Chapter 15

Catherine’s new place was just a hundred meters away from the back gate of her school. On the day she transferred, she smelled freedom all around her! She paid for a bed space but there were no other renters yet so she was alone in her room.

She got lucky when the students in the next room were from the university she studied and she was able to befriend Lourdesito Gutierez who was studying Computer Science. At first glance, she could tell that Lourdesito was gay, but he kept on denying it. “So your nickname is Tingloy?” She laughed at his nickname because it was so unbecoming!

“Yes, Kate. So, how do you like our boarding house?” He inquired.

“I don’t know what to say as this is my first boarding house, but so far it’s fine.” She answered.

Lourdesito helped Catherine in cleaning the room and in hanging the curtain for the single window available in the room. There was no mat or pillow that she could at night, so she asked Tingloy to go with her to Unitop to b