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Lessont
it
le:THEREPUBLI C(1946-
1971) Mater
ial
s:
TheBreadofSalt(
NVM Gonzal
ez) SAS
TheSoundsofSunday(Ker
imaPolot
anTuv
era)
Ref
erences:
LessonObj
ectiv
es: Espino.CSETFi li
pinoRev i
ew Literar
y
Attheendofthi
smodule,l
earner
sareexpect edto: and Cul t
ural Text s and Tr aditi
ons
1.Givethecent
rali
deaoftheli
terar
ypiece; (Domain3) .Academi a.Retri
evedfrom:
2.Tellt
hepurposeofthewri
terinwrit
ingtheli
ter
atur
e;and htt
ps://www. academi a.
edu/28768900
/CSET_Fil
ipino_Review_Lit
erary_
and_ C
3.Namet hesocial
concerni
ntegrat
edi nthepoem.
ult
ural_
Texts_ and_Tradi
ti
ons_Domai n_
3_?

Pr
oduct
ivi
tyTi
p:Getpl
ent
yofsl
eep.Atl
east8hour
sofsl
eepi
ngi
sessent
ial
forheal
thybr
ainf
unct
ion.

A.LESSONPREVI EW/ REVIEW

1)Int
roduction( 2mi ns)
JustliketheSpani shandAmer i
canPeri
od,TheRepubl i
cEr amarkedasignifi
cantr
ecordwheni t
comest opubl i
shingl i
ter
arywor ks.Anti-
Ameri
canf ev ergraduall
ybui l
tupint hecountry
,foll
owing
apprehensionsaboutt heulti
matei nt
enti
onsoftheUni tedStatesbehindtheBenev ol
entAssimi
lati
on
Proclamat i
onofPr es.Wi l
li
am McKi nley
,andappar ent l
yi nresponset opr
otestsagainstAmer i
can
colonialandi mper i
ali
stinfl
uencesi notherpart
soft hewor ld.Itwasagainstt hi
sbackgroundthat
Phili
ppineli
ter at
ur efr
om 1946t o1985wascr aft
ed.
Inthismodul e,wewi llr
eadandanal y
zet extt hatbecameknowni nt hatti
meandt ryto
understandt heel ement senvel
opingthatworkofmind.

2)Acti
vi
ty1:WhatIKnowChart
,par
t1(3mins)
Askforlear
ner
’spri
orknowl
edgeaboutt
hetopi
csbywr
it
ingt
hei
rideasundert
hef
ir umnWhatI
stcol
Know.
WhatIKnow Quest
ions: WhatILear
ned(
Act
ivi
ty4)

1.Readi
ngtheti
tl
e,whatdoyou
thi
nki
sthef
ocusofthest
ory
?

2.Whatisthe pur
pose ofthe
aut
hors i
n wr
it
ing the l
it
erar
y
pi
ece?
Nowpr oceedtot hemainlesson.Readthecont
entnot
esont
henextpage.
B.
MAINLESSON
1)Acti
vi
ty2: ContentNotes(13mins)
Readthefollowingstori
esundertheRepubli
c.

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THEBREADOFSALT
byNVM Gonzalez
(
pleaseseeat
tachedfil
e)

TheBreadofSalti
sacomi ngofagestorybyFil
ipi
nonationalar
ti
stNestorVicent
eMadali
Gonzal
ez,knownasNVM Gonzal
ez.I
tisaboutafour
teen-
year-
oldmalenar
ratorwhof al
l
sfor
Aida,t
henieceofaSpani
ardplant
ati
onowner,andwhor eali
zesthatt
hisgirlisoutofhis
l
eague.

THESOUNDSOFSUNDAY
byKeri
maPolotanTuvera
Pl
easeseeat
tachedf
ile)

KerimaTuv era’
sstory,
TheSoundofSunday , r
evolvedaroundt heconceptofaf ai
l
ingmarr
iage.
Itaccentuatedthefactthatadeteri
orat
ingloveinacoupl eexi stsandcant akefor
minmany
way s.ThestorywasaboutDomi ngoGorrezwhor eplacedhiswi f
ewi t
hhisjob.
2)Acti
vit
y3: Skil
l-
bui
ldingAct
ivi
ti
es( wi
thanswerkey)(18mi ns+2mi nschecki ng)
Letthelearnersanswertheexer ci
ses.Aft
ercompleti
ngeachexer ci
se,refertotheKeytoCorr
ecti
ons
forf
eedback.Tr ytocompleteeachexerci
sebeforel
ookingatt hefeedback.

EXERCISE1
Di
rect
ions:
Ident
if
ytheel
ement
soft
hest
or nTheBr
yi eadofSal
t.

CHARACTERS POINTOF CONFLI

CT THEME
VI
EW

EXERCISE2
Di
rect
ions:
Ident
if
ytheel
ement
soft
hest
or nTheSoundsofSunday
yi .
CHARACTERS POINTOF CONFLI
CT THEME
VI
EW

3)Acti
vi
ty4:WhatIKnowChart,par
t2(2mi
ns)
It
’st
imetoanswerthequest
ionsi heWhatIKnowchar
nt tinAct
ivi
ty1.Tel
lthel
ear
ner
stoputt
hei
r
answersi
ntabl
e3.

4)Act
ivi
ty5:
Checkf
orUnder
standi
ng(
5mi
ns)

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C.LESSONWRAP- UP
1)Act iv
ity6:Thinki
ngaboutLearni
ng(5mins)
A.Wor kTracker
Trackthelearnerspr
ogress.Shadethesessi
onnumbert
heyj
ustcompl
eted.

B.Thi
nkaboutyourLear
ning
Whatweretheimport
antthi
ngsdi
scussed?_
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ether
equest
ions/
clar
if
icat
ionst
heywantt
oaskwi
tht
hei
rteacher
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FAQs
1.Whoi
sNVM Gonzal
ez?

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NestorVi centeMadaliGonzal ez,betterknownasN. V.M.Gonzal ez,fi

cti
onist
,essayist,poet,and
teacher,art
icul
atedt
heFili
pinospi ri
tinrur
al,ur
banlandscapes.Amongt hemanyr ecogniti
ons,hewon
theFirstCommonweal t
hLiteraryCont estin1940,recei
vedt heRepublicCultur
alHerit
ageAwar din
1960andt heGawadCCPPar asaSi ni
ngin1990.Theawar dsattesttohi
striumphinappr opr
iat
ingthe
Engli
shl anguagetoexpr
ess,reflectandshapePhil
ippinecult
ureandPhili
ppinesensi
bil
it
y.

MajorworksofN.V.M Gonzalezi
ncl
udet hefol
lowing:TheWindsofApr i
l,
Sev enHi l
lsAway ,
Chi l
drenof
theAsh-Cover
edLoam andOt herSt
ories,TheBambooDancer s,LookSt r
anger ,onthisIslandNow,
Mindor
oandBey ond:Twent y
-OneStor
ies,TheBr eadofSaltandOt herStor
ies,Wor kont heMount ai
n,
TheNovelofJust
ice:Sel
ectedEssays1968-1994,AGr ammarofDr eamsandOt herStor
ies.
(Retr
ievedfr
om:htt
p:/
/gwhs-stg02.i
.gov
.ph/
~s2gov
nccaph/
about
-cul
tur
e-and-
art
s/cul
tur
e-pr
ofi
l
e/nat
ional
-ar
ti
sts-
of-
the-phi
li
ppi
nes/
nvm-gonzalez/)

2.Whatdoest hebreadofsaltsymboli
ze?
Theauthorsaid“thebreadwasnoty etready
.Thebreadsymbol i
zestheboy.Hewasnotyetreadyto
facetherealworl
d;hewasst i
lly
oungt ounderst
andli
fe'
schall
enges.Forexampl
e,hi
sdr
eam ofbeing
toget
herwithAidadidn'
thappen,butwasnotreadyt
oacceptthi
s.

KEYTOCORRECTI
ONS

Exer
cise1
CHARACTERS POINTOF CONFLI
CT THEME
VI
EW

fourt
een-
year-
old Fi
rstper
son Manv
sSel
f r
aceandcl ass
malenarr
atorwho divisi
onsar e
fal
lsf
orAida clearl
ysetup
ear l
yinthe
Aidatheni
eceofa
stor
y.
Spani
ardpl
antat
ion
owner
,

Exer
cise2
CHARACTERS POINTOF CONFLI
CT THEME
VI
EW
Ker
imaPolotan-
as“Emma”
wasport
rayedasat y
pical
wif
ewhowor ri
esabouther Manv
sMan
husband Fi
rstper
son Fai
l
edmar
ri
age

Domi ngoGorr
ez-pl
aysas
t
hehusbandwhohasbeen
l
edast r
aybecauseof
powerandposit
ion.

ReneRividad-
isal
soav i
tal
characterbuti
sonl y
import
antduringthelatt
er
partofthestor
y
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Acti
vi
ty5:CheckforUnder
standi
ng(
5mi
ns)
Answersmayv ar
y.

TEACHER-LEDACTI VITIES
{Thesear
est andardinstructionsforteachers.}
A.Ifthissessionhappenst obeaf ace-to-
face,i
n-classroom l ear
ningsessi
on:
1)Col l
ectcomplet edwor kintheSAS.
2)Al locateyourcont actti
mewi thstudentst oindividualorsmal lgroupment or
ing,monitori
ng,and
studentconsul tati
ons.
3)You may admi nist
er summat i
v e assessment s( quizzes,demonstrat
ions,gr aded reci
tat
ion,
presentati
ons, performancet asks)duri
ngf ace-to-f
acesessi ons.
4)You mayal so expl oresuppl ement ar
yact ivi
tiest hatf ostercol
labor
ati
on,pr ov
ided t
hatsoci al
distanci
ngisobser ved.
5)Youmaypr ovidesuppl ement arycontentviav i
deos, etc.

Iti
simport
anttorememberthatstudent
swhocannotmakeitt
oface-
to-
face,i
n-cl
assr
oom sessi
ons
forheal
thandsafet
yreasons,shouldnotbegi
venlowergr
adesformissi
ngin-cl
assacti
vit
iesand
shoul
dbegivenal
ter
nat
ivesummat i
vetest
s.

B.Ift
hissessionhappenst obeanat -
homel earningsessionf ort
hestudents:
1)Checkandgr adecollect
edSASandot herinputfr
om st udents.
2)Schedul ephonecalls/vi
rt
ualcal
ls/vi
rt
ualchat st
oi ndivi
dualstudent
sorsmallgr
oupsofst
udent
sto
monitorwork,pr
ovideguidance,answerquest i
ons, andcheckunderstandi
ng.

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THEBREADOFSALT
byNVM Gonzal
ez

Usuall
yIwasi nbedbyt enandupbyf i
v eandt huswasr eadyforonemor edayofmyf our
teent
hy ear
.Unless
Grandmotherhadforgott
en,thefi
ft
eencentavosforthebakerdownPr ogresoSt
reet–andhowlenjoyedji
ngli
ngthose
coinsinmypocket !-woul dbeint heemptyf r
uitj
arinthecupboar d.Iwouldrememberthenthatroll
swer ewhat
Grandmotherwantedbecauserecentl
yshehadlostthreemolars.Foryoungpeopl
elikemycousi
nsandmy sel
f,shehad
al
way ssai
dthatthekindcaledpandesal
l oughttobequiteall
right.

Thebr eadofsal
t!Howdi di
tgetthatname?Fr om wherediditsfl
av orcome,t
hroughwhatsecretactionoff l
ourandy east?
Att her i
skofbei
ngjostledf
rom thecounterbyear l
ybuyers.Iwoul dpushmywayi ntotheshopsot hatImightwat cht he
menwho, st
ri
ppedtothewaistwor kedthei
rlongflatwoodenspadesi nandoutoftheglowingmawoft heov en.Whydi d
thebr eadcomenut -
brownandt hesizeofmyl it
tl
efist
?Andwhydi dithaveapairofl
ipsconvulsedintoapainfulfrown?I n
thehal fli
ghtofthestr
eetandhur r
ying,t
hepaperbagpr essedt omychestIf el
tmycur i
osit
yal it
tl
egr at
if
iedbyt heov en-
freshwar mthofthebreadIwaspr oudlybri
nginghomef orbreakfast.

WelllknewhowGr andmotherwouldnotmi ndi

fInibbl
edawayatonepi ece;
perhaps,lmi
ghtev
eneattwo,t
obecharged
l
ateragainstmyshareatt
het abl
e.Butt
hatwouldbebet r
ayi
ngatrustandso, i
ndeed,
Ikeptmypur
chaseint
act
.Toguard
i
tfrom harm,Iwat
chedmyst epsandavoidedthedarkstr
eetcomers.

Formyr ewar d,Ihadonlytolookinthedirect

ionoftheseawal landt hef if
tyyardsorsoofr iverbedbey ondit,wherean
oldSpaniard’shousestood.Atlowtide,whent hebedwasdr yandt her ocksgl i
ntedwi thbrokenbot t
les,thestonefence
oftheSpani ard’
scompoundsetof fthehouseasi fi
twereacast l
e.Sunr isebroughtawashofsi l
verupont heroofsofthe
l
aundryandgar denshedswhi chhadbeenbui ltl
owandcl osetot hef ence.Ondul lmor ni
ngst heli
ghtdr i
ppedf r
om the
bambooscr eenwhichcoveredtheverandaandhungsomef ourorfivey ardsfrom thegr ound.UnlessitwasAugustwhen
thedamp, nor t
heastmonsoonhadt obekeptawayf rom t
her ooms, t
hreeser vantsraisedt hescreenpr omptlyatsix
-thi
rt
y
unti
litwascompl et
elyhi
ddenundert heverandaeaves.From thesoundoft hepulleys,lknewi twast i
met osetoutfor
school.

Itwasi nhisser vi
ce,asacoconutpl antati
onov erseer,thatGr andfatherhadspentt helastt hir
tyyear
sofhi slife.
Grandmotherhadbeenwi dowedthr
eey earsnow.Iof t
enwonder edwhet herIwasbei ngdependedupont ospendt he
yearsaheadi ntheser vi
ceofthi
sgreathouse.OnedayIl earnedt hatAi da,acl assmateinhi ghschool,wast heold
Spaniar
d’sniece.Allmydoubtsdisappeared.Itwasasi f,beforehisdeat h.Grandfatherhadspokent omeabouther .
conceal
ingtheseriousnessoft
hemat t
erbyput t
ingitoverasaj oke, i
fnowl kepttruetot hevi
rt
ues, shewouldstepoutof
herbedroom ostensibl
ytosayGoodMor ningtoheruncl e.Herr ealpurpose.Iknew, wast orevealthusherassenttomy
desir
e.

Onquietmor ningsIimagi nedt hepat

terofhershoesupont hewoodenv er
andaf l
oorasaf urt
hersi
gn,andIwoul dhurry
offtoschool,t
akingther outeshehadf ixedformepastt hepostoff
ice,thetownpl azaandthechurch,t
hehealthcenter
eastoftheplaza,andatlastt heschoolgrounds.Iaskedmy sel
fwhetherIwoul dtr
yt owalkwit
hheranddecideditwoul d
betheheightofr udeness.Enought hatinherblueskirtandwhitemiddyshewoul dbehal fablockaheadand,from that
dist
ance,per
hapst hrowagl anceinmydi r
ecti
on,t
obest owuponmyhear tadeservedandabundantblessi
ng.Ibeli
evedit
wasbutr i
ghtthat,i
nsomesuchwayast his,
hermissioninmyli
fewasdi sguised.

Hername,Iwastolearnmanyyearslater
,wasaconv
enientmnemonicforthequal
iti
estowhichar gumentmi
ghtaspire.
Butint
hosedays,itwasaliv
ingv oi
ce.“Oh,t
haty
oumi ghtbeworthyofut
t er
ingme,”i
tsaid.Andhowlendeav or
edt o
bui
ldmybodysot hatlmi
ghtli
velongtohonorher
.Witheveryv
ict
oryatsi
nglesatthehandballcourtt
hegamewast hen

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thecr
azeatschool-Icouldfeel mybodyglowinthesunast houghithadinst
antl
ybeencastinbronze.Iguar
dedmymi nd
anddidnotl
etmywi tsgoast ray.I
nclassIwouldnotal l
owal essontopassunmast er
ed.OurEngli
shteachercoul
dput
noquest
ionbeforeust hatdidnothavear eadyanswerinmyhead.Onedayher eadRobertLoui
sStev sTheSi
enson’ rede
Malet
roi
tsDoor,andwewer esoent hral
ledthatourbreathstrembled.Iknewthenthatsomewhere,somet i
meinthenot
tooimpr
obablefuture,abeni gnoldmanwi thalanterninhi shandwoul dalsodetainmei nasecretroom,andt here
daybr
eakwouldfindmet hr
il
ledbythesuddencer t
aint
ythatIhadwonAi da’
shand.

Itwasper hapsonmyv i
oli
nthathernamewr oughtsuchat enderspel
l
.MaestroAnt oni
noremarkedthedext
eri
tyofmy
stubbyf i
ngers.Qui
ckl
ylracedt hroughAl
ard-
unti
llhadallbutcommi t
tedtwot hi
rdsofthebookt omemor y
.Myshor t
,
brownar ml earnedatl
astt odr aw t
hebow wit
hgrace.Somet i
mes,whenpr acti
cingmyscalesintheearlyeveni
ng.I
wonder ediftheseawindcar r
yingthestr
aggl
ingnotesacrossthepebbledr
iverdidnottransf
ormthem i
ntoSchubert
’s
“Serenade.”

AtlastMr.Cust
odio,whowasinchar
geofourschoolorchest
ra,becameawar eofmyprogr
ess.Hemov
edmef rom
secondtofi
rstvi
oli
n.Dur
ingt
heThanksgi
vi
ngDayprogr
am,hebademer enderanumber
,complet
ewi
thpizzi
cat
iand
harmoni
cs.

“
Anot
herVal
l
ejo!OurownAl
ber
tSpal
ding!
”Ihear
dfr
om t
hef
rontr
ow.

Ai
da,It
hought,woul
dbeintheaudi
ence.Il
ookedaroundqui
ckl
ybutcoul
dnotseeher
.AsIr
eti
redt
omypl
acei
nthe
or
chest
ra,
IheardPet
eSaez,
thetr
omboneplayer
,cal
lmyname.

“
Youmustj
oinmyband,
”hesai
d.“
Look,
we’
l
lhav
emanyengagement
ssoon,
it’
l
lbev
acat
iont
ime.
”

Petepr essedmyar m.Hehadforsometi

menowbeenaskingmetojoi
ntheMinvi
l
uzOrchest
ra,hi
spri
vateband.Al
lIhad
beenabl et ot
ellhi
m wasthatlhadmyschoolworktomind.Hewastwent
y-t
wo.Iwasperhapstooy oungtobegoing
aroundwi thhi
m.Heear nedhisschoolf
eesandsuppor
tedhismot
herhi
ri
ngouthisbandatleastt
hreeorfourti
mesa
mont h.Henowsai d:

“Tomor
rowwepl ayatthef
uneralofaChinese-
fourt
osi
xint
heaf
ter
noon;i
ntheev
eni
ng,j
udgeRol
dan’
ssi
l
verweddi
ng
anni
ver
sar
y;Sunday,
themunici
paldance.
”

Myheadbegant owhi rl
.Ont hestage,i
nfrontofus,thepri
ncipalhadbegunaspeechaboutAmer i
ca.Not hi
nghecould
sayaboutthePi l
gri
m Father
sandt heAmer i
cancustom offeasti
ngont ur keyseemedi nt
eresti
ng.It
houghtoft hemoneyI
wouldearn.Forsev er
aldaysnowlhadbutonewi sh,tobuyaboxofl inenst at
ionery
.Atnightwhent hehousewasqui et,
I
wouldfil
lthesheet swithwor dsthatwouldt el
lAidahow muchlador edher .Oneoft hesemor nings,perhapsbef
ore
schoolcl
osedf ortheholi
days,Iwouldborr
owheral gebr
abookandt her e, uponagoodpagef ulofequations,t
herel
would
sl
ipmymessage,t enderl
ypressingtheleavesofthebook.Shewoul dper hapsnev erwrit
eback.Nei therbypostnorby
handwouldar eplyreachme.Butnomat t
er,i
twouldbeasi l
encefullofv oices.

Thatnightldr eamedlhadr eturnedfrom at ouroft hewor l

d’smusi ccent er
s;thenewspapersofMani l
ahadbeen
generouswithpraise.Isawmypi ctureonthecov erofamagazi ne.Awr i
terhaddescribedhow,manyyearsago,Iusedto
tr
udget hestr
eetsofBuenav istawi t
hmyv i
oli
ninabat ter
edblackcar dboar dcase.InNewYor k,
hereport
ed,ami l
li
onai
re
hadof f
eredmeaSt radi
vari
usv i
olin,wit
hacar dthatboretheinscripti
on:“Inadmirati
onofageniusyourownpeopl emust
surel
ybepr oudof .
”Idreamedlspentaweekendatt hemi l
li
onaire’scountryhousebyt heHudson.Ayounggirlinablue
ski
rtandwhi t
emi ddyclappedherl il
y-whi
tehandsand, hervoi
cet rembling,cri
ed“Bravo!”

Whatpeopl
enowobservedathomewasthedil
igencewit
hwhichlat
tendedtomyv i
oli
nlessons.Myaunt
,whohadcome
f
rom t
hefar
mt oj
oinherchi
ldr
enfort
hehol
iday
s, br
oughtwi
thheramaidser
vant
,andtothepoorgirl
wasgivent
hechor
e

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oft
akingt
hemoneyt
ot hebaker
’sf
orrolsandpandesal
l .Ireal
i
zedatoncethati
twoul
dbenol
ongerbecomi
ngonmy
par
ttomaket
hesemorningt
ri
pstothebaker
’s.Icoul
dnotthankmyauntenough.

Ibegant
ochaf
eonbei
nggi
venot
herer
rands.Suspect
ingmyv
iol
i
ntobet
heexcuse,
myauntr
emar
ked:

“
Whatdoy
ouwantt
obeamusi
ci
anf
or?Atpar
ti
es,
musi
ciansal
way
seatl
ast
.”

Perhaps,Isai
dtomy sel
f,shewast hi
nki
ngofapackofdogsscrambl
ingforscr
apst ossedov erthefencebysome
carel
esskit
chenmai d.Shewast hesorty
oucoul
ddependontosaysuchvulgart
hings.Forthatreason,Ithoughtshe
oughtnottobetakenseri
ouslyatal
l.

Butther
emarkhur
tme.Alt
houghGrandmot
herhadcounsel
edmeki
ndl
ytomi
ndmywor
katschool
,lwentagai
nand
agai
ntoPet
eSaez’
shousef
orrehear
sal
s.

Shehaddemandedt hatldeposi
twi t
hhermyear ni
ngs;Ihadfel
ttooweaktorefuse.Secr
etl
y,Icount
edt
hemoneyand
deci
dednottoaskf ori
tunti
llhadenoughwi t
hwhi chtobuyabr ooch.Whyt
histimeIwantedt ogiv
eAi
daabrooch,I
di
dn’tknow.ButIhadsetmyhear tonit
.Isear
chedt hedownt
ownshops.TheChinesecler
ks,seei
ngmesoyoung,were
annoyedwhenIinqui
redaboutpr
ices.

AtlasttheChr i
stmasseasonbegan.Ihadnotcount edonAi da’sl
eav i
nghome, andremember ingt hatherparentsli
vedin
Badajoz,myt or
mentwasal mostunbear abl
e.Notoncehadl tr
iedtotellherofmyl ove.Mylettershadr emainedunwr i
tt
en,
andtheal gebrabookunbor r
owed.Therewasst il
lthebroocht of
ind,butIcoul dnotdecideont hesortofbr oochlreall
y
wanted.Andt hemoney ,
inanycase, wasinGr andmot herspurse,whichsmel ledofTigerBalm.”Igr ewsomewhatf ever
ish
asourcl assChr i
stmasprogram drew near.Final
ly,itcame;i twasawar m Decemberaf t
ernoon.Ideci dedt oleavethe
room whenourEngl i
shteacherannouncedt hatmember soft heclassmi ghtexchangegifts.Ifeltfort
unate;Petewasat
thedoor,beckoningtome.Wewal kedouttot heporchwher e,Petesaid,hewoul dtel
l measecr et.

Itwasaboutanasal tothenextSundaywhi cht heBuenav i

staWomen’ sCl ubwi shedt ogi veDonEst eban’sdaught ers,
JosefinaandAlicia,whower earr
ivingont hemor ningst eamerf r
om Mani la.Thespi nstersweremuchl ovedbyt hel adies.
Yearsago,whent heywer eyounger ,thesel adiesst udiedsol f
eggiowithJosef inaandt hepianoandhar pwi thAlicia.As
Petet ol
dmeal lthis,
hislipsash-grayf rom pr acti
cingall mor ni
ngonhi strombone, Isawi nmymi ndthesistersintheirsilk
dresses,shuff
li
ngof ft ochur chfort heev eni ngbenedi ction.Theywer ev erydev out,andt heBuenavistaladiesadmi r
ed
that.Ihadalmostf orgottenthattheywer etwi nsand, despi t
etheirage,oftendressedal i
ke.Inlow-
bosomedv oil
ebodi ces
andwhi t
esummerhat s,lr emember ed,thepai rhadat tendedGr andfather’
sf uneral,atol dDonEst eban’
sbehestI
wonder edhowsuccessf ultheyhadbeeni nMani l
adur i
ngt hepastthreeyear sinthemat teroffi
ndi
ngsui t
ablehusbands.

“Thi
spart
ywi
l
lbeacompl
etesur
pri
se,
”Pet
esai
d,l
ooki
ngar
oundt
hepor
chasi
ftoswearmet
osecr
ecy
.They
’vehi
red
ourband.
”

Ij
oinedmycl assmat
esinther
oom,greet
ingev
eryonewi
thaMer r
yChristmasj
oll
i
erthant
hatoftheother
s.WhenIsaw
Ai
dai nonecomerunwrappi
ngsomet
hingtwogir
lshadgi
venher
.Ifoundthebol
dnesstogr
eetheral
so.

“Merr
yChri
stmas,
”Isai
dinEngli
sh,asahairbr
ushandapowdercaseemer gedf r
om t
hefancywrappi
ng,i
tseemedtome
rat
heraptt
hatsuchgif
tswenttoher .Al
readysev
eralgi
rl
sweregatheredar oundAi
da.Theireyesgl
owedwithenvy
,it
seemedtome,fort
hosefai
rcheeksandthebobbeddark-
brownhai
rwhichlineagehaddeni
edthem.

Iwastoodumbstruckbymyownmeannesst
ohearexact
lywhatAi
dasai
dinanswert
omygr
eet
ing.ButIr
ecov
ered
shor
tl
yandasked:

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“
Wil
lyoubeawaydur
ingt
hev
acat
ion?
”

“No,I
’
llbestay
ingher
e,”shesai
d.Whensheaddedt
hathercousi
nswer
ear
ri
vi
ngandt
hatabi
gpar
tyi
nthei
rhonorwas
bei
ngplanned,
lremar
ked:

“
Soy
ouknowal
labouti
t?”If
eltIhadt
oexpl
aint
hatt
hepar
tywasmeantt
obeasur
pri anasal
se, to.

Andnowi twouldbenot hi
ngoft hekind,really.Thewomen’ scl
ubmat ronswoul dhust l
eabout ,
disguisingtheirscurryi
ng
aroundforcakesandcandi esasf orsomebapt i
smalpart
yorother.Intheend, t
heRi v
assisterswoul dout dothem.Boxes
ofmer i
ngues,bonbons,ladyfi
ngers,andci nnamonbunst hatonlytheSwi ssbaker sinManilacoul dmakewer eper haps
comingont heboatwi ththem.Ii maginedat ablegl
immer i
ngwithlong-stemmedpunchgl asses;ent hronedinthatar r
ay
wouldbeahugebr ick-
redbowlofgl eamingchi nawit
hgoldenflowersar oundthebr i
m.Thel ocalmat r
ons,howev erhard
theytri
ed,howev ersinceretheireffort
s,wer eboundt ofaili
nt heiraspirat
iont orisetot hel evelofDonEst eban’s
daughter
s.Perhaps, lt
hought,Aidaknewal lthis.AndthatIshouldshareinaf oreknowledgeoft hemat rons’hopeswasa
mat t
erbeyondlove.Aidaandl couldlaught ogetherwit
hthegods.

Atseven,ontheappoi ntedeveni
ng,oursmal lbandgatheredquietl
yatthegat eofDonEst eban’
shouse,andwhenthe
l
adiesarri
vedinthei
rheav yshawl sandtri
m panuelo,twi
tt
er i
ngwithexcit
ement ,wewer ecommandedt oplayt
hePoet
andPeasantovert
ure.AsPet edir
ectedtheband, hi
seyesglowedwi thpri
deforhishav ingbeenpartoft
hebigevent
.The
multi
col
oredli
ghtsthatt heol
dSpani ar
d’sgardenershadstrungalongthevine-
cov eredfencewereswit
chedon,andthe
womenr emarkedthatDonEst eban’sdaughtersmighthavemadesomepr eparationsaf t
eral
l.Pet
ehidhisfacef
rom t
he
gl
are.I
fthewomenf eltletdown,theydi
dnotshowi t
.

Theov ert
uresnuff
ledalongtoi t
scl i
maxwhi l
ef i
vemeni nwhi t
eshirt
sbor ehugeboxesofgoodsi ntot hehouse.I
recogni
zedoneoft hebakersinspiteoft heunifor
m.Achor usofconfusedgreeti
ngs,andthewoment roopedintothe
house;andbefor
ewehadset tledinthesal atoplay“ABasketofRoses,
”theheavydamaskcur tai
nsatthef arendofthe
room weredrawnandal ongtabl
erichl
yspr eadwasr ev
ealedunderthechandel
ier
s.Irememberedthat,i
nourhastetobe
onhandf ort
heasalto,
PeteandIhaddi scouragedthemember softhebandfrom t
akingthei
rsuppers.

“
You’
vedoneusagr
eathonor
!”Josef
ina,
themor
ebuxom oft
het
wins,
greet
edt
hel
adi
es.

“
Oh,
buty
ouhav
enotal
l
owedust
otakey
oubysur
pri
se!
”thel
adi
esdemur
redi
nachor
us.

Ther eweresighsandf urt

herprotest
ati
onsamidar ust
leofskir
tsandthegl
it
terofearr
ings.IsawAi dai nalong,f
lowing
whitegownandwear i
nganar chofsampagui taflowersonherhai r
.Athercommand,t woser v
ant sbroughtouta
gleaminghar pfrom themusicroom.Onl yt
heslight
estscrapi
ngcouldbeheardbecauset heservantswer ebaref
ootAs
Aidadi r
ectedthem toplacetheinstr
umentneartheseatsweoccupied,myheartl
eapedtomyt hroat.Soonshewasl ost
amongt heguests,
andwepl ayedTheDanceoft heGlowwor ms.
”Ikeptmyeyesclosedandheldf orasl ongaslcouldher
radiantfi
gurebeforeme.

Ali
ciaplayedont hehar pandthen, i
nanswert othedeafeningapplause,sheof f
eredanencore.Josefi
nasangafter
war d.
Herv oi
ce,thoughal i
ttl
ehusky,fetchedenor moussi ghs.Forherencor e,shegav eTheLastRoseofSummer ”
;andt he
songbr oughtbacksnat chesoft hey earsgoneby .Memor i
esofsol feggiolessonseddiedaboutus,asi ft
herewer e
rust
li
ngl eavesscatteredallov
ert hehall.DonEst ebanappeared.Earl
ier,hehadgr eet
edthecrowdhandsomely,twist
ing
hismust achetohi deanat ur
alshy nessbef oret al
kat
ivewomen.Hest ayedlongenought ol i
stentotheharpagai n,
whisperi
nginhisr apture:“
Heavenly.Heav enl
y…”

Bymidnight,
themer
rymakingl
agged.Weplay
edwhilet
hepart
ygather
edaroundthegr
eatt
abl
eattheendofthesal
a.My
mindtr
av el
edacr
osstheseast
othedist
antcit
iesl
haddreamedabout
.Thesist
erssai
l
edamongtheladi
esl
iketwogreat

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whi
tel
iner
sami dafl
eetoft
ugboat
sinabay
.Someonehadt
houghtf
ull
yremember
ed-
andatlastPeteSaezsi
gnal
edt
ous
t
oputourinst
rument
saway.Wewalkedi
nsingl
efi
l
eacr
ossthehal
l
,ledbyoneoft
hebar
efootservant
s.

Behindusacoupl eofhoar
sesopr anossang“ LaPal oma”t otheaccompani mentoftheharp, butIdi
dnotcar etofindout
whot heywer e.Thesi
ghtofsomuchsi lverandchi naconf usedme.Ther ewasmor efoodbef or
eust hanIhadev er
i
magi ned.Isear chedinmymi ndf orthenamesoft hedi shes;butmyi gnoranceappall
edme.Iwonder edwhathad
happenedt otheboxesoffoodt hattheBuenav i
staladieshadsentupear l
ier.Inasil
verbowl wassomething,Idiscovered,
thatappearedl i
kewholeeggyol ksthathadbeendi ppedi nhoneyandpepper mintThesevenofusi ntheor chestr
awer e
allofonemi ndaboutthefeast
; andso.conf i
dentthatIwaswi thfr
iends,lallowedmycov etousnesstohavei tsswayand
notonlystuffedmymout hwitht hi
sandt hatconfecti
onbutal sowr appedupaquant i
tyofthoseegg-yol
kthingsi nseveral
sheetsofnapki npaper
.Noneofmycompani onshadt houghtofdoingthesame, anditwaswi thsomepridet hatIsli
pped
thepacketundermyshi rt
.There.Iknew, i
twouldnotbul ge.

“
Hav
eyoueat
en?
”

It
urnedar
ound.I
twasAi
da.Mybowt
ieseemedt
oti
ght
enar
oundmycol
l
ar.Imumbl
edsomet
hing;
ldi
dnotknowwhat
.

“
Ify
ouwai
tal
i
ttl
ewhi
l
eti
l
lthey
’vegone,
I’
ll
wrapupabi
gpackagef
ory
ou,
”sheadded.

Ibroughtahandkerchieft
omymouth.Imighthavehonor
edhersol
i
citudeadequat
elyandevenr
eli
evedmysel
fofany
embarrassment;Icoul
dnotqui
tebel
i
evethatshehadseenme,andyetlwassurethatsheknewwhatIhaddone,andI
fel
tallar
dorforhergonefr
om meent
ir
ely
.

Iwalkedawaytot
henear
estdoor
,pray
ingt
hatthedamaskcurt
ainsmi
ghthidemeinmyshame.Thedoorgav
eont ot
he
ver
anda,wher
eoncemylovehadtr
odonsunbeams.Outsi
deitwasdar
k,andafai
ntwi
ndwassi
ngingi
ntheharbor
.

Withthenapki
nball
edupinmyhand.If
lungoutmyar mt oscat
tert
heegg-y
olkthi
ngsinthedark.Iwait
edf
orthesoft
soundoftheirf
allont
hegarden-
shedr
oof.I
nstead,Iheardaspatt
eri
nt heri
singni
ght-
tidebeyondthest
onefence.
Fart
herawaygli
mmeredthel
i
ghtfr
om Gr
andmother’
swindow,cal
li
ngmehome.

Butthepar t
ybrokeupatoneort her
eabouts.Wewalkedawaywithourinst
rumentsaf
terthemat r
onsweredonewith
thei
rinter
minabl
egood-byes.Then,tothetuneof“JoytotheWorl
d.”wepull
edtheProgresoStr
eetshopkeeper
soutof
thei
rbeds.TheChinesemer chant
swer eespeci
all
ygener
ous.WhenPetedivi
dedourcol
lecti
onunderastr
eetl
amp,t
here
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THESOUNDSOFSUNDAY
byKer
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otanTuv
era

Itwasherdayf ormeet ingol dfri

ends.EmmaGor rezhadv enturedoutt wicebef or ethis,toschoolandt oMar t
inezKiosk,
butshehadmetnoonesheknew.Ev ent hewomanbehi ndt hebooksatt heKi oskdi dnotr ememberher .Emmahad
l
ingeredl ongert hansheshoul d,five,tenmi nut esl onger ,althought herehadbeennot hingofi nterestt ohol dhert othis
spotwher eshehadbumpedi ntoDomi ngsev eral year sago.Thatt i
me, hehadst oodatt her ack,thumbi ngthroughabook;
whent heirl ookshadmet ,hehadbowedsl ight l
y .Hehadbowedt ooi nt heirr oom t woweeksago,oneni ghtaftera
wear yi
ngf i
ght .Hewoul dhearnomor efrom herandhehadcutshor ttheirar gumentwi thonev iciousswi ngofhi sf i
st
againstt hebedr oom wal l
.Not ears,none, exceptt heaudi blepant i
ngoft heirselv es, l
i
ket wor unner scomet ot heendofa
race.Hehadbowed, holdinghi shead.Thi swashowmar riedpeopl ef ought;shehadt houghtl i
kecompl etestrangers,with
angerpul singbet weent hem.Thatdayi nt heKi osk,wonder i
ngwher ehewasandwhathedi dwhi l
eshest oodt hree
hundredki l
omet ersaway , shet houghtt hent hati fher eturned, ifsheshoul dseehi m suddenl yloomi ngint hedoor way ,i
f
hest r
odei n,scowl i
ngornot ,l
ov i
ngherornot ,shewoul dr unt ohim, andi twoul dnotmat tert hattheyhadhur teachot her
terr
ibl
ybutonl yt her ainf elloutsidet heKi oskent rance.Domi nghadnotappear ed;noonesheknewhadappear ed,and
thegirltendi ngt hebookst oretappedherf inger si mpat i
ent ly.Emmat hrewt hebookdownandhur ri
edhome.Shehadal so
gonet oMr .Ri vi
dadt oseeaboutherol djob.Shehadwr i
ttent osayshewascomi ngbutt hef ir
stt hingshesawwhenshe
pushedt hef amiliarbat wingdoor swasherl et terr estingcasual l
yabov ehi sgl asst op,unopened.I thadseemedl ikea
rebuff.Ev ent hei nformat iont hathewasoutoft owndi dnothel p.Butont hisday , sher ani ntothem al l
.Shehadnott aken
thef i
rstt urnonTanedoSt reetwhenMr s.Pi nt oyspr angf rom behindt hecor ner .Shemadean275276UponOurOwn
Groundexpansi vegest ure, openingandcl osinghermout h, unabletospeak, untilEmmadr aggedhert oat ableatDeLuxe.
ThenMr s.Pi ntoy 'storrentofwor dscameandEmmast oppedherear s,pretendi ngt obedi spleasedbutact uallyhappier
thanshehadbeensi nceshehadl eftDomi ngoGor rezi nSampal oc.ShemetReneRi vi
dadout sidePl aridelHighSchool .
"Threey ear s,
"hesai d,takingherhand." Willyout akemeback? "sheasked.

Hest ood,shi f
tinghiswei ghtf rom onef oott ot heot her ,tryingt ov eilhist hought s."Inal lway s,"hesmi l
ed."Youhav e
l
ear nedhow t omakebeaut ifulspeeches, "shesai d."Andy ou,whatdi dt heci tyteachy ou?"EmmaGor r
ezi gnoredt he
quest ion.Shewoul dnotdoherr emember ingt hisway ,out sidei nthest r
eet, beneathahotsun, beforethesear chingey es
ofthist hin,grayingmanwhohadoncesai dhel ov edher .Hedi dnotaskheraboutDomi ngandshev olunt
eerednonews
exceptt hathewaswel l.ShemetNor maRi v
idad, too,swi ngingherpot enthi psupt hest r
eet.Mr .Rivi
dad'swi f
emadeher
way ,unseei ng,tothebusst op, ther etowai tf orthenextPant rancobust oDagupan.Thathadn' tchanged, Emmat hought ,
passi ngherby .Butmanyot hert hi
ngsi nTay ughad.Thesnakesi nt hepl azawer edeadandt heirwi r
edcagehadbeen
takenov erbyapai rofdeer ,capt uredint hehi ll
snear by .Theyl impedabout ,draggi ngt hemsel vesar oundt heencl osure,
l
ooki ngupwi t
haccusi ngey eswhenEmmaappr oachedt ot hrowt hem bi tsofgr ass.Theshant iesonTanedohadbeen
torndownt ogi vewayt ost urdi erbui l
dingsandnow t heyl i
ftedt heirfalsel ymoder nf acadest othesun.Towar dst he
rai
lroadst at
ion,twomov iehouseshadbeener ect edandt hei rfault
ysoundsy st
emspi er cedtheai ratnoon.Toget herwith
thet wel veo'cl
ockwhi stle,sonor ousdecl arationsofl ov eandangerst raddledt het own." 1lovey ou1hat eyou!"camet he
screamsandt heechoeswoul dcar r
ytot heper i
pher yoft het own.I tlastedf orhour s.EmmaGor rez,thef i
rstdayshe
hear di t
,shutthewi ndowsoft heol dhouse.I tdi dnotkeept hev oicesaway .Someoft hest ri
dencydi dnotr eachher ,wi
th
thewi ndowsshutandherear spl uggedwi thcot ton,butt heechoesper sisted.Emmawoul dgat hert hechildreni nthe
room f ar t
hestfrom thenoi se, readi ngstoriesf rom bookssal vagedf rom t hewr eckoft heGor rezmar r i
age.EmmaGor r
ez
hadbeenst rongf orbot hoft hem,andy ett hemar ri
agehadcomeapar t.Itwasdi ffi
cul ttounder stand.Theyhadl oved
eachot hert hr
ought hev ariouscr i
sesoft heirmar ri
edl i
feandt het i
meswhenhehadchuckedj obsandwal kedoutof

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agreementsand.tur
nedhi sbackondeci si
ons.Eventhatterr
iblet i
mewi tht heCosioshaddr awnt hem together
.The
businessblowi
ngupintheirfacesli
kethattheyhadleftTayug,luredbyt heCosios'promiseoffriendship,andsetupt he
press,andgonethr
ought heharrowi
ngmont hswhenbot hthebusi nessandt hef r
iendshi
pwav ered,andf i
nall
ythenear l
y
fatalend.Emmahadwr eckedt heGlocknerandturneduponNor a,hol
dingNor a'ssli
m,well
-tendedhandbeneat ht he
bladeofthehugecutter
.Butsomeone, I
sabeloorPacoorDomi ngohi mselfandshenev eraft
erwar dsaskedwhoki cked
theplugawayandslappedEmmaandNor adown.Thatwasal l.

Emmadi dnotgobackt ot hepr essagai n.Shel eftDomi ngoGor rezt opi ckupt hepi eces, andt hishedi dadmi rabl y.Thi s
manwhosedar kmoodsshecoul dnotcompl etelygr asp,char medt hem outoft hef ri
ght f ulmessherf oolishr agehad
plungedt hem i nto, andt heCosi oshadbeenamenabl et ol ettingt hem gosi ncet heywer et hemsel vesnott ooeagerf ora
scandal .Per haps,i twasf rom t hatmomentt hemar r
iagebegant ogo.EmmaGor r
ezwant edt or eturnt oTay ug.Domi ng
woul dnothearofi t.Toherpl east hatt heywoul df eelsaf eri ntheol dt own, Domi ngsnor ted.Noonewassaf eany wher e,
Domi ngsai d.Lifewai t
edf oraman' sunguar dedmoment s, andt herewer epl enty, hesai d." We' r
est ay i
ng, Em, "hesai d."I'l
l
getaj ob.Thenwe' l
lshowt hi
spl aceat hi
ngort wo, "hesai d.Af t
ert hat,Domi nghadsi mpl ywal kedi ntoQual i
tyPr oduct s,
bluffi
nghi swayt oadeski nt hePubl i
cRel ationsdepar t
ment .I
tmeantdoi ngal lthet hi ngst hatEmmadespi sed.Hesl i
d
i
nt oitsmoot hl
y ,effor t
lessl y,wear i
ngt hei nevitableshi rtsl eev esandt hintie.Whenhel eftt hehouse, Emmawoul dwat ch
him goandi twasnotl iket hosemor ni
ngsi nTay ugwhenshehadst eppedbackwhi lehedr ov et hej alopyoutoft hey ard.
Then,t her ehadbeent heassur anceoft hingsf ami liar;t hehi llsl ookeddownbeni gnl yupont hem andbenev olence
enwr appedt hem al lsur ely,Domi ng,Emma,andt hel ifei nherwomb.Buti nt heci ty,shewat chedhi m dr i
veawayt oa
wor ldt hatr epel l
edher .Her eturnedeachni ghtspeaki ngt hej argonoft het radeanddonni ngt hej estingat titudes
fashionabl eamonghi sf riends.I twasnotal i
fewor thl i
v ingandshet ri
edt or eachhi m.I nt hehi gh,airlessr oom oft he
Sampal ocapar tmenthouse, shespokef r
om t hedept hsofherbl anketatni ght." Thisisnotwhatwewant ,
"shesai d.The
passi ngcar scastst r
ange,gr ot esqueshadowsont hewal l,l
ightingupwi t
hcr i
sscr ossingf or mst hepeel i
ngbl uepai ntof
thebedr oom.Her epl i
edwi thagr oan.Hedi dnotl ikear gui ngov eranunr ealizedper il
.Butwhenshewasi nsistent ,when
shet al kedwi t
hy ear ni
ngofr eturni ngt oTay ug,t oal lthatshef eltwasmeani ngf ultobot hoft hem,t henher eplied,in
monosy llablesatf irst,hopi ngt odi scour ageher ,but278UponOurOwnGr oundf inall
yi nl ong, passionat est atement sfull
ofhi sdesi ret oconquert hisci tywhi chhadhumi l
iat edhi mt wice."Wewantt het hingst hatwi l
llast ,
"shesai d."Themoney
l
ast s.Youl i
ket hemoney ,don'ty ou? "heasked." 1don' tdeser vethat ,
"shesai d."Em, Em, "hesai d,inav oiceappr oximat i
ng
theol dt ender ness." Youar et hechi l
d, notI.Youseeghost swher et herear enone. ""Youcan' tgoonpl otti
ngandt r i
cking
forever ,buy ingr espect abilityforBi gMani nQual ity"

Heknewwhatshewast alkingof ."Itwasat estofski l

l
,"her ecalled."Ilikepi tt
ingmy selfagainstar ealfoe,"hel aughed.
"Thatol dman, "shef l
ungathi m." Hewassev enty .Ifnot hi
ngel se, hehadear nedt her i
ghtt odiewi thhisi ll
usions:honor ,
courage, honest y..."Mr .Nav arrohadcomeknocki ngatt heirdoor ,oneev ening,anol dmani nt hreadbar e,baggypant s.
Hisdaught erhadwor kedatQual it
y ,asil
lygirl
, ofwhom per hapsi twast ruewhatt heyhadal lsaidlater,thatshedeser ved
whatshehadgot teni nt hesuf focat i
ngof fi
ceel evat or
,t r
agicall
yst al
li
ngbet weenf loorsonet wi l
ight.St umbl i
ng,pani c-
stri
cken,outoft hecol d,st eelbox,babbl inghy stericall
yofanat tackper petratedbyNumber2,t heexecut ivewhol oved
pastel-coloredshirtsandwhogobbl edf r
uitpi esgr eedil
yatt heof ficecant een.Mr .Nav arrohadst ormedt heof ficesof
Quality,demandi ngaf orm ofr edresst hattookev ery oneabackbecausei tdi dnoti ncludet heconsider ati
onofmoney .He
want edt osendNumber2t ojail
.Not hi
ngt hatt heycoul dsay ,orof fercoul ddet erhim.I twasamostf undament alsortof
outrageandhedemandedamostf undament alsor tofsat isfact
ion:t hesi ghtofLopezbehi ndbar s.Thel egalf orcewoul d
nott ouchi t.Therewer eal lkindsofpr edi
ct i
ons, oh, thev ariousfat efulrami fi
cat i
onsoft hatsingle,senselessact .Stocks
plummet i
ng,f acesl ost,anent i
rebusi nessbui l
tupont hegoodwi l
lofpeopl e( whohadbeenl edt obel iev ethatQual ity
empl oyedonl yGod- feari
ngmen)goi ngupi nsmokebecauset hi schitofagi r
ldi sdainedpay ment .Unt i
lDomi nghad
steppedi nt othef ray,bringingt hei nimitablechar m ofhi sf at
her 'ssont obearupont heoldman.Gor rezhadi nvit
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Nav arrot ot hehousewher e,wi l

li
nglyandgl adl y,Nav arrowentbecauseGor rezspokehi sdi alectandusedi tsnat i
ve
dipht hongswel l
." Yes,Gr andf at her?"Gor rezhadcaj oled." Al it
tl
et alkabouty ourpr oblem?Supperandt hesi ghtofmy
chi l
dr en,andmywi f e,af inewoman,andmyguar anteet hatnot hingImi ghtpr oposet oy ouwi l
lmeandi sgr ace.Yes,
Gr andf ather ?"Nav arr ohadwobbl edf r
om t hebusst opt ot hehouseoft heGor r
ezes, t
rappedbyhi sownbewi ldermentand
shame.WhenDomi ngwast hroughwi t
hhi m,y oucoul dnotseet hemor t
alwounds,t heywer ewher ey oucoul dnotsee
them:i nthehear tthatmusthav ebledqui et l
yt odeat hbecause, fedandwar medandmademuchof ,Nav arrohadal l
owed
himsel ftol eav et heGor rezhousewi thacheck.Hehadki lledhi msel fl
at er.Aweekaf tert hef uner al,thecheckcameback
bymai l,torni ntof ilmy ,tinybi ts.Foral ongt i
meaf terwar ds,EmmaGor rezwoul dnotal lowDomi ngt ot ouchher .Qual ity
hadgi venhi m agoodbonus, ar ai
se, alargerdesk, andhi sownnamei nbl ack,glossyl etter suponanopaquedoor .Emma
woul dnotspendt henew sum butDomi ngbr oughti tal lt oher ,agai nandagai nandagai n,unt ilshef inallyt ooki t.She
wentt othemostexpensi vest or eint ownandspenti tont hingst hati nhersobermoment sshewoul dnothav edr eamtof
buy ing.Whenshest eppedoutoft hest oreont ot hesi dewal k, api l
eofpackagesbesi deher ,shel ookedupatt hesun, but
thesunwasnott her e,onl yav ague,di ffusedt error,pecul iarbecausei tfrightenedhernol onger .Thememor yoft hat
trembl ingol dmandi dnothur therany mor e,andshesai dt oher sel f,fl
aggi ngacab, thiswascor rupt i
on.I nt heirr oom, she
spel ledt hewor df orhi m andDomi ngGor rezl aughed.Emmal aybacki nbed,wat chi ngt heheadl ightsmoment arily
i
llumi natingt hedar kwal l
.Thef eel
ingst hatGodv ouchsaf edamanpai nandj oy ,loveandl ust â”t heywer eliket hel ight s
upont hewal l.Youknew ani nstantofpai norj oyorl ov eordesi reandy ouwer enev erthesameagai nbecauset he
dar knessi nsidey our sel fhadknownsomuchi ll
umi nation.Andatt heendofi tal l
,what ?Agent ledi scer nment ,amanner
ofsof tspeechandbel ief,bel ief."We' r
eal linf ragment s,"shesai dt oDomi nganot hert i
me." And1wantusbot hwhol e.
Compl ete."Hehadpul l
eddeskdr awer sopen, sear chingheat edl
yf orsomet hingshedi dnotguessunt i
lhet hrewi tather â
thedar k-
gr een,compactbankbookf ill
edwi t
hdeposi ts.I twasasi fhehadsai dsomet hi ngobsceneandsheknewt hen
thatshewoul dhav et ol eav ehi m." Iam al lher e!"Domi ngannounced, t
humpi nghi msel font hechest ."Allher e!"Sheshook
herhead." No, you'renotây ouwer eeasi ertol ov ebef or e.Doy our emembery our selfthen, Domi ng? "sheasked." Youwer e
agoodman, "shesai dsi mpl yt hemoney ,theease,t henew st atus,hadcomet ot hem andt heyhadceasedbei ng
themsel ves.Thatwast hecor eoft heirdilemma:t ogot hrought hest reetsoft heci tyandnotl oset heirinnocence, nott o
bewar pedandt wist edi ntot heugl yf orm ofci tyf olk."Wecoul dlivei nTay ugqui etlyandmodest l
y ,
"shesai d." Youwoul d
nothav et oar rangepeopl e'sl i
v esf orthem. "280UponOurOwnGr ound" Youandy ourai rs!"hesnar l
ed." Ever yone' sdoi ng
i
tbuty ou'rebet tert hanev eryone.Ther e'snev eranydoubti ny ourmi ndabouty our self,ist here, Emma?Yousayat hingi s
so,andi tisso,becauseEmmasay sitisso.Howcany oubeart ol ivewi thsomeonel ikeme,Em?Idon' twantt ogot o
heav en....“ Att hebusst ationwher et heyhadgonet hreemor ningsaf t
erwar ds,t heyst ooduncomf ortablyunt i
lt he
fami l
iar812pul l
edi nandbegant oloadup.“ Wi llyouwr ite? "heasked.Shenodded.

"Youdon' thavet ogo, Em.Noneoft hishast ohappen, "hesai d.Butthechi ldrenwer escramblingupt hev ehicl
eandt hey
wai tedf orthei
rmot herwhot urnedswi ft
lyonherheel sandcl i
mbedup.Shehadt ouchedDomi ngqui cklyont hecheek
andsai dsomet hingt hatthebus, starti
ngall atonce, haddr owned.Whent heypul ledaway ,shehel dhergr i
ef -
washedf ace
abov ehersons' heads.Domi ng,shewr ot
ef rom Tay ug, whatdoesamanwor kf or?Isitnotf oracor nerandamomentt o
bet enderi n?Out si
det hedoor ,bey ondt hegat e,t here,itisalway sar usht ogett osomewher ewher et hereisf i
nally
not hing.Wespi nl i
ket ops,strai
ningf orwhatwi l
lmai m andsearus.Wet hinkweknowwhatwewant ,andwechasei t
,but
wheni tshoodf al
lsof f,i
tist hemacabr ef aceofdeat h...Ihav elef tyoubecauseIcannotl i
vewi thouty ou.Thatisa
statementt hatshoul ddoy ourdepar tmentatQual i
typr oud.Yout urnoutpl atit
udesl i
kethatatassembl y-li
nespeed,but
doy ouhonort hem?Youbuyandsel lbeli
efs,y oubuyandsel lsensibi
li
ties,and, ofcour se,i
nthef inal analysis,youbuyand
sellpeopl e...Hisanswerwasf ullofnewsybi ts:thenei ghbor shadaskedf orherbutwer enotov erl
ycur ious.Hemi ght
tradei nt hecarforat wo-t
onedmauv e;mauv ewast hel at
esthueofsuccess.Theywer epanelingt heconf erenceroom at
l
ast .Ther ewasasal eofpi n-stripedVanHeusensathi sfav ori
testore.Hecangetal ongwi t
houtme, shet houghtbitt
erly.
Nobodyaskedwhyshehadr et
ur nedt oTay ug.Ev eryonepr esumedt hatDomi ngoGor rezwoul df ollow inashor twhi le.
Ev enaf tershehadbegunt ot eachagai natPl aridelHi gh,shehear dnot hingt oi ndi
cat ethatpeopl ewer ewonder ingwhy

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sheandhert wosonsl ivedbyt hemsel ves.I twast hequi etandmodestl ifethatshehadwant ed.Eachday ,shewal kedt he
boyst ot hepr i
mar yschoolbui ldingat opManr esaKnol landt hent ur neddownhi llagai nt owar dst hehi ghschool .Ata
certainpoi nt ,shecoul dseet hedepotwher eDomi nghadwor kedbef or e.Theder rickswer est illther e,st arkagai nstt he
sky.Onherwayhomei nt heaf ter noon, shel ookedi nont hedeer .TheRi zalst atueneart hepat i
o, r
eligi ousl ywhi tewashed
byt ownof f i
cial s, l
iftedunwear iedar msst illbur denedwi thagel essov er coatandbooks.TheSoundsofSunday281" You
woul dt hink, "Mr .Ri v i
dadsai d,cat chi ngupwi t hheroneaf ter noon," thathehadseennot hingatal l."For t
yy ear sbef ore,
Rivi
dad' sf at herhadl edanabor tivei nsur r ect i
ont wohundr edpeopl ehadper ished,st r
ewnal lov ert hepl aza.Hi sown
mot her ,threemont hspr egnant ,haddi edatt hef ootoft hest at ue, onebul l
ett hr oughherhear t, herr oughhandsgr aspi ng
thef oldsofaf lagshehadf ashi onedi nt her av inesoft heMangat ar em Mount ai nswher et heyhadgonet oor gani ze." They
hadsentmeawaybef or et hat ,
"Mr .Ri vidadhadt oldEmmat hest or yt hatf ir
sty earshehadcomeoutt ot hist own." And
when1sawt hem agai n, itwasher e, amongt hehedges. "Theywer edead, andhe, thef i
fteen- year -
ol dsonofAmang, was
not.Att hesoundofgunf ireear l
iert hatday ,hehadr unt ot hepl azawher et hepeopl ehadsai dt heCol orum wer eand
foundhi spar ent sspr awl edl i
ket hat .Theywoul dnotl ethi m bur yt hem.Theof f icerwhohadshothi smot herhad
appr oachedandsai d, "Gohome, kid. "1am t hei rson, hewi shedt oanswer ,butnoonehadpai dhi m anyat tent i
on.Hehad
l
ivedwi tht hatgui lt.Hehadl ef tt ownf ory ear s,st udi edi nt heci ty ,ret urningt osetupt hehi ghschool .Andt henhehad
l
ivedwi thanot herki ndofgui l
t,hewasl i
v ingwi thi tst il
l,i nf act â”hi swi fe,Nor maRi v idad,si ckwi t
hagr eedhecoul dnot
satisfy,meet i
ngst rangemeni nst ranger oomsi nst ranget owns." Ihav eseenev ery thi ng, "Mr .Ri vi
dadwenton,f al lingin
stepwi t
hEmmaGor r
ez .Thewi ndf rom t hehi llswassweepi ngoutt osea." Ev er ything, "Ri vidadr epeat ed.Theyl ookedat
eachot her .Herownsonswoul dbeathome,wai tingf orher ,butshel i
nger ed,gl anci ngatt hisol df riend' sf ace.Di dhe
meanev ery thing?Thatt wilightt heyhadbot hst oodi nt hepl azaf i
v ey earsago,wat chi ngt heschool gi rlspl ay ingont he
grass,t woweeksbef or eheri mpul si vemar riaget oDomi ngoGor rez.Mr .Ri vidadhadbl urtedoutaf ew wor dst hathad
broughtdownuponbot hoft hem adel icat e, env el opi ngsi lence."...onl ythebr ieft imi dpl easur e,"hehadsai d, speaki ng
slowl y,"...l et ti
ngy ouknow ...whathar m cani tdonow?You’ remar ryingGor r ez.Icannotst opt hat...andsoon
anot hercompl ete, sel f-cont ainedbubbl eont hef aceoft heear th...t hesoundsofSundayj oy :babyi nt hecr ib, potupon
thest ove, rai nont her oof ,andal ar gewar m bedbeckoni ngi nt hecor ner..."ThePubl icRel at ionsdepar tmentofQual ity
Product s,I ncor por ated,occupi edawhol esui teont hesev ent hf looroft heZeni thBui l
di ngi nPl azaTanduay .TheZeni t
h
wasoneofamoder n,spar edesi gn,seemi ngl yf ragile,r isi ngonst ilts.Row onr ow ofcobwebwi ndowsdazzl edt he
passer by .Thr eecobwebwi ndows282UponOurOwnGr oundbel ongedt oDomi ngoGor rezwhonowdr ewamont hlypay
i
nf ourdi gi
t s,noti ncl udi ngal lowances.WhenEr nest oBel lo, chi efpl otter ,wasoutoft own, Gor rezcal ledt heshot s:i twas
hisv oice,comi ngov ert hei nter com set ,thatsentt hem al lski tt
er ingov erthewel l-sandedf looroft hePRsui t e.Heads
wer econst ant lybei ngchoppedof f,butBel loandGor rezhel dont ot hei rs,althoughgr apev i
nehadi tthatmor et hanonce
i
nt hepast , conf li
ctingambi t
ionshadnear lypr eci pitatedanopenbr eak.Butbot hknewbet tert hant ocour tdisast er .They
wer ef avoritesofBi gManwhopl ay edt hegamesodext er ousl yt hatnei therknewwhowasf av or edmor e.I twasoneway
ofensur i
ngl oy alty.Theywer el oy al tot heboss, t
o- the- deat hl oy al,Gor rezpar ticul arly.
Befor ethei rest rangement ,Domi nggl eef ul lybr oughtt oEmmat hel atestnewsofBi gMan' scur rentpl ay mat e.Eachni ght,
assoonashehadl oosenedhi st ieandki ckedof fhi sshoes,Domi ngwoul dgi v ehert hel atestcommuni que:" Emma,i t
's
RubyTr iasofAccount i
ngt hist ime. "OrFel yBar baofFi les.OrMer cedesSul i
tofCopy .Theywer eal lt hesamet oEmma
Gorr ezandhungr y ,eagery ounggi rls,f reshf rom col l
ege,t heirf ool ishl ittl
eheadsf illedwi thsl eekmagazi nest uff.
Whoev eri twasBi gManf anci edsl ippedeachnooni ntoDomi ngoGor rez'sr oom " t
onap" â”whi lei nt heof ficeadj oi ning,
thebosssat ,l ickinghi schops,hi sl i
mbst r embl ingwi thagueanddesi re.Fi fteenmi nut esl ater,af t erasuf fi
ci ently
refr
eshi ngnap, theconnect ingdoorbet weenGor rez' sandt heboss' r
oomswoul dopen.I twasadoorev er yonewel lknew
wast here,butnoonement i
oned.AtCaf eLuxai re,Gor r
ezaskedf orasecondcupofcof fee,somet imesat hird,st oodt o
makeaphonecal ltohi sdesk, not edt hebusysi gnal ,smi led, andt ookhi st ime.Youcoul dal way st ell, sai dDomi ngt ohis
wife, whohaddonepr et tywel lbyher sel f.Thr eeorf ourweeksaf t
er war ds, someonewascer taint obespor tingadi amond
ri
ng.Onegi r lhadbui l
tasummerhousef orasi ckf ather , i
naddi ti
ont ot hespar kleronherf i
nger .Mi na, theknowi ngmi nx,
haddemandedt obesentt oHongkongsev er alt imes, f
rom wher eshehadr et urnedl oadedt ot heear swi thluxur ygoods

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whi chshepeddl edatt remendouspr of i

tt ot heot hergi rl
si nt hel unchr oom andbags,cashmer esweat ers,andsi lks.
Squeal ingexci tedl y, thegi rl
sf oughtf ort hepr ivilegeofbei ngl i
st edi nMi na' sl edger ,abr own, har dboundbookshecar ri
ed
allov erPRt wi ceamont h, i
nt owhosepagesshewr ot enamesanddebt s.Ther ewer etheof ficepar ti
es.Bi gManhonor ed
allof f i
cepar tieswi thhi spr esence.Execut ivesonet ot encame, bour bonundert hei rar ms.Skul l capswer epassedar ound.
Musi cwasl oud, l
aught err aucous.Att hatpar tycel ebr at i
ngt hedef eatoft hest riker sagai nstQual it
y ,thebossdancedwi th
allt hewi v es, incl udi ngEmmaGor rez.Incl udi ngTheSoundsofSunday .Mr s.Test a, whosehusbandhadl edt hest rike.Mr s.
Test ahadnotbeeni nv i
tedt ot hepar tyont heZeni thr oofgar den,butshehadcomej ustt hesamet opl eadf orher
husband' sj obback.Bi gManhadnotknownwhoshewas.Hewaswhi rli
ngherar oundi naf astr humbaandwaspr obabl y
toy ingwi tht hei deaofaski nghert onapi nGor rez'sr oom whenaman' sangr yhandcuthi spl easur eshor t.Ther ewas
Test a, inasweat -st ai nedpol oshi r
t,andt hr eeday s' bear donhi schi n.Hehadl edt hest rikeandl ost ,andher e, gather ed
forav ictor i
ousev eni ng, wer et heenemy ,Bel l
o, Gor rez, Rey es, Paez, t
hewhol eneckt iedbunch, whohadpl edgedsuppor t,
andt hensol dhi m out .Test at ookhi swi febyt heel bow, smi li
ngcr azily, andwal kedt ohi sf riendsandshookt hei rhands,
sol emnl y ,cer emoni ousl y,say i
ngsomet hingt hatf rozet hej oyi nt heirfaces." Whatdi dhesay ?"EmmaaskedDomi ngon
thei rwayhomet hatni ght ."Domi ng? "
Thebast ar d,Domi nghadmut teredunderhi sbr eat h.Thegoddam sonofaf ucki ngbast ar d,Domi nghadcur sed,shi fti
ng
gear s." Whatdi dhesay ?"" Somet hingLat in,"r epliedDomi ng." Lat i
n? "Yah,Domi ngsai ddr unkenl y,st eppi ngont hegas,
swi ngi ngt hecarar oundacur v e.M or iturit esal utamus.Domi ngoGor rez'sr olei nt hei ll
-st ar redst r
ikehadnotbeenas
vil
lai nousasBel lo'sbuti thadbeenwi ckedenough.Bel l
ohaddonet hedi rtyj ob,wor kinghi swayi ntot hest riker s'
conf idence, l
ist i
ngaf ewper sonalgr i
evanceshi msel f, lendi nghi snamet ot hemani festo.ButBel lohadnotmar chedwi th
them i nt oBi gMan' sof fice.WhenTest aandt her estoft heboy shadwal kedi n, Bel l
owasal readyt her e, behi ndt heboss'
bar ,mi xinghi msel fadr ink.ButDomi ngcoul dhav eswungi tforTest a,hadhebeensomi nded." Wel l
,Gor rez? "BigMan
hadasked." Whatdoy out hink? "Domi nghadpi ckedupt hedemands.Hecoul dhav ehel pedt hebosst oseehowt hings
real lywer e.Qual ityst ockswer eupahundr edpercent ,pr ovincialout letswer enev erbet ter,publ icr elationswer egoi ng
greatguns,af ew r aiseswoul dnothav ehur t
.Why ,t heol dgoatspentmor ef ort hosebr iefcont rabandmoment si n
Gor r ez'sof fice.ButBi gMan' sst eel ygazedi dnotoncel eav eDomi ngoGor rez'sf ace, whichbl anchedandbur nedbyt ur ns.
Hel l,Gor rezhadt hought ,li
fewasr oughal lar ound." Ishr uggedmyshoul der s,"het oldEmmal at er.Emmapushedhi m
away .284UponOurOwnGr ound" Ev erythi ngl edt ot hatonemoment ,Domi ng.Youcoul dhav er edeemedy our self.You
coul dhav edonet her ightt hing.Butashr ugi sasmar tr ef l
ex,i tcomeswi thhal fadozenot her si nahandyki tt hey
dist ribut eamongt oday '
sbr ightboy s...Ar ey ousur e,"sheaskedal oud," arey ousur epi mpi ngi sal lyoudof orhi m? "
Emmaf el tDomi ng' sbl owev enbef orei tlandedonhercheek.Shef eltitagai n, sittingwi t
hReneRi v idadoneSat ur dayata
tabl ei nDeLuxe.I nTay ug, onSat ur days, ther ewasnot hingt odobutwal kar oundt own.Af t
ery ouhadseent hedeerand
thepat io, youi nv ar iabl ydr oppedi natt her estaur antandt ookoneofi tsbat ter edt ablesandor der edcof fee.Thebev er age
came, strongandst eami ng, i
nat hickwetcup, andwhensher emember edf ood, sheaskedf orar ollandspear edi twi t
ha
fork.Shewasdoi ngj ustt hatoneaf ternoonwhenReneRi v i
dadwal kedi nandt ookt hechai racr ossher .
Shedi dnotaskbutsheknew,i nst inctively ,whathewast heref or.Thel astbusf rom Dagupancameatsev enpast .He
woul dwai tf ort hatandgot hr ought hef ar ceofwel comi ngNor maRi v idadf rom oneofhert ri
ps.Hewoul dt hent akeher
homeâ” itwasanactofki ndness.EmmaandMr .Ri vidadwer ecomf ortabl et oget her ,maki ngsmal ltalk.Heaskedherhow
shef oundt hest udent st heseday s?Sheaskedhi mi fhewentof tent oMr s.Pi ntoy ?Het oldhert hatPl aridel wasbegi nning
toat tractpeopl ef rom Bal ungao, theyhadt went yst udent sf rom t hatt ownt hisy ear .Shet ol dhi mt hatt heGor r ezt enant s
from Anonashaddescendedonheronemor ning,br ingi ngchi ckens,f rui ts,andeggs,aski ngaboutApoLaur eano' sson,
Domi ng.Theywant edt oknowwhenhewasar r
iving.Wi tht hedr ought ,i twasnoteasyt of at t
enapi g." Whatdi dy out ell
them? "Mr .Riv idadaskedher .Hespoonedsomesugari ntohi scof feeandhel dt hemi lkcanov eri tunt ilthel i
qui dt ur ned
whi te." Didn' ty ougetenoughmi lkasababy ?"shet eased.Hel aughedwi thher .Shenot icedhi sf i
nger s.Theywer el ong,
nicot i
ne- st ained,squar e-t ippedf ingers.Theyshookper cept ively."Aner v ousi llness, "heexpl ai ned,spr eadi nghi shands
ov ert het abl e." Happi nessj ustbar elymi ssesmygr asp,y ouknow. "EmmaGor rezsai d," Whohast aughty out omake
pret tyspeeches? ""Andwhohast aughty out oi gnor equest i
ons? "heasked." Whatquest ion? "" Wheni sDomi ngcomi ng

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home? "TheSoundsofSunday285" Idon'tknow,"shesai df rankl

y.Domi nghadst oppedwr i
ti
ng.Themoneycame
regularl
y,twiceamont h.Int hebeginning,ther
ehadbeennot es,threeorfourtimes,say inghelloandaski ngi fthekids
werewel l.Buttheyhadst opped.Themoneyor der
swer er eachinghernowwi t
hnot hingmor et hanacl er
k'sletter,t
yped
neatlyandspar i
ngly:DearMr s.Gorr
ez, Pl
easeacknowl edgeencl osedsum." We'r
eliv
ingapar t
,Rene,"shesaid."Foral it
tl
e
while,Ihope.We had some di ff
erences,"she endedl amel y
.She l ooked atMr .Riv i
dad's hands once mor e and
remember edDomi ng'
spalm againstherf ace.Mr.Riv
idadgl ancedathi swatchandsai d,"
Nor mawi llbeheresoon, "They
stoodupandt ogetherwaitedont hesidewalkoutsi
deofDeLuxe.Ther ewast heredPant ran,easingitsel
fint
ot hepar ki
ng
l
otacr osst hest
reet."
Sheal wayscomeshome, "hesaid.

I
twast woSat urday sl aterwhent heymetagai nandEmmacoul dnott el lifitwasbydesi gnornot .Li ket hatear l
ier
Sat urday,Rivi
dadwal kedi nandEmma' shear tlift
edatsi ghtofhi m.Theysaweachot heri nschoolbutt her ewasnot ime
tot alkandt herewer eal way st oomanypeopl e.AtDeLuxei twasdi fferent.Apubl iceat i
ngpl ace,int hehear toft own, f
ive
mi nutesawayf rom t hechur chpul pitwher eFat herTomasweekl yexhor tedt hem toshyawayf rom si n.Ther ewasnot hi
ng
wr ongi nsitti
ngandt alking,sev eralt ablesawayf r
om Mr s.Pur ay'scashbox .Leanone' sheadagai nstt hehar dwoodof
Mr s.Pur ay'sgr i
myr est aurantwal l
,andt alk.Br ingt hecof f
eet oone' smout h,sipandswal l
ow,andt alk.Tel loft he
busi nessthatwentph- f-f-
f -
t.Tellofci tylightsandci tyloneli
ness.Tel lofBi gMan, Bello, Mi nathemi nx.Tel loft hest ri
ke,
tellofTest a,t
elloft heboss' "naps."Tel lofNav arro,beyondwhom not reacher ymor eter ri
bl ewaspossi bl eâ” sothatwhen
thet imecamet ot el
lofherpar ti
ngf rom Domi ng, Emmaspoker eminiscent ly,asifshewast ell
ingt hestor y,notofher self,
butofsomeol df ri
endsshehadwi shedwel lal ongt i
meago." Theyhadev erythi
ngwhent heyst arted,Rene.Yout h, good
l
ooks,cour age.Wher edi dal lthatgo? "Mr .Riv idadsmokedqui etl
y."Your emembersay ingonce,ThesoundsofSunday
j
oy '...?"Henodded, smi l
ingsuddenl y."Yes, butt hereareot herday sint heweek.Andot hersounds. ""Oh, no! "shesai d, i
n
mockpl easure." Youar enotwooi ngme, arey ou? "sheaskedl ightly"Andi fIam? "heasked, mat chinghermood." Nor ma
wi l
lbeher esoon, "shesai d."Iam notwai tingf orNor mat hi
st i
me, "Mr .Rividadsai dqui etly.286UponOurOwnGr oundI t
wasnotNor mahewai t
edf oronal lthesubsequentday sthatheandEmmaGor r
ezmeti nt her estaurant .Thel astbus
from Dagupanwoul ddr ivein; sti
llReneRi vidadsatgl uedtohi schai r
, smoki ngi nterminabl y, wait
ingf orEmmat obedone
wi t
hherst ories,ort ell
ingsomeofhi sown.Di dshehopet oescapeunscat hed?Backofhermi nd,aknel lsounded,
foreshadowi ngangui sh.Someaf fectionwasboundt ospi l
lov er,sit
tingwi thMr .Rivi
dadl iket hat,talki
ngi nt i
mat elywi th
him, butEmmawassummonedt othatt ableev erySaturdayatsunsetbyav oicest r
ongert hanherwi sdom.

Hersonswoul dbei nt hepar k,play ing,whenshepassedt hem.Hai rpul ledback,f acecl eanofpowderandl i
pstick,she
wor et hesi mplestcl othest ot hosemeet ings.Shet ookal ong,ci rcuitousr oute,looki ngi nonev er
yst oreonTanedo,
crossingov ert
oLunaSt reetforal eisurely -
pacedwal kbeneat ht het rees.Butassoonast hesunwasgone, herfeett ook
hert oDeLuxe.Wi thawi l
lalltheirown, theybor eher,despi teher sel f, t
owher eMr .Ri vidadwaswai ti
ng.Somet imes, she
foughtt hewi sht oseehi m.Del iberat el
y, shesatonabenchi nt hepl aza, tell
ingherselfi twasnoti mpor t
antifhewast here
ornot .Oneday ,shesatl ongert hanshehadi ntended.Whenshest oodup, itwasev eni ng.Adesi ret oweeppossessedher .
Hehadpr obablynotwai t
ed, andi twasanet er ni
tytothenextSat ur day .Shebegant ohur r
y .Atthesecondcomer ,sher an,
forgettingev er
y thi
ngel se.Whensher eachedt helighteddooroft her estaurant,shesaw hi m att hetable,asad,hur t,
puzzledl ookonhi sf ace.Shest eppedi nqui cklyandsai d,"Youar eher e. ""Wouldy ouhav ewant edmet ogo? ""No, "she
said.Itwasabol dthingtosay ;
itwasaper i
loust hi
ngt osay .Shef el therdef ensesgo: suchabr iefwor dyetitstr
ippedher
compl et ely.Hel ookedather ."MayIwai tf ory ouher eonSat urday ?"Shedi dnotmeethi sgaze." DearEmma, "hesai d
suddenl y ."Don't.
""Emâ” "hehadnev ercal ledhert hatbef ore." Iwoul dl iket owai tf
ory ou,"hecont i
nuedsof tl
y,"
here, andin
allthepl acesy oucanpossi blyt hinkof ,foral lthehour sl i
fewi llallowme. ""Don'
tdot hist ome,Rene, "shebegged." Are
youaf rai d?""Thisiscat astrophe,"shesai d." Ar eyouaf raid?"hei nsi st ed.Shenoddeddumbl y"Letmegi veyoust rength,"
hesai d.TheSoundsofSunday287Shel ookedathi m now.Fi vey ear sago, asear nest l
yasnowRi vi
dadleanedacr osst he
table,Domi ngoGor rezhadl eanedacr ossanot hertable,andpl eadedasRi vidadpl eadedt oday .Whathadhappenedt o
thatear lierlove?Shehadwant edt hatmor et hanany t
hingel se;shehadwant edthatt ol astbuti thadgonebecauseshe

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hadt ri
edt oohar d,andDomi ng, t
ool itt
le?Coul dyouki l
llov ewithasur feitofl oving?I nthehappi erdays, discoveringeach
otherf ort hef irsttime, Domi nghadspokenasgent l
yast hi
sman:" Em,"hehadsai donce, "yourhandswi thinmyhands. "
Somepoet ryhehadl ear nedi ncollege:Yourhandswi thi
nmyhandsar edeeds; myt ongueupony ourthroat ;
singing, ar
ms
close;ey eswi de,un-doubt ful,dark,dr inkt hedawn” af orestshudder si ny ourhai r!EmmaGor rezletherheadf allback
agai nstthewal l
.Shecl osedherey es.At remorshookher .IwishIcoul dcr ossov ert ot hesafersi deoft oday ,shet hought .
Iwi shIcoul dgobackt ot hepl aza,tohal fanhourago, beneat ht hetrees, int hethi ckeningdar k,wher eImused, l
onel y,and
afraid,butnott hi
saf rai
d.Thi smanaskedmewoul dIhav ewant edhi mt ogoandIsai dNo, andi twasl ikeadam br eaking,
l
ikeawal lgivingway ,andher eIbobi nthef lot
sam, notwant i
ngt osavemy self.Iam bei ngsweptawash, t
heshor eisnear ,
onest ep, andIam onsaf egr ound, butIdonotwi sht ogoashor e."AndNor ma? "shesai daloud." Am It obel i
keNor ma,
afteral l?"sheaskedunhappi ly"Youar enotNor ma, "hesai d," t
herei sadi ffer ence.""Diff
er ence?"sheasked." Abi g
difference, "hesai d."Youar eEmma.AndIl ov eyou."Theysati nsi l
ence, t
hecupsbet weent hem.Per haps, Icouldlov ehi m,
shet hought .Thej ukeboxi nt hecor nerbegant osingsof tly.Per haps,Ilov ehi m al r
eady ,shet hought .Ov ertheedge,ah!
downt hepr ecipice,andsweetdi saster.Shehadr unawayf rom v iolenceonl yt omeeti ther ei nt hisqui et,empt y
restaur ant, wit
ht heel ectri
cf anwhi rringov erhead,andMr s.Pur aydozi ngnearhercashbox .

ThejoysofSundayseemedf arawaynow.Thel i
ci
tsoundsofhappinesshadsl
idpasther.ShehadlovedDomingoGorr
ez
wit
hev ery
thingthatshehadbeen,buttheyhadbeencareless,andonepaidforcar
elessnessli
kethissi
ppi
ngcoff
eein
exi
le,v
ulnerabl
eandt r
emulousbecause,
inthi
swaywardinn,someonehadsaidawarm andt endert
hing.

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