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Paul Shalem
Ito ang unang araw ng pasok ko sa Serenity bilang acting president. Acting lang. My wife is still the President but I couldn’t afford to see her every day, sitting here, massaging her temples or her back because she’s tired.
She wanted to go back to teaching and I’ll support her all the way.
Bumaba ako sa sasakyan, hawak ang smartphone ko. Nissy’s calling me.
“Kuya!” bulalas niya.
“Uhm?” simpleng sagot ko.
She seems panicking. What the heck is her problem? Napakaaga pa para bulabugin ako ng babaeng ito. Sometimes she calls me kuya but most of the time she calls me, Paul.
“Fatimah is not opening her condo. Galing ako doon para magdala ng supplies niya pero hindi niya binubuksan ang pinto. I used the duplicate and she’s not home. She’
