"Hi Chandra"
"Is that Chandra?"
"Gumanda siya lalo"
"Wala na ba sila ni Kenzo?"
"Nailibing na ba Mom niya?"
"I didn't see his Dad sa funeral ng Mom niya"
I rolled my eyes upwardly and flipped my hair out of habit. I'm okay if they'll call me by my first name even if we're not close but I'm so sick of their remarks involving my personal life.
After Dad announced the death of my Mom, hindi na din ako pumasok. It's just a week before a Christmas break anyway.
Napabuntong hininga na lang ako nang maisip si Daddy.
After we received the urn of Mom, I never saw him going to my Mom's funeral. He's always out and he didn't even took a glance at the urn kahit noong isinaboy na namin ito sa dagat.
"Babe, hi! How are you?" sigaw ni Betanny, one of my bestfriends here in School. Her parents and mine are business partners so we often see each other kahit mga bata palang kami.
"Fine" maikling sagot ko bago siya akapin at halikan sa pisngi.
"HI! OH MY G! GORGEOUS CHANDRA!" sigaw ng papasok na si Angel.
I shooked my head dahil sa sobrang lakas ng boses niya, maging 'yung kabilang classroom ay napasilip na din sa room namin.
"You're so loud!" reklamo ni Betanny.
"Hindi ikaw ang kinakausap ko" umiirap na sabi ni Angel at nilagpasan na si Betanny para dumiretso sa gawi ko.
"B*tch" pangaasar pabalik ni Betanny.
"Aba't-" hindi na natuloy ni Angel ang pagsugod kay Betanny dahil pumagitna na ako sa kanilang dalawa.
"It's 2023! Hanggang ngayon ba naman, magkaaway padin kayo? You both are still childish" sabi ko sa kanila.
Nagirapan muna silang dalawa bago lumapit sa akin si Angel para umakap. Her family is also our family friend just like Betanny's so we know each other since mga bata pa kami. Given the fact that we attended the same school eversince grade shool.
"Is it true!?" sigaw naman ng papasok na si Cheska, our gay bestfriend.
Well, his real name is not Cheska, it's Fracisco Nicolas Lazo. Yes, he is my cousin sa Dad side ko. His Mom and my Dad are siblings.
"Isa pa 'tong maingay" reklamo ni Betanny.
"Wow ah, nagsalita ang hindi maingay" sabi naman ni Angel.
Bago pa makasagot si Betanny, nakalapit na sa amin si Cheska.
"Couz, is it true? Wala na kayo ni Kenzo? Oh my ghad, is it true?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Cheska na pinapaypayan pa ang sarili gamit ang dalawang kamay.
"W-WHAT!?" sigaw ni Angel na napatayo pa.
Samantalang tahimik naman si Betanny na nakamasid lang sa amin.
I just shrugged at them and get my phone dahil kanina pa ito nag v-vibrate.
I tightly closed my eyes when I saw the number of messages from Kenzo.
37 new messages from Kenzo
21 missed calls from Kenzo
Kenzo:
Hon, I'll go to your classroom
Kenzo:
Let's talk, please.
BINABASA MO ANG
SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
HorrorChandra is one of those people who is diagnosed with psychosis. Psychosis affects her thoughts and perceptions. It alters how she process information, making it difficult to determine what is real from what is not. People with psychosis may hear, s...
