Our living arrangements at home are anything but usual. We maintain two households: one in Manila and the other in Cavite. My three siblings and I reside here in Manila (in a rented apartment) while our parents live in our permanent Cavite home. Given that setup, we just visit each other as time permits. Normally, it is us children who visit our parents in Cavite. But on certain occasions, it is our parents that visit us here in Manila.

My parents have been staying in our Manila apartment since the first week of last month because it was here where we celebrated my brother’s birthday. They’re going home tomorrow. The boyfriend was kind enough to drive them home using his new car. It was in good timing because we (the boyfriend and I) are supposed to attend an event in Cavite, also slated tomorrow.

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