I left them dumbfounded. Nang masigurong malayo na ang distansiya ko sa tatlo ay saka lamang ako nag-breakdown.
I trusted Liam and Jisnel wholeheartedly. Pero may ganito pala silang sikreto.
Kung hindi pa nagbalik ang mga alaala ko, hindi ko pa malalaman ito.
Since I stepped college, I used Zhyrll Kate as my name. I have two birth certificates that makes me use both my identities without worrying about papers.
I went home right away, my head hurt so bad.
Nang makauwi ay nadatnan ko ang aking pamilya sa sala. Seryoso ang kanilang mga muka. Anong mayro'n?
"Do you really know what you're doing, Viennese?" Si Papa. He sound disappointed.
I looked at them with questioning eyes.
"Sa tingin mo hindi namin napapansin, hindi namin malalaman, hindi namin alam?" He added. Mama reached him and calmed him down. While kuya Von, on the other hand, is listening and watching us.
Ano ba kasing nangyayari?
"Ang alin po?" I asked innocently.
"That you went to the police station and file a case of frustrated murder against the three of your classmates." Singit ni kuya Von.
Hindi man lamang ako nabigla sa sinabi niya. Bagkus ay nangiti pa ako. "Why?" I asked them.
A deafening silence occupied the living room. "Why?" I broke the silence. "Were you all scared? Takot ba kayo na makamit ko naman ang hustisiya sa ginawa nila sa akin?" I said. Bitterness is dripping in every word I say.
"But... they're your friends..." Kuya Von trailed off when I darted him a sharp glare.
"Friends my ass."
I turned my gaze to papa. "I reported them myself because my father did nothing about it."
"Viennese!" Suway sa'kin ni mama.
"I did!" My father yelled. "I... did..."
"If you did then why are they still free?! They even became my friends, my companion and even my home?!" I asked, crying.
"I did but I stopped." He said it in a calm voice.
Naninikip na ang dibdib ko sa kaiiyak. Pero parang nadurog ito nang marinig ang mga sinabi niya.
Bakit niya itingil? Nanlalambot ang tuhod.
"B-bakit ka tumigil? A-ayaw mo bang bigyan ng hustisiya ang anak mong naagrabyado?" I managed to say.
"I stopped because I saw you're happy with them. Especially the two boys. They didn't know who you really are, Viennese. They didn't know that you're Zhyrll too." He explained.
"Are you happy seeing me happy with them? Even if you knew that they're my perpetrator? Masaya ka bang nakikita mo akong kasama sila araw-araw kahit na alam mong sila ang kamuntik nang pumatay sa anak mo? Your reason was lame. Masaya ka ba, Papa?"
"No..."
"Then why you stopped the case?"
"I-I..." I cut him off.
"I will pursue this. I will sue them."
I left them at the living room and went straight into my room. I dived at my soft mattress. Ibinaon ko ang muka ko sa unan at doon isinigaw ang sakit na nararamdaman.
Hindi ko alam kung paano at kailan ako tumigil sa kaiiyak. Nabalik na lamang ako sa reyalidad nang may kumatok sa aking pinto.
"Come in." I said.
