"This is ridiculous!" Dad shook his head. "You don't need to bargain with him!"
"You will spare my parents' lives. And you will not do any harm to my child."
He was taken aback by my condition. He blinked several times before he shook his head in disbelief and a bit offended. "I won't do such a thing!'
"Stop it now, Stacey!" galit na sigaw ni daddy at tila hindi niya namalayan na naitutok na niya sa akin ang kanyang baril. Parehas na namilog ang mga mata namin ni mommy doon.
Nakita kong gumalaw si Rigel palapit ngunit hindi na tuluyang lumapit ng ibaba rin agad ni daddy ang baril, gulat sa nagawang pagtutok sa amin.
"Dad, please," I begged.
"Please, what?" aniya at muling hinarap si Rigel. Muling nakatutok sa kanya ang baril. Nanginig ang kamay ni daddy. Natigil ako sa aking paghinga
