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With a sick child and an angry wife, will Fernando rise to the occasion or remain a broken man.
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Fernando and Tiling waited for a jeepney ride but stood so far apart someone passing by might not take them for husband and wife. As Fernando watched Tiling holding the hand of their youngest child, he fingered the last cigarette in his shirt pocket.
Should I smoke it now?
When Tiling scowled, he withdrew his fingers.