Kabanata 36

SA ISANG magarbong opisina kami nagpunta. The shiny tiled gray walls instead of paint and the gold plated surname of the lawfirm says it all, the place is dull and undemanding. Flat and monotone. Honest but crude.

Ang lahat ng pumapasok at lumalabas ay walang kangiti-ngiti. Court battle as exciting as it is, may not be always happy. It is ending ties, a broken partnership, a broken friendship and to me, a broken marriage. Isang pagkakaunawaang nabuo sa pagtitiwala, that it became unfixable and a third party has to decide on your future.

A curvy woman attended to me in a private office, fully made up in her knee length deep orange wrap around dress. Her hair is in loose curls, umabot pa iyon halos sa kanyang baywang. Pormal niyang inilahad ang kanyang kamay.

"Attorney Bori, good morning, Mrs. Algin."

Tumikhim ako, hindi na sanay sa address na iyon. "l know nobody calls you Mrs. Algin anymore but according to the law, while we are talking, you are still Mrs. Alcantara, and has all the r