"How's your school today honey? Did it go well?" I smiled wryly after Mama suddenly asked me in the middle of a quiet supper between us. "Everything's fine, mom. I am doing great," I simply responded to her as I shifted my focus back at the meal before me. Unlike the last time together, the rest of our family members except for me and my mother went to other places which explains why the dinner table tonight is nearly empty and incomplete. Papa and kuya Terrence just flew to Japan two days ago to deal with some business issues and will be back after a week. Ate Monice has also gone to Europe after hearing that one of the branches of the clothing line where she worked at suddenly had a problem and would probably return home in the next few days. Meanwhile her twin, Kuya Matt, is currently

