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JUST LIKE his previous visits here. The old woman was looking out the window. She didn't even pay attention to him when he opened the door. Even so, he greeted her with a huge smile on her face.
"Manang Carmen! I have something with me. Your favorites. Puto and ensaymada.” He said while raising the plastic bags. But the old lady shows no interest in him.
He would have put the items down on the table next to the bed, noticing that there were also many puto and ensaymada on it.
He frowned. Someone visited her before him.
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