It was Christmas day. Visitors come and go. After lunch, her daughter told her that she is going out to see her boyfriend. She was a little adamant about the idea of her going out on Christmas day. “It is suppose to be family day,” she replied without a word but decided to let her go. This is with the condition that she must be back sooner.

At two o’clock there were no visitors so she took a nap on the sofa. She must have dozed off because she was not awakened by her daughter returning from the mall. When she sat, still not oblivious of the people in the house, her daughter came out of the dining room and gave her a brown bag. “Ma, our Christmas gift to you.” It was a big surprise. She felt very happy and guilty at the same time.