If the thunder did not roar, we wouldn’t be awakened from the gloom emanating around us. Ang kabadong pagtititigan at paghihintayan kung sinong mauunang magsalita ay nagtapos lamang nang marinig na naman namin ang pagbagsakan ng tubig-ulan sa bubong. The lightning swiftly illuminated the depthless darkness outside of the cabin. For a moment, I became scared that we might see figures hiding in the shadows of the woods. For a moment, I thought, it was a rain of bullet that will be coming through the windows and not the damp rushing of the air. Nagmadali silang isara ang mga nakabukas pang bintana at doon lamang muling nagkaroon ng ingay sa loob ng bahay. Tom who remained in his seat spoke in between the noises of the other’s footsteps. “It couldn’t be him, right? He woul