Id - Omniscience

Dhiel Acosta

Survival of the fittest.

Said and believed by many that is absolutely right.

The strong is at the top of the food chain and has the potential for greatness, while the weak will be weeded out of the society. Quite unfair for some, who is born with nothing but life and possibility to be degraded.

Such as I.

Ni hindi ko nga alam kung bakit pa rin ako nandito sa lugar na kung saan wala dapat ako.

Kasalukuyan akong nakatitig sa isang gate ng mansion habang nakatago sa puno ng sampaloc. Wanna know why?

Hindi ko rin alam, unfortunately.

I'm waiting for someone to be exerted by that humongous gate. Riding in her black limou while averting everyone's gazes.

Her profound beauty is enough for her to be worshiped. Her posture is exquisite that no one can surpass, she's in the stage where she reigns and triumphs by raising the insignia of her family up.

She's atop of the food chain, while I'm at the lowest spot.

Her name is Zena Piluma. The heiress of the Piluma's greatest warrior, Vulture Piluma. It does astounds me on how sweet and friendly she was, specially to me when mama had given them work a long time ago.

You heard it right. I was once the luckiest kid in school back in the days. Didn't realized it though, I'm just a child back then.

And I do miss her. Di ko lang alam kung paano ako mage-engage since na matagal nang umalis sa trabaho si mama. Mama said that she resigned, napagod siguro.

Syempre nagalit ako. Mama cutted the only connections we have. I cried out in anger, trying to make things right again. Maybe that's the reason why I'm hiding behind this tree. To fix it.

"Pero paano ko kaya gagawin yun? Tsaka natanggap nya ba yung letter ko?" Words came out of my mind while holding my chin.

"Anong letter? Para kanino?"

Someone asked, letting out a sigh. I nonchalantly looked at him slowly. Minsan talaga, mala-kabute 'to kung sumulpot.

"'No bang ginagawa mo dito?" I asked irritably.

"Bawal ba? Nandito ka kasi, kaya napatingin ako kung anong meron."

He then sighed, showing how ignorant I am by how he exhales. "Ito lang pala."

Nakaka-degrade yung moderately closed eyelids na tingin nya sakin. Parang akong creepy stalker sa mga mata nya.

"Hi-hindi naman ako stalker eh! Tsaka isa pa, wala naman akong ginagawang masama!"

"Wala pa. Next time, baka meron na." He added, making me fumed in anger.

Masama bang gawin yun? All I have to do is confess right?

"Ha-hah, kakatuwa ka rin eh no'? Tsaka nandito lang ako, hinihintay lang naman kita eh." I excused.
I laughed awkwardly, but I must maintain my composure. Delikado sya eh.

"Sandali, meron talaga?" Crap.

"W-wala kaya! Tsaka kung meron man, matagal ko nang sinabi say-"

"Wala ka pang sinasabi, until now." He interrupted. Making me more agitated.

"Well, hindi naman kita pinipilit na sabihin sakin ang lahat, everyone has a right to hide their secrets, everyone can invoke it." Paliwanag naman nito while emphasising the word. Is he trying to make me reconsider?

Ewan ko ba dito sa kasama kong 'to. He's secretive, but man, when I need someone I could talk to, nandun sya lagi, standing with nonchalance while gazing at my cold corpse. Waiting for me to decompose.