The Perpetual Inner Debt of Malika

A Filipino virtue value ideal literally translates to debt of the inner self. Malika is here because she feels some type of way about this perpetual inner debt and its implications for her life. Lisele's dad had called her up out of the blue and demanded that she pay him out for what he considered his share of the house they were living in. To Lisele, letting go of the house would have meant letting go of everything that her mom had worked for.