The last three hostages had a hard time during the last part of their capture. At one point, the three became four when, as they trekked toward their freedom, met a civilian who the Abu Sayyaf couldn't let go because he had seen too much.
Before they 'mobiled' towards their freedom, their food supply became good that they realized that their stomachs already forgot how to accommodate big servings. When the Abu Sayyaf got their ransom, they feed the hostages somehow. Gracia said the the rumors of the ransom was true, disputing the news that it wasn't.
Since they came into this island that was more of a logging town than an agricultural town, Gracia knew the hazards of spending too much time on the road than hiding in the foliage of the desert. But, she also knew that the Abu Sayyaf couldn't do anything even after she tried to confront them suggesting that they shouldn't walk too much on the road. But what happened was they spent most of the night walking, since the AFP are all sleeping at night.
Then, that rainy morning came. They heard gunshots and being a hostage in the forest for over a year, her instinct told her to duck down, as most of the others did. She heard Ediborah shout, "Mart!" which was the last word she ever heard from Ediborah.
A second after that, the gunshots stopped.
She looked around and saw Martin lying with his eyes closed, and blood starting to soak his white shirt.
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