(GRIEGO COUSINS #1)
Seven years after his mother's tragic death, Angelus Griego's father, Simon Griego, made a life-changing decision to marry a wealthy businesswoman with a troubled past and a sick child. Angelus, known for his charm, intelligence...
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"Where are your bullies right now?"
Nagulat ako nang itanong niya iyon gayong pauwi na kami. After watching the light strewn in that garden, we dined outside and decided to go home since it's already around nine p.m.
Ilang oras na ang nakalipas kaya hindi ko inaasahang iniisip niya pa rin ang usapan namin tungkol doon.
"I have no idea. Nakalimutan ko na rin ang mga pangalan nila. As you know, I had bigger problems in the past. Wala akong oras para alalahanin pa sila. Though what they did really left an impact on me..."
Of course, I'm only human. What happened that day was traumatizing. Ngayong matanda na ako, mas natanto kong nakakatakot ang naganap noon. It's humiliating to be treated like that. Ang pagtawanan at mabigyan ng nangungutyang tingin.
What they did still burdens me to this day. I'm scared to offend my friends. I am always cautious with my actions and words around the people I like. I'm afraid that they will abandon me and that history will repeat itself.
"Do you have a class picture? For sure you'll remember if you see their faces," his tone was calm and serious at the same time.
"I don't have one. Even if I have it with me, I don't think I'll look at it." I said and glanced at him. "Why? Are you going to come after them?" I mocked.
"Yes," he responded grimly.
Napawi ang ngisi ko at napakurap. Diretso ang titig niya sa daanan, nakakuyom ang panga, at madilim ang mga mata. I was just joking, but I didn't expect him to say that.
Seryoso niya akong sinulyapan. Napalunok ako. Honestly, after hearing everything from Reina, hindi na ako magugulat kung kaya niyang... pumatay ng tao. But maybe I'm just assuming things again. Even though he's eccentric, I can't really picture him killing someone.
Alam kong pagpapanggap lang ang pagiging mabuting tao niya. He's always presentable and smiles in front of everyone, and I got used to it, too. But he lost his cool once, and I got scared. He also threatened me with his life. Pero kahit na ganoon, umaasa akong hindi niya kaya manakit ng iba. Dahil sa tuwing kami lang dalawa, hindi niya ako sinasaktan.
"Stop joking like that. We were just kids. Most of them probably regretted what they did. Kids like us tend to do things and regret them years after. Kahit ako ay nagsisisi rin sa ginawa ko. Paano pa silang pinagtulungan ako?" I smiled a little and looked outside the window. "I don't want to think about them anymore."
May mga oras noon na iniisip ko na kung hindi sana mainitin ang ulo ko noon ay hindi mangyayari ang lahat nang iyon. Kung hindi lang siguro mataas ang pride ko at takot akong sabihin kung ano ang nasa isipan ko ay baka naging normal ang buhay ko sa school kahit papaano.
