Dante's POV
_Today we didn’t count words. We counted minutes._
32,711 words.
17,289 pa kulang to 50K.
But today, no one counted words.
Today we counted minutes.
I woke up first.
Suit.
Tie.
Shoes.
All of it felt too big.
Like if I wore it wrong, the judge would know I wasn’t enough.
Cassie was already up.
Blue dress.
Ate Nene’s.
Hair down.
No makeup.
Eyes red.
“Morning,” she said.
Voice small.
“Morning,” I said.
Mimi was awake.
Sitting in the middle of the bed.
“Court day,” she said.
“Yes, anak,” Cassie said.
“Fight day,” Mimi said.
“Yes,” I said.
We left 4B.
No breakfast.
Too scared to eat.
Too scared to talk.
The door clicked behind us.
Like it was saying goodbye.
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Family Court.
Quezon City.
Cold.
Big.
Marble floors t
