Lahat ng Kabanata ng In the Name of the Sacred Tree: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

I then show Gary to stop at a big house. Gary then turned off the engine, pulled the handbrake lever, then stopped. Then, we came out of the car and observed the building that was looming in front of us.As I recalled, this residence apparently consists of two houses that were split by a path. From the direction we stood, we could see the left house appeared in dull condition. The fence was blue. Like most houses, this left house also had a terrace and a living room.I estimate the size and area were the same as the houses in Certajava. Not too fancy, and not too out of date either. We could also see that there was a big, tall mango tree growing in the yard.While the building to the right of the wall was painted pink. Uniquely, the doors and windows fac the house on the left. On the terrace, there was a table and two long wooden chairs. There were some guys I recognized their face from the village pavilion were sitting there. In front of them, there was a small

"I don't know if this has anything to do with it or not?" Zoey said."Speak," I said.Before Zoey could speak, the sound of music from inside the karaoke room rang out loud. It was not loud enough to be distracting but just a little uncomfortable.Knowing that Zoey leaned closer to me and started whispering in my ear.“This morning, Herbie came to see me,” said Zoey, “you know that fat guy don't you?”"Yes," I replied."Well, as usual, he told me about his days," Zoey said."Then?""He told me that when he came home from here, around dawn, he passed a group of people on motorbikes and pickup trucks coming out of Saltycoast beach," Zoey said."Go on," I said.“Herbie said he was scared and left. He forgot how many people there were. To be sure, those people looked terrible. That's what Herbie said," said Zoey, who seemed to be no longer sulking.Then I thought about Zoey's story

Zoey and I then exited the main house. I saw her smile as if mocking me. I was wondering myself, what did Arynn mean by saying we would see each other more often?“Did you tell Arynn that I was going to get you out of here?” I asked Zoey as I stepped outside.“No,” Zoey replied, “I mean not yet. I haven't told anyone about it.""Why so?" I asked, "Usually when a woman is happy, she will talk a lot.""That doesn't apply to me," Zoey said."Why?" I was curious."You're the fourth person who promised to get me out of here," Zoey explained.What? I was the fourth person to promise Zoey to get her out of Arynn House? Then, what happened to the three people who made a promise to her before me?“You know, right? False promises!" said Zoey, then took my arm spoiled."Do you think I won't keep my promise?" I asked."I'm not accusing you of that," Zoey said, "but I don't have high hopes e

Just as Gerald and two of his men arrived, then, the crowd roared from the front of the stage. They were calling out the name of our band, Ryg's.The MCs also tried to calm the impatient crowd. A moment later, dozens of people carried bags, suitcases, and crates were seen bursting into the stage door, then climbed the stairs and disappeared behind the backdrop."Looks like it's our turn to go on stage," said Big K."Okay, let's rock Saltyville," Cole said.Santos was alone as usual. He just stretched his fingers.While the three of them were warming up, Kacey suddenly approached me."Looks like you don't need a scarf this time?" Kacey asked."But I need something to cover my face," I said."Use this," said Gerald, suddenly surprising me. “I know you need it, Che.”I looked at Gerald's hand. Apparently, he gave me a black cloth that I recognized. The black cloth I used to cover part of my face at Ryg's concert

"I heard you guys were talking about me?" asked Vincent."Forgive us, Langley asked about parliament supporting the surreptitious eviction of Saltyville," Big K explained."Is that true, Lang?" asked Vincent."Yeah, I'm curious, why the parliament is not speaking against the city government," I said."You know the majority of MPs are supporters of Mayor Jamaal," Cole said."Yes, I know that," I replied, "I mean, why aren't there voices of disapproval from the opposition, for example."“Actually, my party has tried a no-confidence motion against the mayor of Jamaal,” explained Vincent, “but politics is not that simple. Moreover, the coalition of parties supporting the government is very strong in parliament.”"That's why you ran for mayor?" I asked."Yes, that's true," replied Vincent, "the only way to cancel the eviction is to win the mayoral election. In other words, it's in the voice of the people."