Since the concrete highway was blistering, we walked along the narrow dirt shoulder, which was less hot but still burned through the soles of my GI boots. Anita, barefoot as usual, didn’t seem to mind. Nor, in her white dress and wide brimmed woven hat, did she seem bothered by the afternoon sun beating down on us, while I perspired heavily and had to stop to rest now and then under a tree.
Hindi muna tinanggal ni Ruben ang palad sa pagkakalapat dito at kunwari ay tinitignan nya ang suot ni Mimi. Dahan dahan itong pinaikot ikot ang palad para lalong malasap ang lambot nito. hanggang sa hindi na nakatiis si Mimi. Gagamitan na nya ito ng reverse psychology, isang bagay na natutunan nya sa isang kaibigan.