ELEAZAR’S POINT OF VIEW I was still crouched in front of her when I noticed the way Zayla’s fingers twisted together. That was always the sign. Whenever she had something important to say, something she wasn’t sure would be allowed, she did that, eyes darting up at me, then toward Arielle, then back to the floor.Ilang linggo palang kaming magkasama, pero kilalang-kilala ko na ang bawat kilos at galaw ng mga kamay at mata niya. At nakakatuwa siyang pagmasdan sa tuwing umaakto siya ng gano'n. “What is it, love?” I asked softly. She took a small breath, like she was gathering courage that didn’t quite fit in her little chest. “Teacher said…” she began, then paused. “Teacher said we need to bring our daddy to school.” I didn’t speak right away. I didn’t move. I just stayed there, at her level, because I didn’t want to miss a single word. “There’s a... family thing,” pagpapatuloy niya at mas mahina ang boses. “All my classmates will bring their daddy.” She looked up at me then, h
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