NAPASIGAW ang aleng may hawak na flashlight. "Susmaryosep! Ano'ng ...Bakit ka naririyan....naglalaro ba kayo?" Janitress ng school ang ale.
Hindi umimik si Marife. Balewala siyang lumabas ng maliit na silid at naglakad palayo.
Pumasok siya sa gym. Sinanay ang mga mata sa nagsasalimbayang ilaw. Iginala ang paningin. Nasa likod ng bleachers ang tent ng caterer. Doon siya nagpunta. May lalaki doon na nagtatadtad ng yelo.
"Ano gusto mo?" Tanong sa kanya.
"Pepsi." Sagot ni Marife. "Ahhmmm, pakidalhan daw sina Ma'am dun sa may stage. Apat sila." Lumalakas ang ulan, malalakas pa ang kidlat.
Itinusok ng lalaki ang kutsilyo sa malaking bloke ng yelo bago kumuha ng apat na softdrinks at mga straw. Iniwan na doon si Marife. And she saw him. Corey.
He was not allowed to be here. Marife decided to follow him.
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Time After Time
RomanceThe year was 1988. Sixteen year-old Olivia passed out on the night of the prom. When she came to, it was year 2005. She was still sixteen. Everyone she knew told her she'd been missing for over fifteen years.... But she could not remember anything...
