We all have a turning point in our lives, mine was when my mother died, I was left with my brother, more like my brother was left with me, wala akong aasahan sa tatay namin, he's locked up in a prison, Ren and I hated him the way he was hated by everyone, he deserve the hate, he deserve even worse than being inside a prison.
'Alcantara' is my mother's surname, we're not using my father's name, nakakahiya, hindi ko mapasok sa isipan ko na isang mamamatay na tao ang tatay namin— on top of that, to be specific, a serial killer.
He took the lives of four children, aged 4-8 years old, killed and mutilated multiple female teenager bodies, killed two adult men and three middle aged women, that's not even the worse, he ate some parts of their bodies, he enjoyed them, he savored them, that's f*cking insane and I hate him for that.
I don't even want to talk about it, I remember getting bullied because he was my father, may mga gusto pang mag-interview sa akin, those reporters does not even care na bata pa ako noon, no one cared, even after my mother's death, no one cared, just my brother, it's always been me and Ren.
I promised myself that Ren would not go through the same thing I went through, he will live happier and will have a better life.
At the end of the day, it's all for Ren, everything I do, I do it for Ren.
He is my life, my everything and if I would ever choose between Ren and the world, I will always choose him, my brother, my Ren.
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"Sabi ng kapatid mo may humahabol sa inyo bukod daw sa bots ero hindi n'ya sakin sinabi kung sino 'yon at bakit kayo hinahabol."
Bakit ba kailangang sabihin ni Ren iyon?
"Meron nga." maikling sagot ko rito.
Naglakad na ako patungo sa pinto and for a moment, I was hoping that he'll grab me back, maybe call my name or something that would make me feel that love was still there, but he didn't.
Maybe he's just holding himself back?
Maybe he's trying to control himself because he is a married man already.
Saglit ko itong nilingon.
He was way too busy with his equipments, he didn't even look back at me, or maybe he did, maybe he looked back the moment I didn't, maybe he is still there, because I am, I'm still there, I'm still stuck in the past.
"Have we met before?" Nakakunot ang noo nito sa akin, ang isang kamay ay may hawak na glass ng alak, ang isa ay nakapatong sa legs n'ya, nakasandal ito sa upuan at nasa dulo ng table ng isang malaki, maingay at kilalang bar.
Umiling ako sa kanya, it was a mistake to offer him a drink.
Why would I offer Lex a drink? Why did I even do that?! That's f*cking insane!
"We've met already." Umiling na naman ako sa sinabi n'ya.
Bahagya akong umatras at paalis na sana, nakakahiya, kinakahiya ko ang sarili ko na nagtatrabaho sa isang bar as a waitress, there's nothing wrong sa pagiging waitress, I'm not shaming anyone or any job, but I—I just can't believe that out of all the places, dito ko pa talaga s'ya nakita pagtapos ng ilang taon, of course he's a man, he has needs, I don't know, that's on him, but really? Why does he have to see me at my lowest?
Nagulat ako nang hawakan nito ang braso ko, it was soft and warm, hindi mahigpit hawak nito sa akin, nang lingunin ko s'ya ay binitawan n'ya rin ako.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to touch you without your consent, it's just that you're quite familiar and it bothers me to see someone so familiar I couldn't even recognize much." His tone is monotonous, hindi ko alam kung masaya ba s'ya o nagtataka sa mukha n'ya dahil hindi k noo mabasa ang ekspresyon n'ya.
BINABASA MO ANG
GLITCH: Divided Cities
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