"Are you sure you OK here?" Sabi ng mom ko dahil kalilipat lang namin dito sa Japan.
"I'm very sure mom" I said while smiling.
Nagbyahe kami mula sa maraming building papuntang mapunong lugar. Para siyang baryo sa pilipinas pero mas maganda dito. Puno ng mga bulaklak Ang daan at mga puno kaya napakalamig. Nakabukas kasi ang kotse ng mom ko.
Jared Enrile was my name. I'm 16 year old. Lumipat kami dito dahil sa business ng parents ko. We owe a 4 company and 3 private resorts. They were too busy and im staying here for a month.
"Were here. Are you sure your gonna be OK?" Tanong ulit ni mom.
"Mom."
"OK,OK, bye baby. Wait for me when month ends OK?" Sabi ni mom at umalis na. Di man lang ako hinatid sa loob ng bahay.
Lumapit na ako sa gate. Malaki siyang bahay pero may pagka luma na. May Hardin na napakanda na halatang inaalagaan at may fountain. Malinis.
"Oh iho ikaw ba Ang anak ni Vernice?" Tanong ng kalalabas na matanda.
"Ah oho."
"Halika iho,pumasok ka." Sabi ni Lola.
"Ako nga pala si Lola Ybita,Pinay ako ngunit sampung taon na akong nangangalaga dito sa bahay ng Lola mo. Doon sa kulay puting pinto Ang kwarto mo. Sige kung may kailangan ka andon lang ako sa baba."
Nang bumaba na si Lola ay tumuloy na ako sa kwarto ko. Nagpahinga muna ako bago lumabas.
Nagpunta ako sa kusina para kumain at nang mayari ay nag cellphone ako sa garden. Andaming likes ng picture ko over 5,000 likes. Famous toh eh. Nang nagpahingamuna ako sa cellphone ko ay napatingin ako sa likod ng garden. I got curious already.
Dahan dahan akong pumunta doon at namangha. A river with full of flowers at the side. Its clean and refreshing.
"Isn't it beautiful?" A sudden voice of a girl said.
"W-who are you?!" I ask nervously. I didn't know that there was a girl sitting in the bench near the tree.
"I'm Samantha. You are?" She said without looking at me.
"I don't give my name to stranger especially to a weird person like you." I said. I just trying to pissed her off. Napaka calm niya kasi. And I want to see her face. Nakatagilid kasi.
She just smile. "Your right. I'm weird. Very weird" she said in an angelic voice. Ang weird niya. I felt uneasiness. Naglakad nako palayo.
Umakyat na ulit ako sa room ko. Natulog.
Kinabukasan... Ganon din Ang nangyari.
"Bat andito ka na naman?!" I said
"Inistalk mo ba ako?!"
She just laugh." I'm not. I just want to refresh my body."
"Urgh. Fine." At umalis na ako.
Hang gang sa naging isang linggo na ang pagtrato ko sa kanya ng ganon. Sa tagal na yon di ko parin nakikita ng mukha niya. Ewan ko ba pero as much as I don't want to go there,my heart want to. I think....
Until the day was come,we got friends already. We share thought,we laugh and I fell in love. In one day only.
"Basta friends na tayo ah? Ayoko nung paggising mo di mo ko papansinin." She said while looking at the far side. She always look in that way. I wonder?
"Oo naman. Promise." I said
But my smile fade when I hear those voice.
"Hey son! We were going tomorrow at 12. Pack your things now." Mom said
"But its too early."
"Emergency son. Please" she said. I have no choice. I'm going back here I promise.
"Ah mom I have a friend here."
"Really. What's her name?"
"Samantha mom."
"SAMANTHA! You mean the girl who always in that river!?"
"Y-yes mom"
"Get away from her! She's the one who almost kill your cousin. She's bitch inside."
I can't react in what I heard.
Kinabukasan.
Pumunta ako sa river para paaminin siya. At buti andon siya.
"Umamin ka nga! Ikaw ba ang dahilan kung bakit muntik ng mamatay si Jake?!"
"L-let me explain!"
"So its true? Oo nga pala,aalis na ako. Di kita gustong maging kaibigan. Tandaan mo yan. Mamamatay tao ka." I said to her. She cry.
"Please. Don't. I only have--"
"Shut up OK?!" I said and walk. Di palang nakaalayo ay lumabas si manang.
"Iho, nakita mo ba yung apo ko si Sam?"
"Apo niyo po siya?"
"Oo naman. Mabait yun at masipag."
"Eh mabait? She almost kill my cousin?" I said na ikinalukot ng mukha niya.
"Hindi siya ang may kasalanan. Pinrotektahan niya nga si Jake na muntikan ng tamaan ng glass. Kung Si Jake natamaan sa tyan na muntik ng mamatay,si Sam natamaan sa mata at sa tabi ng puso. Until now andon parin. Konting maling galaw mawawala siya." Sabi ni lola na umiiyak.
Lumakad Si Lola papunta Kay sam. Ako tinititigan ko lang siya.
"Sam apo, halika na"
"A-ayan n-n-na po" she said while crying.
Nagulat ako nung maglakad siyang may tungkod. Is she a ...
"Bulag ka?" I ask
"H-huh?"
"U-umalis ka na iniintay ka na ng mom mo." She said while smiling.
"Sasabihin ko Kay mom Ang totoo." I said but she just smile.
"Lola,nanghihina po ako." She said.
"Lola anong nagyayari sa kanya?!" I ask.
"Wala naring kwenta kung sasabihin mo pa kung mawawala narin ako." Sam said.
"D-dont say that" I said
"I only want a friend. I'm happy that even if it just short time I got friends. Thanks to you." She said
"Lola,magpapahinga na ako ah" Sam said and lay to the blanket on the grass with flowers.
"That's her grave. She create that for her death. She know that she can't live any longer. Goodbye Sam Grimmes."
And there she died without a smile, without her knowing that I love her...
And it ends when my tears began to fall..
