"But they didn't. Kung hindi mo pa nalaman, hindi nila ako tatawagan. Then, after weeks, ko na natanggap ang tawag nila, eh kailangan ko ng trabaho. Do you expect me to leave my current job just to be there? No, ni hindi ko nga ring sigurado kung tatawagan ba talaga nila ako nung sinabi nilang tatawagan nila ako. Do you get me?"Ilang segundo niya akong pinagmasdan, bago siya nagsalita. "Yeah, I definitely get how your brain works now."Napatitig ako nang maigi sa kaniyang nangungusap na mga mata. "Jothea, if ever I say something in the future, I want you to believe in me. It takes a lot of me to promise one thing, so if I do, trust me that I will do everything to make it happen. Okay? Understand?"Pumikit ako at tumango. "I see now why you asked me again about this. I a
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