Chapter 44

I took another deep breath before walking towards his house. I was about to knock on the front door when I heard some music coming from the side or back of the house.

I wondered what it was but decided to ignore it and focused on knocking on the front door.

I knocked and said, "Anyone there?"

"Kuya Noel... someone's here!" I repeated when there was no response to my first call. I knocked harder, thinking that maybe he didn't hear me the first time.

"Is that you, little one?" Kuya Noel asked me from inside the house or from the side.

"Yes, Kuya," I answered while the strange sound I heard earlier stopped. Kuya Noel came out of the side of the house, drenched, and that's why I was surprised. I wondered what he was doing and why he was wet.

I approached him and respectfully said, "May I bless you?" while bowing my head.

"Sorry, I'm a little wet. I was watering the plants," he said.

My questions were answered when I heard Kuya Noel speak after I greeted him, I nodded in response. So that'