"Aw. Mga sapatos to, langga. Gusto ka palitan tika ug bag-o? Pilii daw to."

"OH. THOSE WERE, SHOES, HONEY. DO YOU WANT ME TO BUY YOU NEW ONES? YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM THOSE PHOTOS I SENT YOU."

The chatter in the background gets more intense.

"Saba lagi dira ma?"

"WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW MA?"

"Ay, kauban nako akong mga officemates. Day-off man gud namo run. Nanglaag mi." She chuckles. "Kahinumdom man kang Eskild no?"

"OH, I'M WITH MY OFFICEMATES RIGHT NOW. IT'S OUR DAY-OFF. SO WE'RE JUST HANGING OUT."

"YOU REMEMBER ESKILD, RIGHT?"

"Oo ma."

"YES MA."

"Say hi," she says to her officemates. "It's my daughter, Maya."

"Hello Maya!" Everybody says from a distance.

"Kumusta Maya!" A guy says in a thick Norwegian accent.

"Hi Eskild."

Eskild says something unintelligible followed by some other laughs.

Maya can hear her mother laugh as well. "Ma, murag busy man ka ma. Unya na lang ta isturya."

"MA. IT'S ALRIGHT. IF YOU'RE BUSY, WE CAN TALK LATER."

"Dili ko busy uy. Bag-o ra man mi nahuman ug lunch."

"I'M NOT BUSY AT ALL. WE JUST FINISHED EATING LUNCH."

"Aw, pero...Basig mabored na ug hulat imong mga kauban."

"OH, BUT...YOUR WORKMATES MIGHT GET BORED OF WAITING."

"Sus, ate uy. Isturya lang gud ta. Humana naman pud mi. Murag manguli naman ni sila."

"DON'T WORRY, MAYA. IT'S FINE. WE CAN TALK. WE'RE DONE FOR THE DAY. SOME OF THEM ARE PROBABLY LEAVING IN A WHILE."

Maya sighs. "Okay."

"Kumusta naman ka langga? Happy kaayo ko nga nitubag na gyud ka sa akong tawag. I miss you."

"HOW ARE YOU LANGGA? I'M SO HAPPY YOU FINALLY ANSWERED MY CALL. I MISS YOU."

Maya doesn't respond and just stares at the paused virtual school tour.

"Kumusta man mo dira ni May-may, ate? Okay lang mo dira? Kumusta si Ante Kakay? Nagakaon mo ug tarong langga?"

"HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S MAY-MAY? ARE YOU OKAY? HOW'S ANTE KAKAY? ARE YOU EATING WELL?"

"Ma..." Maya lets out a nervous exhale. "Gusto ko mutransfer."

"I WANT TO TRANSFER."

She goes quiet for a while. "Ha?"

"WHAT?"

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