Chapter 16

"Kayo na muna ang bahala sa mansiyon, manang. I'll just give you enough money for your needs here. But if someone ask anyone of you, wala kayong kahit anong sasabihin. Understood?" 

The maids nodded. I was silent the whole time. Too shock and weak to even talk. Tahimik lang akong nakasunod kay mommy hanggang sa makapasok kami sa loob ng kotse. The armed men followed us. Nakasakay sila sa dalawang puting van na parehong nasa unahan at likuran ng kotseng sinasakyan namin. 

I am bothered with the threat of our lives. Ngunit sa biglaang pangyayari at sa mga nakakagulat na nalaman ay hindi ko magawang makapag-isip ng maayos. I didn't say anything until we reached the airport. I was just in my mother's side, following everything that she says. Dahil alam kong mas nakakapag-isip siya ng matino kung anong dapat gawing aksiyon. 

Gulong-gulo ang utak ko. I can't think straight and I'm still on the process of absorbing everything on my mind. At hindi iyon ma