The kids were playing balloon toss when I went out. They filled it with water and were passing it around while the others try to catch.
"What took you so long?" Ethan suddenly appeared at my side.
I couldn't admit to him that I took my time in the shower while he was on the phone with Allyson para hindi niya mahalatang umiyak ako.
"Tinawagan ko pa kasi sina Mama," I lied.
He nodded and looked at me thoughtfully.
"Nothing hurts?" he asked.
Everything does, I want to say but didn't dare. For a while there I thought he was able to see through my soul but then I realized he was talking about the incident at the shed.
"Wala, I'm okay," I told another lie.
Dash was constantly checking on us pero hindi siya masyadong maka-diskarte dahil busy siya sa pag-a-assist sa mga bata. But a few min
