ALPHA REJECTION
From the car, we watch as she approaches with deliberate, steady movements, her knock sounding crisp and deliberate in the still air.
The door opens moments later, and Silas steps out. He’s tall and broad-shouldered, his weathered face framed by graying hair. He exudes a quiet authority, the kind of presence that doesn’t need to shout to command attention.
A woman steps out beside him—Silas’s wife, I assume. She’s softer in appearance, her dark waves of hair cascading over her shoulders. Her eyes are sharp, though, assessing.
Even with the distance, our heightened senses pick up their conversation clearly.
Sikat na Kabanata