DAPHNE's POV
I counted ten in my head as I tried to fully digest what I had heard. It literally took me quite a while to comprehend what Ninang Robie announced. He won? Did he really defeat me? I can’t believe it! At kung hindi ko pa narinig na nagsalita si Mommy ay hindi pa ako tuluyang makakaget-over sa nangyari.
“Congratulations, Hijo! I can see that you really deserved it!”
Napalingon agad ako nang marinig ko ang malakas na pagbati ni Mommy nang lumapit s’ya kay Cian. Nakangiti s’ya ng maluwang at alam kong sadya n’yang pinapakita sa akin ‘yon. Dati pa n’yang sinasabing hindi masamang matalo kahit minsan dahil dumarating daw talaga ‘yan sa buhay ng tao. But I don’t think that was something you can really anticipate. Kahit na maging parte pa ‘yan ng buhay ng isang tao, I still don
