Alter

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It was Cess's 21st birthday. Pumunta siya sa bahay ng parents niya para mag celebrate ng birthday niya na kasama ang buong pamilya. Her relatives greeted her with a warm smile.

The party's almost over pero hindi pa niya nakikita ang mga magulang siya. Cess went upstairs to find her parents in their room.
She was about to knock on her parents room, nang bigla niyang narinig ang sigawan sa loob nito. Narinig niya ang away ng dalawang taong pinakamamahal niya.

"Mas mabuti pang mag hiwalay na tayo! Puro ka pambabae hindi ka na nagbago!" her mom shouted.

After hearing her parents quarrel, dumiretso na lamang si Cess sa sariling kwarto. Tulala, hindi alam ang gagawin.

Sa kalagitnaan ng pagtulog niya, nakaramdam ang babae ng sakit ng ulo. Doble ang sakit sa normal na nararamdaman niya when an alter wants to take over.

Cess exclaimed in pain, she tried reaching her medicines that is placed beside her bed but she failed. Tuluyan ng nawalan ng malay ang sarili. Her body went cold. She is awake on the inside but not on the outside. Cess feels like she's falling from the sky above with nothing to land on. A bright light can be seen from the heavens as she continue to fall down.

"Anong nangyayari," she asked herself.

Cess felt like she's been falling for hours, her eyelids suddenly feels heavier. She became unconcious.

When she woke up her body just stood in front of a mirror, examining herself. Ibang-iba ang tingin sa mga mata ng babaeng nakatayo sa harapan ng salamin. Sadness is only thing that can be seen from the girl's face especially in her eyes.

"Alliyah Kiarra Resureccion," the girl whispered, nakatitig lang ito sa kaniyang mukha. Bigla na lamang tumulo ang luha sa pisngi niya.

"Ang suicidal alter na mag papatigil sa pag hihirap mo Cess," she laughed.

Nag ayos si Alliyah ng sarili at dire-diretsong bumaba ng kwarto niya.

"Cess anak, happy birthday nandiyan ka na pala, halika kumain ka na dito pinaghanda kita," nakangiting saad ng ina sa anak.

"Alliyah, 'yun ang pangalan ko at hindi ngayon ang birthday ko pero salamat," malamig na tugon nito. Hindi na hinintay ni Alliyah na sumagot ang nakakatandang babae at dali-dali ng lumabas. Pumunta si Alliyah sa isang abandonadong building at dumiretso sa rooftop nito.

"I'm going to help you Cess, I'm sure that you'll thank me after this."

Alliyah opened her arms feeling the cold breeze hitting her skin, she's ready. Handa na siyang tapusin ang paghihirap na nararamdaman. Alliyah was about to jump on the edge when her phone suddenly rang.

She checked her phone to see who's calling. She stared at the caller ID, wala siyang balak na sagutin ito. All she had in her mind right now is to end her life and the pain that she's feeling.

Ilang tawag ang nakuha ni Alliyah habang pinapakiramdaman ang malamig na hangin. Isa pang tawag, sinagot na rin niya ito upang mag iwan ng mensahe sa mga taong nag mamahal kay Cess.

"Cess where are you? Kanina ka pa hindi umuuwi nag aalala na si tita sa'yo!" pasigaw at may halong pag-aalala na tanong ni Gio.

"Cess is not here, this is Alliyah speaking and I'm about to end your girlfriend's suffering," sagot ni Alliyah habang nakataas ang kaliwang kamay, patuloy na pina-pakiramdaman ang malamig hangin.

"Alliyah? Nasaan ka! 'Wag mong ituloy ang binabalak mo," pag mamakaawa ni Gio.

"Why would I my dear? Wala kang karapatan kontrahin ang gusto ko," she stated, coldly.