The Devil's Hour

na'

g lahat. Madalas umuuwi nalang ako dito sa bahay para kumuha ng damit at doon na lamang ako matutulog at maliligo sa aking opisina. I have my own sleeping quarter in my office with it's own ba

wan. Natanggap ko nang hindi na magbabago ang asawa ko. Naisip kong mas pagtuunan na lamang ng pansin ang career ko at ang mga anak ko. Aminado akong na

si Arturo sa may entrance ng kusina. Balak ko sanang kumuha ng mak

care. But i'm good."

natin? I never wanted for Kristal to die." There's sadn

ied, no, she was brutalized, dehumanized and tortured because you are a lying, cheating bastard. Everytime i look at you, i see my daughter being molested and raped, hurt and scared. Possibly be

e i died too. I'm waking up everyday, i walk, i talk, i breath but i don't feel anything. Kung pwde ko lang ibalik an

the time. You can't bri

sleep. Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa na parehong kinakabahan. Ako ang unang nakabawi at mabilis na dinampot ang isang malaking kutsilyo sa knife stand saka binuksan ang

anned our backyard, looking for any signs of movements but we saw none. I looked at the houses that surrounds us pero ob

ng 'yon, Diana. Puma

nang makarinig kami ng sigaw na nanggagaling sa ikalawang palapag ng bahay. We both

tumakbo paakyat sa ikalawang palapag ng bahay. I saw Carl with his gun searching the wh

ngyari?!"

e and trembling. I hugged the three of them while Arturo hel

ang hirap aninagin ng paligid. Carissa, honey, tell ku

i felt g-goosebumps all o-over my body. D-dun ako n-napatingin sa b-bintana. I-i saw a-a man s-

s." Arturo ran to our b

arl said before walking to his room. I took the kids to Clifford's room. I'll sl

-

s cars and 6 motorcycles that belong to Carl's gang members. The police look at them w

a talagang nandito ang mga hudlum na 'yan?"

alking about here. And those hudlums as you'd like to call them may be far more effective on f

ni Arturo sa amin

still out there possibly killing dozens if not thousands of helpless little girls! We're gonna find this man and the man who

." Umawat na ako bago pa m

" We all turned to see Car

e you doing her

Are my siblings okay?" She real

ey. Their upstairs

niyo ang pwdeng nasa liko

going to find out,

hugged him. "Can you guys find who did

hat para mahanap ang walang hiyang nagtangka sa

s caught." Carla's eyes were dancing in pure and utter hatred fo

nyo po ba is 'yong batang nakitang hubo't hubad sa may tulay papunta sa bayan ng Co

a pala sya sa tabi ko. Maging sila Carl at Carla pati na ang mga kaibigan ni Carl at ang iban

o na kaparehong-kapareho ng kaso ng anak niyo. Pareho ng paraan ng pagkakapatay, edad ng biktima sa panahon ng pagkawala, gaano katagal nawala ang biktima bago ito nakitang bangkay na sa isang libli

aputol ang pagsasalita ng pulis ng biglang ma

ukoy ko." Pagkumpirma nam

sino ang kumuha sa kanya. Apat na buwan din syang naging missing person bago natagpuan ang katawan nya sa isang talahiban sa dulong bahagi ng Concepcion. Tama ka nga Hidalgo, parehong-pareh

ce Senior Investigator Daniel Montero. Junior Investigator pala

are looking for a serial killer,

eelings and sus

se is still at my house Sir. I can give them to you that

'Yon nalang ang

now, Sir." Hidalgo

a makuha ang attention nya na bumalik na ulit sa pakikipag

igilan ni Arturo na lumapit sa imbestigad

s year lang." Ti

ncompetent ka?" Puno ng

just here to

here is he now? Did you find him? Last i've heard you still have no idea

a, pl

arving. I miss your lasagna." Wala na akong na