This can't be happening! Hindi pwedeng mangyari 'to! Pepper is literally shaking after she heard their parents' decision. Tito Jordan is sending Alex to the States! Her worst nightmare is happening. And she can't wake up because it is happening right now, while she's wide awake!
"No, you can't do that!" puno ng emosyong sagot niya. Hindi niya napigilan ang pagtaas ng boses. "Hindi ako papayag!"
Lahat ng mata ay napatuon sa kanya. Dagli siyang nilapitan ng Mommy niya at hinagod ang likod para kumalma siya. But she is already panicking. She can't calm herself down. What added more to her anxiety is the fact that Alex was just silent. Ni hindi siya tiningnan nito simula pa ng dumating ang mga ito kanina.
"Erika, this is the best for the two of you," anang Mommy niya. "You and Alex are t
