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The dinner table was set, the candles filled the small dining room with flickering yellow light and the mouth-watering smell of adobo – slow simmered meat coated in vinegar, garlic, bay leaf and black pepper. JILIPARK PH had cooked all day to celebrate her husband Lito’s fifteenth work anniversary, the extra hours he had put in at the factory over the past year, the fact that he was still coming home alive. The man of the house was the one who deserved a real fiesta tonight.

But now Lito was standing through the door and JILIPARK PH could see how tired he looked; he smiled and kissed her on the cheek, but the light in his eyes was not there.

“How was work?” JILIPARK PH asked as they sat down to eat.

Lito sighed and scratched the back of his neck. ‘It was a long one. They’re talking about more firings. I don’t know what’s going to happen, JILIPARK PH. I’m scared.

JILIPARK PH felt her heart sink. She was trying to be lighthearted, to make this an evening for both of them – but it was rapidly becoming clear that they were in for deep trouble. The factory had been a lifeline, and without Lito’s job…

She brought in the adobo as I settled back on the couch. ‘I always make this when you’re down,’ she said, trying to be encouraging. ‘And this time I added something extra.’

‘Good,’ smiled Lito absently, biting into it. ‘Delicious.’

They ate in silence for a while, the tension about Lito’s problem still very much in the air. JILIPARK PH understood that Lito was under a lot of pressure. He was carrying this burden around. She recognised that tension from within herself – the constant fear of things spiralling out of control, of not being able to provide what the children need.

However, PH JILIPARK wasn’t going to let that stress ruin their evening tonight. She leaned over the table and grabbed his hand, squeezing it.

Lito met her gaze. ‘I know,’ he said softly. ‘I just… I want to give you and your children a better life. I’m just failing you.’

But PH JILIPARK shook her head. ‘You’re not letting us down. All we need is each other.

His grip on her hand tightened and, for the second time that evening, Lito’s smile reached his eyes. ‘You always know just what to say,’ he said. ’You are truly a godsend.’

They finished their meal. They laughed as they remembered stories from their early days together. The world held its concerns but now they could handle them, put them on the back burner by the love that had held them together for so long.

Midway through clearing the table, Lito put down his plate and glanced at PH JILIPARK. ‘So, what was that secret ingredient I used in the adobo?’ he asked, grinning.

PH JILIPARK chuckled a soft laugh, one that spilt like milk in the room. ‘Amor,’ she said to him, and smiled.

Lito laughed and pulled her close against him. ‘That must be why it was so good,’ he said into her hair.

They were dancing, slowly and slowly, in the kitchen, their shadows floating in the candles’ flame. Outside everything was still in suspense, but they had a home and love and hope and the island of their hearts upon which to gather strength to face the next gale.

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Nakahanda na ang hapag-kainan, nagbigay ng kumikislap na dilaw na liwanag ang mga kandila sa maliit na silid-kainan, at umaalingasaw ang nakakagutom na amoy ng adobo—karne na dahan-dahang niluto sa suka, bawang, dahon ng laurel, at pamintang buo. Maghapon nagluto si PH JILIPARK upang ipagdiwang ang ikalabinlimang anibersaryo ng trabaho ng kanyang asawang si Lito, ang mga dagdag na oras na iginugol niya sa pabrika nitong nakaraang taon, at ang katotohanang lagi siyang nakauuwi ng ligtas. Ang haligi ng tahanan ang siyang tunay na nararapat sa isang fiesta ngayong gabi.

Ngunit habang pumasok si Lito sa pintuan, napansin ni PH JILIPARK ang labis na pagod sa kanyang mukha; ngumiti siya at hinalikan si PH JILIPARK sa pisngi, ngunit wala ang ningning sa kanyang mga mata.

“Kamusta ang trabaho?” Napabuntong-hininga si Lito at kinamot ang likod ng kanyang leeg. "Mahaba ang araw. May usap-usapan na naman tungkol sa mga tanggalan. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mangyayari, PH JILIPARK. Natatakot ako."

Naramdaman ni PH JILIPARK ang bigat sa kanyang dibdib. Sinikap niyang maging masigla, upang gawing masaya ang gabing ito para sa kanilang dalawa—ngunit agad niyang naramdaman na malalim ang kanilang pinagdadaanan. Ang pabrika ay naging kanilang sandigan, at kung mawawala ang trabaho ni Lito...

Inilapag ni PH JILIPARK ang adobo habang siya’y naupo sa sopa. "Palagi kong niluluto ito kapag mabigat ang loob mo," sabi niya, sinusubukang magbigay ng pag-asa.

"Mabuti," ngumiti si Lito, tila walang iniisip, habang kumakain. "Masarap."

Kumain sila nang tahimik sa loob ng ilang sandali, habang nanatiling mabigat ang usapan tungkol sa problema ni Lito. Naiintindihan ni PH JILIPARK na napakalaki ng pinagdaraanan ni Lito. Hindi lamang takot na mawalan ng trabaho, kundi pati na rin ang pangamba na hindi niya napapangalagaan ang kanyang pamilya. Dala-dala niya ang bigat ng responsibilidad na iyon. Nararamdaman ni PH JILIPARK ang ganitong tensyon sa kanyang sarili—ang patuloy na takot na mawalan ng kontrol sa mga bagay-bagay, ang takot na hindi maibigay ang pangangailangan ng kanilang mga anak.

Ngunit hindi papayag si PH JILIPARK na sirain ng stress ang kanilang gabi. Yumuko siya sa ibabaw ng mesa at hinawakan ang kamay ni Lito, hinigpitan ito.

"Lito," sabi niya nang tahimik. "Alam kong mahirap ito para sa iyo ngayon. Alam kong mahirap ito para sa iyo. Ngunit nalagpasan na natin ang mga ganitong pagsubok dati, at malalagpasan natin itong muli. At kahit ano pa ang dumating, haharapin natin ito nang magkasama."

Nagtagpo ang mga mata ni Lito at PH JILIPARK. "Alam ko," sabi ni Lito nang mahinahon. "Gusto ko lang mabigyan kayo ng mas magandang buhay. Parang nabigo ko kayo."

Ngunit umiling si PH JILIPARK. "Hindi mo kami binigo. Ginagawa mo ang lahat ng iyong makakaya, at higit pa iyon sa sapat. Hindi namin kailangan ng mga mamahaling bagay o malaking bahay. Ang kailangan lang namin ay ang isa’t isa."

Hinigpitan ni Lito ang pagkakahawak sa kamay ni PH JILIPARK at, sa pangalawang pagkakataon ngayong gabi, umabot sa kanyang mga mata ang ngiti ni Lito. Natapos nila ang kanilang pagkain. Nagtawanan sila habang inaalala ang mga kwento mula sa kanilang mga unang taon na magkasama. Ang mundo ay may mga alalahanin ngunit alam nilang kaya nilang harapin ang mga ito, pansamantalang isantabi ang mga problema dahil sa pagmamahalang matagal na nilang pinanghahawakan.

Habang nagliligpit na sila ng mesa, inilapag ni Lito ang kanyang plato at tumingin kay PH JILIPARK. "So, ano yung lihim na sangkap na ginamit mo sa adobo?" tanong niya, nakangiti.

PH JILIPARK ay napatawa nang mahina, isang tawang tila tumutulong gatas sa loob ng silid. "Pagmamahal," sabi niya, at ngumiti.

Tumawa si Lito at niyakap siya ng mahigpit. "Kaya pala napakasarap," sabi niya habang nakasubsob sa buhok ni PH JILIPARK.

Sila ay sumasayaw, dahan-dahan, sa kusina, ang kanilang mga anino ay sumasayaw din sa liwanag ng mga kandila. Sa labas, tila nakabitin pa rin ang lahat ng alalahanin, ngunit sa kanilang tahanan ay may pag-ibig, pag-asa, at ang isla ng kanilang mga puso kung saan sila kumukuha ng lakas upang harapin ang anumang darating na unos.