Maria clenched her teeth, braced herself against the door, and hid behind it without saying a word.
Maria gestured to Hafeez with her eyes to join her, but the timid Hafeez's lips continued to tremble, his legs were shaky, and he could already tell from Maria's expression that the person outside the door wasn't right.
"If you don't open the door, I'll have to break it down," Datu issued an ultimatum, then stepped back half a step and slammed his broad shoulder against the door.
This time he didn't use full force, so Maria managed to withstand it, but the old door couldn't take the strain, and at Datu's second hit, the door burst open.
Maria was indeed fierce; at that moment, she didn't forget to scream and lunged towards the candle, shoving the obstructive Hafeez aside, standing guard over the candle to ensure it wouldn't go out.
"Are you... are you human or ghost?" Maria stared wide-eyed at Datu.
