" They will attack Barrio San Agustin tomorrow, huh. No! Manong's there! I have to go back in Malapague and shall report this attack to the Lieutenant. These j.a.ps shouldn't do this, so many kids and senior citizens were in San Agustin. And besides, Manong is too old to suffer where he had been miserable too long because of me and my brother." Amado has worryingly thought.

Outright he slowly returned and still used the same drifted log. While moving a little farther from the barracks, flapping his feet below the water and pa.s.sing through beside the main gate guarded by three j.a.ps which was just meters away from him, Amado was quite nervous since one of the j.a.ps was looking at the log floating backwards out of the flowing water. Despite tension, he moved quickly and had reached the river bunk and right away ran as fast as he could. The three j.a.ps summoned all the rest as they fired up high and followed Amado. Baldur and team where in the safe place, waiting to rescue and we're back ups so when Amado reached the place as he collapsed and been carried by Narciso and Sibaya back to their hiding place. Baldur and Henry where on the spot facing the three j.a.ps coming and when they saw them on their way in - Baldur fired and Henry threw a grenade that blasted in between of the three j.a.ps.

'Boom!'

Then there was silence. They slowly moved back to the secret entrance gate and right away closed it. They didn't leave the entrance of the cave right away but put their ears on the granite wall, listening. They've heard running j.a.ps looking for them and released one gunshot in the air out of anger.

When they made sure that the j.a.ps have left, Baldur and Henry ran towards the wooden house and found Albrecht trying to pull a longer thorn out of Amado's foot.

" Ahhhhhh!" Shouted Amado and suddenly woke up.

"Great heavens! what is this?" Albrecht was meticulously staring on it and whispered to Amado.

" It's a one inch thorn of an old 'bombil' or bougainvillea plant. It pa.s.sed through Amado's shoe and this possibly made him collapsed. Calm down Amado...I removed it already. I feel like I'm a real Doctor now, calm down." Albrecht wasn't smiling with his joke but Amado, Narciso, Sibaya, Baldur and Henry were laughing at him.

It was such a calming spirit to have a jolly person around to pacify pains and tensions - it's Albrecht. That night, he made a 'salabat' and distributed each bamboo mug for all of them when Amado spoke.

" Hmm, they'll attack San Agustin in two days from now. I'm afraid..." Amado looked to Baldur.

"Why, who were there?" Baldur asked.

" My brother-in-law who was differently punished by his wife just because of me and my younger brother and..." The captain entered the kitchen and joined them in the table.

Everyone stood up and paid respect to their head. Then he urged them to sit down as he did, Albrecht handed to him his mug of 'salabat' too.

" Amado, how many citizens have you estimated that are currently residing in San Agustin these days?" The captain asked.

" Approximately around 40-50, but they hid in different locations. They were the people who gave us rice and meat last time when e pa.s.sed by there, at southeast." Amado said.

" This is already a formal meeting and upon hearing Amado that it would be in two-day time, it would be irrational to move next day but tomorrow. We'll save them." The captain again insistently voice out

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