ATTICUS FINNIAN POV: Everything is still fresh in my memory when I was a child. I was five years old then—happy and still with my beloved parents. "Are you enjoying yourself, Atticus, son?" Masaya at nakangiti si Mommy ng ito ay lumapit sa amin na masayang nangunguha ng mga seashells at maliliit na makukulay na mga bato sa may tabi ng dagat. Kasama ko sina Teddy, Lyndon at ilan ko pang mga pinsan dahil kauuwi lang namin ni Mommy galing ng US kung saan talaga kami nakatira kasama ang pamilya ni Mommy ang pamilya Roberts. "So much fun Mommy. Can we just live here, Mom? I think I like it here on the island more than in Manila, which is noisy and smelly, hihihih..." Humahagikgik pa ako dahil talagang sobrang saya ko noong mga panahon na iyon habang kami ay nasa Isla. "Ikaw talaga," ginu

