CHAPTER 45: Belief
I was four years old when I heard about the law.
“Thou shalt not believe in anything with relevance to magic or fantasy,” that’s what my father said as she combed my hair. Nang una ay hindi ko maintindihan ang ibig niyang sabihin. “That means you can’t say a word related to it nor be amazed. By the time you defied it, the citizens will be the judge. Your head will be their trophy, and your death is a satisfaction.”
“Why, Papà?” tanong ko sa kaniya dahil hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung para saan ang batas na ito. “Why do we have that kind of law? Can’t we believe in fairy tales?”
He placed his finger in front of my lips and hushed me. “Gaya ng sinabi ko, Ophelia, bawal kahit ang salita dahil sa oras na marinig ka ng mga tao, sila ang magiging patunay na nalabag mo
