Dumagundong ang puso ni Helena na nakahiga sa kahoy na sahig habang katabi ang anak na si Margaret sa loob ng madilim na kwarto. She presses her ear on the wooden floor and can barely make out the voices of the men talking underneath. She can't understand the word of what they're saying but by just the tone of their angry voices and slamming sound of the table... Helena can guess what they're talking about...
They'll kill them.
Bumangon si Helena at sinandal ang ulo sa dingding. She gasp for air for her chest is clenching with emotions. Di niya napigilan ang luhang dumaloy mula sa mga mata niya.
Iisa lang ang nasa isipan niya ngayon.
Ang maisalba ang anak.
Just as what a selfless and mother she is, Margaret Victoria Carolina is her one and only treasure in the world. Ayaw nga niya
