ErwinROMULO,thelateAlexisTIOSECO’sbestfriend,recallstheeventsofTIOSECOandhisgirlfriend’suntimelydeath.DIAZmakesuseofonelongtaketoallowROMULOanuninterruptednarrationoftheevents.Thepainofrecallingispalpable.ROMULOistransformedintoaclassicDIAZprotagonist,amanwhoiscontinuouslyburdenedbytheirrationalitiesofthesociety.