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The silence that followed the slamming of the door was louder than any scream. Nakahinga ako, may nginig pa rin ang buong katawan ko. maging ang luha ko ay biglang nabitin sa pagdaloy mula sa mga mata ko.
My knees gave out and I collapsed on the cold marble floor, still trembling. My breath came out in ragged sobs, half relief, half pure, gutting fear.
Napatingin ako sa malapad na sinturon na binitiwan niya kanina. Para iyong nalukot na ahas sa malamig na sahig. Hindi niya ako nasaktan, pero iniwan niya akong puno ng takot ang dibdib.
Why didn’t he do it? Bakit hindi niya itinuloy? Malcolm Ferragamo never stopped when he started something. And I saw it in his eyes, he was going to do it. He wanted to do it.
So why didn’t he?
Tumingin ako sa paligid. The room wa
