Chapter 15

Chapter 15: A sudden death

Jack's Perspective

Two days later...

I am in the middle of a class discussion when my father is calling me, I don't want to disturb the class, so instead of excusing myself I secretly answered the phone and whispered, "Hello, Dad?"

The moment I said those words, I could hear him sniffing.

"Dad, are you crying?" I asked in a low voice

"S-son, Z-Zio is dead!" His voice is cracking and trembling. But then the moment I heard him, halos hindi ako makahinga, hindi ako makapagsalita, ramdam ko ang pagsikip ng dibdib ko.

"Are you not joking, Dad?" I said trying not to believe what he just said, pero sa totoo lang hindi ko na mapigilan ang mga luha ko. Hindi! Hindi 'to totoo!

"Jack, I'm not a teenager anymore to joke a serious thing like this," he said. At ang luhang kanina ko pa pinipigilan ay sunod-sunod na tumulo mula sa mga mata ko. Hindi ako