Ina was numb. Ni hindi niya maigalaw ang katawan niya, ni hindi rin siya makapag-isip ng maayos, at halos hindi siya makahinga. Her reaction back in that room shamed her. She was the worst backup on the planet. Wala talaga siyang silbi. Ni hindi nga siya nakakuha ng pagkakataon na barilin 'yong isa sa mga tauhan ni Victor nang agawan siya nito ng baril. At ni hindi rin niya sinubukan na bigyan ng paliwanag si Tatum matapos sabihin ni Victor ang rebelasyon nito kay Tatum.
In her defense, she'd been too damn shaken. She hadn't heard Victor's voice in three years, hadn't seen his face since the day he showed up at her parents' house and demanded that she and Rafael return to San Jose with him. Ang makitang muli ito ay ang nagpawala sa kanyang balanse.
And by the time she'd regained her com
