CHAPTER 8

Hindi na halos makita ni Carissa ang direksyon ng mga paa niya habang nagtatakbo, pinipilit abutin ang sasakyang papalayo, bitbit ang pinakamahalaga sa kanya—ang kanyang anak na si Malia. She keeps on running to reach the vehicle that is now getting farther and farther, carrying with it the most important thing that mattered to her—her daughter, Malia. That it had taken away from her this little angel of hers gave Carissa an inexplicable pain.

"Please! Please, help me! Someone took my daughter!" halos pasigaw na pakiusap ni Carissa habang umiiyak, bumabagsak ang bawat luha sa kalsada. Kahit na may ilang tao ang nagtatangkang lumapit, wala ni isa ang makagawa ng kahit ano. Walang nakakita sa aktwal na pangyayari, at parang bumagsak na lang bigla ang mundo ni Carissa.

She hurried to the nearest police station, hoping to get some help, but the process in there was incredibly slow.

"Already said they took my daughter! Gaano ba kahirap intindihin yon?!" galit na tanong ni Carissa, halo