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“Lumipat dito si daddy sa Cebu when I was in my fourth year of high school to set up some businesses. And because I wanted to be with him, and I also wanted to learn about the business at a very young age, sumama ako sa kanya dito.” Josh began, his voice steady but threaded with something softer beneath. “Nung una, ayaw pumayag ni Mommy. Nag-aalala siya sa pagbabagong kakaharapin ko. Ibang salita, ibang school, ibang environment. Ibang-iba kumpara sa nakasanayan namin sa Manila.”
He drew in a breath, his eyes lowering as if he could see the boy he used to be.
“It was hard in the beginning. I felt like an outsider. My classmates laughed when I didn’t understand Cebuano, and sometimes I couldn’t even follow what they were saying. May mga gabi na gusto ko nang bumalik sa Manila. S
