Credits to the owner of the picture above, I don't know who you are but the art was nice.
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|It was May when we first met. Year 2010 was it not? Paano ko ba naman malilimutan ang araw na yan. That day was an unforgettable experience, it was an accident. I was the alleged suspect and you were the victim.|
—"Ma, punta muna ako sa hardware, may bibilhin lang." I told my Mom as I went to get the car keys.
Before starting the engine, I prayed for my safe trip and then went to the nearest hardware.
"Hmn, I really needed lots of nails for the tables and chairs." I said to myself.
Yup! Oo, tumutulong ako kay papa sa paggawa ng mga upuan at lamesa. Para naman may ambag ako sa pamilya.
Hmn. Ito na lang, tsaka ito. Tama na siguro to.
I picked up the things na pinamili ko at ipinasok sa trunk ng sasakyan at bumiyahe na. But I never knew that this is the kind of encounter the fate has set for me and her.
I saw the red light on the traffic lights as I panicked, I could not stop the car. Sira ang brakes. Initiative strikes and I turned the car on the side of the road where the trees are planted. Ibinangga ko ang sasakyan dito para tumigil. Sa lakas ng impact ay natama ang ulo ko sa manubela.
Before I lose my consciousness, naka labas ako ng sasakyan. I saw a blurry figure of a woman lying on her pool of blood, and then everything went black. The last thing I've heard was loud noises of people calling for help.
I was woken up by the orange rays of sun setting from the windows. It was a familiar room. Bumugad sa akin ang hygienic smell ng hospital.
"And here I am again." I sounded disappointed to myself.
Mama was sleeping on my bedside and my brother is on the sofa.
"Gising ka na." My brother was happy and surprised to see me sitting on the hospital bed. "Ma—"
I hushed him before he woke Mama up. "She needs rest, she must've been worried sick." I smiled.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
"It's been a month."
"What happened, bro? Wala akong matandaan." I asked him.
"Nawalan ng preno ang sasakyan. Naaksidente ka, mabuti na lang at naisipan mong ibangga sa kahoy ang sasakyan, isang tao lang ang napinsala. Maayos na daw ang lagay nya. Kaya wag kang mag-alala."
"Ah ganun ba. Mabuti naman kung ganun." May napinsala ako. Bakit ba kasi hindi ko muna tiningnan ang makina ng sasakyan bago umalis.
"Ang mahalaga nahuli na nila ang nag alis ng brakes sa sasakyan." He said and crossed his arms.
"Hindi accidente? Sinadyang kuhain ang brakes? Sino?"
"Inutusan ni tita Miranda ang driver nya. Nahuli silang dalawa."
"Bakit daw?"
"Alam mo namang naiinggit yung taong yun sa pamilya natin di'ba? Ang masama lang ay kakayanin n'yang may mangyaring masama talaga sa'tin." He replied. "Ano ba kasing kinaiinggitan n'ya sa'tin? Tama nga lang yung kinakakain na'tin araw araw eh. Simple lang buhay na'tin." He mumbled.
"Inggit s'ya sa simpleng buhay na'tin. Narinig ko dati nag-uusap sila ng asawa n'ya." I stared blankly at the dextrose on my side. "Yun lang nagagawa n'yang manakit dahil sa inggit." I sarcastically chuckled.
