Just a One Night Stand.

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as I entered our hou

m embrace. She’s been our housemaid since I

sk someone to fetch you at the airport

re is she? Where is Inah?” I asked. I am pulling m

go. Maybe she’s with her friends.” Manang answer

th her friends?”

ys alone, your parents are always out of town and she’s al

e long gone before I came?” May

e morning darling,” M

e deserves that, she needs to unwind sometimes. Most

l my room. “Thank you, Man

dy dinner time.” I want to sleep so badly. I am tired from the trip. I just go home here in the Philippines to unwind. I wan

t for dinner?” Manang never fails to ask me what I want for dinne

because you’re the one that will cook it for me!” I smiled after that. I really love Manang. I cannot

n before finally leaving me. I can still

ing into my bed. “It’s been a while my beddy bed!” I just put my han

en I feel someone slightly tapping my legs. I want to close my eyes

l wiping my eyes as I answer manang. I am still sleepy. I feel manang stan

d after I left. I have a lot of questions and I hope Aninah will be patient enough to answer me. I hope she

lone inside this house sometimes. I don’t know how seldom our parents go here to bond with Inah or just to visit her. I know that they are bus

dining area, no sign of A

ave a conversation with among the maids. Aside from she’s been around since I wa

s are very strict with me, maybe because I am naturally hard-headed and I am always prone to danger and chaos. But to be honest, I always obe

my plate while waiting for manang to answer me. It’s nea

where she went during that day. I did not ask her.” 4 am? I’m sure that our parents ar

me manang?” I asked manang to eat with me, I am always eating alone

from that I can’t eat as much as I eat before. It’s bad for my health and I need to

ime? If the food is good for your body

ad. And only manang calls me ija. Never in my life have my mom c

wonder who’s that, it’s already late for visitors and I know manang did not o

e did you go?!” I shouted at Inah, she was with her friends and

but she badly wanted it. We’re very sorry, we did not expect that she will be t

was not like this when I left. I am already twenty-five years old and I can count how many times I w

We were at the bar last month and that’s

w, you may go. It’s already late. Thank you for taking care of my sister. By

k to her tomorrow.” I am pissed right now, what a way to

d her? Tomorr

be a vacation,

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