14 Rheus I smiled as I climbed down the stairs when I saw Lax sitting on the sofa. Mom is sitting next to him, teaching him some lessons. Why the heck this early? Napakaaga pa para mag-aral siya. Naalala ko ang sabi ni Carramilla. Silipin ko raw ang anak ko kagabi. Ginawa ko naman pero tulog na ito. “Good morning Daddy!” masiglang sigaw ng bata sa akin kaya mas lalo kong nilaparan ang ngiti ko. “Good morning, son. Where’s Devign?” luminga ako dahil himala na hindi si Devign ang nasa tabi ng anak ko. “She left earlier than the usual time. What’s happening to that girl, Rheus? Is she okay? Lagi na lang siyang nakabusangot. She wasn’t like that before.” Mommy asked that’s why I nearly sighed. I Can’t tell her that Devign and Carra had a catfight. Ang dalawang babaeng nagsasabong sa lo