"Now that he's the only one left, I wonder what will happen to the kid."
"Oh... I heard his custody is now with his fathers attorney, so I guess mister Lee will be now taking care of the boy?"
Yun yung mga bahagya kong naririnig sa mga nakikiramay. Hindi ko alam kung malakas ba yung pandinig ko o malakas lang masyado yung boses nila.
"Kawawa naman sya no. Namatayan na sya ng magulang, ng ate. Ngayon pati kuya nya patay na. Kawawang bata...."
"Shhhhh. Anong kawawa, feeling ko may malas ang bata na yan."
"Ano?" Medyo malakas na bulong nung babae.
"Tone down your voice." The other woman hissed.
"Talaga? Pano mo nasabi?"
Nakatulala lang ako sa kabaong ni Kuya Ares. My only family is now gone and I do not know what to feel.
"Think 'bout this. His mother died giving birth to him..."
"Right. Ang bata bata pa ng mommy nya nun diba, and sayang si Regina. She was a good woman. I've met her a couple of times."
"Yes. Regina labored earlier. Seven moths ata pag kakarinig ko. Hindi kinaya ng katawan nya.."
"Set, do you wanna rest?" I lifelessly looked at Attorney Lee and shook my head. Mababakas ko ang pagod, pag aalala at awa sa muka nya but I am too busy dealing with my feeling to even think about him. "Okay. Im gonna buy you foods, do you want something?"
Mister Lee is my father's attorney, then ours nung namatay si daddy. And now he is my legal guardian.
"No, thank you." Sabi ko sa paos na boses.
Tumango ito bago tumalikod at nag lakad paalis. Muli nanaman akong tumitig sa kabaong ni Kuya.
Marami ang nakikiramay. My family is quite famous. My dad is a well known businessman and ang mommy ko naman ay sikat na artista nung nabubuhay pa ito.
Yung iba ay kakilala ko pero mas madami ang hindi, I had some classmates who visited and give their respect. Ni hindi ko na nga sila naasikaso kasi tualla lang ako.
"-his father died on the way to his recital..." Naririnig ko naman yung mga sinasabi. I wanna shout at them to stop talking. "Then, Aria."
"Ohhhh. That poor kid."
"She was raped and killed on their vacation for the celebration of his elementary graduation.."
"Raped?!" The woman gasped.
I cringed at the memory. If I hadn't asked my sibling for a graduation vacation that wouldn't happen to Ate Aria.
"Shhhh. Wag ka sabing sumigaw. Ano ba!" Saway nito. "Yun yung bulung bulungan sa society. Well, I do not know if it is true or what."
"Tsk, tsk... May be it was just a coincident.."
"Huh! It was too much for a coincident. Biruin mo all deaths were linked to that boy."
hindi na nag salita ang kausap nya.
"And now this."
"Oh, hindi na dahil sa bata ito. Ares was very sick, he had a heart disease."
"Well. I think he is also the reason."
"What are you talking about?!"
"Who would want to live kung ang pamilya mo ay patay na.."
"But.." Sandali itong natahimik. "He still had a family. Set's still there." Mahina nitong sabi.
"Sino bang gustong makasama ang dahilan ng kamatayan ng pamilya mo?"
A tear fell.
"Maybe that was the reason Ares died. He wanted to be with his family.." Bulong nalang yun pero, malinaw na malinaw at rinig na rinig ko padin yon.
Is it true Kuya? Kaya ba ayaw mo nang lumaban kasi ayaw mo na kong makasama?
Siguro nga tama yung babae. Na ako ang may kasalanan ng lahat. Na ako ang nag dala ng kamatayan kay Mommy, Daddy, ate and now pati kay kuya.
With that thought ay umiyak ako. Umiyak ako ng umiyak. Malakas. I was hoping that as I cry the pain will go away too.
I am Set. Name after the God of Death in Egypt and I bring death to my love ones and I vow to never love again.
BINABASA MO ANG
For the love of Set
Non-FictionMy Mother died while giving birth to me. Father died because of car accident My sister was raped and killed and my brother died because of heart failure. I vowed not to love again for I brought death to all my loved ones, then she came. Amanet, my b...