“Honey, your daddy bought you a new cellphone.” Smiling, Shaina held up a small paper bag.
As soon as Trisha looked at her mother’s hand, she knew it was an expensive cellphone. She just smiled sparingly at her mother and took the thing. They didn’t even ask her why her cellphone was broken. It’s been three days since it broke. Since yesterday, she has been curious about her parents’ changing behavior. It was as if they were worried and secretly watching her every move.
“Did you like it?”
Trisha smiled and turned to her father, who arrived almost right after her mother. “That’s my advance gift for you. I don’t want you to be sad either, so I’m allowing you to study abroad.”
A forced smile appeared on her lips. She doesn’t know if she should be happy or sad. Besides, she is the one who likes it, and she wanted to celebrate her birthday abroad. She doesn’t want it to be done here in the Philippines, so her father won’t have a reason to force Cyril to go home. This is also what she tho
