6 years before….
“Wow! Very good anak ang galing galing mo talaga. O ikaw naman Clarisse dapat you should like be your your ate Marie na laging na fi-first, hindi yang second lang” sabi ng Mommy ni Clarisse sa kanyang ate.
Hi ako nga pala si Clarisse Mei Mendoza, nandito kami ngayon sa eskwelahan ni Ate Marie dahil graduation nila ngayon. And ate Marie is my sister, she’s older than me, her full name is Anne Marie Mendoza but I used to call her ate Marie. Mabait yan si ate marie at matalino pa kaya nga naging valedictorian siya. Si ate Marie ay isang graduating student sa elementary at ako naman ay mag gre-grade 6 pa lang.
Kahapon lang yung recognition namin, sayang nga eh kasi 2nd honor lang ako, gusto kasi nila mama na maging 1st honor ako eh kaya ayun hindi sila pumunta sa recognition day ko pero sanay naman ako eh salamat nga pumunta si ate Marie.
“Thanks Mom!!” sagot naman ni ate Marie sa kanyang Mommy.
“Marie, dahil ikaw ay naging valedictorian…let’s celebrate!!!” sigaw naman ng kanyang Daddy.
“Sige!!!” masayang sigaw ni ate Marie
Minsan naiingit ako kang ate Marie kasi favorite siya nila Mommy at Daddy, pero kahit favorite yan si ate marie nila mommy at daddy mabait yan siya sa akin, she always protect me kapag pinapagalitan ako nila mommy at daddy.
“So saan mo gustong mag-celebrate Marie? tanong ni Mommy
“hmm… let’s just all eat in Uncle James restaurant” sagot ni ate Marie
“ok” sagot ni Daddy
Uncle James Restaurant
Kasulukuyan kaming kumakain ngayon, pero dahil ako’y tinatawag ng inang kalikasan.
“Excuse lang po Mommy, Daddy mag c-cr lang muna ako” sabi ko sa kanila pero parang wala silang narinig. Ate Marie just smile on me, a concern smile and she said.
“Sure Clar, go ahead” I just smile on her after that, ate used to call me Clar from my first name Clarisse.
After kong matapos mag cr lumabas na ako ng comfort room. Pero pag labas ko I see a fountain outside the resto I call ate Marie and invite her to come with me outside at pumayag siya. Habang nag lalakad kami ni ate Marie papunta sa fountain I see a puppy sa gitna ng kalsada. Pinuntahan ko ang puppy and kinuha pero hindi ko namalayan may kotse palang paparating. In that time naging slow mow ang oras ko, ate Marie is running as fast as she could papunta sa akin and when she reach me she push me away from the car na dapat ako sana ang masagasaan……. and the last thing I see, ate Marie lying on the road and blood in her head.... and everything get black.
