No Man's Land

A bomb blasted as dropped by the Japs' war plane and terribly heard miles away starting southwest. But it successively dropped more bombs so George ran downstairs, heading to the wooden house and informed the brothers to bring everyone to the secret cave. In a rush, he called Fr. Matias to join them in. The three went back to the wooden house, went down and proceeded to the granite house. There were almost around 3 bombs dropped beside their place and in separate directions.

"She didn't get out even if the bombs were droppin' here and there." He just brought the brothers in front of the mirror so that she won't worry by just seeing her family around.

" Wow! they've got a lot of bomb supplies and throwing them everywhere, its a revenge for killing their teammates." Albrecht murmured.

" Precisely, when they haven't seen us slowly pulling the wooden piled up of logs on the bridge. Hakanori now's flaring with anger." Baldur said.

"Hmm, where's my sister right now. I kept sending her food but haven't seen her for more than 15 days, its too long already. You George, you made this horrible rebellion of my sister!" Albrecht funnily stared to George.

But George and Baldur looked at him laughing out loud. What have you eaten again!" George commented.

Boom! Another bomb blasted near the granite house.

Albrecht became serious and bowed his head. " She's scared right now, I know."

"Right. Hmm, I'm already worried of her situation.

"She's going to be fine." George reassured them.

Inside the reciprocal mirror was Magee - religiously watching at them.

"Thank God, the air strike had stopped, at least my husband and brothers won't be speculating worst against me now. Yes Albrecht, I'm scared, especially upon reading that Amanda was pregnant. Uncle Chuck was rumbling with anger to the family of Amanda for provoking and planning for marriage. Yes, they liked George to be their in-law. My man was also thinking that its his child. I stopped there. I almost doesn't like to see you George, I'm upset. You're unfair." She closed her eyes with teardrops on her lids.

Since there was never any bomb blasts so the brothers left. George also transfered on the granite bench the sack of soft cloth then he sat down and wrote a note.

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June 17, 1942

I left you notes but its almost a week that you never replied. It hurts. Please, say something.

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Despite her absence he continued to listen to her footsteps, bathing and cleaning the place. That day he has heard her crying.

In the evening, he entered the place again and immediately slept, but he found a note on the pillow. It says;

June 19, 1942

George, I want you to explain to me some things behind us. Although, I already promised to myself not to be affected by your past, but why it seems my promise and actual feelings vary? I was too hurt, I don't know why but Lolo Sibal has recorded Uncle Chuck's revelation about your relationship with Amanda. It says, she was pregnant, where's that child? Where? And you're keeping that baby's shirt I sew. Tell me, where is that child, he/she must be four years old now."

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He was shocked and stuck on the corner while reading it then he replied with a longer explanation.

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June 20, 1942

Oh dear! What a crap! It isn't true. Dad Chuck that time was very angry and have concluded wrong information. Its complicated, Amanda had a miscarriage and its someone else's baby, not mine. Believe me. Besides, how many times I told you that I didn't love her - please, you have to hang on to that. I'm telling the truth. Naturally, we have been into each other, I admit, I was a young nurse and about to enter the academy but she's tailing and tempting me. Its it. Its past Mag, there was never any child! We were not wed, its Baldur. In fact, Amanda is your sister-in-law now. Aside from that, let's respect Baldur's feeling. Its so stressful on his part, so please. However, I know its difficult for you to forgive me, so I better not come inside these days. This is already frustrating! hurting! and even humiliating on my part!

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That was enough and George left the note on bed. When George left the granite house, she rushly got out, read his message then cried.

" This shouldn't be happening, but if it caused him too much, then I'll leave. In the beginning, they were happy without me and so if I leave them, I know they can just easily move on. I just asked about the baby and it costs so much crime on me, so I better go." She brought the journal number 3 and some basic things she has. Packed them all in a bag and waited the dusk. After all, she passed by on the door below the bar counter. Then she left at 1800 hrs going to the enemy lines, bringing 3 grenades on her way.

There was no moonlight and its too dark on her way heading to station one. With a weighty feeling, he was sobbing and several times she slipped on tree roots and fell.

" This is war! I'll fight! whatever it takes, no one can capture me. I'll fight to the end. I'm fine, I'm always fine." She thought while teary eyed and reached to station one at 2200 hrs while passing through the hole of the mabolo tree. There was a candle light so she prepared her dagger and covered her face with George's hanky she brought.

" Sino kaw?" (Who are you?) A man's voice echoed and the man was standing at her back.

" Lumon, taga Tikaban." ( Brother, from Tikaban). She replied and sat on the long table and placed her bag. Moments later, the man wants her to uncover her face but she refused.

" Kuhaon mo lang yaan, aw tapos da!" (You will just remove it and its done). The man insisted and attempted to remove the hanky wrapped on her face. Despite her plea that she could not remove it because she's a married woman, he still pursued to remove it so she backed off. But the man was persistent, pulled his handgun and pointed it to her.

" Pull the trigger and the Japanese soldiers will lay down to our bodies their bayonets. Go! I lose nothing!" The man was just like a ravenous dog watching her moved back, nearing to a dead end wall. But suddenly, someone from his back threw a dagger that stuck on his neck below the brain stem and furiously caught him dead by it.