“Ha?”“Ha?” tanong niya pabalik. “Oh...” Nabutang ang ngiti sa labi niya.“Were you saying something?” Hinila ko siya.“Nothing...” mahinang sagot niya.Narating namin ang puno. Pumasok kami sa hugis pusong gawa sa kandila na pakana ni Mang Ben. Nilabas ko ang dalawang lata ng beer mula sa picnic basket. Binigay ko ang isa sa kaniya pero tiningnan niya lang ito.“Luciano is a good husband, a good father, entirely a good man...” aniya habang nakatitig sa hawak ko. “But he becomes a different person when he’s drunk.”Mabilis kong binawi ang kamay nang marinig ang sinabi niya. Bumaba ang tingin niya sa hawak ko.His eyes followed my hand. “He would hurt me and mom when he’s drunk but when he sobered the next day he would say sorry and atone his mistake. He would bring mom flowers, take her out to date, buy me toys, take me somewhere nice but later on his abusive behaviour became his habit. He hurts us even though he never had a drop.” He was telling me his past like a robot, staring bla
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