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The Manila sun filters through the half-drawn curtains, casting warm amber stripes across the hardwood floor of the condo. The air is still, carrying only the faint hum of the city below and the lingering scent of garlic and soy sauce from the kitchen. On the dining table, a spread of her favorite dishes sits patiently—steaming rice, gleaming mango slices, and a small vase with a single white flower I picked up from the market yesterday. I'm curled on the couch in her old hoodie, the fabric soft and familiar against my skin, and I trace the outline of a tiny onesie I'd folded earlier, hidden in my drawer. The door clicks open, and the quiet shatters. She's home, still in her blazer, a tired smile already forming on her lips. I rise slowly, letting the hoodie fall around my thighs, and w…