NIANA'S POV:
I am here at Thylane's room, together with ate Van, Kari and Gabbie. We are helping each other, packing Tala's things. Ngayon kasi ang alis nila. I don't know why, but I've been silent sice we started packing her things. Magsasalita lang ako kapag may tinatanong sila.
"Hey, Nia..." I stopped folding Tala's clothes when ate Vanessa called me. "You okay?" she asked. I sighed and nodded my head slowly. I heared her sighed too before sitting beside me. "Sa akin ka pa talaga nag-sinungaling." aniya na humawak sa likod ko. "Spi—"
"Spill it, girl!" nagulat pa ako sa malakas na pagsabi ni Karina noon. "Kanina ka pa namin napapansin. Nakatahi ba ang bunganga mo? Bakit ang tahimik mo?" talagang hindi maawat ang bibig niya. She's so noisy!
"Hindi naman ako madaldal." ani ko.
"Sa iba." pagtatama niya. "Hindi ka madaldal sa iba. Pero kapag kami ang kaharap mo, halos magkasing-ingay lang tayo." pabalang na aniya.
"Excuse me!?" angal ko kaagad. "Hindi kaya ako kasing ingay mo! Ikaw, 'pag nagsasalita ka para kang nakalunok ng mic!"
"Oo, tapos sa'yo speaker!"
"Stop it, guys. Baka magising si Tala sa ingay niyo." natatawang usal ni Gabbie.
"E 'di mabuti, para naman hindi ako nag-aalala ng ganito!" inis na sabi ko saka padarag na dinampot ang damit na tutupiin ko.
"So, that's why you're silent?" ate Van asked making me sigh again. "You know, it's okay to be worried, Nia. Look at Thylane's situation. Kahit sino naman siguro, mag-aalala kapag ganiyan ang nangyari sa kaibigan nila 'di ba?"
I know that she's just trying to comfort me but it isn't working! Hindi pa'rin naaalis ang pag-aalala ko para sa kaibigan ko. And it makes me sad because she's going to be far. If only I could stay beside her. I just sighed again and folded the clothes.
"Nia, she needs to sleep. She's too tired of what happened. She's still gaining her energy back." Kari said and sit on my right side. "Tsaka, I am pretty sure that she'll wake up soon. Lahat tayo ay nag-aalala para kay Tala pero isipin mo na lang na ang pag-alis nila ay para rin sa kanila ni Nancy."
Naka-ilan na akong buntong-hininga. They are right. This is for Thylane and for Nancy. Kailangan naming suportahan ang ano man para lang gumaling silang dalawa. Kung aangal pa ako ay lalo lang hahaba ang pagtulog ng kaibigan ko. Ayoko namang mangyari 'yon. Nami-miss ko na si Tala. Gusto ko na siyang maka-bonding ulit kaya kailangan kong pumayag sa pag-alis nila.
"Mommy..." napalingon ako nang marinig ang boses ng anak ko.
"Yes, baby?" I smiled at my daughter.
"I saw you dropped this kanina. Hindi ko agad nabigay sa'yo because daddy brought me down stairs agad." she said lending me a hairclip. This hairclip belongs to Tala. She accidentally dropped this when she left at the bar.
I smiled at my daughter and touched her hair. "Thank you, baby." I said but I saw how she forced a smile. "Why, baby? Is there something wrong?" I asked her, I'm worried.
"Mommy, I'm sorry. I din't mean to hear it but I heard someone at the funeral, where tita was mourned." she said while looking down, feeling guilty about it.
Nagkatinginan kami nila Kari bago lumingon sa anak ko. "What did you hear, baby?" I asked her in a calm tone to avoid scaring her.
"Mommy?" we heard another two small voices. I am sure that it is Calvin and Zhiana. Nang makita nila kami ay agad silang lumapit sa amin.
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