Emil diberi pilihan: membakar lumut dan melupakan ayahnya selamanya, atau menyentuhnya dan ikut lenyap. Dia memilih untuk menyentuh — tetapi menarik kembali tangannya di saat terakhir. Lumutnya mundur. Ayahnya tetap menjadi pohon, tetapi Emil pulang ke Manila dengan membawa suara tetesan di dalam dadanya.
Emil does not burn the moss. Instead, he places his palm against the largest tree. The green spreads up his arm — not painfully, but like a mother’s embrace. He hears his father’s voice one last time: Lagaslas Sub Indo
“You came. That’s enough. Now go home — and tell them the forest is not cruel. It is just full.” Emil diberi pilihan: membakar lumut dan melupakan ayahnya
“You have his eyes,” she whispers. “Leave before the green takes you.” Lagaslas Sub Indo