When The Killer Falls In Love

Chapter 20

When I found none in this room, I decided to off the light but when I turned it off, I saw someone standing at the other corner of this room.

Holy christ! I quickly turn around and close the door. As soon as I close it the wind swing heavily as I saw a person running towards the other room. Due to no electricity, nagmumukha nalang syang anino.

I prepared my knife and decided to follow that person. Para akong tanga palingon-lingon sa bawat gilid baka may susunggab ng saksak. Hinanap ko ang switch ng ilaw.

I turned it on.

Napa iling nalang ako nung hindi siya umilaw.  Dahan-dahan nalang akong naglakad papunta sa isang kwarto.

Agaran kong inabre at itinutok ang kutsilyo. I turned on the light of this room and search every corner of it. I walk through the room and heard a baby giggle. Napalingon ako sa pintuan at nakita ang isang pares ng matang nakasilip doon.

Shit! Just fvcking shit!

I run towards it and it run away from me. Jesus! The baby giggled. No it's not baby. It is around from 5-7 years old.

Hinanap ko bawat sulok ng bahay na ito. Ang laki pa halos magkanda-ugaga ako sa paghahanap.

In the silent night, I suddenly heard a screamed of a woman kaya taranta akong napatakbo pababa.

Huli na nung makita ko si Dojun na pinag-sasaksak ang mama niyang wala ng kabuhay-buhay. Nakapatong ito at tila galit na galit parin sa mama niya na may kasamang pighati. Nakatihaya lang ang mama nitong nakabuka ang mga mata, para bang hindi pa siya makapaniwala sa lahat. Gusto pa niyang bumangon pero puno na siya nang saksak.

Nilapitan ko si Dojun at hinawakan ang balikat. Humihikbi siyang napahinto at yumuko.

"Tama na."

He felt devastated and wasted.
"I wanted her to feel my pain. The pain that I endured for long years."

The situation lately still vivid to me. But the real reason for everything is still blurr. Hindi pa sapat ang lahat ng dahilan para mangyari ang mga bagay na ito. Kailangan ko pa ring pakinggan ang malalim na dahilan ni Dojun na na udlot kanina sa kusina. I need to hear his story more and more till I understood.

"She's hurt too."
Gagot ko nung maalalang gaano kagalit ang mama niya kay Tita.

She hasn't given a chance to change at hindi ako papayag na mangyari ang parehong sitwasyon kay Dojun. Everyone deserves a chance.

According to Dojun awhile ago, his mother had a mistress first before his father. Naunang mangaliwa ang mama niya, at marahil sa pride na naapakan, gumanti ang papa niya at nagtuloy-tuloy 'yon hanggang sa humantong sa ganito ang sitwasiyon. Also, according to his mother, his mother is just asking for love, she search for it through another man, to make it short and clear, maybe, maybe lang, 'yong papa niya talaga ang may pagkukulang. Maaaring... Nasasaktan lang ang mama niya.

Tinulongan ko si Dojun tumayo at binitawan niya ang kutsilyo. Bahagya na kaming tumayo at tumalikod sa bangkay ng ina niya. But when we turned around nasakssk si Dojun sa likod. My eyes drew in terror as I turn around and saw his mother still standing like devil. Trying to take her son's life together at her grave. Ngising-ngisi siya like she tasted her victory. Nanghihina na ang ito but still stood after having her victorious stabbed.

She laugh.

"Now we will both rot in hell!"

I gritted my teeth, step near and quickly slice her neck. Napahinto siya sa pagtawa at gulat akong binalingan ng tingin habang nakahawak siya sa kanyang leeg. She broke down to the ground and her life was officially taken.