Abby's POV
I remember it now. That was her in the newspaper. The accelerated student na nagtatrabaho sa isang prestihiyosong kompanya. Kung maayos pala ang kalagayan nya sa lipunan, why would she lie about it?.
Saka I didn't know that she's into guys. What's going on? Siya pa ba talaga yung Mago na nakilala ko?. Mago ba talaga yung pangalan niya?.
"Marsela Guia. That's my real name. But you can call me Sela." Sabi niya. Wait, did she just read my mind?.
Marsela Guia
Marsela Guia
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Marsela Guia
Marsela Guia
No, wait. Hindi ko siya unang nakita sa newspaper. There was a time before that. That's it! I remember now.
FLASHBACK
Junior High school. 8:45PM.
Pauwi nako ngayon galing sa bahay nina Rans para tapusin yung project namin sa Chem. I'm driving nang mapadaan ako sa isang bridge. Usually walang dumadaan dito pag ganitong oras pero dito ako dumaan kasi short cut to papunta samin. Pero nataranta ako nang makitang may babaeng nakaschool uniform na tumalon mula sa tulay na yun. She looks drunk kasi may dala pa itong bote ng alak.
Agad akong tumakbo pababa ng ilog para tingnan ang kalagayan nung babae. I saw her drowning at nagmadali akong magdive to save her. I performed CPR and finally nagising na rin siya.
"You're awake." Masayang sabi ko rito.
"What the hell?!." Galit nito sabay tulak sakin.
"I literally just saved your life. Wala man lang bang thank you dyan?."
"Do I look like I need saving?. Don't you see I'm trying to kill myself? Tsk." Sabi nito.
Oh.
"Well look, I don't know what you're going through right now but I'm telling you that suicide is not the answer."
"Thank you for the cliche line, now I want to live tsk." She sarcastically said.
"You're obviously drunk, come on let me take you home."
"Don't touch me. Saka ayokong umuwi. Hayaan mo na nga ako." Sabi nito sakin at nagsimula nang humakbang palapit sa rumaragasang ilog.
"Hindi." Pigil ko sa kanya habang niyayakap ko siya ng sobrang higpit mula sa likod.
"Let me go!." Pilit nitong makawala.
"No, I'm not letting you go. Please don't do this. You deserve to live." Pagmamakaawa ko rito.
"Fine tsk. Hindi nako magpapakamay. Just please let me go." Kaya ayun binitawan ko na siya.
"I need a place to stay for the night." Sabi niya pa.
"I know a perfect place." Sabi ko.
Pagdating namin sa bahay ay tulog na ang parents ko kaya umakyat nalang kami diretso.
Sa kwarto ko.
Nagbihis na kami, pinahiram ko siya ng pwede nyang masuot na damit. Nagsasampay nako ngayon ng mga basa naming uniforms nang,
"Marsela Guia. That's my real name. But you can call me Sela."
"Abby." Sabi ko.
