Leo was a marine biologist from Cebu, temporarily assigned to study the protective shallows of the Dipolog Bay. He had the sun-cracked skin of a man who lived on a boat and the easy smile of someone who had never lost a night’s sleep over a text message. He walked into the library on a humid Tuesday, not for a book, but for the air conditioning.

Before he left, he said, "I work on that corner lot every day. If you ever want to be late to something again."

"I was not late because of you."

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