A Thousand Miles

The Truth

**********Leon**********

           It was them who killed her. It was them who she trusted the most. Ayoko nang panooriin ang part na ito pero, dapat! Hindi ko masikmura ang mga ginawa nila. She was like a rag doll na pagkatapos masira ay itinapon nalang.

          The end street is her last memory, it was there that I started meeting her. No wonder the door of comeback lead her sa lugar na iyon, bakit hindi, naroon ang katawan niya; naagnas na ngunit wala nang nakakita.

         As she run to my side I wanted to badly hurt someone. Gusto ko nang mag umaga at nang masapak ko ang pagmumuka ng Romeo na iyon. I still can see her face, although she can see from the flashback memory ang pagtataksil ng taong minahal niya, she was still hoping.

      She was hoping that the scene will change. Naasa siya na that time siya naman ang lilingunin ni Romeo, na isusugod siya sa hospital at babalik siya sa kanya. Pero hindi all I can see in the eyes of that guy is nothing but love for Shanel. His eyes are cold and determined to protect Shanel. Shock and fear come acroos to Lyka’s face. Her heart was torn and broken. It was then after the scene stopped nang maramdaman ko ang pagikot ng mundo ko. Ang iyak niya ang bumasag sa katahimikan ng buhay ko.

          Umuwi kami sa dorm, and using the hidden door nakapasok kami without anyone noticing na buong magdamag kaming nawala. The next morning was odd and very quite. Ang dating multong madaldal at makulit ngayon ay nakatulala na sa hangin. It pains me to see her like that.

   Huh? Why does my heart feels like it was shattering to pieces?

   “Ano bang nangyayari sa iyo Leon?” Ang pabulong kong tanong sa aking sarili.

   I got up, dress and get ready to attend school. Unfortunately Light Academy isn’t like Bloomsburry, na kapag I don’t feel good ay pwede akong magpass. There’s no reason para umabsent ako, infact ang reason lang na tinatanggap nila kung may sakit ka lang. Yah, I feel sick, pero hindi sakit na may lagnat ako, or flu or whatever. I feel sick inside, I felt some twisting pain inside me, it was my emotion who’s causing the pain. This is all new to me, but now I need to attend school.

    “Lyka halika na papasok na ako!” I said keeping my voice low.

    She just stand up without muttering a single word. She seems more like a ghost now, I mean before I can see her as a normal person alive and all, pero ngayon she’s like the apparition. We are about to got out from the door when I turn around and without thinking I embrace her.

    Niyakap ko siya sabay saran g pinto.

   “Bitiwan mo ako!” Ang sabi niya.

Her voice was cold and sharp, but I can feel that she’s trying to restrain her tears.

    “No I won’t! I can’t!” I told her.

   And she started to cry, hard and hurt. She was ruin, dead and dying for the second time around. She was broken this time and she was letting me see how broken she was.

   “Ang sakit Leon, ang sakit!” She was screeming out loud.

   “Iyak lang Lyka, okay lang, andito ako para sa iyo!” I said with my voice even and hard.

   She was like that for a minute, for hours or so; I don’t care. Wala na akong pakielam sa mundo, I was late, or if I’m considered absent I don’t care.

    “Do you want to get out from here? Tayo lang dalawa!” I invite her as soon her cry reduce to minimal.

   “Pero… di ba may pasok ka?” She said while wipig her tears away.