Chapter 93

Kinabukasan.

Kumakanta ang mga ibon na magkakapareha sa mga sanga, at ang hangin ay puno ng natatanging halimuyak ng mga halaman sa bundok.

In her sleep, Erika turned over and fell off the bed.

The moment he hit the ground, Erika woke up with a start.

Logan!

Mabilis siyang tumingin sa paligid. Walang bakas ng lalaki sa maliit na kama, tanging ang zipper ng kurtinang gawa sa tela ng gasa ang bukas.

The sound of her fall woke Frida. She raised her hand and opened the curtain between them, looking down at Erika with sleepy eyes. "Are you awake?"

Huminga ng maluwag si Erika. Hindi niya alam kung kailan umalis si Logan.

"Yeah," sagot ni Erika na tila may kaunting kaba.

Frida rubbed her eyes and stood up. "I heard a helicopter around 6 a.m. It kept me awake for a while. Where would a helicopter even come from in these mountains?"

"Who knows," bulong ni Erika. Mahimbing ang tulog niya noon at wala siyang narinig.

Erika checked her phone and found two messages from a man, sent around 3:30 a.m