“Mom! Mom!” Dallie dashed to her mother’s side, shaking her frantically.
Her mother groaned. Dallie’s heart was beating so fast inside her chest. She thought her heart would jump out because of fear.
“Dalisay? You’re home?” Eliana moved to lie down properly. She sounded groggy from sleep.
Dallie sighed in relief. “You scared me, Mom! Why was your head hanging like that? I thought something bad had happened to you!” She massaged and tapped her chest, taking a deep breath and letting it go. She put her hands on her waist, looking down at her mother, who was blinking from the bright light.
“I had no idea. I was just… so tired, I guess,” her mother said. “Where were you? You didn’t tell me.”
“Uh… That… I was just doing this… you know, new job. Now, I’m here.”
“What’s your new job? Can y
