53 "I'm the Lieutenant's Wife"

At dawn, everyone we're settled around the wooden table at the kitchen and started to interrogate Guida.

" You were very eager to see my wife, here she is." With his gentle eyes looking at Magee seemingly awaken her heart for the upbeats .

" She's beautiful. I thought she's a Filipina." Guida have finally realized how Edmund described her though she looked at Magee annoyingly.

" Yes, I am. Just don't look at me according to what you thought I am but on where I was born and raised makes me one - jus sanguines. Singod da sini kanato piga rason, kanami ini, pig singod nilan kami sini, pero awon isab kanato mission ngani ( this is usually our reason, this is ours, and they did it to us, but we also have our mission here ) then she gently put the folded Philippine flag on a white cloth in the center of the table). She is the reason if why we're fighting against the real enemies. We need to protect this motherland - protect her. Its how a woman nourishes every family of her own.

Yes, I am a Filipino. My mother is a full blooded mandaya, my father's a foreigner but I don't see any difference. Still, we're both natives here."

" Now, that you've met her I guess there's no point of comparison now. Though I have a proposal to you. Once I could do it, will you stop the agony for your parents and anything else behind. I loved this family and ever since I belong to them." Then George gave a sort of half-smile.

" What is that, Sir." She bowed her head pinching her finger.

" I will try to take back your parents. If that's the only way you'll not betray us anymore."

She'd avoid eye contact but still gone straightforward.

" Its just that I liked him, not maybe exactly that point but seeing him watering and taking care of those flowers for his wife made me ran out of words. And when I learned that its you, Hakanori's pride, thr woman who tormented my parents instantly turned me out sideswept. He disgust me too much because of you. She looked at her angrily.

" I won't challenge you anything childish, he's already an adult and even knew you're coming for him, but sadly you've got my married brother. Stop flirting to married people and let's just team up to retrieve your parents. We don't even tell Edmund about this, this is just petty. My man is mine but if he'll loose me to catch you, my life would still be the same and will never be wasted. Think of that so if I were you, don't tempt him anymore and stop pressing his back, it isn't working. I won't either be jealous. I'm not proud as a woman but I believe to only touch what's mine. Stop getting envy of me, hmm...my foster grandpa, mother, brothers were murdered. My biological father is about to sacrifice his life for this war, my biological mother died for giving birth of me, my biological father was suspected of euthanasia, killed and was told had a contagious Spanish flu disease, I became wanted for escaping from the setup wedding, Filipinos want to slay me for thinking that I was the reason why their loved ones badly imprisoned. These have nothing to get envy with. Our lives are diff'rent, you run your time and I'm driving mine. You're good on something while I'm worst at it but there are things I can do where you cannot. Its all about facing the reality now. You've got loved ones, I've got mine though we can still reach out to one another as a big family. Hopefully, katingon da kita, ining mga usog doon sa harapan ta wa da ga iglain kanato. Kanak mga lumon Filipino isab yaan silan. (let's stop, these men in front of us didn't anymore treat us - as strangers to them. Even my brothers are also Filipinos.

(...to be continued)