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Aeron

All of us stood up the moment we heard loud cryings, sobbing, and screaming. I held my brother's hand tightly dahil kahit pa nila sabihin saamin alam ko na ang dahilan ng malalakas na iyakan at sigawan ng mga tao sa loob.

Kuya CJ hugged me tight as I was waiting for them to leave the room. And suddenly the door opened, Miko and Rhyden ran outside, They look so weak, They're feeling weak dahil agad agad silang napaupo noong makalabas sila sa kwarto.

Tears kept flowing out of our eyes, It was hard, One was fighting for his life, and the other one fought enough. Xan was slowly walking out of the room and the moment his gaze met mine he started crying loudly, enough to make me walk towards him and hugged him tight.

Kuya CJ came to Miko and Rhyden as he hugged both of them trying to comfort them, Jaze was his friend too and I know it's also hard for him.

"H-he's gone... A-aeron, my bestfriend is g-gone..." Xan whispered in-between crying, I wanted to cry so hard with him, his bestfriend, his younger brother, the person who he taken care off, and most cherished is now dead.

Rinig pa rin sa loob ng kwarto ang malakas at masasakit na iyakan ng pamilya ni Jaze, Nangingibabaw ang pag-iyak at pagsigaw ni Ate Liane dahilan para mas lalong madurog ang puso ko.

"Baby... Baby! W-wake up na... Ate is here, please..."

"H-how am I g-going to b-be happy now...? Jaze p-please..."

"W-what about m-me...? W-what about K-kuya...? What about K-kei..."

The moment Ate Liane mentioned Kei's name I froze, She's right, How would we tell this heartbreaking news to him. Paano mags-sink in sakanya na yung taong nagpursigi sakanya at tinuruan siyang piliin ang mabuhay ay wala na.

"H-how are we going to tell this t-to Kei...?" Xan asked making my heart hurt even more. Jaze was a very special person for Kei, simula noong maging sila na nawala sa puso't isip ni Kei si Jaze.

Even when we're talking about our lives, Kei would do anything only to mention Jaze's name and now... I kept on overthinking how we would tell Jaze about it, hindi ko alam kung kakayanin ko bang makita ang magiging reaksyon niya.

Ilang minuto ang lumipas at nahinto na sa pag-iyak si Xan he placed a kiss on my forehead before going to his friends to help them calm down. Agad naman akong napalingon noong bumukas ang pinto sa kwarto ni Kei at lumabas si Ate Amyra at Lola.

Sabay silang napatingin sa apat na nakaupo sa sahig, bago sila tumingin saakin, I looked at them back at doon lamang nila nalaman ang nangyari kay Jaze kahit pa wala akong sinasabi.

"N-nasan sila? Are they still inside? Pwede bang pumasok?" Ate Amyra asked me while she held Lola's hand tightly. I was about to answer but Jaze's parents stepped out of Jaze's room.

Bakas sa mukha nila ang sakit, ang lungkot, at ang pangungulila para sa bunso nilang anak, But still, Both of them smiled and gave us a warm expression na para bang hindi nakakadurog puso ang nangyari.

"Ofcourse... You guys can go inside..." Jaze's father said before both of them started walking away. I looked at Xan and Kuya CJ, Both of them signalled me to go inside with Ate Amyra and Lola.

I knocked on the door before coming inside and there I saw Jaze laying on the bed breathless, Ate Liane was just next to him bawling her eyes out while Kuya Luan was sitting on a chair. At noong makita niya kami agad siyang tumayo para lumabas at doon naman siya sinalubong ng yakap ni Kuya CJ.