"Nasa kanila po ba si Ethan?" I asked Mama when I got home late Saturday afternoon.
She was at the kitchen preparing our dinner and I immediately put down my bag to help her in peeling the carrots and potatoes.
"At bakit? Ngayon mo lang hindi kabuntot sa lakad mo, hinahanap mo na agad?" she asked back while wriggling her eyebrows.
She was being playful but I felt my cheeks heat up at her comment.
"May mga missed calls po kasi siya kaninang umaga pero after ng exam at interview ko na nakita. Tinatawagan ko, hindi naman sumasagot."
Napatawa si Mama.
"Pumunta siya rito kaninang umaga, hinahanap ka. Noong sinabi kong naka-alis ka na at nag-a-apply, nag-iba ang timpla ng mood at umasim ang mukha tapos umuwi. Ayun, nagmukmok yata sa bahay nila maghapon, hindi lumalabas."
I bit my lip with
