Napangiti ako habang nakatitig sa mga ilaw ng basement parking. "How did you know, Ma?""Because you always bring up that story whenever you're reflecting on workplace ethics," tumawa siya nang mahina."That's not entirely true, Ma!" depensa ko habang natawa na rin."It is true, sweetheart," singit ni Papa mula sa background. "Your mother still vividly remembers how you came home at eleven years old and dramatically declared to the whole house that you would never, ever work in an office again."Napahawak ako sa aking noo sa sobrang hiya. "Oh, my God, Papa! I was eleven back then!""And you were exceptionally dramatic," biro ni Mama."Excuse me, I was just an innocent child being thrown into document encoding!""And now you're an adult executive who still complains when she's exhausted after a board meeting," ganti ni Mama nang may malambing na tawa."That's completely different!"Pareho silang tumawa nang magaan sa kabilang linya, at hindi ko rin napigilang mapangiti.Nakagagaan tala
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