Chapter 12: Crazy

Naalimpungatan si Kent dahil tumutunog ang cellphone niya at may tumatawag mula sa isang unknown number. Napatingin siya sa katabi at hindi niya namalayan na nakatulog pala si Siobeh sa kwarto niya sa sobrang kalasingan nito. Ini ayos niya ang higa nito at kinumutan.

Kaagad siyang tumayo at sinagot ang tawag.

“Hello? Who’s this?”

“Uh.. is this Uncle Kent?”

“Uncle… what? Wait, Coop?!”

“Uncle! I’m only using a burner phone now!”

“Burner what?! What the fuck are you doing Coop?! It’s not a toy, okay?! Seriously?! A five year old using a burner phone!”

“I have something to tell you!”

“What is it? It’s 3AM, go back to sleep, kiddo, and don’t call me again!”

“But Mommy isn’t home yet!”

“What?!”

“I don’t know where she is, she said she will just visit Grandma Claudia from the mental hospital but she isn’t home yet,”

“Totoo ba yan?! Pag ako niloloko mo, humanda ka talaga sa aking bata ka!”

“I’m serious Uncle! I’m getting worried, please save my Mom!”

“Okay, papunta na ako, sandali,