“Even if you have a lot of money, you are not qualified for this table.”
He turned to Nanay Loring.
“Mom, just eat. Then, I will take you to the province. I will give you capital so that you will no longer be slaves to people who do not know how to respect.”
Nanay Loring burst into tears as she slowly sliced the steak.
Ma’am Stella, on the other hand, was red with shame. She did not finish her meal. She hurriedly paid and left—and in that moment, she was the one left outside, while her once despised servant was treated like family inside.
5 days later
Mother Loring returned to the province—no longer as a maid, but as the owner of a small cafeteria called “Kay Nanay.”
Every day, there was free food for hungry children.
On the wall, there was a picture of a dirty child and a smiling old woman.
And whenever someone asked why she helped even though life was difficult, Mother Loring had only one answer:
“Because once, I fed a child… and he changed my fate.”