Therrie's Thirty Days of Temperamental Cycle

Chapter 29: Reality

"First, do you need anything? Water? Food? Something that would make you feel comfortable. I know this is too much for you to take in so I'm giving you enough moment to think about it."

Umiling si Therrie. Tila ba walang gusto sa kung ano mang sinabi ni Bianca. "N-No... I'm ready to listen and hear all the truth from you. How aren't you dead? You killed yourself, right? You hanged yourself. Nakita ko 'yon. Nakita ng alawang mata ko 'yon. Nando'n din si Benji at kitang-kita niya kung paano ka ibinaba ng mga staff mula ro'n. You're lifeless. You're not breathing. You're absolutely dead, I can confirm that Bianca. Your family was there. They were sad and crying about what happened. So... you fake your own death?"

Sa sunod-sunod na tanong ni Therrie, Bianca understood the panic in her voice. Kalmado naman si Bianca at tila wala itong pangambang ipinapakita kay Therrie. She knew what she get into and obviously know how to deal with Therrie. She already had done this so she can do it again.

"I think you need some water first," Bianca pointed out.

May lumapit naman sa kanila at inabutan ng baso ng tubig si Therrie. Kinuha naman ng dalaga ang baso at tinitigan ito. She just noticed when she looked at her hand, she was shaking. She still got all these questions in her head and the fact that seeing a dead friend alive talking like someone else shocked her to the core.

Therrie sipped some from the glass and looked back at Bianca.

"How are you feeling now?"

"Hindi ko alam..." aniya.

Bianca nodded. "Yes, I know you're still confused and I understand that. But have you gotten a grasp of what did I just say earlier?"

"No... and how come that this is all happened in my mind? I felt everything. I know everything that happened happens in reality and I'm totally a hundred percent sure about that. Kasabwat mo ba rito si Doctor Carmona, Bianca?"

Bahagyang natawa si Bianca. "She's not, Therrie. And to tell you the truth, she's not a real doctor. When you came in, she was just our intern who assisted you. But she knows she was a doctor in your head. She's now working as a PR officer in the company and quite had a good relationship with others. Althea Carmona is lovely and a kind person."

Sa mga pinagsasabi ni Bianca, hindi maintindihan ni Therrie iyon. Gulong-gulo pa rin siya. Kahit gusto niyang intindihin, hindi niya makuhang maintindihan dahil sa dami ng bagay na pumapasok sa isip niya, hindi agad nasasagot ang mga katanungan niya.

Natulala na lamang si Therrie sa kawalan. Nang tumayo si Bianca mula sa silya niya at lumipat sa kung nasaan si Therrie ay inabot nito ang balikat ng dalaga. Therrie freaked out and was about to get up from her seat when she remembered her legs are incapable of doing anything right now.

"So, do you understand that everything you know now and all that you felt was all done on your head alone?"

"Huh?" She was still left confused. "Do I have a life before? How come all of this happened? How can I still remember everything like it was yesterday? Naguguluhan pa rin ako. And you're not even explaining all of it to me. It feels like you're just telling me what you wanted to tell me. Ang unfair no'n. I don't even remember being in here before."

Napabitaw nang malalim na buntonghininga si Bianca. "It's hard to understand it all now. Naiintindihan ko iyon that's why I'm not giving it all at once so you can have time to think about it. But I just wanna say, yes, you have a life before this, but it's the life you never wanted to be in again, Therrie..."

Napasinghal si Therrie. "I feel like my head's gonna explode."

"Okay, okay... I'll give you a few minutes upang makapagpahinga muna. If you're ready, call me so we can continue what we are talking about. I'll tell you about it from the very start, alright?"