Chapter 9: A Fight For Love

Charlie took in a sharp breath before she began to descend on the grandstaircase of their home. Truth be told, she's not fine. She barely slept and the heaviness in her heart didn't go away.

Sa ibang pagkakataon, baka nagmukmok na siya sa kanyang kuwarto at hindi na lang lumabas maghapon. But she is a grown woman now. She has responsibilities too. And so she must set aside everything that's bothering her and show up for work today.

She sighed. She's exhausted from all the crying and thinking. But she just realized today, that rest would really be a luxury once her real work at SSL begins.

Agad siyang napahinto nang marating niya ang dining. Her Mom and Dad are already there silently having breakfast with her younger brother, Caleb. Nakabalik na pala ito mula sa bakasyon nito sa San Gabriel. Kung sabagay, halos isang linggo na lang, magbubukas na ulit ang klase. Her brother will enter the university this year.

For a while, she just stood there, at the entrance of the dining room an