We always hide on high trees and in caves . My parents always provide me food but I could see them starving to death. I cut my hair short to look like a boy and went to "bayan" to try to bring home food.
Walking to "bayan" took me two hours. On the way, I saw two people begging for their lives but the other man standing had no mercy and shot them.
Then suddenly a handsome man appeared and tried to convince the shooter to spare them.
I stole some food in a store. But someone caught me. I was dragged to the cashier to pay for what I have stolen. I can't look him in the eyes because he is Japanese... Japanese man helping the 2 people.
I was afraid for what he'll do to me or ask me to pay. And he left.
It will take me another two hours again to go home. I started to walk but two Japanese soldiers tried to stop me to check my body. I pretended to not have heard them and just walked away. I turned around and someone dragged me again and we ran. And for the second time, I see him again. We hide in the dark.
I don't know what to do because the atmosphere has changed. Then, our eyes met and my heart started to beat fast. The two Japanese soldiers passed by after a minute. We took the chance and ran for it. He escorted me to the cave.
When we arrived at our hiding place, my parents were shocked to see me bringing a Japanese man in the cave. But the Japanese man started to talk in tagalog "huwag po kayong mag-alala hinihatid ko lang po ang inyong anak."
The sky started to get dark and it started to rain. He left after 3 minutes but I went after him. And told him "dito ka na magpagabi."
