Chapter 23

I was about to get a cab when my phone received a message—a message that I never thought I would receive. It is from my mother, asking me what happened yesterday.

My teeth gritted. So she heard about the news from my brother. Sana lang ay hindi pinasama ng kapatid ko ang imahe ko because the last time he told her about something, my mother cut my allowance for a month. Mabuti na lang may naitabi akong pera kaya nakaraos ako.

I did not reply. I don't want my day to start with anger. Kahit na nainis ako sa pusa kanina, hindi naman no'n nasira ang araw ko kundi itong text na ito.

I breathed a sigh as I hopped into a cab to go to Marcus Universit