1. The House on Zapote Street by Quijano de Manila
... I'll shoot you all down!" shouted Cabading. Gene, the gun's muzzle practically in his face, sought to pacify the older man: "Why can't we talk this over quietly, like decent people, inside the house? Look, we're creating a scandal in the neighborhood." Cabading lowered his gun. "I give you till midnight tonight to produce my daughter," he growled. "If you don't, you ... . When they arrived in Sta. Mesa, Lydia and Leonardo were sitting on a sofa in the sala. "Why have you done this?" her father chided her gently. "If you wanted to move out, did you have to run away?" To Leonardo, he said:...
- Word Count: 5098
- Approx Pages: 20
- Grade Level: High School