Chapter 34

"DID YOU KILL THEM?"

Hindi ko na mabilang kung pang ilang ulit ko na iyon tinanong. Walang ni isang sumagot sa akin. Lumapit si Maja sa akin para hawakan ako sa balikat pero hinawi ko ang kamay niya. I want my dad to answer me directly! I want the answers with no sugarcoating. I need it!

"The target was Senator Fuentes... It was an accident, Gwen. Dapat ay hindi papatay." ani daddy.

Gusto kong magmura ng napakalakas. He did! They did!

"Three years ago, the business was failing. Wala kaming choice but to accept smuggled firearms para makabawi. Nalaman iyon ni Senator Fuentes. We all know he has connections sa AFP. Alam na rin naming maaari na kaming bumagsak pa Ialo. Umatras kami sa smuggling. We don't want to go to jail," ani daddy at bumuntong hininga.

"But Fuentes won't stop. He holds personal grudges, hija. We want to give him a warning so hinarangan ng mga tauhan ang isang van para makausap siya. Turns out, he wasn't there. Nauna ring nagpaputok ang mga bodyguards ng mga Fuentes."