Chapter 1: Snow White
Cara
"...staring blankly ahead, just making a way, making my way through the crowd..." pagsabay ko sa kantang naka play dito sa convenient store kung saan ako pumipili ng groceries.
I whistle the melody of the song as I stroll on the store aisles.
Nang makuntento ay isinilid ko ang mga ito sa isang paper bag, inilabas ang isang stapler at lumang resibo, nilukot ang bukana ng paper bag pagkatapos ay idinikit doon ang resibo.
'Yun lang at lumabas na ako sa convenient store.
A car chanted as I pushed the button of my keys and got inside it.
I let out a sigh of thrill and contentment.
"Dang, that feels good..." I said as I make myself comfortable in the driver's seat.
Tinapunan ko ng tingin ang pinamili ko.
Mali.
Ninakaw ko.
Napangiti ako.
That's all then I maneuvered the car.
The busy road had already disappeared.
I took a glance at the side mirror.
The city is better seen from afar.
Hindi mo alam ang kaguluhan, kita mo lang ang mga ilaw na tila nagpapaligsahan kung sino ang may pinaka magandang kislap.
I'd rather just see how beautiful it is than know how much chaos it brought.
I hate the city.
No.
I loathe the city.
Before I let all my thoughts rush down, I turned on the radio for some music.
[and before your good old DJ Luna says goodbye for tonight, here's a cover of the song 'Somewhere Only We Know' by Renee Dominique.] the speakers revealed a soothing female voice.
Oh. I love that song.
Pinatay ko ang AC at binaba ko ang glass window ng sasakyan upang makalanghap ng sariwang hangin.
"I walked across
an empty land
I know the pathway
like the back of my hand..." pagsabay ko sa kanta.
The calm atmosphere was one-snap gone the moment I abruptly hit the breaks when I saw something on the middle of the road.
Bumaba ako para lapitan ito.
Nakita ko naman agad ang puting pusa na sa palagay ko ay Persian na halatang natakot sa naganap ngayon lang.
I felt my eyes lightened. Sinubukan kong lapitan ito.
A cat being cat, umatras naman ito.
Hindi ako nagpatalo. Hinablot ko ito agad at ipinasok sa sasakyan.
Mukhang mamahalin nga ito. I roamed my eyes around the place kung nasan ako. Napagtanto kong nasa tapat na ako ng sikat na mamahaling subdivision. Nadadaanan ko ito palagi.
Tinignan ko ang pusa. Ligaw na ligaw ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya habang nakatingala saakin.
"I suppose you are here because of two things." panimula ko habang inaangat ito. "It's either, you are lost, or you don't like your owners." I stated while slightly touching it's nose.
The cat just stared at me like it can see right into my soul.
"Okay. Let's just assume you are here for the latter. Para hindi ako makonsensya." I concluded. Wala din namang itong choice. "Don't worry, I'll be good to you." pagsisiguro ko at nilapag siya sa shotgun seat.
