I KILLED HIM BECAUSE I LOVED HIM! Honorable judge, Gentlemen of the jury, People of the Philippines! Judge me!

Am I guilty or not guilty? But before you sentence me, et me tell you my story! "here #as a young girl, $% years of age &ith a cur'aceous body, () *+ (), a long hair and si,,ling eyes !!! And being rich as she #as, she studied at an e-clusi'e school!! And oh my gosh! i met this guy! he.s the best player in our bas/etball team and hes the heartthrob of our school! 0h my gosh and his name, guess #hat? #ho? 1obie 2antillan isn.t it s#eet? oh my gosh! #e became friends, #e became friends and later more than that! After $ year of relationship #e decided to settle do#n! "he marriage that cut off the ties of our families! And since his parents disagree, that.s #hy he #as not supported by his studies! 2o i decided to gi'e up my studies, and #or/ as a saleslady in a supermar/et! And then one night he returned home he as/ed for money but i cant gi'e him for i just ga'e him one last night! 2o he #al/ed out and then the ne-t day he returned home he #as as cold and as hard as a stone! 0ne day, his graduation came and i #as so happy! I e-pected 1obie to in'ite me but he ne'er said a #ord! I didn.t mind it I still attended his graduation ceremony! i #ore my nicest dress e'er!! and then #hen his name #as called , &ith a degree of medicine, a 2uma 3umlaude, 1obie 2antillan! i shouted #ith glee! But #hen I #as just stood up! I #as shoc/ed, #hen another girl stood up and ga'e that medal to him

i.m supposed to gi'e him that medal, and pin that ribbon because im his #ife im his #ife right? im his #ife! &ith that unpleasant thought, I fainted! and then #hen he returned home that night, i confronted him! 4robie #ho is that girl?4, i as/ed and then he ans#ered ,4 it5s not your business!4 4but i am your #ife robie4, i ans#ered 4you are just my #ife4 ho# could you do this to me robie? i ga'e up my studies6 i #or/ed as a saleslady and this? this is ho# you pay bac/? you can5t just do this robie, you can5t just do this! 4i ha'e to lea'e4 and #hen he pac/ed his things i decided to get my +7mm re'ol'er! 4robie you cant just lea'e me im your #ife robic you are mine robiac you are mine!4 hey, honey, be calm 4no!!no!!no,,dont lea'e me dont lea'e me robie dont lea'e me4 and then i decided to go out and i did the #orst thing i made in my #hole painsta/ing life! 48r! 1obie 2antillan, #ith a degree of medicine, a 2uma 3umlaude, you #ill pay all my labors and sacrifices!4 i shot him! robie!! robie!! i /illed him i /illed in my bare hands huhuhuhuhu robie im so sorry and no# honorable judge, gentlemen of the jury, people of the philippines! judge me! am i gulty or not guilty? i killed him because i love him

 he Los! "i#l$ Declama!io% b& dha%' I am a girl, young in heart and in mind9 I am carefree, I enjoy doing nothing but play,play and play9 I seldom go to school but hmp! nobody cares! Instead,you #ill see me roaming around standing at the nearby canto, or hanging around at the sari:sari store standing beside the ju/ebo- stand9 0ne day I as/ed I as/ed my mother to teach me ho# to beha'e, to li'e, and appreciate all the beautiful things in life! &ould you li/e to /no# #hat she told me? 2he said9 4 3an5t you see, I ha'e to hurry up for my majong session! 4 2o I turned to my father to console me! But #hat a #onderful #ord he did tell me9 4 3hild, I ha'e to finish my o'ertime #or/9Here5s 7;; pesos, go and as/ your teacher about that <uestion94 2adly,I attended my class9 But I heard nothing but the echoing 'oice of my teacher,torturing me #ith her #ords9 4 Hey yo la,y girl! &hy #aste your time studying those things? &hen up to no# you can5t e'en multiply se'en by nine? Go home and don5t bother me!!!4 I am lost9confused9I don5t /no# #hat to do #ith myself9 &here are my parents to guide me? 8y teachers to gi'e me inspirations? 8y friends, #hen I play? I5m la,y and irresponsible! &hen I try to study, I get punished for not being able to ans#er! &here no#9I5m confused9 2omebody, please help me9 =ou say that the #orld is beautiful, #hy is it treating me this #ay? Hear me please! Help me please! Help me9 I am lost9

A "LASS O( COLD )A E* >'erybody calls me young, beautiful, #onderful! Am I? oo/ at my hair, my lips, my red rosy chee/s and a pair of blin/ering eyes! I remember, somebody says that I loo/ li/e my mother! But that #hen she #as young ?o#, I am much lo'elier than she is! I5m a mortal @enus! 0ops! &hat time is it? I must get ready for the party! Beep:beep9! A:huh! Here they are! =es, I5m coming! 43hild, are you still there?4 4Hmp! "hat5s my mama4 43hild, are you still there? &ill you please get me a glass of cold #ater?4 48ama, I5m in a hurry!4 4Please child, try to get me a glass of cold #ater!4 48ama, please, try to get it on your o#n!4 4Please child, try to get me a glass of cold #ater!4 At the party, I danced and danced the #hole night! =ou see, I can5t lea'e the party at once! I ha'e to dance #ith e'erybody #ho proposed to me! At last, the party is o'er! I5m 'ery tired! @ery, 'ery tired! 2o, I #ent home to tell mama #hat happened! 48ama, I5m home! It5s 'ery <uiet! 48ama, I5m home!4 ?obody ans#ers! &here is she? I loo/ for her in the sala, but she5s not there! &here is she? A:huh! In the /itchen! I sa# my mama, lying do#n on the floor, dead! &ith a glass on her hand! I remember, she tried to get it! 0h, God, just for the glass of cold #ater! 8ama! 8ama! 0h, 8ama!

+UVE,ILE DELI,-UE, Am I a ju'enile delin<uent? I5m a teenager, I5m young, young at heart in mind! In this position, I5m carefree, I enjoy doing nothing but to drin/ the #ine of pleasure! I seldom go to school, nobody cares!! But instead you can see me roaming around! 2tanding at the nearby canto AstreetB! 0r else standing beside a ju/ebo- stand playing the ner'e tic/ling bugaloo!"hose are the reasons, #hy people, you branded me delin<uent, a ju'enile delin<uent! 8y parents ignored me, my teachers sneered at me and my friends, they neglected me! 0ne night I as/ed my mother to teach me ho# to appreciate the 'alues in life! &ould you care #hat she told me? 42top bothering me! 3an5t you see? I had to dress up for my mahjong session, some other time my child4! I turned to my father to console me, But, #hat a #onderful thing he told me! 43hild, here5s 7;; buc/s, get it and enjoy yourself, go and as/ your teachers that <uestion4! And in school, I heard nothing but the echoes of the 'oices of my teachers torturing me #ith these #ords! 4&hy #aste your time in studying, you can5t e'en di'ide $;; by 7! Go home and plant s#eet potatoes4! I may ha'e the loo/s of Audrey Hepburn, the calmly 'oice of ?athalie 3ole! But that5s not #hat you can see in me! Here5s a young girl #ho needs counsel "o enlighten her #ay and guidance "o strengthen her life into contentment Honorable judge, Criends and teachers9 Is this the girl #hom you commented a ju'enile delin<uent?

Ve%'ea%ce Is ,o! Ou#s. I!/s "od/s$ Alms, alms, alms! 2pare me a piece of bread! 2pare me your mercy! I am a child so young, so thin, and so ragged!&hy are you staring at me? &ith my eyes I cannot see but I /no# that you are all staring at me! &hy are you #hispering to one another? &hy? Do you /no# my mother? Do you /no# my father? Did you /no# me fi'e years ago? =es, fi'e years of bitterness ha'e passed! I can still remember the 'ast happiness mother and I shared #ith each other! &e #ere 'ery happy indeed! 2uddenly, fi'e loud /noc/s #ere heard on the door and a deep silence ensued! Did the cruel ?ippon5s disco'er our peaceful home? 8other ran to Cather5s side pleading! EPlease, uis, hide in the cellar, there in the cellar #here they cannot find you,F I pulled my father5s arm but he did not mo'e! It seemed as though his feet #ere glued to the floor! "he door #ent EbangF and before us fi'e ugly beasts came barging in! EAre you 3aptain uis 2antos?F roared the ugliest of them all! E=es,F said my father! E=ou are under arrest,F said one of the beasts! "hey pulled father roughly a#ay from us! Cather #as not gi'en a chance to bid us goodbye! &e follo#ed them mile after mile! &e #ere hungry and thirsty! &e sa# group of Japanese eating! 0h, ho# our mouths #atered seeing the delicious fruits they #ere eating, "hen suddenly, #e heard a 'oice call, E3onsuelo! ! ! ! 0scar! ! ! ! 3onsuelo! ! ! ! 0scar! ! ! ! 3onsuelo! ! ! ! 0scar! ! ! !F #e ran to#ards the direction of the 'oice, but it #as too late! &e sa# father hanging on a tree! ! ! ! dead! 0h, it #as terrible! He had been badly beaten before he died! ! ! ! and I cried 'engeance, 'engeance, 'engeance! >'erything #ent blac/! "he ne-t thing I /ne# I #as nursing my poor in'alid mother! 0ne day, #e heard the church bell ringing Eding: dong, ding:dong!F It #as a sign for us to find a shelter in our hide:out, but I could not lea'e my in'alid mother, I tried to sho# her the #ay to the hide:out! 2uddenly, bombs started fallingG airplanes #ere roaring o'erhead, canyons #ere firing from e'ery#here! EBoom, boom, boom, boom!F 8other #as hit! Her legs #ere shattered into pieces! I too/ her gently in my arms and cried, EI5ll ha'e

'engeance, 'engeance!F E?o, 0scar! @engeance, it5s God5s,F said mother! But I cried out 'engeance! I #as li/e a pent:up 'olcano! E@engeance is mine not the ord5sF! E?o, 0scar! @engeance is not ours, it5s God5sF these #ere the #ords from my mother before she died! 8other #as dead and I #as blind! @engeance is not ours? "o forgi'e is di'ine but 'engeance is s#eeter! "hat #as fi'e years ago, fi'e years! ! ! ! Alms, alms, alms! 2pare me a piece of bread! 2pare me your mercy! I am a child so young, so thin, and so ragged! @engeance is not ours, it5s God5s! ! ! ! It5s! ! ! ! God5s! ! It5s9