Back to the time when Raven graduated from college.
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"What do you mean you can't come to the party? Buddy— matagal-tagal tayong hindi magkikita, you can't skip this party?" reklamo ni Marco mula sa kabilang linya.
"I can't leave the baby alone in my house," he reasoned.
"What baby?'
Mula sa pagtanaw sa labas ng bintana ng living room ay nilingon niya ang batang naka-upo sa sahig at nakatunghay sa kaniya. She was sucking her thumb as she watched him— innocent curiousity was in her big, hazelbrown eyes.
Damn it— out of all her mother's features, why the eyes?
"What baby, Raven?" ulit ni Marco sa kabilang linya nang walang marinig na sagot mula sa kaniya.
Humugot muna siya ng malalim na paghinga bago sumagot, "Remember when I t
