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time. I understand.”
    Her eyes watered more. She was deeply
touched by her godfather’s concern. She was right. She could run to
him. He would never let her down.
    “ I am so sorry about what
had happened to Ronaldo. I wish him a fast recovery. Regina and I
will go to the hospital for a visit one of these days.”
    “ Thank you, really, Ninong
Christopher.” She couldn’t thank him enough. With teary eyes, she
hugged him. Gratitude was overflowing in her chest.
    He was her only godparent. And she was
lucky to have him. Christopher Maraullo was one of the most
generous people she had ever met. In fact, every year, during her
birthdays and Christmases, she would always receive a gift from him
and his family.
    “ You’re already like my
biological child, Katrina,” he answered her hug and comforted her.
“Your Ninang Regina and I will always be here for you, should you
need help.”
    A sob escaped from her mouth. The
tears that she was trying to hold back slipped from her eyes. She
cried as she hugged him tight.
    In the midst of the tribulation that
her family was facing right now, she was just so thankful that
there were people like her godfather who was there to lend them a
hand. And that was more than enough to nurture the tiny spring of
hope in her heart.
    She should not feel helpless. She must
not feel hopeless. Whatever problems they were facing right now,
they could get past through it. They definitely would.
    She went to her apartment after
talking to her godfather. Then, she called her friends in ADDU Law
School and told them about her ordeal. They didn’t disappoint her,
much to her relief. She was able to borrow a total of two hundred
fifty thousand pesos from her friends. Now, she was able to raise
nine hundred thousand pesos.
    She checked her bank account. She had
half a million pesos as a remaining balance. But of course, she
couldn’t use the full amount to pay for her father’s debt because
they still had to pay for his hospital bills. She knew that they
would spend a considerable amount of money for her father’s
hospitalization, especially after his brain operation.
    Brenda had money of her own, and she
would check if she could ask some amount from her sister. She had
to check their family’s several bank accounts, too. She was just
hoping that her father didn’t zero out the balance in their four,
family bank accounts.
    She also had to sell their cars. Her
father’s Pajero, her Honda City and Brenda’s Mitsubishi Lancer. She
wasn’t sure if her sister would agree to her plan
though.
    Five million pesos. She needed to
raise five million pesos in order to save their farm from
forfeiture. But what she had in her hands was not enough to cover
even half of the huge debt.
    Don’t lose hope,
girl…  she told
herself.  You’re one brilliant woman,
and you can come up with a solution to any problem. Just stay
focused! And think hard!
    Positive thinking…
positive thinking… she was repeating that
in her mind like a passionate mantra. And it helped her a lot. It
gave her assurance that she really could find ways to fix her
family’s dilemma.
    She went to the bank the next day to
negotiate about her father’s debt with the Branch Manager. She
would ask for an extension, and she would pay in partial. She had
to come up with any arrangement that would allow them to keep their
property. But she was crestfallen to know that the bank couldn’t
give consideration anymore because her father neglected the last
two final notices they sent.
    She did her best to beg, but her
father’s case was already escalated, and the forfeiture was up for
execution. She felt as if the world ruthlessly crashed on her
shoulders, but she didn’t lose hope. So she went to another branch,
and luckily, she was able to come up with an
arrangement.
    Fortunately enough, the Bank Manager
in another branch was a middle-aged man who looked smitten by her
beauty. So she did her best to use that to her advantage. And her
charms