CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
Hapon na umuwi sina Mang Carding. Awang-awa ako kay Aaron dahil mukhang pagod na pagod siya. Hindi naman siya sanay mangisda. Sinalubong ko siya agad. "How did it go?" I asked him as soon as Mang Carding was out of earshot.
"Hindi ako papasang mangingisda," he replied, obviously annoyed. I patted his back."I can't even hold a milkfish in my bare hands. Lagi kong naibabato because it keeps on wriggling under my grip," pagmamaktol niya.
Niyakap ko siya habang natatawa."It's okay for a starter. Don't worry, masasanay ka rin."
He sighed. "Naging burden pa tuloy ako ni Mang Carding."
"Okay lang ‘yan. So how much did you earn?"
He put his hand on his pocket and reached for a one hundred peso bill. "Ito lang. Sabi ko kasi kay Mang Carding na kanya na ‘yong 200
