Unspoken Lament

Kabanata 1

Kabanata 1

"Please, as my bestfriend, gawin mo para sa akin," pamimilit ni Toni sa akin.

I shook my head, "No, Toni. Revenge is not good. Alam mo 'yan," pagli-litanya ko.

Kanina pa niya ako pinipilit. She wants me to do a certain thing as revenge to her ex's new girl. As long as I know, for four years studying in this school, I never faced any trouble and I never met any dangers. Now, this girl is provoking me to do so.

"Okay, here's the deal," she proposed, both raising her hands. "Just help me out with this, Raine. You just need to pull the trigger for me or just help me pull the trigger," pagmamakaawa niya.

Pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata, "Wait, what? Are you letting me kill someone this time Fantine? Ten commandments yan Ranollo!" I yelled at her.

She just bursted into laughter, "What the actual-----," she stopped at the middle of her remarks and covered her mouth from saying bad words. She continued to laugh and even the students passing by are weirded at her. "Never in my existence I heard the mysterious and 'mahinhin' Raine joked like this!" she continued laughing. "Ang witty mo," she sarcastically said.

I raised my right brow, trying to find out what she's actually up to. What's wrong with what I said?

"I didn't actually mean that you will kill a person with a gun, Raine! Weird ako pero hindi ako nasisiraan ng bait!" she mischievously smiled.

"So, what's your plan?" I asked out of nowhere.

She smiled widely. "So, you're in for it?" she asked using those sparkling eyes of her. She's such a dog.

"The Lord will forgive me later," I sighed, left without choice. I hope he will.

While Toni observes the events outside, ako naman ay nag-aayos ng mga gagamitin namin sa paandar ni Toni. She's really a demanding psycho. Her ex who happened to cheat on her with his new girl, Toni decided to avenge her two-year love for Jeremy, her ex. Well, if that actually happened to me, I will still not do revenge and leave it to the Almighty.

"Hello, Mona. Is she coming already? Huh? Yung higad!" I laughed at that last phrase. "Okay, thanks Mona," sabi ni Toni sa telepono niya. She's calling Mona na kasalukuyang nasa baba. "Let's get ready Raine. Ikaw ang magiging look-out at ako ang magsasagawa ng plano. You're out of this kasi hindi ikaw ang gagawa okay?" she assured me.

I reached for my chest and calmed down. I nodded at sumilip sa ibaba. May nakita akong babae sa ibaba at sinenyasan ko si Toni with her own go signal.

Ibinuhos na niya ang pintura at kasabay nunay nakarinig ako ng sigawan sa ibaba. Lumingon ako kay Toni at nakitang tumatawa siya habang hawak-hawak ang tiyan at ibinigay ang pintura sa akin. Sinilip ko ang nangyari sa ibaba only to find out a guy who's covered with white paint who's intently looking at me. He pointed at my direction and gave me an electrifying death glare. Because I felt goosebumps. Literally.

Nabitawan ko ang paint can sa aking kamay and my feet went on its away and ran. Why am I running? Why do I feel guilty? Alam ko naming wala akong ginawang masama. I am innocent but why does it felt like I did a crime I didn't commit?

"Toni, this is your fault!" I am angry while typing these statements. I texted her.

She left me there like she didn't do any crime and I am here na halos maghumerantado na ang puso sa kaba. I never did this before and I've never been this nervous my whole life.

Whoever guy you are, I'm deeply sorry. I'm hiding from you.

I'm at home, hoping for Toni to answer my calls. She's messing my brains up. Ang lakas ng loob niyang sabihin na she's in control with everything pero tinakbuhan at tinakasan pala niya ako. What angers me most is that she's not answering my calls, it just tells me na hindi niya kayang panindigan ang ginawa niya. The guy is so scary kaya.