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"Sino ang tunay na may sala sa pagkamatay mo? Sino? Sino ba sila?"
Five years ago, Eury Genehuges' sister went missing and was brutally murdered. After a storm of devastation, she began to investigate about...
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"You need to die. Kailangan mo nang mawala sa mundong ito," sambit niya habang patuloy na sinasaksak ng kutsilyo ang babaeng nasa harapan niya, na para bang isang malupit na halimaw na nagtatago sa kadiliman. Sa bawat saksak ng kutsilyo, sumisilip ang kabaliwan sa kanyang mga mata. Ilang sandali pa'y nalagutan na ito ng hininga. Tagumpay niyang binawian ang walang kamuwang-muwang na buhay. Tagumpay niya itong pinatay nang walang kahirap-hirap.
He smiled like evil as he watched her blood run, like it was his favorite obsession. In that grotesque moment, his cold eyes gleamed with a perverse delight, and his lips curled into a sinister grin.
He had become an embodiment of malevolence, relishing in the sight of her blood flowing. It was a twisted obsession, a dark desire, that consumed him, and in that eerie silence, he reveled in the depths of his own evilness.
"Your life has ended, dear," he utters, continuing to laugh wickedly as he immediately departs from the place. The room is filled with an eerie silence, broken only by the faint sound of his fading footsteps.
But as the darkness settles in, a glimmer of hope flickers in the woman's eyes. She whispers to herself, "Hindi pa ito ang katapusan," and with every ounce of her remaining strength, she begins to crawl to escape, but it was too late; her life just ended there.
Amidst the silence, a woman appeared in front of her. She kneeled beside her, desperately trying to summon life back into her fragile form. Minutes ticked by, and she inhaled as tears fell down her face. The room seemed to hold its breath, as if time itself were waiting.
"Sino? Sino ba sila? Sino ang tunay na may sala sa pagkamatay mo?" sigaw niya sa sobrang pighati. Ang mga tanong na pumupunit sa kanyang damdamin habang siya'y patuloy na naglalakbay sa sobrang kalituhan at paghahanap ng katotohanan. Sa malayo, may isang malamlam na liwanag na tila ba'y nagbibigay ng mga unti-unting kasagutan sa mga tanong sa kanyang isipan
"Nosi Balasi," dalawang huling salita na ibinulong niya rito.
Buhay. Nagmimistulang isang mundo para sa mga taong gustong mabuhay nang may kahulugan at pag-asa. Ito'y puno ng mga pagkakataon at bagong simula, kung saan ang bawat araw ay parang isang pirasong papel na puwedeng punan ng mga pangarap at mga mithiin, ngunit sa isang iglap ay babawiin lamang.
