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Justin and I couldn’t continue our conversation because after his phone call, my friends woke up. We all had breakfast together, and afterward, we checked out with a promise from my husband that we would spend a night here again.
Matet and Reysa drove back together while I rode with Justin in his car. As soon as we got home, Reysa’s mother called and asked her to go home. Matet went with her, and Justin and I were left alone again. They didn’t even stay for lunch and said they would just do a drive-thru at a fast-food place if they got hungry along the way.
As I watched their car drive away, Justin put his arm around me and guided me to the garden. We sat on the patio, and he sent tea to Manang.
“What did you and your mother fight about?” I didn’t respond. “Is she asking you for he
