I don’t have to care about that anymore.

"Who's that, Big Sister?" Marieta asked me when I returned to the table.

“Hmm, I think I need to go back to Manila. I need to work,” I said and smiled at them. No one really knows that I'm married to someone. Big Sister Rose and I decided to keep it to ourselves. I also prefer that because I'm afraid that they'll meet River. I don't want to feel bad introducing him to them and at last, we'll just go on our own paths. I’m also afraid they’ll worry more about me. They will be even more guilty. They'll probably think that...