Attention

SUDDEN CHANGE

"Tahan na. You don't have to say sorry for me dahil lang sa kanina. Naiintindihan kita. Nabigla lang ako kanina." Imee said and put Fiona's head on her chest.

....

The surroundings are peaceful. The shoreline is being continuously pounded by large waves. Fiona was walking on the relatively dark sand, illuminated only by the moonlight.

As she walked towards the sea, the only sound she could hear was her own humming. She smiled as she felt the cold water touching her skin.

"Andy, I know you're accompanying achi for a walk tonight," Fiona said, her hands behind her back.

"I remember what you told me before, that you don't want me to walk alone because you feel like achi might be burdened with problems again," Fiona added, kicking the sand. She smiled as she reminisced.

"How are you, Andy? You know, achi always thinks of you, and sometimes achi wants to hug you. Achi is completely broken, Andy," Fiona said, pausing to gaze into the distance.

"In this situation, you should be here because achi needs you so much. You are my comfort, but I can't do anything because God took you away from me," Fiona said, sitting on the sand.

"I miss you, little bro..." Fiona sighed heavily.

She smiled as she took a deep breath. She was already confused about her feelings. There wasn't a single day when she wasn't troubled.

"Bakit kaya nila ako sinasaktan? Tanong na laging pumapasok sa isip ko." Fiona wondered.

"I'm not perfect for Clara's jealousy; I have always been submissive to what they want, but why am I receiving this? suffering for a blame I didn't commit," Fiona added. Her tears, which she had been holding back, began to flow.

While Fiona was in the middle of speaking to herself. Someone stood beside her. Fiona didn't know who it was and she wasn't scared either.

"Why do I have to go through this?" Fiona questioned calmly.

Her voice was so soft that it seemed to soften the heart of whoever was standing next to her.

"Nang.." Irene said. Fiona quickly knew it was her.

"Why do you have to hurt me like this?" Fiona asked.

"Masama ba para sayo ang akuin ko 'yong kasalanang hindi ko naman ginawa?" She embraced her knee.

"Maybe I should treat you the way you've treated me, and then you'll understand how much it hurts," Fiona confessed. Irene took the chance to sit beside her.

"I'm sorry for making you feel that way, nang..." Irene said as she sat down next to her.

"Bakit mo ako iniwan nung libing ni Andy?" Fiona asked.

"Ang lakas ng ulan non tapos dumidilim na. Ganon ba talaga kalaki ang galit mo sakin?" She added.

Irene heaved a sigh. "I'm not sure, nang. I was hurt, my mind went blank, and I did not know what to feel."

"I was hurt also, kasi bukod sa namatayan ako ng kapatid. Nawalan rin ako ng magulang." Fiona sobbed.

"I expected you to console me at the time, but I had no idea that the person I needed the most would leave and hurt me." Fiona tried to explain. Irene remained silent.