HE PASSED by the framed oil painting of the mansion, a century-old building that stood against the waves of time and the harsh ocean surrounding it.
Matagal-tagal na rin mula noong huling nagkaroon ng event sa isla. May mga bagay sa nakaraan na desperado na siyang ibaon sa limot, but sometimes it feels like the past always has its way to haunt and to hunt you everywhere you go. Walang sinumang nakakawala sa nakaraan nang hindi nasusugatan o nasisiraan ng bait.
Hindi sa isang nakaraang mas mapait pa kaysa sa anumang alak na inumin niya para subukang kalimutan ito.
"It's been a long time since I set foot on that wretched place."
The man leaned his back on the recliner, not minding the fact that it was only 8:30 a.m. but the wine glass in his hand was already refilled for the third time since he opened the bottle. Hindi na rin niya alintana ang gusot sa kanyang mamahaling suit o ang katotohanang hindi pa niya kino-contact ang kanya sekretarya.
Marami pa siyang kailanganing bigyang-pansin.
Isa na rito ay ang pagharap sa multo ng kanyang nakaraan.
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