"Huy Neta! Okay ka lang ba?"
Tumango ako sa tanong ni Anne at tumingin muli sa kawalan, kanina pa niya ako kinukublit at tinatanong, gusto ko na ngang ibalibag siya sa kinakaupuan niya eh.
It was Monday again and it's raining outside. Wala ang teachers namin dahil may meeting. Nakatulala lang ako dito habang nanunuod sa pagpatak ng mga ulan. Si Anne naman ay panay cellphone at lumalandi sa mga ka flings niya.
I was thinking about that nightmare again. I tried hard to get rid of that dreadful memory pero parang kagabi ay hinahabol nanaman ako. Baka siguro dahil 'yon kay mama. Nagbalik ang masamang ala-aala na yun dahil nakita ko nanaman siya. Her presence somehow reminds me of that tragic memory.
She wasn't there when I needed her the most. After my neighbor found and helped me to escape against Kyle that rainy night, I charged files against him, but my case got only dismissed and trashed. Thanks to the help of his very powerful family.
They bribed everything just so that no words could escape against him and his family. But Me, Anne, My Lola and Lolo and my neighbors who knows the whole truth and helped me was determined to make Kyle punished. But after a meantime, Kyle warned me that I would lost my precious love ones if I insist.
One day as I was sitting on a chair in our backyard, someone suddenly throwed a rocky covered with a paper towards me, fortunately I was able to dodge it.
As I unfolded the crumbled paper around the rock to know if there were any words in it, and to my surprise, it was a threat. And I could only think of one person to do this. Kyle.
Shut your pretty lips unless you don't want any blood to shed.
I ignored the threat that I should haven't done. Despite getting that threat, I pursued to get Kyle done but after getting off from school, I suddenly got a call from Anita, our neighbor and she was hysterical.
"Natalyn!! Umuwi kana dito!" She paused and all I heard was her sobs and the messy background with the people shouting and sirens from fire trucks.
WAIT FIRE TRUCKS‽
"Bakit? Bakit Aling Anita? Anong nangyayari?" Nagmamadali na ako patungo sa baryo namin, lakad-takbo na ang ginagawa ko dahil maging ako ay kinakabahan sa pinagsasabi ni Aling Anita.
"Yung yung b-bahay niyo! Ang Lolo at L-lola mo!" Her voice was shaking and trembling, she couldn't mutter the words very well. I sped up upon hearing her say my Lolo and Lola.
"Papunta na po ako diyan!" I didn't know that my voice was also trembling too and my hands were shaking while holding the phone. Kinakabahan ako aa maaring nangyari. Tinakbo ko na ang baryo namin nang nakita kong may malalaking usok at apoy na bumabalot sa bahay namin, maging sa mga kapitbahay namin.
Parang nanghina ang tuhod ko at wala akong magawa, napaluhod ako sa gilid ng isang fire truck habang inaapula ng mga fire men and apoy. Parang alam ko na ang nangyayari. Parang huminto ang puso ko nang makita ang ibang mga duguang kapitbahay ko na nakahiga sa lupa at ang iba naman ay umiiyak.
Nanghina ako habang pilit na hinahanap ang aking Nanay at Tatay, nakaluhod parin ako at parang walang lakas na tumayo. Nakita ako ni Aling Anita at sapilitang itinayo pero parang hindi ko talaga kaya. Walang lumalabas sa bibig ko at parang may bumabara sa lalamunan ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Answers Behind The Lies
Teen Fiction[On-Going] Are you willing to sacrifice your friendship over love? Or are you willing to sacrifice your love for your friendship?. You must only choose one, even though it's gonna be the cause of your breakdown.
