“People of the Philippines versus Cereese Aimee Heluxus y Samaniego.”
They all sat down when they heard the hammer of justice. It was her final trial, she was sitting beside her lawyer, Green Orion Chui while her both hands is cuffed. In front of them is the lawyer who filed a case against her and also the brother of the victim,
Laxus Ausiryo Samaniego.
Beside him is another lawyer who will interrogate her for her case, Xamantha Foster.
Cereese was sitting calmly at her chair while the other party was presenting the evidences against her, kitang kita niya ang mga check marks na ginagawa ni Green sa tabi niya. He was checking something at his papers, hindi niya alam kung para saan iyon but seeing his smug grin on his lips, tiwala si Cereese na nasa kanila ang pabor sa labang ito.
Nang oras na niya para umakyat at kilatisin, hindi maiwasan ni Cereese ang bahagyang kaba, kaba hindi dahil siya ang may kasalanan, kaba para sa sarili niya kapag natapos na ang lahat.
She looked at the whole court room, naroon ang Mommy niya, her eyes were sad from crying. Ilang gabi na rin kasi siyang natutulog sa bilangguan. Her father, Caleb Heluxus, was just sitting there with a serious expression on his face, alam niyang tiwala ang mga magulang niya na wala siyang ginawang kasalanan. Her eldest brother is also there to support her. He's with his wife, Sofia.
“Mrs. Samaniego, ayon sa nakalap naming ebidensya, magkasama kayo ng biktimang si Larry Aurocio Samaniego nang araw bago ito napatay.”
“Yes,” Matapang na sagot niya. “Hinatid ako ng asawa ko sa airport nang araw na iyon.”
Yes, the victim is her decease husband.
“May I ask kung saang bansa ang tungo niyo?” Atty Foster asked.
“I was about to go in Japan for vacation, inihatid lang ako ng asawa ko sa airport at pagkatapos ay umalis na rin siya.”
“Ikaw lang ang magbabakasyon?” Tumango tango ito sa sariling tanong. “Hindi ba't parang pagtakas na rin iyon sa krimeng ginawa mo?”
