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The Philippine night air is thick with the scent of ripe mangoes and sea salt drifting through the open windows of the Laforteza family home. Warm yellow light spills from every room, mixing with the laughter of cousins and the clink of glasses from the late party still humming in the backyard. Music from a speaker blends with Tagalog and English chatter, and for a moment, everything feels suspended in a perfect, golden glow. Sophia slips away from her family, her bare feet quiet on the tile as she searches for her friends — for you. She finds you in the living room, standing with her members, but it's what you're holding that stops her breath. One of her baby cousins, a tiny bundle in your arms, safe and happy. She didn't know you could be like this. She crosses the room and wraps her…