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The Price of Silence
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"It’s because of love."Pedro whispered the words to himself as he stood by the stream, the sound of rushing water the only thing masking the weight of his thoughts. The blood from the Japanese officer he had killed still stained his clothes and hands, but it wasn’t the red smear that troubled him—it was the choice he had made.He had convinced himself that killing the officer had been necessary. If he hadn’t, their friends could have been captured, tortured, maybe even killed, and that would have destroyed Alice. His mind swirled with the memory of the officer’s face, his lifeless body crumpling to the ground. Pedro dipped himself into the cold stream, letting the frigid water numb his body, hoping it might numb his conscience as well.His hands scrubbed at the blood, rinsing it from his clothes, but it felt like it would never fully wash away. The water’s icy bite reminded him that, despite his feelings, the world would keep moving. He needed to keep moving too. He couldn’t afford t
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The dawn light painted the forest in hues of pale gold, casting long shadows that danced among the trees as Alice and the others reached the guerrilla headquarters in Tipas. The camp was nothing like the one they had left behind in Laguna. The makeshift tents were replaced by sturdier structures—actual houses, some small, others large, clustered near each other like a hidden village within the dense forest. Beyond the trees, rice fields stretched toward the horizon, and a river flowed nearby, its gentle gurgling adding a sense of calm that was almost deceptive given the circumstances.As Pedro approached, his eyes weary from the recent battle, Alice spotted him instantly. Without hesitation, she ran toward him, throwing her arms around him. Her heart pounded in her chest as she whispered, "I saw you in my vision."Her voice was so soft, it was barely audible. The words were meant only for him.Pedro, feeling her warmth against him, felt his exhaustion melt away. He wrapped his arms ar
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Alice slowly opened her eyes, her breath shaky as she blinked in the dim light. The familiar sight of Pedro and Odette sitting on either side of her bed helped ground her, but the weight of what she had seen in her vision still hung heavily in her chest. She tried to focus on the room around her, the small space dimly lit by a kerosene lamp, but her gaze landed on Captain Juan and Ramon, standing across from her, their faces lined with curiosity and concern.Juan's brows furrowed, and Ramon stood quietly beside him, arms crossed. They weren’t pressing her for answers, not yet. They simply waited for her to gather herself, patient but anxious.Odette squeezed her hand gently. “It’s okay, Alice,” she whispered. “Tell them what you saw. They need to know.”Alice felt her cheeks flush as the intensity of everyone’s attention settled on her. She wasn’t used to this—the pressure of bearing knowledge that could change the course of their plans, the lives hanging in the balance because of wha
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