Growing up dominating the household, Diamond Alvaro finds no solution rather than get away to reduce the pressure she's having around her mother, leaving her sister all behind.
If only she was as mighty and smart as everyone paints her to be, she wo...
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"What's the current situation here?" dinig kong tanong ni Adam sa isa pang lalaking naka suot ng kaparehas na uniporme.
Narito kami ngayon sa Blumentrit Road kung saan nangyari ang bungguan ng tatlong sedan at isang pampasaherong bus. Napapalunok na lang ako habang nililibot ang aking paningin, napapadasal sa isip ko dahil sa mapanlumong sinapit ng mga taong ito.
"We have 5 confirmed death, and 11 injured individuals, Capt."
Adam put either of his palms on the side of his waist as he examined the awful surrounding, I could sense how displeased and sad he stood in front of me.
As I was searching for where Dane could have gone, a frantic bearded man who, I guess, was in his fifties caught my attention. He was sitting on the step of the ambulance while the female officer are trying to persuade him into putting the breathalyzer in his mouth, which is an efficient tool to test if a person has alcohol in their system.
He was probably the bus driver.
If I understand the circumstances correctly, he was refusing to take the test when his gestures are telling that he was quite drunk. I sauntered toward them, making sure that the officer and the bearded man noticed me.
"Anong nangyayari rito?" tanong ko, maliit ang ngiti sa babaeng pulis.
"Ayaw po kasing sumunod ni Sir eh, kasama po ito sa protocol lalo na po at maraming sangkot na biktima."
Tumango ako saka nilingon ang ginoo, maasim pa rin ang ekpresyon niya habang inuuga nang inuuga ang kanyang tuhod. Nakailang dampi rin ang palad niya sa kanyang namamawis na noo, iniiwasan ang tingin ko.
"Pwede po ba kayong tumingin sa akin?" Saka ako itiniklop nang kaunti ang tuhod ko upang maglebel ang aming mga mata. "Gaano na po kayo katagal nagmamaneho?"
"Seventeen years na."
Kaagad akong napakagat sa pang-ibaba kong labi nang maamoy ang matapang na amoy ng alak mula sa kanyang bibig. Napansin ko ring mamula-mula ang mga mata niya kaya lalong nagliyab ang galit sa aking dibdib.
It only means one thing; he drove intoxicated. Ignoring the fact that it was dangerous and could lead to where we are right now, it means that all of these people have to die and get through this hell because of a single reckless man! Goodness, gracious. I need to calm down before I explode and smack him.
"Mas matagal ka pang nagmamaneho kaysa sa naging buhay ng dalawang batang namatay, Sir. Hindi ba dapat alam mong bawal ang mag maneho ng lasing?" Tinitigan ko siya, tiim ang bagang sa galit.
"Ano?! Sinisisi mo ba 'ko sa nangyari?!" Galit na galit niyang asik, tumayo pa siya at tinulak 'ko.
"No, Sir, I'm stating the truth. Pwedeng-pwede kang makasuhan ng vehicular maunslaughter sa pagmamaneho sa ilalim ng impluwensya ng alak."
