VIVIAN DE VERA
Bumukas ang pinto ng SUV at napanganga ako. Hinawakan ko ang braso ni Wynter at nilingon niya ako.
Hindi ko siya hinayaan na makababa. “Where are we going? Bakit may big boat?”
“It’s a yacht,” pagtatama niya.
“No. No. Saan mo ako dadalhin?”
“Somewhere safe.”
“No! This is just simple robbery— I mean, ire-report ko lang ito sa pulis and… and you got those people so I guess, everything is fine now.”
Huminga ito ng malalim. “Vivian… know that this isn’t a simple robbery. They have a goal— to get something from you.”
“That’s what robbers do!”
“They ransack your house for two consecutive days, Vi! Think of it.”
“Malay mo, marami silang nakita na valuables.”
“Vi…” He sighed. Hinawakan ni Wynter ang kamay ko at pinisil iyon. “I don’t want to hurt your feelings… but I k
