CHAPTER 18 I busied myself with cooking. I didn't fantasize about having a perfect, complete family because I knew that was impossible. But having a decent family, even if it wasn't perfect, was enough for me. Iyon lang naman ang hiling ko. Pero bakit kahit na ganoon ay pinagkait pa rin ng tadhana sa amin? Bakit hindi naging matatag si Mama? Bakit siya nagpalamon sa sarili niyang emosyon? Bakit hindi niya kami inisip no'ng mga panahon na kailangan namin ng magulang? I want to ask her that. But every time I tried, she just shouted and had some seizures. Hindi madali para sa akin iyon. I loved her, but that wasn't enough for me to be mad at her sometimes. Dahil lang namatay si Papa... Nawalan na ng bait si Mama. Kailangan kong magtrabaho at tumigil sa pag-aaral dahil walang sumusuporta s

