When Margaret went home, her mother is talking nonstop, while her sister-in-law is crying silently while seated on the sofa. The three children are also seated on the sofa, teary eyed but silently watching the commotion in front of them.
"Margaret... your bother..." Beatriz said, panting like she just did a marathon.
"Mom, relax, okay? Just sit down and stop talking–"
"How can I stop talking? Your brother ran away and left his family here!"
"I know... I know..."
She already told her that when they spoke over the phone. Her brother is nowhere to be found. Her mother thought that he did not wake up yet, and her sister thought that he left but told their mother where he is going. But Beatriz asked Nelina about him, and the latter was surprised to know that she doesn’t know where her son went.
"Big Sister Nelina, what really happened?"
At her sister-in-law's state, Margaret would not want to pry. But she needs to know all the details for her to come up with a solution.