by FEBRIELYN S. TUMINES and MIA ROSE V. EMBOLTURA
She turned off the light, hoping that the night will offer her a promise of sweet dreams. Tomorrow will be Saturday and Mailie will be helping her Nanay prepare the chicharon, salted peanuts she’s going to sell. She closed her eyes, and suddenly she was halfway asleep when a soft brush of hands crawled in her thigh. She was caught in between dreams and reality, but she saw a man’s figure leaning towards her to steal a kiss…
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| (Cartoon by Jerson Elmido) |
The next scenes became a nightmare that she wished it truly was. She tried to resist his grasp but he was strong enough for her to fight back. A beam of the moonlight struck the face of the silhouette; she saw her stepfather’s face with a grin and malice. Then she became the piece of wood pierced by a hammered nail.