Kabanata 38: Recruiting

CASSY

HUMIGPIT ang hawak ni Pierre sa akin. I can still see that he has not fully recovered from shock. His hands are still shaking. Beads of sweat are still rolling from his forehead down to his cheeks. He even gritted his teeth while looking back at the slightly opened door.

"We must do something, Cassy, we can't leave the kids like this," halos pabulong nitong saad bago itinukod ang kaniyang mga kamay sa kaniyang tuhod. "We need to save them. We can still save them. There are still few alive. And who knows, baka may mga bata pang nakatago sa ibang kuwarto. And the women, they might have suffered the same fate."

Hinawakan ko ang balikat niya at tinapik ito. I can feel his strong desire to save his brother's people. Gusto ko rin naman silang iligtas. But it's too risky. Kapag umakto kami ngayon, we will jeopardize not just ourselves, but also the captives.

Baka kami pa ang lumabas n