When you're a kid and you had no power, you had no choice but to follow your parents' will. It could be an escape or a prison. It may break you, or make you. But you have to endure because you're just a kid. That was how Patrick felt the day his father sent him to Australia to study and live with his mother. He was told one summer to pack his things. He said goodbye to classmates, teachers and friends. He was 12 years old back then.
"It's been 5 years." Alvin smiled at his friend.
He invited Patrick inside. They were plopped at the sofa in the living room while waiting for Janet to finish preparing dinner. Patrick Recto was a friend from when they were kids. They did not go to the same school but they live in the same neighborhood. Their parents were also acquainted. He was one of the
