THE RISK OF FALLING

CHAPTER 11

It's been a week. Isang linggo na ang nakalipas matapos ang muntik ko ng pagkakidnap. Nakalaya na rin ang dalawang lalake na nagtangkang kumuha sakin at sobra silang nagpapasalamat dahil makakabalik na sila sa kanilang pamilya. Humingi rin sila ng paumanhin at inaming nagawa lang nila yon dahil may nag-utos sa kanila at para sa pera.

I didn't bother to ask who their boss is because I'm sure na hindi rin nila sasabihin at takot rin sila na balikan sila ng nag-utos sa kanila at madamay pa ang mga pamilya nila.

After din noong pagbisita ni Mr. C ay yon nadin ang huling pagkikita namin dahil kahit dito sa school ay hindi ko nakikita ang anino niya.

Sobrang busy din sa school dahil malapit na ang graduation, sobrang daming ganap. May mga nagpapahabol ng requirements, naghahabol ng grades at pati narin paghahabol sa teacher na nagtatago na. May magaganap pang seniors ball na hindi ko pa sure kung dadalo ako pero sabi nga nila once in a lifetime experience lang daw yon but duh nagdadalawang isip padin ako kung aattend ako.

Sobrang dilim ng kalangitan at katatapos lang ng last subject namin. Mukhang uulan pa, wala pa naman akong dalang payong dahil nakakatamad magbuhat.

Naglalakad na kami palabas ng school ng biglang magsalita si Selena.

"Girls, don't forget that we have photoshoot on Friday and BA.WAL. MA.LATE" Selena said while emphasizing the last two words in front of my face psh, minsan lang naman e. I just nodded and rolled my eyes.

" Okay saan daw tayo magshoshoot?" tanong ni Alyss na pumapalakpak pa, hindi naman halatang excited tong isang to.

"Somewhere in Ilocos daw, I don't know the exact place, naexcite ako bigla kaya diko na pinakinggan sinasabi ni mamshi, talak nang talak e HAHAHAHA" natatawang sagot ni Selena

"Wow, that's nice." Komento naman ni Artemis.

To be honest naeexcite din naman ako dahil may ibang lugar na naman kaming pupuntahan. I just can't stop thinking that every time that we need to go to another place, whether it is for our shoot, field trips, vacations and other occasions, for me, it feels like an escape, escape of the reality na parang for a while matatakasan ko kahit saglit ang mga problema ko. Makakahinga ako kahit saglit.

Madami rin namang magagandang spots here in Tagaytay kaso parang nakakasakal narin magstay dito.

Hindi ko na namalayan na nasa shed na pala kami, dumating narin ang mga sundo nila and kung sinuswerte ka nga naman, I don't have load and my phone only has 2% battery remaining and that means I can't contact Papu to drive me home dammit.

Suddenly the rain started to fall. Sobrang lakas ng ulan at halos wala kanang makita. Good thing hindi naman ako gaanong nababasa but sa sobrang lakas ng ulan ay halos pumasok narin ito sa loob ng shed.

I love the rain. When it is raining I feel like the sound of it is like song to my ears. Maybe, the sky is sad too or God knows that I'm just pretending to be okay and that everything is fine.

I feel like the rain is comforting me and it says that I am not alone. I decided to put all my things inside my bag and put it on the stall beside the gate of the school.

After that I went under the rain and let myself get drenched. I closed my eyes and let myself feel every drop of the rain that feels like embracing me. I may look stupid right now because I am in the middle of the road and enjoying the pouring rain with my uniforms on, but I don't care.

I went back in front of the shed, hindi parin ako sumisilong. Pumikit akong muli at dinama and mga malalakas na patak ng ulan na dumadapo sa akin, wala na akong pakialam kung sinong makakita sa akin at mas lalong wala na akong pakialam kung basang basa na ako.