"I-I'm so... so sorry for breaking it, Nikolai..." nanginginig kong paumanhin.He just quietly looked down at the scattered shells on the floor, then raised his dark eyes to stare at my panicked features, seriously waiting to see if I would kneel down to help him pick them up. Pero wala—nanatili lang akong nakatayo roon nang ilang segundo, balot sa gula at takot."It's fine, Maya... I'll get them myself," he whispered deeply, and then slowly bent down on the floor to carefully pick up those small shells one by one.Dahil patuloy pa rin ang pag-ring ng tawag ng aking anak, hindi na ako nag-iwan ng kahit na anong paalam pa at mabilis na kumirapas ng takbo palayo sa hallway na iyon. Malakas ang kabog ng dibdib ko habang tinatahak ang labasan ng resort.I quickly swiped the green button to answer the phone lines."Mommy! What on earth took you so long to answer my call?!" ang matigas, suplado, ngunit nag-aalalang boses ni Angelo ang agad na sumalubong sa akin. "Come on, Mommy... you are a
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