The last few days, they lived their lives as if the Jess drama never happened. Walang bukas na usapan, walang linaw—just something lingering in the air, unaddressed, quietly present.
Kanina pa nakatitig si Matt sa laptop niya. He was looking at the twins’ photos again. Swaddled in blue and yellow blankets, both of them impossibly small, impossibly fragile.
Walang picture ni Gabby after the twins were born.
I was sick.
Paulit-ulit bumabalik sa isip niya ang sagot nito.
Gusto niya sanang itanong kahapon, pero ramdam niya ang pag-iwas ni Gabby. Hindi lantaran—just subtle enough to make him back off.
He scrolled again. From the first photo to Gabby nearing full term. Napansin niya ulit ang hindi niya maialis sa isip—imbes na tumaba tulad ng karamihan sa buntis, she looked thinner. And th
