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The party was organized by Captain Tiago in order to celebrate the upcoming joint
in marriage of Maria Clara and Linnares. During the celebration when everyone
else was preoccupied with the gossips and show-offs, Maria Clara hastily swept
aside the curtains to reach the porch without a shadow. Climbing out of the boat,
Ibarra rushed to Maria Clara's side hugging and kissing her at the same time.
Knowing that it might be the last time they would see each other, Maria Clara
asked for forgiveness because of the abrupt marriage that her father arranged. As
a result, Ibarra took Maria Clara's hand and tagged her along in his boat. They
boat climbed up hearing the voice of Linnares looking for her. Maria Clara
panicked and almost leaped out when Ibarra pulled her in and told Ellias to start
rowing the boat.
As they thought they were already making it across the other side, they heard gun
shots firing. It seemed so far at first until they could hear and feel the bullets
passing through their ears. She said she was not supposed to be there. It was her
who they were looking for. She told them she needed to jump in order for the
firing to stop. Everything was going planned now and all they really needed was to
keep her alive. Astonished and dismayed, she tried to look at Ibarra's face but all
she could see was his dark-colored eyes. Screaming at the top of her lungs. She
moved her body in all the directions. Ellias, who was at the back of the boat, kept
rowing while the bullets kept attacking them. The boat kept on going until they
heard the last gunshot. The boat slowed down and everything else fell silent.
There was blood in the boat. Blood in the ocean. The boat started shaking like it
was panicking. The guards started aiming the guns again but they did not know
where. They instead started aiming at the boat. Afraid that they might shot Maria
Clara, they started to put down their guns and hurried across the other side.
Because it was late at night, they could not see who it was. As they approached it,
they dragged the shirt covered with blood from the collar. Bullet holes in the
shirt. Bullet holes in the head region. Bullet holes in the paddle of the boat which
slowly slipped down under the shirt.