Jam stood frozen in the hallway, staring blankly at the doctor’s grim words echoing in her mind.
Bukas… baka huli na.
Her chest tightened so painfully she could barely breathe.
She pressed a hand against the wall, swallowing her rising panic. Para siyang nauupos na kandila sa tuwing naiisip niyang baka mawala ang kanyang ina. Part of her ay gustong patulan ang inaalok na tulong ni Yael pero may bahagi din niya na nag aalinlangan dahil alam niyang di naman sila tatagal.
“I’ll find the money,” she whispered shakily.
“Kahit mangutang ako sa sampung tao-”
But her voice cracked, the hopeless tremble exposing the truth is She didn’t have enough time to look for that sum of money for her mother's medication. Paano niya hahanapin ang ganun kalaking halaga? Dapat ba niyang lunukin ang pride n
