"Hoy, Neil! Nakikinig ka ba sa 'kin?" Russel snapped his fingers in front of Neil's face. Neil got back to his senses. Kanina pa ito may sinasabi sa kanya ngunit tila nasa ibang lugar ang isipan niya. Tiningnan niya ito ng masama. "Ano ba sinasabi mo?" nakakunot ang noo niyang balik. Russel breathed, relaxing himself. "I just noticed that these past few days, Shawn hasn’t been bothering you. I mean, hindi na siya pumupunta rito. The last time I saw him here was that night before I accidentally sent you the photo." He held his chin with his right hand. His index finger and thumb gently brushed that part of his face. Neil just suddenly realized that now. Mukhang effective ang sinabi niya rito. But, he really did not expect that Shawn would give him space and time to think. He thought he w