Stronger than Before 37:
Lyndon's POV:
I was dragged by my friends to a certain bar. I don't do bar hopping but since it was a welcome back party for Kaizer Lachapelle, pumayag ako.
The smoke and neon lights plus the grinding people on the dance floor doesn't amaze me one bit but I continued analyzing the environment like it was some kind of case I need to solve. Yeah, I kinda like law. Being the youngest boy in the family, I was always dragged by my mother, who ran a law firm, before and I admire how respectable she looks like behind his desk and inside the court.
Tumayo ako nang maalalang nagpapasundo nga pala sa akin si Ems – my sister. She's married and pregnant at kapag may topak, nilalayasan iyong kawawang si Arthur.
"Where are you going, Madrigal?" hinarang ako ni Lance – nakangisi. He's a famous singer and yet, he can go to public places like this ng walang nagkakagulo sa kaniya.
"I'll pick up, Ems. You know my sister, Lance." Ipinilig ko ang ulo ko nang sa di kalayuan ay makita ko ang isang babaeng akay ng inaanak ni Mommy. Sa likod nila ay dalawa pang lalaki na pawang nakangisi. Nangunot ang noo ko lalo at papunta sila sa mga reserbadong kwarto ng bar.
"Magpaalam ka muna kay Kai."
Ngumisi ako. "Ikaw na. I'll go ahead."
Pero nang makalayo ako ay hindi ang exit ang tinungo ko kung hindi at lugar kung saan ko nakita ang inaanak ni Mommy kasama ang isang babae at dalawa pang lalaki. Para kasing may mali.
Nasa gitna ako ng pag-aanalisa nang nakita nang tumunog ang cellphone ko. I answered it immediately when I saw Emerald's face on the screen.
"Where the heck are you, Lyndon? I'm hungry."
"Kailan ka ba nabusog?" mula noong mabuntis siya, nawala na sa bokabularyo niya ang salitang 'busog'. "I'm on my way."
Tumalikod na ako at tinungo ang palabas. Hindi ko ugali ang makialam. There's just something wrong with what I saw. Ah! Bahala na nga sila sa buhay nila.
Months later, I was caught in an accident while test driving my new black Lamborghini. Binangga ako ng isang truck and in my peripheral vision, I saw another car – a vios, na muntik ng sumalpok sa akin dahil sa biglaan kong pagsulpot.
I don't know if it is a good thing that the driver managed to turned the car to the left dahil kung sa akin siya sumalpok, siiguradong patay na ako pero dahil sa pagkabig niya ay sumalpok naman siya sa nakaparadang isa pang truck na naging dahilan ng pagkabasag ng wind shield ng sasakyan, revealing the driver. A woman.
"Fuck!" mura ko nang sumigid ang sakit sa katawan ko dahil sa aksidente. Bago ako tuluyang nawalan ng malay, I still managed to look at my side mirror kung saan ko nakikita ang babae or is it an angel? An angel in a car accident?
BINABASA MO ANG
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