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"Diamond! Diamond! Diamond! H-Hear me out!" She inhaled deep to scream again. "Hear me out!"
📱 Dia: "Sa kakasigaw mo, imposibleng hindi kita marinig. Ano ba 'yan, ha? Kinuha ka uli ni Boss Chito sa trabaho?"
Psalm heard conversation on Dia's background. It's 7 o'clock in the evening in the Canada, night-shift ito kaya malamang nasa trabaho ito. "I-Is it the right time to call you?" She bit her fingernail and dropped herself on the sofa. Her legs won't stop shaking because of excitement.
📱 Dia: "This better be good news, Psalm. Or else I'll skin you alive."
Narinig niyang nawala ang ingay sa background nito. Diamond entered a room to give time to listen to her. "Remember Flora Valenciano?"
📱 Dia: "Sino? Flora? Iyong Lola ni Cardo Dalisay sa Ang Probinsyano?"
"God! Hindi!"
📱 Dia: "Long lost tita mo? Kapitbahay? Sino ba kasi iyan? Bilisan mo, may tuturukan pa akong pasyente ng insulin."
"Flora... 'yong aksidente kong na-cremate?" Tumayo siya at nagpalakad-lakad sa sala. Hindi na talaga siya mapalagay sa saya.
📱 Dia: "...ah oo! Siya! Bakit? Nabuhay siya o ano—"
"I JUST WON A TRIP TO ITAALLLLYYYYYYYYY~" She can't help but scream at the top of her lungs. It echoed on the quiet house. If her scream could revive a dead, it might wake the late Flora Valenciano. God bless her soul. May she rest in peace.
Like a kid, she jumped and stomped her feet and ran around the spacious living room.
📱 Dia: "Huh? Teka nga... mabagal pa pick-up ko o sadyang hindi ko lang makita ang koneksyon ng dalawa—"
"Oh, yeah. I left out the small details." Sinapo niya ang noo. "Akala ko kasi balewala lang iyon."
📱 Dia: "Ang alin? Psalm Leonie, kapag talaga ikaw may tinatago sa akin—"
"Hindi ba't ako ang unang nagbukas ng body bag ni Ma'am Flora?"
📱 Dia: "Oh?"
"This happened before the commotion when Joel visited the funeral parlor. Iyong lumabas sa morgue si Dado para kunin ang information sheet ng mga bagong hatid na bangkay. Kapag kasi hindi nadumihan ang damit ng yumao, sinasauli namin sa pamilya. I was in the middle of folding Ma'am Flora's skirt when a piece of paper fell. See the connection?"
📱 Dia: "Uhhh... ano 'yun? Taya niya sa Lotto? Anong connect sa trip mo sa Italy—"
Psalm smiled when she heard Dia gasped on the other line. She knew her friend could immediately connect the dots.
📱 Dia: "Y-You mean... that paper made you won the trip... to... Italy?"
Tumango siya kahit hindi siya nakikita nang kaibagan. Kinagat niya ang ibabang labi sa saya.
