Chapter 38: Alive

Inikot-ikot ni Timothy ang basong hawak habang prenteng nakaupo sa ergonomic chair at matiim na nakatitig sa labas ng malaking bintana ng sarili niyang opisina. Hindi niya maiwasang hindi mahulog sa malalim na pag-iisip tuwing sumasagi sa isip niya ang mga nangyari this past years. He was lost when they lost Caroline. Ang hirap ng adjustment na kailangan niyang gawin lalo na pagdating sa pagiging ama sa dalawa nilang anak. Clover and Charlotte did not grow up with him, kaya sobrang hirap mangapa. At alam niyang naging mahirap din sa dalawa ang biglang pagkawala ng ina ng mga ito.

And now that Caroline was back, the kids were so excited to reunite with their mom. The problem is, Caroline couldn’t recognize them. She was trying, unfortunately, the overdose of the drugs that Jordan gave her, made Caroline’s memory—lost. And the experts are still monitoring her condition as she undergoes rehabilitation.

Hindi sana mangyayari ang lahat ng ito kung mabilis nilang nahanap si Jordan. But what