"What are we going to do now, Mylene?"
Mom sighed before speaking. "Pack up. We're leaving tonight."
"W-Is there really nothing else we can do, 'Ma?" I asked hoarsely. Mama looked at me weakly. She looked tired and sad, but she still tried to smile.
"Maybe, it's time for us to get away from the Bermudez, hija. I know Auravina. She won't stop us until we do what she wants. Let's just start a new life."
"B-But, where are we going?"
"We have a small house there in Butuan. Let's go there first."
