Lahat ng Kabanata ng Under The Cover of Darkness: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Bram stops walking and looks back at Aminah who happens to be looking at his jacket for a while before walking slowly. He follows her and also takes one step at a time, he remembers the first time that he saw Aminah who happens to almost perished. Bram wonder if the girl didn’t remember that incident or maybe he is the only one who was forgotten that day, how come she will remember him, she even run without looking back.Minutes have passed and Aminah enters a two-story old Spanish house. It has a wooden gate that shows its age and decay. There is a tall avocado tree in its yard and the house was surrounded by various types o flowers. Even at night, the energy inside the house can still be felt, Bram can hear the dog barking and conversations coming from inside accompanied by the sounds of plates and utensils.“Why are you late again? And why is your uniform dirty?”“I am one of the cleaners and it took us a while to clean up, where's Grandma?”She was in the room mumbling, waiting f

Aminah was walking slowly while scratching the corner of her eye, since her glasses were broken yesterday, she just wore her spare contact lens, it was custom made in case her glasses were broken. It was right that she had a replacement, especially in this kind of situation.Her eyes itched because she was not used to putting on contact lenses, her vision is also cloudy, and she feels like she didn't fix its proper placement so she went straight to the comfort room first. Aminah adjusted the contact lens for a few minutes before deciding to go straight to the room. She was walking in the hallway when she saw Mrs. Santos who carries a lot. Aminah smiled and was about to help her when she noticed Bram walking behind her.The classmate she met yesterday, the man and the name she hated after the night refuse to help her. In Aminah's mind, if she didn't get a chance to run that time, she probably wouldn't be in the world anymore. Even though it wasn't Bram's fault for what happened to her

It’s 7 am early in the morning but few people especially mothers are at the neighborhood sundry store, one of them is aunt Gena. They had gathered and gossiped outside for a while now and their faces showed that their topic was serious. Aminah who intends to talk to her aunt about her problem at school has been peeking at her aunt for a little while. She doesn't know how to tell her aunt that her guardian is being called. She really had no intention of calling her but she has been running away from her adviser for three consecutive days. What’s more is she’s not attending its class, it is more embarrassing if her teacher visits her at home. She's one of the remaining students whose guardian hasn't been summoned yet and she's embarrassed by how the adviser repeatedly reminds her and it's always broadcasted in class. Even the mocking look of Bram who she’s supposed to ignore becomes vivid to her, she feels that she should be the one looking at that man like that because she found out h

Aminah was inside the police station, she was sitting on the corner after giving her statement about the incident. Since her encounter with Nonoy doesn’t have any special to do with its case they just allow her to leave and wait on the side cause someone will bring her home. The provincial office was too busy; people are too occupied answering endless calls, they were restless, and operating all she can hear is it was all about Nonoy.As she was observing the crowded office she saw the man that introduce himself as a police officer in a civilian black hoodie who had just come in. He was following the officer in his uniform and they seem to have a quarrel since they were talking loudly.“I’ve allowed you to become a stool pigeon and tell me his whereabouts, not to run after him”“He’s a criminal now, a person of interest, and already in front of me. What do you expect me to do? Just let him wander”“You know that what you did is dangerous and I’ve to remind you that a person is always

Sunday morning when Aminah notice how unusually busy everyone in the house was. Her Aunt was dressing the twins, Uncle Gener was already dressed and repairing something in his tricycle, and Angel was packing a large bag with Tupperware. They all appear to be heading to a family picnic, which piqued Aminah's curiosity."What's the deal with this?" Aminah peeked inside the bag at the stacked Tupperware Angel was preparing."Tupperware," Angel said cynically before continuing her work."I know, but what is it for? Are you planning another family trip? ”"What do you mean a family trip? My father works at Cecilia's Paradise, so we're heading there. They were celebrating the 17th anniversary of the resort.""Cecilia's paradise?" Why is this necessary then? " Aminah asked again, puzzled by the number of containers on the bag."It's a dish container since several dishes will be put inside later. For sure it’s like a feast there just like last year and packing some food is essential. It wi