“Mang Reno’s gone and I knew where he went,” I said to my brothers, “Good thing Miguel is not here. We can move faster.”
“What happened?” Dan asked.
“While I was waiting for the monsters, I heard a faint voice somewhere… but I was busy counting in my head that I did not listen to it. It was the girl aswang’s voice, telling Mang Reno to go to her.”
“To where?” Sam asked.
“Into the village behind the thickest part of the forest.”
We all ran to Sam’s jeep before picking up our weapons and some unlit torches. Sam drove frantically near the village and stopped by the foot path leading to the creek.
I prayed as we ran to the washed-out bridge. Each of us had flashlights to illuminate our paths. From the distance, I could still see the burning woods.
In my mind I asked for more time. Pleas
