Chapter 11

Mabilis ang aking hakbang paakyat sa opisina ni Zach. It's almost eight in the morning,late na ako. Paano kasi, wala ang nanny ni Matthew kaya kinailangan ko siyang ihatid sa school. My baby is in preschool and he looks forward to going to school every day, ayaw mag-absent.

"You're late." Bungad ni Zach sa akin. He's standing in front of my desk, both hands on his hips. Nakakunot pa ang kilay at parang hindi maganda ang gising.

Ikaw nga kahapon hindi na bumalik galing sa date mo.

"I'm sorry, Sir," I said, "I did some important things."

"How critical is it for you to be late?" Wow.

Ayokong makipagtalo. Nakakaubos ng laway umagang-umaga. Kahit hindi naman dapat ay magpapaliwanag na lang ako.

"My baby's nanny is away, so I sent him to school," I said stiffly. Tama yan, magulat ka!

"How... how is he?" Zach asked.

&nbs