The Sun The Moon and The Stars

2.who will die?

I will die.

Mamatay ako.

Paulit ulit kong sinabi sa sarili ang mga salita na ito. Oo, lahat naman ng mga tao ay mamatay.  Everyone will eventually die. But for my part, I knew who was bound to kill me. The one I loved the most. This was the agonizing fact that  made me anxious to the point that it was already hard to breath. Even if he didn't know that I was the one he was about to kill. Sa oras na malaman ni Sebastian na ako ang nakapatay sa kapatid niya wala na siyang iba pang nanaisin maliban sa mamatay rin ako. An eye for an eye, ika nga. 

But still I held back the fear of standing in front of my killer.

" I know" bulalas ni Adriana Jane Aragon, nakakatandang kapatid na babae ni Sebastian pagpasok sa pintuan. Anong nalalaman niya?

She suddenly pulled a crumpled sheet of paper from her pocket. She had my unfinished letter. (Apparently she trespassed inside my bedroom.) Was I wrong? Siya ba ang papatay sa akin? But no.  Ngumiti lang siya sabay yakap sa akin. I was completely surprised with her reaction after learning I murdered her own brother. Isa nga talaga siyang sociopath katulad ng description sa kanya ni Sebastian. "Thank you Savannah", she told me cheerfully. "Now I have nobody to worry about." Niyakap niya ulit ako bago siya lumabas sa silid.

"Anong sabi ni ate?" Napatalon akos a gulat. Sabay kaming natawa ni Sebastian.  I was happy that he could easily gather strength to smile again after the death of his brother and his suicide attempt.  Tawa siya ng tawa. Hanggang kailan ko kaya makikita siyang ganito? Ayoko nang umandar pa ang oras. Gusto ko lang titigan ang kanyang nakangiting mukha habang tinatawan namin ang mga ganito kababaw na bagay. Bigla niyang hinawakan ang aking kamay.

"I don't want your sinful hands to touch mine." I said as I pulled my hand away from his.  He pouted his lips. "Hindi nakakatawa ang ginawa mo Sebastian. Suicide is never a joke. Stupid. Don't you dare do that again you ungrateful brat.  Don't you dare do."  He shut my mouth with one of bare hands.  "Alam kong darating ka. Alam kong ililigtas mo ako." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa narinig ko.

"Huwag mo nang uulitin 'yon. Mapupunta ka sa impyerno demonyo ka!" I hate him.  I started drowning in my own tears. I hate him. I tried to convince myself. But I couldn't fool myself. I hate what he did. . .I hate him. . .because I love him. This was the worst stupid prank I have ever heard in my entire life.  Palayo na ako nang bigla niya akong yakapin mula sa likuran. 

"Hey, stop crying. I won't do it again. I swear. I promise." pangako niya sa akin.

"you fool" was my only response. Nanatili siyang nakayakap sa akin sa loob ng ilang minuto. "huwag mo akong iiwan. I will die."

He will what?

Humarap ako sa kanya. Tumingin ng deretso sa mga mapupungay niyang mata. May mga luhang hindi nahuhulog sa kaniyang pisngi. My lips were already approaching his when all of a sudden as if he could no longer hold it in, he laughed. He laughed as if he had never laughed before.

Kurot, sampal,sabunot ang kapalit nun. Sabay lakad ng matulin palabas.

I tried to remember the last words he said. "I will die."

Yes. you will die. Mapapatay kita Sebastian Aragon.  

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