Sina

Chapter 10

Ugly and evil.

Dazza's eyes are wide open and her skin has gone too pale. I don't feel any pity for her. I only feel disgust and hate. She deserves it. She deserves to die. I may sound like an evil for thinking this way but I can't lie to myself. I can't even comfort Mommy Sophie and Dash. I feel horrible but I feel so safe and good that she is already dead.

I lean closer to Dash as he takes steps back from her sister's dead body. My right hand graze into his arm until it meets his. Sinandal niya ang ulo sa balikat ko. He lets out a sad sigh. His other hand is caressing Mommy Sophie's back, hushing her. Nakayakap lang si Mommy sa malamig na katawan ng anak at paulit-ulit na binabanggit ang pangalan niya. Tanging pag-iyak nito at malalim na paghinga ni Dash ang maririnig dito sa music studio ni Dazza.

May kalakihan ang studio nito pero corner ang katawan niya. There are even blood splattered on the floor and in some musical instruments. It's already clear that she has been murdered. Natutuwa akong wala na siya pero hindi ko rin mapigilang hilingin na sana nakulong din siya. Na sana pinagbayaran niya ang mga ginawa niya.

"Dash."

My eyes squint to the door when someone calls my fiancé's name. There's Kuya Dark, his elder brother. Like Dash's, he has deep set of dark brown eyes but his are fiercer like Dazza's. May silver earring sa kaliwang tenga niya at may dragon tattoo sa kanang braso. Despite of his appearance, he is a Science teacher in Pisay. We're not close, but he's nice the first time we met. He even told me to take care of his younger brother.

As soon as their mom saw Kuya Dark, she runs towards him, then hugs him tightly and cries. "D-dark, anak, your sister's dead. Wala na si Dazza. Wala na siya."

Kuya Dark quietly taps her back. He kisses his mom's forehead. Then, I see him nodding at Dash. My eyebrows curl as he averts his gaze from my man.

Kuya Dark is looking at his sister's body, but he doesn't shed a tear. Kapatid niya si Dazza. Magkadugo silang dalawa. Pero bakit parang balewala lang sa kanya? Bakit parang galit ang mga mata niya?

"Have you forgiven Dazza, anak?" tanong ni Mommy Sophie pagkabitaw sa yakap. "Is that why you're here?"

"I just want to check if she's really dead," Kuya Dark casually answers. Napakunot ang noo ko dahil doon. Hindi ko alam na may alitan pala sa pagitan nila. "Thank God, she is."

"Oh my god," I exclaim flinching, then covers my mouth. Hindi ko napigilan nang makitang sampalin ni Mommy Sophie ang anak.

I am in shock when I witness Mommy Sophie slapped her son. Hindi ko inakalang kaya rin pala niyang magalit. She's always gentle and soft. I squeeze Dash's hand, but he just watches his family. He looks confused and betrayed. Akala ko pipigilan niya ang nanay at kapatid niya pero wala siyang ginawa.

"How dare you to say that, Dark!"

"No, mom. How dare you and Dazza!"

Inalis ni Dash ang kamay niyang hawak ko at siya ang nagsaklob ng mga kamay namin. He looks at me, and asks me out of the room. I just nod at him. I don't have the right to eavesdrop their conversation. Kahit pa sabihing fiancée ako ni Dash, hindi pa rin tama.

Paalis na sana kami nang sumigaw si Kuya Dark at nakuha ang atensyon namin. Napahinto agad kaming dalawa ni Dash sa paglalakad.

"She raped my wife, mom, but what did you do? You let her escape from the police. You even hid her! For crying out loud, mom! Why won't I be glad that she's dead?"

Napatigil si Mommy Sophie sa pag-iyak habang tumigil ang pagtibok ng puso ko. Alam niya? Alam niyang rapist ang sariling anak? But she never told anyone.