28 Days As A Slave

Chapter 6 • Memories

Songs For Today's Chapter:
Demons - Imagine Dragons
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"So what? Why do you care for things such as that huh?" I said while trying to get the thread at the needle to fix this stupid damage on his suit.

"Are you saying that I'm interested?" He asked while chilling out in the couch with his juice and texting someone in his phone.

"Wala akong sinabing ganyan," I replied. I accidentally made the other needles fall at kapag nga naman nakajackpot, tumusok sakin yung isa. "Aw!"

"Wag ka ngang magpakaaso," he laughed. "Parang yung ginawa mo dun sa fountain."

Paano nya yun nalaman? I didn't tell him ah! Did Julian say it to him? That's so cruel! Oh my this is so embarassing. Then I looked at my leg and saw the needle again. Wow ang galing, dapat pala may iniisip ako lagi para mawala yung sakit.

"Bakit ka tumahimik?" he looked at me. "At bakit may karayom ka diyan sa binti mo?"

"Wala ka na dun," I said as I was trying my best to remove the needle.
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I accepted the book Julian gave me. Remember when I fell at the fountain just to reach that book? He replaced the book I was tryna get which is also entitled Love Stargirl. We went to the garden where the fountain is; and that fountain is where I fell. Which is embarassing. Very one thousand times embarassing.

"This is awkward," I told him as we sat on the bench. I blew the hair that was on the front of my eye. "I know what to do. Let me share my memories to you!"

"Great," Julian said, still looking at the fountain.

Flashback.

"Iyak ka nang iyak, tumahimik ka nga!" Mama said. I cried even more louder. I pulled my doll away from my best friend. Oh wait, I shouldn't consider her as my best friend! Nag-agawan kami nang nag-agawan dun sa doll when suddenly its head was removed from its body. Oh my, this is my favorite doll!

"Sorry," Cinderella apologized.

Because of my anger, I ran outside the door and proceeded to the "kalye." They followed me, calling out my name. "Nicomaine! Best friend! Nicomaine! Best friend! Nicomaine! The truck! Don't cross the road! Nicomaine! The truck! Don't! Don't! DON't!"

What they didn't know was that I survived. A boy, about my age, saved me. I looked at him. He has a pair of brown eyes. I smiled at him. I suddenly looked at his feet. Blood was all over them. "I can handle this. This doesn't hurt too— ouch!" We both heard a crack. "My bone."

"Are you alright?" I asked.

"No, are you alright?" He looked at my elbow. A little bit of blood was on it. "Take this," he handed a hanky to me. I accepted it and wiped the blood.

"Maine! Cinderella and I were very worried!" Mom said. "Thanks little boy! What's your name?"

The boy smiled. "You're welcome po. I have to go po kasi my parents might be worried about me." He tried to stand up. He walked like an old guy because of his feet.

"Next time wag ka nang maglalayas kasi, para dun lang naman sa doll mo eh," Cinderella said.
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"That happened to me as well, exactly just like that," then I thought of something. Is he the boy who saved my life?

"Are you the boy/Am I the boy?" We both said at the same time. We laughed. I pulled the hanky the boy gave me and showed it to Julian. He was surprised. He removed his shoes and what I saw was a bandage.

"You are the boy/I am the boy!" We both said. We laughed.

"How small this world is," I thought.