Book I: FIND ME

Chapter 1

Thunder rumbling, cold wind blew so strong and heavy rain, lightning strikes the ground.

A stormy night, bad weather makes people awake. A beautiful house becomes creepy because of the typhoon, destroying the houses' yards.

There was a house farther from neighborhoods. The only house of gossip, the Montellano family. They called the house of "crazy-genuises."

"...tonight we have a heavy rain and strong wind... Typhoon strikes on the northern part of Cebu...", a broadcast continues on TV and a sound of flipping paper.

At the living room. There's a child, a little girl, sitting on the floor sketching on her drawing pad. A little boy at the other room played his toy car. A mother on the sofa focuses on reading and writing documents. Papers are all over the center table. The TV continues to broadcast.

" Mom, can I have these papers?" the little girl asked.

"No, Kaina, I need these papers. Go ask your twin brother, Kaino, he has a lot of it, "the mother said and continued her writings.

The girl, Kaina, remains silent, looking at her mother's work.

" What is it, Kaina?" she asked and glanced at her. "I can't give you these papers, I told you. I'm using it right now, understand?" she continued. "Mommy is busy," she added.

Kaina sits back on her current spot. Meanwhile, she stands up and walks into her brother's room.

The mother continues concentrating on her work. There's someone who passes through at her back and thought it was Kaina. She looks back, and no one's there. Suddenly, a loud noise rumbling at the hallway into the room makes her startle.

"Children, stop playing around, I'm working here. Please be quiet!"she said at loud. They're all become silent in a minute.

And again, a loud sound rumbled at the children's room. The kids laugh at loud. Kaina screams.

" No! Stop!..."Kaina shouted and made a loud foot step.

"Children, be quiet, I said!", she look back and yelled. " I'm working here, have respect for me, ok?!"

The children quite a bit. She continues. A man's voice murmuring at the room that you can't barely hear it. She noticed it but she ignored it, she thought they were watching a movie. She continued reading and flipping the papers. Suddenly, she found a document about the record of her ex-husband's murder case three years ago.

And again, the children scream at loud. A loud rumbling sound everywhere in the room, big foot steps, and a sound of running. Something strange this time.

"No, stop...sto...!!" Kaina shouted. "MOoom...Mo...!" she screamed.

The mother got annoyed and lost her temper. She stands up so mad and walks into the room. She madly opened the door and an unexpected thing happened.

When she open the door, Kaina and Kaino hide at the corner of their bed, hugging each other and crying. A man standing at the front of the children holding a flipping knife and a rope. Wearing a black coat and a mask all over his head and face. Grabbing Kaino's left arm and Kaina trying to hold her twin brother tightly. The mother was shocked when she saw her children and suddenly grabbed the man. She twists the man's arm, the knife he's holding drops to the floor, and releases Kaino's arm. She put his arm to his back and pushed his head down to the floor.

"Kaina, get your brother out of here. Go to your 'hachide achout' (a code means 'hide out') and lock the door!" she said at loud. "Go hurry!"

The children run out to the hallway. The man is trying to struggle and fight against her. And she strikes her on his neck, and he passes out. The lightning strikes and thunder rumblings.

The children scream again in the living room. She runs quickly to them. And when she saw Kaino was already captured by another man while Kaina was holding Kaino's arm.

The mother picks up the gun at the top of the emergency bell and pushes the bell. The signal started to make a loud sound. She loads the bullet , points to the man, and prepares her finger to pull the trigger.

"Put my son down, release my children!" she said, angry and gritting her teeth. "Or I'll shoot your head!"

To be continued...>>>>>

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