“Mom?” “Yes! I’m coming down in a minute,” tugon ng ginang. Nagmamadali nitong isinara ang drawer at nilisan ang silid. Isang malalim na buntonghininga ang pinakawalan nito matapos maisara ang pintuan ng kanilang pamamahay. Takot at pangamba, iyan ang namamayani sa kanyang puso at isipan ngayon. Ilang beses man niyang sinubukang ikalma ang sarili ay hindi niya magawa. But then she guessed she was pretty good at pretending she was okay. The anxiety welling up inside her was quickly covered by a bright smile plastered on her face. She was acting as if nothing’s bothering her. As if everything was going fine and normal. She arrived at the car, still wearing that smile to cover the fact that she’s terrified of what’s about to come. “Shall we go now?” she said, trying
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