Rosetta’s tears suddenly stopped streaming down her face when she heard that somehow familiar voice.
“Uncle Carlos?” Her brows furrowed, as she looked outside. She could see the man walking unstably toward their house, passing by the car that was parked nearby.
“Nah! Mao nang ako gi-text nimo ganiha, ‘Nang! (Now that’s what I texted you about earlier, Manang!)” Russel said in a hushed voice.
Rosetta’s eyes grew round upon hearing it. She glanced at her father whose shoulders slumped, shaking his head.
“He just arrived this afternoon,” he informed her. “I told him he’s not welcome in this house.”
Her scowling expression was not erased as she turned her head to peer outside. Carlos touched the car and patted it before he continued to walk, swaying. Sergei and Igor both looked at her an
