Mar looks at the hand that hit his daughter. It trembles so he balls it into a fist. He turns to his brothers who stare at him with a million questions in their heads while all the others stare in quiet confusion.
"Susundan ko lang po si Meg." Russell breaks the silence.
"Hindi. Dito ka muna. Ipaliwanag mo sa amin ang nangyari." Tito tells him. "Paolito, ikaw na munang sumunod doon."
"Opo." Lito answers and hurries upstairs.
Megan's three Dads, Russell, his father and uncle then agree to talk in the dining room about what happened.
***
"Bes?" Lito knocks on her door. He presses his ear against it to listen. He can hear her sobbing on the other side. "Bestie, buksan mo naman tong pinto oh." He calls softly.
He waits for her to open the door. She doesn't. She just keeps crying.
He kn
