
Thisisthestoryofayoungboy'sinitationintolife.ThesettingisasmalltowninthePhilippines.AndalthoughthestoryrevolvesaroundFilipinos,theeventshaveacertainkindofuniversalityinthesensethatwearealltoohuman:subjecttothesameblindprejudices,grippingemotionsandbafflingtribulations.<br/> Juniorhasmadetheaccquaintance,andbecomeaclosefriendofthetown'ssimplewomannamedKuala,andalepercalledBerto.Thetwooutcastsofthetownhavebecomeloversandnowstayinahutinthecemetery.<br/> Kualabecomespregnantandisabouttogivebirthtoababy.Bertoseeksthehelpofthetowndoctorwho,however,refusestolisten.Bertothreatensthedoctorwithaknifeandtakeshimbyface.Astheygetnearthehut,thesucceedsinfreeinghimselfandrunsawayfromBerto.Apolicemnwhoisinthecrowdshootsdowntheleper.Amidthenoiseofthecuriouscrowd,Kualahasgivenbirthaloneinthehut.Shediesafterthedelivery,butnotbeforerecognizingJunior'sfather.Cesar,asthefather-fifteenyearsago-ofanearlierchildofhers,whohadbeenaborted.THewholetownthenlearnsofthereasonforKuala'sinsanity.





