She only appeared to set the table for his lunch and then vanished again to go back to whatever chore she was doing. She was invisible, never hovered around nor bothered us with her presence. I often came by to fetch him so we can go back together to our high school located in a neighboring town and while waiting for him to get ready, I sat alone in their living room paging through the american magazines and picture books sent home by his dad that were impressively arrayed on the coffee table. I was particularly fascinated by pictures of male models in swimming trunks and white briefs in the mail-order catalogues and would routinely go back to them over and over whenever I had the chance. Fitness clubs and gyms would appear only in the distant future and only in larger towns and cities. Even schools did not have proper gym facilities to speak of. At home, we kept in shape by working in the yard, chopping fire wood, husking coconut and participating in sports.
Lagi ko sinasabi na napaka guwapo niya at napaka suwerte ko sa kanya, pero sinasabi rin niya lagi na ganun din naman siya suwerte din daw siya sakin hehe.. Marami nagsasabi na guwapo ako pero wala kasi ako confidence tingin ko sa sarili ko normal lang naiinis kasi ako sa height ko dahil 5’4 lang ako my hawig daw kasi ako kay piolo dahil siguro sa nunal ko. Tuwang tuwa ako pag nag uusap kami ni sam inaabot kami ng umaga sa pag chachat namin hindi na nga namin pinapatay ang webcam para Makita namin isat isa kung gising na ang isa samin or my aalis para magpaalam.