er that the two men who had killed her parents had been released. She struggled to process this information, wondering how it could
hat she went through at the hands of those two thugs before she managed to escap
r she could no longer afford a private lawyer, she found comfort in his kind and humble demeano
d," Attorney Lago
she feels her tears star
y reason to be struck with fear. The m
a glimmer of hope, but she still can't shake off her fear. She had experienced enough. She had com
tic events had happened just yesterday now that those murderers were set free. Her friends had been her support during thos
n't afford it yourself, they're offering the protection prog
ervously asks, feelin
tice isn't served f
s the one imprisoned, not the ones who killed her Mommy and Daddy. But where will she find her protector? She doesn't have a penny to pay for security. If she has any money, it's only for her e
ate lawyer had cost her eve
lined. She didn't want to be indebted, especially to a man. Her parents had warned her t
can't stay under the police's protection custody even just for a month. It'll drive me c
but chuckle softly
p? I can lend yo
d sits up straight, loo
ie's professional fee is for free. She doesn't want to bu
ing from her neighbors who are elderly dirty men. She was naïve then, and she still might be now, but th
en when she was a child. Some of the older women in her village ad
s and had even faced inheritance disputes. She was frustrated, particularly with the unresolved issues involving her fa
illed her brutally. Her Mom was a beautiful woman and was raped before those bastards to
he already understood how a man and a woman engage in sexual acts. It was etched into her mind as something painful and tragic, and she vowed never to engage in such activities. She's afraid of experiencing what her Mom went through. This is the
ng she had raised her voice at the l
l face it now. I know you're already helping me, which is why I don't want to trouble you to find private security for me. I
s toward him, and he smiles at her and playfully ruffles her hair. He's a young and handsome man, but he doesn't appeal to her. She migh
e Philippine National Police, Attorney?" C
f you don't want to sta
who can't stand on her own two feet. She's been living independently for three years and never asked for her family's help. They didn't offer it, eith
olution for this. I just hope that those murderers will be put in jail as soon as possible. I know your service is fre
You're such a witty girl. Don't worry. I don't need anything in return. I
cuate, and she might have to leave Cutie with one of her friends. She's su
and that's enough for her. She needs to be tougher and stronger this time. She's feeling a range of fear, but if she survived her ordeal with those culprits at fift
o talk to my friends," she requested from t
afford to take any risks, Casey. Those men are dangerous, and they've threatened you aft
's the only one who doesn't see it. It's not impossible, though, because she's undeniably beautiful and doesn't look seventeen; she'll turn eighteen in two weeks
of a syndicate, he deserves justice. As far as she knows, her Dad was goo