The Mystery of a Wicked Witch

Chapter 13: Will

Witches who tell their side.

Josh's POV

"Nak, give the foods to Sir Santiago," mom said. Padabog naman akong tumayo sa'king hinihigaan. "I'm too lazy to go," she looked at me angrily. "Ibigay mo na 'to,"

"It's late in the evening."

Masama naman akong tiningnan ni mom kaya kinuha ko yung tupperware at pumunta sa station. Our family and Chief Santiago is close to each other. They sometimes call Chief to have dinner in our house.

Pumasok ako sa station then asked for Chief. "For you," sabi ko tsaka binigay ang tupperware. Nakipag-kwentuhan ako kay Chief about basketball. We talked about the show that we watched and the team we supported won.

Papaalis na sana ako nung pumasok si Peñaflor sa station. She looked pale. I looked at her and remembered that she was Delia the Witch. Her clothes are covered in blood.

Tinatawag siyang witch ng mga students dahil lagi nitong pinipiling mag-isa and because of Dace. I know that Dace is the one who approached her pero after Dace's death, every student in Crestview started to call her witch.

She doesn't look like a witch to me. She looks like someone who can't even hurt a fish.

"Delia, kumalma ka. Ipaliwanag mo sa'min ang nangyari," Chief said. As what Chief said, Peñaflor explained everything she saw that night.

Sabi niya ay inatake siya ni Mia, Natalie's bestfriend. Ikinuwento niya lahat and she told Chief how Mia died. Nagtinginan sila Chief at ang ibang pulis. They don't believe her.

"Delia, imposible ang sinasabi mo. Baka nananaginip ka lang at nagkaroon ka ng bangungot kaya akala mo ay totoo ang mga ito," Chief said. "Ngunit totoo po ang lahat ng nangyari!" galit na sabi naman ni Peñaflor.

Chief ordered his men to head in the crime scene. Tiningnan ko si Peñaflor at may tinitingnan ito. Isa sa mga kasama ni Chief sa station. They looked at each other for a while. Lumapit yung lalaki na may dalang tissue at may binulong kay Penaflor. He looked at her clothes. Well, maybe they're looking at her bloody clothes.

Nanghihinang lumuhod naman si Peñaflor sa napansin. Kung titingnan ito ay parang she's the one who killed Mia.

Chief called for her and spoke. "Delia, walang bangkay o Mia ang nakasabit sa puno ng paaralan niyo. Mukhang nananaginip ka lang, iha,"

"Ngunit nakita nila ang patay na manok sa tabing puno."

Mukhang nagulat si Peñaflor sa sinabi ni Chief kaya naestatwa ito. Makikinig pa sana ako sa kanila pero nag-text si mom na umuwi ako kaya dali-dali akong lumabas ng station. She won't stop nagging me about being late. Kahit siya ang nagpalabas sa'kin ng gabi.

Delia didn't even notice me. Nilingon ko ang station bago bumalik sa bahay.

Kumakain ang pamilya namin sa salas at nanonood kami ng palabas. Suddenly, the news appeared, and it revealed the death of my classmate, Natalie, and her boyfriend. They even showed their corpse and Natalie's parents plead for their daughter's justice.

Kalunos-lunos ang sinapit nilang dalawa. My mother cried because she knows Natalie's parents. My mom really knows everyone here. The news didn't even shock my classmate. Masigla pa rin sila at mukha pa silang masaya dahil wala na ang reyna-reynahan.

Pagpasok namin nila Henry at Jack ay narinig namin yung mga students na nagbubulungan.

"Siya siguro ang may gawa ng mga nangyayari dito."

"Maybe she sold herself to the devil."

"Maybe the witch possessed her to cause chaos."

"Maybe she asked the witches to make her a witch."

Natatawa si Henry na lumapit kay Peñaflor at inakbayan 'to. What a weird friend of mine. "Baka naman anak siya ng witch kaya gumaganti ang nanay niya, di'ba?" natawa naman kami ni Jack. "Natalie's gone. Maybe ikaw ang may gawa nu'n? Pinapatay mo siguro ang mga gumagawa sayo ng masama?"

"Bro, siguro anak nga siya ng witch tapos iniwan dito para maghasik ng lagim. You know, witches."

Natawa naman ako dito at sumabat. "Tanga mo, bro. Patago kung maghasik ng lagim ang mga magkukulam. Mararamdaman mo na lang na sumasakit yung body mo then dead."

"What if you're also a witch, bro? Makaasta ka parang alam mo ang storya ng mga witch," natawa naman ako sa sinabi ni Jack at sumabat si Henry. "Maybe magkapatid sila. Witches' blood,"

Natawa kaming tatlo. Henry pushed Peñaflor while Jack 'accidentally' poured his water to Peñaflor and murmur 'sorry'. Kinuha ko yung bag niya at sinabog ang laman nito. Kinuha ko yung binigay sa'kanya sa station.

Nagtakbuhan kami habang dala yung libro. We started to tear the book. Blanko lang ang laman nito. Nagtaka 'man ay lumapit sa'min si Penaflor at pilit na binabawi yung libro. We tease her more that we didn't notice Mr. Fernandez.

"Totoo po ang sinasabi namin, Mr. Fernandez. Si Delia po ang nanguna kaya pinilit namin siyang labanan kahit babae pa siya," Jack said.

"Pinakita niya po kung paano niya pinunit yung librong gawa-gawa niya tapos tinatakot niya po kami na kukulamin niya kami," maiyak-iyak na sabi ni Henry kaya tumawa ako sa isip. He really looks funny to me.

"Opo, Mr. Fernandez. Nabasa lang naman po siya kasi hindi ko po talaga sinasadya na masasagi ko siya ng tubig kaya sinimulan niya po kaming asarin,"si Jack na ginagaya ang aming kaibigan sa paiyak-iyak nito. She can't believe the lies that my friends told. Sinipa ako ni Henry para magsalita. They know that once I lied, everyone will believe me. Well, except for my mother.

"That's all true, Mr. Hernandez. I saw it po kaya gusto ko silang tigilan. Si Peñaflor ang nagsimula at sinabi niya po sa'min na siya ang pumatay kila Natalie and her boyfriend. She even said that she cut off Eliz and Fiona's ears." I sadly said. Penaflor looked at me with disbelief.

"Tsaka she pranked the police about Mia's death when Mia left this city."

Nagulat 'to sa'king sinabi. She's dumb. How can she not see me in the station? Sa huli ay kami ang pinaniwalaan ni Mr. Hernandez and she got her suspension. Nagtawanan naman kaming magkakaibigan sa ginawa.

Uwian namin kaya pumunta ako sa'king locker. Kinuha ko ang mga gamit ko pero may nakita akong papel na nakasulat.

"Will,"

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