Under The Red Hood

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Charles' PoV

I was shocked after what happened... I just stood there frozen, until I snapped out of it and went closer to Kleo. "She didn't mean what she said." Sabi ko. "No, I deserved that... aakyat nalang ako bago pa ako sugurin ng mga magulang niya." Bago pa ako makasagot agad siya umakyat.

Scynthia's family went to my parents, it was evident on Jaime's face that she was confused. The gang along with Jaime walked closer to me.

"Charles what was that?" Tanong ni January pointing at the area Scynthia was just standing a while ago. "Who was that guy?" Tanong ni Lex.

"That was Kleo Keith Estevez, my adopted brother." Sabi ko. "Why was Scynthia screaming at him?" Tanog ni Ice.

"He's the one who killed Alex." Sabi ko. "Sino si Alex?" Tanong ni Jaime.

I lowered myself. "Jaime, she's your older sister." Sabi ko. "How?" Tanong niya.

"You were still a baby when she died, nabaril siya noon." Sabi ko. "Bakit hindi ko alam?" Tanong niya.

"I have no idea either." Sabi ko sabay ayos ng tayo. "Guys, kailangan kong sundan si Scynthia." Sabi ko sabay lakad paalis.

Agad ako pumasok sa kotse ko at pinaharurot paalis yung kotse ko... I think I know where she would go...

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Edge...

Was the first place I thought she would go off to... pero pagdating ko, she was all sweaty and walking into her car and driving away...

Saan naman siya pupunta?

Sinundan ko yung kotse niya in a far distance, nakarating kami sa... Ospital? Why? May sakit kaya siya? Sino pinuntahan niya dito?

Pagbaba niya nakita ko she changed clothes and wipped her sweat as she was walking into the hospital... sumunod ako pero hindi ako nagpahalata.

I think she sensed me kasi tumalikod siya parang may hinahanap, at ako naman ito pasimpleng lumapit sa isang crowd na naguusap usap at nakisaw saw, pagtingin ko ulit naglalakad na ulit si Scynthia.

I followed again, we passed by the chapel at umupo siya sa harap habang ako nasa pinakalikod, tumalikod siya ulit at ako naman itong baliw na biglang lumuhod at umakto na parang umiiyak, while saying the words "why?" and "why me?".

Pagtingin ko ulit nglakad na siya ulit, she went to a room and stopped and agad ako tumago sa likod ng isang potted plant na malaki. Pumsok siya sa loob ng room at agad ako sumilip.

There was a girl on the bed lying on the bed umupo si Scynthia sa katabi nito.

Is that?

"Nash, I know you're there, get in." Pasigaw niyang sabi, agad ako pumasok. "Sorry." Sabi ko.

"Bakit ka nagsosorry? Pinasaya mo nga ako eh, did you really have to barge in a talk with a crying woman and a doctor?" At saka ko lang napansin na tama yung sinabi niya, the girl was crying and talking to the doctor that came from the emergency room. "And act like you were crying in the chapel? And most especialy hide behind a plant that only had like a few leaves?" Tanong niya.

Bigla akong nahiya... I looked like a dumbass!

"Wag ka nang mahiya ang cute mo kaya kapag nagmumukhang tanga." She pinched my cheeks. "Okay, okay..." sabi ko.

Agad ako napatingin ulit sa natutulog. "Is that..." she nodded. "Yup, that's Alex." Sabi niya.

"Paano? Akala ko?" I asked not finishing the whole sentence. "Long story." Sabi niya.

"I can listen." Sabi ko.

Scynthia's PoV

Flashback...

I woke up in a hospital bed. Mom was sitting beside me. "Mom, what happened?" I asked. "Scynthia, mabuti at gising ka na." Sabi niya.

"Mom, nasaan si Alex?" Tanong ko. "She's in the next room." Sabi niya.

"Puntahan natin." Sabi ko, she didn't want to at first but pumayag siya sa huli.

I went in the room and saw Alex, she was laying there walang malay. "Mom, pwede iwan mo muna ako dito?" Tanong ko. "Sure baby." Sabi niya sabay alis.

Lumapit ako kay Alex. "Red, I know you're strong... I know this is just like a kick on the knee... magigising ka diba? Alam ko magigising ka rin... Alex, please wake up diba sabi mo magcoconcert pa tayo, papanuooring mo pa ako sa isang pagent, sabi mo gagawa pa tayo ng business para sila mom at dad hindi na mahihirapan magtrabaho para saatin, at diba sabi mo sasamahan mo pa akong magpakasal sa isang lalakeng nagsisimula sa letter C yung pangalan gaya ni Prince Charming? Gigising ka para magawa natin yang lahat ng yan." Sabi ko at hinalikan ko siya sa noo.

"A..t..te." mahina yun pero napatingin ako agad kay Alex. "Alex? Gising ka?" I asked in shock.

"Ate, I... I don't... want a... complicated life anymore... I want... a simple... life... kung saan masaya tayo..." mahinang banggit niya. "Shush, wag kang magalala ako bahala sayo Alex... magiging tahimk at simple lang ang buhay mo." Sabi ko.

I didn't know what got into me and I made a plan... nagpagawa ako ng Scylicone Model na kagayang kagaya ni Alex, it also had fake bones in the model, as in it looked like a dead person...

After the model was finished I told the doctors my plan, the didn't want me to but I told them it was for the best... pinalipat ko ng isang room na malayo dito sa room ni Alex at nilagay ko yung wax model sa room ni Alex, my plan was finished and perfect...

The whole family thought Alex was dead, ni ako nga ang galing galing kong umarte... maybe because I was also sad when I saw my dad going out with another girl...

Alex stayed in the hospital after all those years... bakit? Kasi nagkaroon ng maraming komplekasiyon... gaya ng sugat niya nainfected at nagkaroon siya ng napakaraming sakit... I was sad that Christmas day when I saw my dad after I came from that dinner I went here and visited Alex and that day was the exact day was when Alex was diagnosed with stage two blood cancer.

I was devastated because of that, and that was the exact reason why I planned to go to the states para maghanap ng ospital na maganda para alagaan siya doon but alas bumagsak yung eroplano ko nakalimutan ko siya... pero sa mabuting palad inalagaan siya ng doctor niya, and the day I got my memory back agad ko siya binalikan, and luckily she was fine wala na yung cancer cells sa katawan niya, maayos na siya...

End of Flashback...

"Eh, bakit siya nandito ngayon?" Tanong ni Nash. "Because I still can't find a place for her at patuloy parin yung treatments niya." Sabi ko.

"Oh, well you do know may bahay na tayo." Sabi niya. "What?" Tanong ko.

"Yung bahay na dapat tinirahan natin noon bago ka umalis ayos na ngayon kaso hindi parin ako tumitira doon kasi gusto ko tayo lang yung titira doon, but pwede naman tumira doon si Alex." Sabi niya. "Really? What if... tayong tatlo doon?" I asked.

His eyes widdened. "Really?" Tanong niya. "Yup, we were bound to live there anyway..." sabi ko.

"Then fine, sasabihin ko na yung mga magulang natin na doon na tayo titira." Ngiting sabi ni Nash, I smiled as well.

Then suddenly...

"Ate, sino siya?" My eyes widened at humarap ako kay Alex.

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