Chapter 18 (2/2)
”You knohat? Thanks This wasn't for the bet anyway You dropped this while you were unconscious last night Because of all the superheroes, you're the only one who brings cash—even though it's nowhere near enough to post bail! No backsies…hehehehehe!”
The teasing laughter of Bok-bok and Rogelio throwing his shoes at him happened almost instantaneously
”You two there, will you not shut up?!” The policeman by the table suddenly stands up and co a really tall haircut, and pants so low they look like they're corab onto, the Grade 6 looking cop hits the bars with his nightstick as a warning to the two friends ”I've almost had it with the two of you!”
”What's Piling's proble hihost companion of the Chiquito flick5
”I give up,” Rogelio throws to the ground the Super Truaht froot into your renade?”
Bok-bok's eyes are spinning, as if having second thoughts in answering, ”You want the truth?”
”The truth”
”I was in a fight with the guy behind ht cursed me because he said I blocked his view, stepped on his foot when Mia Prats ca me out, of course I'll do it uy in front had a grenade”
”I knew it…you've really got a screw loose!” Rogelio shakes his head while clicking his tongue ”Throw me back my shoe!”
”Our town is really a pity, huh?” Bok-bok throws back his friend's shoes while looking at the skinny law to souns”
”The chief has one I think”
”I've also only heard hiun once Remember the fiesta where he started the sack race? Maybe he only has one bullet, used it then, and now he's all out” Bok-bok looks at his friend, ”Do you think the people here have any hope?'
Rogelio thinks for a bit ”The people are looking for a savior Because they are not that 'savior', they do nothing else Nothing changes No one wants to change Alaiting for that 'savior', the one who's not like them”
Bok-bok nods while trying to understand what his friend is saying ”Hoe then change?”
”If you stop throwing plastic wraps of candy on the street, for exa Precious can stop blae already If you could e, however small, for each month of the year—”
”Then what?”
”Then you won't be Bok-bok anymore! Hehehe…”
Bok-bok just glares at hith!”
The two fall silent for a bit The voice of the veteran co from the transistor filled the silence:
If Vietnahts to these countries afflicted with this AVH Fever, then what is our govern for an outbreak before closing ports of entry? Maybe if it's only the rebels and the two faced Marcos cronies who are gonna get sick, feverish, have their veins explode, and suddenly die in the hospital, but this aggressive virus chooses no victihty, I hope this is not the case
The police by the doorway and the roup of unruly people in the street A short conversation After a few ; while the police back to the precinct to look for news on the radio with the raised volume
Translation Notes:
1 – Talking about José Rizal, the Philippine national hero enwikipediaorg/wiki/JosC3A9_Rizal
2 – Lit Let Us Know, an educational agricultural and livelihood television show enwikipediaorg/wiki/Ating_Alamin
3 – Lit Tele-Classroorah
4 – From what I could understand, Father Tropa is a leader of a cult, and the spaceshi+p 2000 is his zoo There’s an unofficial biography here:
5 – Chiquito is a famous comedian/actor that starred in a lot ofKepweng’ movies here, where he stars as the main role
6 – ‘Palabunutan’ is basically a gah can sometimes also be colored dice If your lot has a nu a prize, or your dice colors ot, it’s been a while), you could win froe from a pack of cards, to even a live chick or quail (BTW I swear they’re rigged, I’ve never won a prize all my life)