\u201cI don\u2019t care,\u201d Victor said, his tone firm, his hand resting near his holster. \u201cOpen it. Now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Intimidated, the funeral staff obeyed.<\/p>\n
Victor looked down at Sarah. She was pale\u2014but something felt off.<\/p>\n
Tagpi barked sharply again.<\/p>\n
Victor took Sarah\u2019s hand. It wasn\u2019t ice-cold. There was still warmth.
\nHe leaned closer, holding his breath.<\/p>\n
Then he heard it.<\/p>\n
A faint, fragile breath.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cShe\u2019s alive!\u201d Victor shouted. \u201cCall an ambulance!\u201d<\/p>\n
Panic erupted. Eric tried slipping away, but Victor grabbed him with an iron grip.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you going?\u201d Victor demanded.<\/p>\n
\u201cN-No! I was just getting help!\u201d<\/p>\n
Paramedics arrived and examined Sarah quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, she\u2019s alive,\u201d one medic confirmed. \u201cShe appears to be in a drug-induced coma. An overdose of sedatives. If she had been buried, she would have suffocated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victor turned to Eric, fury blazing in his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Eric collapsed to his knees. \u201cI\u2019m sorry! I have gambling debts! I needed the insurance money before you came back. I thought\u2026 I thought she wouldn\u2019t wake up!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were going to bury your own sister alive for money?\u201d Victor said in disbelief.<\/p>\n
Overcome with rage, Victor struck him. Eric fell unconscious.
\nSarah was rushed to the hospital. After several days of treatment, she finally opened her eyes.<\/p>\n
The first thing she saw was Victor holding her hand\u2014and Tagpi resting faithfully beside the bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor\u2026\u201d she whispered weakly. \u201cThe last thing I remember\u2026 Kuya Eric gave me juice\u2026 then everything went black.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victor embraced her carefully. \u201cYou\u2019re safe now. Tagpi saved you. If not for him\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Eric was arrested and charged with attempted parricide. He would spend years paying for his crime.<\/p>\n
As for Tagpi\u2014he became a hero in their home. From that day on, he wasn\u2019t just the family pet. He was the guardian who proved that loyalty sometimes runs deeper than blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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