CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: NIGHT CHANGES

Thirdy

DIRE-DIRETSO akong pumasok sa opisina nina Mama at Papa. Doon naabutan ko sila na kausap ang mga nakatatanda kong kapatid. Maybe it's about Uncle Javi's condition that's getting worse as the day goes by. But the twist and turns on our family will never affect my decision.

“What brings you here, Thirdy?” tanong agad ni Kuya JD sa akin.

“I found them already.” Deklara ko at mukhang alam naman na nila kung ano sinasabi ko. “I'll go after them so I am here to submit my resignation letter.”

Inilapag ko ang envelope sa harap ni Papa na agad naman niyang binuksan. “Can a salary raise stop you from leaving?”

“Don't try bribing me, Papa. I've been looking for them everywhere and now that they're found, I'll make sure not to waste another years of doing nothing but chased ghosts.”

Simula ng piliin ko na magpunta sa Spain kasama ni Kuya Clarence, hindi ko na nakita ng personal si Jeni. We did try communicate but all of a sudden it stopped. I couldn't reached her phone, email and even on s