Who's the Killer?

Chapter Twenty-Five

CAT'S FUR

Wearing his usual uniform, Kent went down to eat his early dinner before heading out to school. Gabi kasi ulit ang pasok nila at hanggang alas siyete na naman sila ng gabi matatapos. Dala-dala ang backpack ay agad siyang nagtungo sa dining table kung saan nakahanda na ang pagkain para sa kanya. Agad lang siyang napatigil ng makitang nakaupo sa gitnang upuan ang kanyang ama na ngayon ay kumakain din.

When Kent's dad felt his presence, he immediately gazed his son's direction and motion him to eat with him. Agad din namang sumunod si Kent sa utos ng ama.

"You're heading now to school?" Tumango siya habang nagsasandok ng kaunting kanina sa kanyang plato. "Son, may I ask if your seeing someone right now?"

Agad napahinto si Kent at muntik pang mahulog ang platong ang laman ay ulam dahil sa naging tanong ng ama.

'Putragis. Bakit tinatanong ni papa kung may jowable na'ko? Ramdam niya na ba na may ikatlong anak na babae siya?'

Naghihintay ang ama sa kanyang sagot habang naiilang niya lang itong nginitian. It's really hard for him to show his father his true color or even confess to him about his real identity. 

Have you ever felt this kind of fear that you wanted to voice out something to someone but you're just too afraid of the possible outcome of that confession or that certain secret you wanted to tell? That's what Kent is feeling every time he's inside their abode. Especially when his in front of his father.

It's not easy to cover up the hidden makeups in our faces, especially when you don't want to hide them in the first place. We're just too scared with the thought of what others would say or how would they look at you after knowing.

It's easy to say that their words won't matter you as a person, but dear, trust me when I say it will affect your confidence and self-esteem. It's somehow the cause why others are too terrified to open their curtains up.

Even how much you make them understand, even how pure your intention is, or even how you make them see your worth on becoming part of the world, once you show the society what you truly are, they will still have a say on it. Bad or good outcomes, critisism will still be there. Making society hypocrites as fuck.

"Uhm, I don't have any time to look for someone special po, for now. Busy pa po kasi ako ngayon sa school kasi graduating na rin po ako."

Gustong masuka ni Kent sa sariling sinabi. Half of it was true, the part his not looking for someone oh so called 'special', but the part where he said that he's busy studying in school just because he's a graduating student already? A FREAKING BIG LIE!

Ni hindi nga siya nag-aaral kapag may quiz eh. Buti na lang talaga at seat mate niya si Margrette at ang gaga na mismo ang hindi nagtatakip ng sariling papel para maka-copya siya.

For him, it's not called cheating though, its called helping someone who's in deep need. Hindi mo naman ikakayaman ang pagiging madamot sa mga sagot. Kung naturingan kang matalino mag-share ka, hindi yung kinukusa mo idea mo.

"Is that so? Dapat maglaan ka ng time para makahanap na rin ng girlfriend. You're not getting younger anymore. You're turning 27 this October, right?"

Halos magkanda-bulunan si Kent sa kinakain dahil sa pinagsasabi ng ama. Hindi niya keri na binubugaw siya ng amang maglaan ng oras para makapaglandi.

'Ay nako, pa. Kung alam mo lang talaga kung gaano ako maglaan ng time. Baka ma shook si papa time sa laki ng oras ko sa part na yan.'