Chapter 17 (2/2)

Booom!!!

The grenade explodes A deafening ru down again, the people start touching the sure they're still alive and all li Jose's brother, Bok-bok, all the townspeople—intact No one is hurt Except for thea torn Captain Who costume—body full of scratches and face peppered with burns, he kneels atop where the grenade exploded The people start co closer one by one in curiosity

”R-Rogelio?” Aling Precious is the first person to recognize

”Let's go!” Bok-bok co him away from all the people

”He saved us fro once more

”Rogelio is Captain Who!”

”The real Captain Who!”

The townspeople startedthe savior while Bok-bok drapes his friend’s ar what to do next In the middle of all the people, a fair skinned woelio The soft-spoken, kind, and respected Aling Chummy, suddenly slapped the hero

”You killed my husband!” the honored resident of Pelaez covers her mouth as she sobs ”You killed him!”

The people are stunned Bok-bok quickly intervenes, ”Aling Chuht? Your husband died to s!”

”Then why didn't he stop hihtens ”He did nothing to stop !” The friendly madam is now sprawled on the floor, with messy hair and a face smeared by tears ”He killed ht ”What are you waiting for? Arrest this criminal!”

The onlookers start looking at each other and nodding The police elio and board him into the newly arrived police mobile

”Sir, the fat one?” asked one cop to another

”Take him too He's an accomplice”

”Then sir, what about the one with the grenade?”

”Do you still have any handcuffs?”

”None, sir”

”Let him be He's just drunk”

Translation Notes:

1 – A popular Philippine condiment brand