Heath
...H-Heath...
Mabilis kong naidilat ang mga mata dahil sa boses ni Calla.
"Calla..."
I don't know why, but I felt a sharp pain in my chest after hearing her voice. Is she okay?
Bumangon ako mula sa pagkakahiga at agad na kinuha ang phone sa mesa. I checked for any messages from her, but there were none.
I glanced at my cousins, who were busy watching TV. Umayos ako ng upo sa sofa, and wander my gaze around the room. I somehow feel weird, is as if I'm searching for something I couldn't name. I cannot understand. My eyes landed on my cousin, Winter, who's doing something on her phone. I'm with them in this house since I don't know how long anymore. We built this villa-like house for us like our own secret hideout outside far away from the Village. I only come here when Calla is not around.
I stood up and walked back and forth. I can't calm down. I don't feel good either. May mali. Hindi ako mapakali.
"Aiz? What's wrong?" tanong ni Summer. Nakatingin na rin ang dalawa kong pinsan sa akin na parang nawi-weirduhan sa kinikilos ko. Iniwas ko lang ang tingin sa kanila.
I have a bad feeling about this.
I did really hear Calla's voice earlier. How? How come? Is it just my dream? But it doesn't feel like a dream at all.
I was snapped back to reality nang tumunog ang phone ko.
It was my other cousin, Froz. She was supposed to be in the same school with Rain. But when she heard about Calla, she immediately suggested going to that school, which I'm cool with since at least with her around in that school, I can at least know if Calla is safe there. She became my eyes in that very school. With her help, nalalaman ko ang mga nangyayari kay Calla, which I'm not happy with after all the information I gathered.
Calla won't tell anything if I ask her. She just keeps saying she's doing okay. But little does she know I knew everything—who and what kind of people made her life trouble in that school.
I have Froz. Ito ang nagre-report sa akin sa mga nangyayari sa kanya sa loob ng school na 'yon.
I have to admit, even I didn't see that one coming from that school. Considering the high prestige of that school, I can't believe how the owner seems to turn a blind eye to such issues inside their campus. I'm mad. I'm furious about how they hurt my woman.
When I learned about Calla's case, I told Froz na iharap sa akin ang mga ito. I want to punish everyone who hurt Calla, but my cousins didn't approve. Sinabi lang nang mga ito na sila na ang bahala.
"Froz." I answered the call.
Ramdam kong nakamasid lang ang iba kong pinsan sa akin.
"A-Aiz, it's about R-Reeve..." Just hearing Calla's name, my body reacts on its own.
"What about Calla? Is she alright?" Pilit kong kinakalma ang sarili ko but even as I tried, I couldn't help and find myself incredibly worried for her.
Hindi rin nakatulong ang takot sa boses niya kaya mas lalo akong nagwo-worry para kay Calla.
"S-She's—"
"Cut that crap, Froz! What really happened?!" Nauubusang pasensya kong tanong dito. Bakit hindi na lang niya sabihin nang direkta?
Kita ko rin sa gilid ng mga mata kong nakatayo na ang mga kasama ko rito at sa akin nakatingin.
