"Until my parents cut off the joy I felt. They came back to the country because they finished school. They were going to take us here to Manila because they were going to build a business. The three of us didn't want to be far from each other. -one, I really don't want to leave Pampanga. I want Harren and I to be here with grandma. Grandma didn't agree to let our parents take us." He interrupted what he said. He bent down and played with my hand.

"Eh, Harren and I made fools of our parents. We thought we were just going to vacation here in Manila, but it...