I was scrolling through the messages I got from Mom while I waited for Sabrina to come downstairs.
Sunod-sunod na iba’t ibang sad emojis lang ang laman ng messages. Sa pinakahuli, I got ‘Sad’. Iyon lang ang text. Baka raw kasi hindi ko pa naintindihan from the other emojis na malungkot siya. Natatawang nagu-guilty ako. For someone with ‘Sra.’ attached to her name, Mom could be such a kid sometimes.
Napabuntonghininga ako at ibinulsa ang cellphone. Mamaya ko na ’yon iintindihin. I have to get us to school first.
Sabrina came down dressed in denim pants and a gray course shirt emblazoned with ‘Architects always have plans’ on it. At least hindi ‘Architect: because engineers need babysitters’ ang quote. Usong-uso pa naman lately ang mga debatable university shirts. Though, kung si Sabrina
