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Abyss of Silent Heroes

Reluctant of her roots, a 20 year old Magee and a Captain's daughter - was sent by Lolo Sibal to UST in 1938 to study Philosophy. Way back then, Lolo Sibal was a survivor of the 1918-1920 Spanish flu pandemic and who was accidentally trapped , along with the Captain for twenty years in the legendary cave of Kabang. Interestingly, the Captain left to him the wealth for Magee's education and returned to the United States. In September, 1941 Magee has heard from a UP friend that the the war had to rise on December of the same year so she returned home empty-handed and stayed with her family. Without them knowing, her father, the Captain who survived has returned to the Philippines for another military mission on the same month of September, 1941 and assigned the 25 year old 1Lt. George of the infantry and the in-charge of the platoons in combat to take care of his daughter in whatever means. One day, during the early weeks of the opponents' occupation, one of its officials named Hakanori proposed to Magee through her mother and agreed for the wedding. Magee was against to it despite her multiple attempts to escape. Accidentally, the night before her wedding, she fell into the abyss nearby their house and found herself the next day that she was with the Filipino guerrillas together with the American and German soldiers. She noticed the Captain personally but only in a short encounter and there - he was gone. In the fight for freedom under the foreign occupation, 1Lt. George used a different tactic and studied very well the terrains and natural habitat of the place. He led the disarming of any opponents patrolling and collected all their weapons and uniforms, worn by Filipino guerrillas in disguising. He also applied sharpened bagacays in holes, pulleys, and ropes in all sorts, throwing rocks, powdered some poisonous plants and made antidotes, used herbs and root crops for their survival and even dug some exit points and tunnels all over just to reach the cave of Kabang. Alongside with Magee at war where he only started as his guardian through the Captain's request had smoothly twisted and subtly turned out that he became madly in love with her. One day...

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Controversial Ripped pages

Magee quickly dispensed some food on his plate, a mug of water and she's in full tilt of revealing the ripped contents of the journal. She felt how he sulked out and even decided to show the contents in order to satisfy him.

" We will read the ripped pages but you really have to agree that we will never break off from reading it, till we finish. Now, I'd like to reassure you that I'm not upset, okay?" She saw him smiled and took his towel and took a bath.

When he got out, she told him to perch beside her on bed and eventually put a pillow on his lap. Interestingly, George tried to look around and he noticed that every thing's in tact.

" Then she sat beside the bed, next to the big candle and took something from the sewing kit.

" Prior to reading, I have a gift for you. Hmm, spot this? A baby pajama." Then she motioned closer to him and slowly put it on his palm.

"This is the partner of that baby shirt I gave you, though you took it away, but I already set it out for you. En passant, you have a complete set of it now and regardless of whatever gender, it fits because its unisex type. Anyhow, I made these baby stuffs so that when you'll be out with your military operations, this could become my diversion. We can't buy nor borrow, its elsewhere, so next time, you have to orient me on what will I do if I get pregnant and supposed you're at war, tell me if what will I do to nurse myself. Hmm I'm just practical whether what to do when I'm alone giving birth so you have to teach me tomorrow for such an emergency response. Think it as given that if this isn't wartime I guess, I won't be telling you about these things. My biological mother died here after she gave birth to me, in fact, its written in the journal, though its an isolated case, but possible - it could happen to me too. George, I wanted to survive for my primy baby, serve you as my husband and in order to make a happy family. Whilst, there are a lot of things to prepare and we're just starting, at least we're already married." She smiled, clasped his hand and put it on her face.

"So, I'll start reading now."

" Wait, hmm, ah, nothing." He smirked.

" Yes, you can." She smiled.

Then he slowly and warmly kissed her cheek, noiselessly yet she was very still like a monument and he also detached himself and sat back to his place beside her.

She smiled and said. " I thought you'll ask something that's why I said, "yes, you can." She smiled again and pinched his ear. "Anyway, let's call it an accident."

He smiled and pressed his head.

" Alright, here's the first page."

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17 October 1937

Chuck arrived and was a bit disgusted to George. He had a lived-in partner and Chuck was afraid that our plans for him and Magee will be in vain.

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George suddenly halted her. He was reddish and worried.

"Mag...hmm, its...its something we need not to discuss, please."

George shook his head.

She moved too close to him and tightly held his left hand with her right.

Now, you know the reason if why I ripped them"

"He looked at him smiling and after breathing so deeply, she spoke.

"This is what I know of marriage George, Lolo Sibal prepared me for this. So, let's continue.

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... I was saddened. My Magee is a sweet 15 year old girl and so passionate. I hope my little boy George who is now getting bolder would take a step to mature and leave that woman he's staying with. Chuck hated them together but he's always drunk. Since Chuck was busy at work, so he hired someone to watch over George. Hopefully, Chuck would go back here next year to fetch Edward, Albrecht and Baldur so that the brothers can accompany and can help my baby boy too.

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"Mag, please stop it..." He was teary eyed and hugged her. She was on his shoulder and comforting him.

"Please, let's bury my past. I was very young then before Baldur and Albrecht arrived and I worked hard to change."

" Calm down, I didn't say anything against it. I understand. My concern of letting you wait is part of my tradition, second its wartime and its risky to be pregnant, third, I'm preparing. Have you seen a hen when she's about to lay eggs? She'd gather some feathers and withered grasses for her nest. Its an animal but I tell you when a hen lays her first egg on a nest, its safe. I see myself more than a hen, of course. I'm human, so I prepare my place the best way I could and since its wartime, I find it difficult to gather the things I need, that's the reason why." He was still hugging her tight, so emotional. "

"Calm down. I know everything about you. Its just that they never told me of your name. Hmm, they just tell me you're a "handsome guy. But when I began to learn in this warzone that its really you. Thus, I was in between of self-preservation and of loving you unconditionally. This, George - is my concept of marriage."

He tried to force himself to look at her eyes and spoke.

"I didn't love that woman, she tempted me and I was very young then. That's why, Baldur has made a sacrifice. He found ways just to marry her because he wants us both to meet. I now understand if why you have ripped those, I'm sorry, Mag. Please help me bury my past, please."

" Now, you know a bit of me. I hope you keep supporting my plans. Next, do you still have the anaesthesia? if none, we'll talk about that tomorrow. There's a native method here for the birth delivery using herbs as substitute. Its still very painful. But anyway, I maybe have long tolerance to pain so I guess I can just handle it but the instruments, yes. Another thing, who will assist you, don't tell me Amado will again part of the delivery team." Then they both laugh.

Interestingly, there was silence while he looked into her eyes and so much intoxicated with love.

" Mag, I love you very much. I have loved you before we caught a glimpse of each other in this warzone. Tag it in your heart that I'll never go back in the state where I grew up, not anymore. No need." He softly pressed her hand.

" Thank you. By the way, what time is it now George?"

" Ah, yes, yes." We'll take a rest now.

" I know you're tired."

" Don't forget tomorrow. You will orient and teach me about ob-gyne, self-care and nursing while pregnant. Tonight before you sleep, recall everything, okay?"

"Yes, Ma'am!" He smiled and stood up. Magee put down the journal and George brought the candle along with him at the receiving area.

"George."

He returned and asked her if why.

" I love you very much, too." She smiled then he slowly picked her head a little and softly kissed her forehead.

" Good night my princess. Sleep tight and stop calling my name in the middle of the night, okay."

" Never, I have never called you."

" Hmm, you never knew it because you're sleeping."

" Ah....did I?" She sadly said.

" Its okay, its been five months and I was used to it." He smiled.