Cannot Afford That Expensive Love

Point

t be removed?!” Melanie complain, I washed her c

ia. I said

o be used to rinse it but it's still no effect.” I said calmly even thou

badly, as if she

th? You're not good at washi

oyance. I threw the soap I was holding i

the

sgusted with this woman! She thought she w

! So next time, don't tell me to wash your panties and other dirt in life!” I shouted angrily, I was so tired. “I

ked and coul

before I completely left. I stroked my hair while walking home. I don't need h

wash her clothes, she's so arrogant. After all, she is not a loss.

brother immediately greete

tered our house made of bamboo. I sat o

your studies. You're 16 years old now." I always tell him to study hard because what

tched h

first. I won't complain.

u eaten?

was only 150 pesos in there which was my salary fo

over rice to eat." I said and he nodded before

town where my brother and I li

, our bathroom is outside the back of our house. It's also

t's not beautiful but I can say that you can use it and it's durable. We only have an electric fan and a l

s at the back of our house, we only use charcoal to cook rice, I rarely cook a dish, not because I don't

can get out of the

y hope, it's so tiring. Because ag

? I shuddered at the thought. Why shoul

always included in my prayers. Even if it's not

son is also because of the difficulty of life. I chose to work rather than st

my mind, what if I studied? Isn'

was holding a cooked meat. While in the middle of eat

me if you need anything at school. I

on't have en

Okay? Don't be shy to tell me. My brother, you shoul

n't earning enough from helping in the wet market. I've been thi

the money, it's for his whole day class. But he ret

ep it. That's yours. Just

ps pa

. He nodded before kissing m

ye

smile. When he left, I cleaned the w

glasses and plates we used last night, I didn't want

ause I was going to the market, I took a shower and locked the house. Niel

y greeted me. I just walked from hom

an apron because we were going to get

ers.” I said

hose two must be late again.” Ja

fore turning my a

gh?” An old man asked

e bought a one kilo. I removed the scales because that's what he

dded after paying and left. This store is not ours,

ave children so they are always late. When it was time for

nessa asked me, I stopped taking

I asked immediately. Jala also asked the same qu

sa no

owner of the famous shoes.” She said. “That's really big time, n

Jala asked, I nodded bec

h, just stay in but

looked at

, I won't earn that much money. Even if I go around

u

en are you going

answered. So I will only see

hall we push i

ry quickly, but if I think that it's for him that I need go to work, I h

eating, I told him about wor

t? It's manila, I know you

e I want the salary. It's also for y

and then

cook.So I can probably live alone.” I smiled sadl

ve wanted to come to manila since I was a child. But I want to be there with him, I ha

? You always chat me.

on my birthday, it was my birthday gift to myself, I shouldn't h

” I hugged Niel again. I

mething happen.” Vanessa said to me, I nodded and hugged th

I entered

as already inside the taxi, I started crying but I held i

tion in my mind, what