"Are you saying the truth and nothing but the truth, Sandoval?" Jelsey asked.
Sandoval nodded.
"Bakit ang nakalagay dito sa report ay hindi kayo magkaayos ng mapapangasawa mo?" I confronted him.
Napakunot din ang noo niya at mabilis na umiling. "That must be defamated or tampered. Or might be influenced by higher officials or my enemies."
Naningkit ang mga mata ko.
"Magkaayos kaming dalawa ni Charisse Villaluna, my fiancé's name. We're always agreeing with what one another was saying. We're supporting each other 'til we succeed and reached this wealth that we were living. I don't know why that day, nabilis mataranta si Charisse at palaging malalim ang iniisip. I loved her and I wanted to protect her. Kaso ngayon, patay na siya."
Kumuyom ang mga kamao nito't nagngitngit ang kaniyang mga ngipin. "She was beaten up while she was naked. May nakatarak din na tinidor sa kaniyang kanang mata. 'Yan ang natandaan ko nang magising akong umaga na, patay na silang dalawa.
"No'ng gabi bago mangyar
