Chapter 22

He took it again, now holding a pastel pink tube top. He looked at it then his eyes shifted at me, scanning my body.. then looked again at the tube top. He nodded to himself like he agreed to what he said in his mind.

I let him do what he was doing. I rolled my eyes and looked at the shoes on display.

Everything looks pretty with their intricate designs but one caught my attention. It is a pink rubbershoes with a flower and leaves emroided covering the right side while on the other is a thick black line that has red in the middle. It’s not covering the left side so that the pastel color can still be seen.

I remembered my broken shoes, I bought them at the mall in Bicol before, because that’s where I studied junior high, it was mom’s first salary from her job as a maid. Because he was busy working, I bought it alone.

Four years. That’s how long mom has been at that job.

I looked at my phone, checking if she called or texted me.. but no there is none.