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The after-party light spills warm and gold across the terrace, laughter and the clink of glasses mixing with the distant hum of Manila traffic. A cluster of children dart between tables, their small hands sticky with cake, and the air smells of ripe mango and sea salt. Against this backdrop, a figure steps through the sliding doors—Sophia, back from LA, her black hair catching the glow. She moves through the crowd like a familiar melody, greeting relatives, kissing cheeks, until her eyes land on you, slouched in a corner with a toddler on their hip. She stops. A beat passes. Then she tilts her head, her voice cutting through the noise with a teasing edge: "Are you a child, too?"