That dawn felt different when Flora Amor opened her eyes. For once, the sharp voice of her mother wasn’t the first thing she heard. She had risen earlier than her, a rare occasion. With finals finally over, there was no excuse to sleep late anymore. She had made up her mind the night before: she would start waking early, help her parents with work, and stop being a burden. From now on, she would be a good elder sister. With classes done, only the submission of requirements and projects remained, leaving her more time for her family. She cooked rice, fried tocino, eggplant omelet, and eggs for breakfast. “Hey! What’s gotten into you? Why are you here this early?” her mother exclaimed in surprise when she woke up and found Flora Amor already bustling in the kitchen. “Hmp! Ma, it’s too early to annoy me,” Flora Amor shot back with a sideways glare, flipping the eggplant omelet. “Ah, I know this style,” her mother muttered, grabbing a mug and stirring 3-in-1 coffee. “You’re about
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