Dedicated to: JhingBautista
Angelica
"Do you know someone named Sofie Andres?"
I heard him mutter something and his face lost its color. Agad naman akong kinutuban.
"Bakit Ethan? Kilala mo ba siya?"
Sumandal siya sa upuan niya at sinuklay ang buhok niya.
"I don't want this date to be ruined Angel."
Lalo naman akong kinutuban.
"Ethan. Please."
Hinilamos niya ang kamay niya sa mukha niya.
"Angel don't do this to me."
"Ano bang ginagawa ko? How are you related to her?"
I commanded.
Bumuntong hininga siya.
"She's the bestfriend I've been teling you."
Napatakip ako ng bibig.
She's the freakin' bestfriend he left?
Naikwento siya sakin ni Ethan nung magbestfriends pa kami. One of the reasons why he was so hostile except for his father. Iniwan niya si Sofie. He promised her of his return pero hindi yun nangyari. She waited. And waited. Makikipagkita na dapat si Ethan kay Sofie but he chose to be with me that very day of my death. Kinutuban kasi siya. Then afterwards, nawalan na siya ng balita.
Shems. So that means that the day na makikipagkita si Ethan kay Sofie.. she was raped?!
Oh God.
"Bakit mo siya kilala? Did you met her? How was she?"
So this means wala siyang alam sa nangyari?
"I met her.."
I bit my lip. Bakit ba ang hirap sabihin?
"How was she?"
I intently looked at him while he was waiting for the answer. Tinakpan ko ang mukha ko at umiling.
"She's.. she is fine.. up there.."
Tinanggal ko ang takip sa mukha ko at nakita ko ang kilay niya na nakakunot.
"Anong ibig mong sabihin?"
Tumingin ako sa baba. Kailangan ba sa akin manggaling?
"What do you mean by up there Angel? Tell me.."
Hinugot ko lahat ng lakas ng loob kong natitira pa.
"Ethan, she's dead.."
He didn't reacted. He was flabbergasted. Gosh. I don't want to see him like this. And imagining he was much worse when I died kills me. He's seen death. It's too much for us to handle.
"How.. how could that happen? Ba.. bakit?"
I shook my head.
"Ethan don't ask me.. I can't tell you."
Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko, his face pleading.
"Sabihin mo sakin Angel. I have the right to know."
Kahit wala na akong lakas ng loob, I still managed to say it.
"She.. she was raped and.. we have the same deathdate.."
Nabitawan niya ang kamay ko. He stood up and left.
He left me?
Bakit kasalanan ko ba?! He begged to know tapos nung sinabi ko, he walked away?!
