CHAPTER 17

CHAPTER 17

NINE MONTHS LATER

Maya was full but Dave remained silent. His wife didn't even have a hint of him or Fred. Maya went back and forth to Fred's house but she got nothing but shaking her head.

Maya does not lose hope that Dave will come back to her. Today, he decided to go to the port of the ship because he heard of two ships from the United States that came to the Philippines. Maya is constantly waiting for her husband to return.

“Dave, where have you been? You only pretended for a month and then you didn't write back. Fred doesn't talk to me anymore, he always avoids me and often doesn't even open the door. How about me and Maria? Do you love your child? Do you still love me?" Maya bent down and wiped both eyes.

He still kissed their wedding ring and Maya ended up walking barefoot on the beach sand.

Maya looks like a withered flower. The face is tired and the eyes are dark.

"I am the sun and you are the flower that gives me strength in order to live."

Maya stopped walking wh