Paint the Burning Sky (Pueblo de Tinubagan 2)

Lies. She described love as a lie. She always looked at the mirror and saw how love destroyed her mother. She believed that her father had left them. She has struggled so much in their ragged and poor life, she knew that she had no time to spare to endure the pain.

May pangarap siya. Gusto niyang makapagtapos at mapag-aral ang kapatid niya. Lumayo siya sa kinagisnan para maghanap ng mas mabuting pamumuhay. Benta rito at kayod doon. Aral sa umaga at trabaho sa gabi. Kailangan. Ngunit sa kalalim-laliman ng kanyang minimithi, gusto niyang itakwil ang pagpapakahirap at sundin ang tinuturo ng puso. Iyon ang pagkanta.

Pero hindi lahat ng gusto mo, makukuha mo. Pinatunayan iyon ni Aiden Mendez sa kanya. Kahit ano'ng gawin niya, magpakasasa man siya sa gawa para lang magkapera, hindi niya ito maabot.

Sa tuwing nagmamahal ka, handa kang masaktan. Handa ka nga bang patawarin iyon sa pagkakataong magsinungaling siya sa 'yo?

He understood why she hated him. He knew the risks. He longed for her, but he was only meant to see her from a distance. He was only meant to see her in short glimpses of time. He shall only see her in the skies of orange.

#PueblodeTinubaganSeries2 - Paint the Burning Sky