AFTER

HECTOR APOLLO ARAGON

I'm not sure what happened next because Veron told me that I passed out before I even knew about what happened to Hector.

He was revived. He didn't die.

But what made me nervous again was what the doctor told them. That by the time Hector's arrest is repeated, he may not be able to handle it anymore. It's possible that his body can no longer handle it because of the excessive beating he received.

I kept looking at him from outside. Many pipes are attached to him. There are traces of his suffering inside even though he seems to be just sleeping. I don't know what would calm my heart more—that I wish he had just disappeared like how dad disappeared before so that he wouldn't be having a hard time anymore or this situation—that I'm not sure anymore whether he continues to fight or not. Or he just prefers to disappear from us because of the arrest that happened to him earlier. I don't really know what to do.