Nica is the little sister I never had. Mula nang makilala ko siya noon, lagi ko na siyang dinadalaw sa bahay nila. At kung minsan ay naglalaro pa kami sa labas kasama ang mga kaibigan at kaedaran niya.
I did not care whether people looked at me weirdly, as long as I, we, enjoyed ourselves. Hindi naman judgemental ang mga kapit-bahay nina Amanda. In fact, I could see how much they loved it when they saw me play with the children.
Ni hindi ko alintana kung pawisan na ako o amoy pawis, basta ba ay mapasaya ko lang sila kahit sa simpleng paraan. Money does not have to be involved all the time when it comes to happiness. Just being there with them and hanging out with them despite the age difference, that is all that matters.
Hindi na nga lang ako makasunod sa kanila madalas dahil matanda na
