WALKER #1 [COMPLETED]
For Zild Apollo Walker-Grimaldi, nothing could alter his perspective on matters of love, given the responsibilities in his life and family affairs. Growing up in a world he longed to escape, he found a fleeting sanctuary in th...
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How can you tell that you are still alive?
Is it because we breathe? Is it because we can still hold the ones we love? Or is it because of pain?
If so, does it really have to hurt this much to know that you are still alive?
After I lost consciousness, I found myself in a hospital bed. Ang sabi ng doctor ay fatigue raw. I was also diagnosed with a panic disorder, which isn't really surprising to hear. I had kept it to myself all this time. Kaya nagulat sila Tito at mas lalong nag-alala sa akin.
Hindi ko ininda ang nararamdaman ko at nagmakulit pa rin na kausapin si Kuya Reggie na nasa presinto. Of course, they wouldn't let me. They want me to rest. But, how can I rest?
Rest seems so ridiculous at this moment. Hindi nila ako mapipigilan. Mapagod at himatayin man ako, wala na akong pakialam. O, kahit mamatay nalang... para makasama ko na sila Mommy at Daddy.
What's the point of living when your life is like this?
I have a lot of questions to ask.
Bakit niya nagawa ito? May ginawa bang mali sila Daddy sa kanya? Kahit halughugin ko ang mga ala-ala sa isip ko na kasama si Kuya Reggie, wala kaming pinakitang hindi maganda sa kanya. We are very kind to him and to his family. That's why I don't understand.
I trusted him. Para ko na siyang ama. Ang dami na naming pinagsamahang dalawa. That's why I felt so betrayed that it felt like my heart was exploding with anguish. Ang nakakalungkot pa, sila Mommy at Daddy pa talaga? Na mabuti sa kanya?
Resentment is building inside me as the detective holds the doorknob of the interrogation room where Kuya Reggie is. Tito Jerry pleaded with the detectives who are colleagues of Detective Santos so I could talk to him.
Guilt instantly plastered on his face as he saw me.
"Fifteen minutes," ani ng babaeng detective sabay may pinindot na buton sa ilalim ng lamesa bago ito lumabas.
Bumaling ako sa observation mirror kung saan nandoon si Tito na nanonood sa amin, kasama dapat siya rito sa loob kaso tumanggi siya. Baka raw kasi mapuruhan niya na si Kuya Reggie.
Galing doon, binalik ko ang tingin sa kanya na nakayuko. I shouldn't be wasting my time. Fifteen minutes lang ang mayroon ako.
Nagtiim bagang ako habang mahigpit ang hawak sa sariling kamay.
"Bakit, Kuya Reggie?" malamig kong sabi.
I noticed his tears beginning to fall again. He was quietly crying, avoiding my gaze.
