffic on the two pioneer bridges, Mactan Bridge and San Francisco Bridge, is quite heavy. With t

'll be the one to pick y

ked in the rearview mirror, I saw that he was fo

unnel. The loud noise prevented us from talking.

ou happy?

ed my br

of him picking me up and dropping me off. They said that Japen had changed a lot over the y

ht to be called well-built. I like to think he acquired them through hard work in the fields. His hair was naturall

checki

n staring at his reflection in the rearview mirror. I was sitting in the mi

nd. I can commute. You

tudent who committed suicide at your

st saw myself staring at his reflection in the rearview mirror again. He wasn't looking at me, so I could

r business,"

Anthony. He was a good boyfriend and a good student despite being too pe

want to remember that scene again, but my mind kept hitting that rep

ed my name over and over, getting louder and lo

Anthony's worried face. I bl

ny?" I w

his brow. "W

kneeling in front of me. Japen's face replaced Anthony's face. His

backseat door was already open, and I thought Anthony had entered through there. I sat in the rightmost part of the backseat,

arrassed, I asked him,

ng me. "You suddenly screamed there. I parked the car on the side and

I bit my lower lip and looked away. I didn't unde

ly don'

t to rest for a while? Tak

e are

say C

ybe I needed some fresh air. I open

it was a full moon, or maybe the city lights were too bright. But I c

e. I noticed the car had stopped in front of a wide vacant lot.

there," Japen sud

nd besides, there was no point in fighting with him. I

empty lot, making it easy for me to look up at the

Azora?" Japen

ere was nothing wrong with answering his q

oing w

il last