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| For Paul, 15 pesos for a day's work as a construction worker is already a blessing |
Paul found another job. At that time he worked with a construction group, located in front of Felipe Abrigo National Memorial School of Arts and Trades (FANMSAT) then changed it to Southern Samar National School of Arts and Trades (SSNSAT) from SSNSAT it was changed to ESSU (Eastern Samar State University) in the town of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. At first, he felt intense pain on his body, prickly fingers, and feet but despite heavy and hard works he was happy to receive the 15 pesos for a day's work.
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There were nights he was anxious. He could not sleep in the barracks due to chronic fatigue and pains. He wept and wanted to go home but the advent of the future surpassed what he felt – especially when daytime came he was watching hundreds of young students entering the school gate, he pretended he was one of them carrying books and notebooks. And the difficulty and fatigue from hard works eventually disappeared.
Six months later, the constructions of the five units of apartments were constructed. Paul and other construction workers have moved to another project which was a three-story building owned by a Chinese businessman. But before leaving the place, he stood up in front of FANMCAT with his promise that he shall return to study high school. (To be continued in part 4)
