Chapter 94: Home 3

It was a manic day for Charlie. No. It was chaos spelled in all caps.

She’s running late from her appointment “Hey, slow down, beautiful. You’ll hurt yourself,” nakangiting sabi ni Gael sa kanya, sumandal pa sa hamba ng pinto ng walk-in closet niya.

“Go away, Gael. You know I cannot be late today,” sabi niya habang naglalagay ng sunscreen sa mukha.

Gael chuckled. “Bakit, hindi ka naman late a. You still have at least an hour and a half to spare.”

She scoffed and picked up her blush powder. She won’t wear her full make-up today. “An hour and a half spare that I’ll spend for travel. You know how’s Manila traffic in the morning, Gael. It’s one of the worse and I can’t afford to be late today. Nakakahiya sa orphanage at carehome! At lalong nakakahiya kay Ate Sophie.”

It’s true, kasama niya sa pagpunta sa bahay-ampunan at carehome ang kapatid ni Jasmine ngayon. Siguro, kung hindi lang kapapanganak ni Jasmine, baka kasama rin niya ito ngayon.

Visiting orphanages was a thing she had been d