Anya's cry was not the ordinary cry. I was more of a soft whimpered.
"Ante, babalik naman ako sa mansion. Gusto ko lang makita si Lola."
"Lola. Puro ka lang lola! Sinabi ko na sa 'yo, 'wag kang umuwi rito nang isang taon!"
I walked silently towards the noise. I only heard two voices, so I guessed that it was only Anya and her Aunt.
"Ante, nasa'n si Lola?"
Then I heard a slashed from a whip. A groaned followed. I stopped in my tracks and peeked at the people inside a chamber. There was a woman standing in front of Anya. The woman was pale and her face was furious. She was holding a whip.
On the other hand, Anya was silently crying in front of the woman while kneeling. I knotted my brows. I did not know that someone whould whip Anya. Anya seemed composed, timid, and innocent from bu
