It had been days after that night. I did not contact Anya again after she told me that Mang Selyo was there in the hospital, and that Japen was recovering in a good pace. I just told her that she could contact me anytime if she needed help.
Hindi ko pwedeng tawagan siya nang paulit-ulit or else I would lose the chance to hide their whereabouts. Also, I promise Dad to never contact them again in exchange of him sparing them. So I had been contented to know that they were in the good hands.
That afternoon, I was on the balcony, sitting on the chair and looking over the horizon. The sun was hanging low in the sky and it emitted orange streaks on the clouds. The breeze was soft and it carried the smell of the forest and fresh moss from afar.
It had rained earlier that morning and I had wa
