DETECTIVE FILES. File 3 (COMPLETED)

EPILOGUE

Epilogue

"She's a good friend" wika ng isang boses mula sa gilid ko. "Hindi man lamang kami nakapag-usap ng maayos. I never expected that she'll end up this way."

She wiped away the tears in her eyes habang nakatingin sa harap ng puntod. Her voice was full of sadness and longing as those blank and swollen eyes stared at her grave. Bahagyang tinapik ko siya sa balikat upang maibsan ang sakit na kanyang nadarama. I don't know if such helps her to feel better. Hindi ako sanay mang-alo ng tao but I guess I was doing a good job dahil pagkatapos ng ilang sandali ay yumakap siya sa akin at muling napaiyak.

We lost a friend-no, not just a friend but a dear one. She betrayed me but I know there's a reason. And I forgave her. I know, all that she showed to me before was real. Mula sa pag-aalala na hindi ako kumain o kaya ay hindi ako pumasok dahil nanatili lamang ako. She would scold me like a mother did to her stubborn child but it was of good intentions. Therese Lozano was a good friend, no doubt about it. At sa huling sandali ng buhay niya ay napatunayan ko na hindi pala nasayang ang pagkakaibigan namin dahil tinuring niya pa rin akong kaibigan.

Andi pulled herself from me. "I'm glad that it's all over, Amber," she said in between her sobs. "Pero mami-miss ko pa rin si Rese."

"Ako rin."

She gave me a sweet smile ngunit biglang napakunot ang noo niya nang makarinig kami ng ilang beses na pagbusina ng kotse. "I think you need to go. Naiinip na ang driver mo."

Sinulyapan ko ang itim na kotse sa di kalayuan. I mentally roll my eyes when I remembered that the most impatient person in the world was waiting inside the car. "Pabayaan mo 'yun. Madali talagang mainip ang devil na 'yun."

"Devil? He's the most gorgeous devil I've ever seen. If devils are like him, I think I'll be a bad girl and go to hell with them," nakangising wika ni Andi. Geez, she still haven't changed. Sa aming tatlo ay siya ang tipong mahilig sa tatlong bagay-lalaki, damit at sapatos. If Rese is here, paniguradong pinagalitan niya ulit ito dahil sa pinagsasabi nito. "You go ahead. Darating na rin si Ryan," wika niya, referring to her current boyfriend.

Nagpaalam na ako sa kanya at tinahak ang daan patungo sa kotse ni Ryu. Nakaabang siya sa akin sa harap ng kotse at nakasandal doon. As expected, his brows met at binabato niya ako ng masasamang tingin.

"Ang tagal-tagal mo," reklamo niya.

"Wala pang 30 minutes ay puro ka na busina," sabi ko sa kanya. "And why the hell you're the one to fetch me at Bridle?"

"Mom told me so," wika niya. "Get in. I think I'll kill your friends at the back kung hindi pa tayo aalis."

Napataas ang isang kilay ko sa sinabi niya. "Why? What's wrong with Math and Jeremy?" tanong ko at bahagyang tumingin sa likuran ng kotse.

"Jeremy said he'll call the police."

"What?! Bakit naman?"

"Kasi marami raw na patay rito. And when he added his unending laughter, I need to get out of the car before I'll choke him to death," inis na sagot nito. Hindi ko na lamang siya sinagot at agad na pumasok sa loob ng kotse.

Nang pinaandar niya ang sasakyan ay hindi ko maiwasang balikan sa isipan ang lahat ng nangyari. There were moments when we want to escape life and wished to vanish like a sea foam but the more I think about it, it made me realize that life shouldn't be escaped but rather be faced. We should strive hard and live our life. My life is extraordinary. Our life is extraordinary. Life isn't something that you just have to go with the flow. You have to make actions to create your own path and flow on that chosen path.

There are a lot of memories-good and bad and those will never be forgotten. There were scars of all those hardships. We all have a scar which either bring good memories and bad one. But these scars isn't something that made us think how hard our life was. Instead, these scars are proof of our survival. Now that everything has ended, we have to make decisions.