CHAPTER NINE - Broken Promises

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Hiraya My lips trembled in anguish and pain. “The forest is gone. T-The people are getting sick and are not treated well. The children are forced to work. And when an elder tried to defend his grandchild to stop the beating, one of your men shot him and left him to die. And you know what hurts the most? He was deprived of the bahaghari stone. He was left to die and so are my people.  You call that decent?” His eyes were frantic as he watched the video. “Did Bughaw give this video to you? Did he tell you those fake stories?” “Yes. When you told me that there will be changes in Sinag for the better, I was expecting that my people would enjoy what I enjoy here. A better life. Not sending them to the afterlife.” My throat constricted in pain “T-This is not what you had promised me. Why are

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