DESTINY : BLACKROSE

Chapter 7 - Flat is Justice

Chapter Seven - Flat is Justice

I cancelled all my appointments for today. Pinapasok ko na din si Mia. I know na may gusto siyang itanong sa akin pero inunahan ko na siya.

Pagkapasok ko sa kwarto nung babae ay may narinig akong ring tone. I looked kung nasaan yung galing and my eyes landed on the cellphone na nakapatong sa uniform nito.

Only "..." lang ang nakalagay sa screen.

Nagdalawang-isip pa ako kung sasagutin ko ito but in the end, I pressed the answer key.

"Hello Sweetie? For Pete's sake where the hell are you? Kahapon pa ako tumatawag." Wika ng nasa kabilang linya. I might not see her but based on her voice maybe she's this girl's mother.

"Hello, this is not Sky. May I know whose calling? Are you her mother?" I asked at biglang tumahimik yung kabilang linya. "Hello?" Untag ko at rinig ko ang pagtikhim nito sa kabilang linya.

"Before I answer your question, who are you? Why is Serenity's phone with you?" She asked. Just like Greg, Serenity din tawag nito.

"Actually, my sister which is her schoolmate brought her in our house unconscious yesterday." I answered and I heard she gasped.

"Wh-what happen to her? Is she okay?"

"She still has a fever but I guess her condition has gotten better right now. Ahm... Are you her mother?"

She sighed before she answers.

"More like her guardian. Good to hear that. Talaga namang batang yan. Thanks for not taking her to the hospital."

"What do you mean? You're thanking us for not taking her to the hospital? Is that a good guardian should say?"

She sighed again.

"I'm sorry. But If you took her to the hospital, something will going to happen."

"What will happen?"

"I can't answer you. If you want to know everything, ask her. But I'm pretty sure that she will not tell you anything. That kid wants to be alone because of her so called reasons."

Now, ako na naman ang napabuntong-hininga.

"Anyway, please take care of her. Please don't tell her that I called. You can delete this call history on her cellphone."

"So you won't come here to pick her up?"

"I can't. "

"Okay. But for your info, she has a wound on her right arm. It's not just an ordinary wound that a normal girl can get." I said. I can't say it directly since I need to be careful.

"So, that's the reason why I can't reach her since Sunday."

"By what you say, you mean that she got it last Saturday?"

"I can't answer you. " She said at nagpaalam na ito.

Napalingon ako sa babaeng natutulog and nakakunot-noo nito. Maybe she's having a bad dream. Never mind that. Based on our conversation, mukhang tama nga ang hinala ko. But why?

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Napasuka ako ng dugo ng maramdaman ang paglapat ng suntok sa tiyan ko.

"Come on!! Stand up!!" The old woman shouted. Tinignan ko siya ng masama. I hate her. I really hate her.

Lumapit siya sa akin then slapped me.

"Why are you staring at me?!" She yelled. Her eyes are burning of anger.