“We’re near,” Peter mumbled.
Napatigil ako sa paglalakad nang maalala ko na malaki ang posibilidad na nando’n sina Cara at wala pa akong kapal ng mukha upang harapin sila at sabihin ang sitwasyon ni Chi, hindi ko pa kayang sabihin na ako ang dahilan kung bakit wala na si Chi.
Saglit akong nilingon ni Peter saka s’ya ngumisi sa akin, “Oh, huwag mong sabihin na hindi ka na ulit makalakad? Isang liko na lang tayo, Amira,” pang-aasar n’ya at kung pwede lang na lunurin s’ya sa kanal ay nagawa ko na.
“Ramdam kong nado’n sila,” bulong ko.
“E, anong pakielam ko?” Tangina talaga nito! Isang matalim na tingin lamang ang binigay ko sa kanya nang dahan-dahan siyang maglakad sa puwesto ko.
Nagulat na lamang ako nang hinubad n’ya ang hoodie na suot n’ya at binigay sa akin saka s’ya tumalikod at umupo upang makasakay ako sa likuran n’ya.
“Bilisan mo bago pa magbago ang isip ko.” Nang sumukay ako sa likuran niya ay dahan-dahan siyang tumayo ngunit napangiwi ako nang mahawakan niya ang binti ko, “Masakit?”
“Yeah...”
“Are you trying hard to walk even though it is not yet okay?”
I pouted at his back and hid my face as I covered my head with the hood and buried my face at his nape, “I don’t want to hear your rant all day about me being such a damsel or how heavy I am,”
“You’re stupid.”
Every step he takes were like a death parade. The thumping in my chest gets louder and louder as if a humongous drum was living inside. I nervously shut my eyes when I heard the creaking of the metal door, making me feel more frightened.
I hugged Peter tightly when a surge of wind envelops us, and as we inhale most of it, I heard a click of another metal door.
“Peter!” The voice was familiar, and if I am guessing it right, it must be Kelly.
I frustratingly bit my lower lip when Peter started to walk again. He was walking slowly and carefully as if he knew what is going behind him as if he was aware of how scared I am.
“Who’s with you?” Kelly asked, but before Peter could answer, he stops from walking, “Oh, your brother and his friends are here.” I don’t know why, but Kelly sounded a bit annoyed when she said the words friends.
“Peter,”
“Parker,”
Tangina, ‘wag kang tatawa, Amira. Utang na loob, please.
“Spencer, Tyler.” Kinagat ko ang pang-ibabang labi ko nang marinig ko ang boses ni Spencer.
“Ah, make sense why Kelly is acting like this,” Peter mumbled, making me peek somehow, but before I could actually look at them, he thumps his foot on the ground, “Oh, Dad! Any luck?”
“The test is still on-going. Who’s with you?” A man with a deep voice asked.
“Ah, my girlfriend?”
“Is she asleep?”
“Yeah, yeah. I’m just going to my room, and I also need to examine her.” Peter leisurely walked. I almost shout in surprise when my shoulder bumped into someone.
Nang bumukas ang panibagong pinto ay pumasok do’n si Peter at dahan-dahan akong hiniga sa kama. Mabilis ko naman na hinablot ang isang unan sa aking itaas saka ko tinakluban ang mukha ko, sandali pa’y narinig ko ang pagsarado ng pinto.
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Science FictionPUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PPH After an unexpected apocalypse, Amira and her friends found themselves trapped inside the border of Luzon, in which the virus was spreading rapidly. And in order to keep living, they needed to reach the capital of Luzon, an...
