Chapter 8.3
Arrielle's POV
"Kyaaaaah!" sigaw ko sabay hagis ng hawak-hawak ko. Isang bote ng puno pang alcohol.
*Baahg!* malakas na tunog ng tumama ang bote sa mismong noo niya!
Ambastos niya! Anong tingin niya sa 'likod' ko, tourist spot?! Waaaaah! Nakaka-asar!
"Arrrgh!! Arrielle!" sigaw niya.
Naku kung may iba pa akong hawak, malamang iisa lang ang target kong batuhin, pero ang hindi ko inaasahan ay ang makita ang umaagos na pulang likido sa patilya niya at ang kamay niyang may bahid na ng dugo.
"U-uno! D-dugo!" nangangatal kong sabi saka siya nilapitan mula sa pamimilipit. Nagdudugo nanaman ang ulo niyang tumama sa bubungan kanina.
Agad kong kinuha ang bote ng alcohol na naibato ko sa kanya kanina at sinimulan ng linisan ang sugat niya.
"Aray! Dahan-dahan!" panay ang reklamo niya at pagiwas ng ulo. Parang bata!
"Hay naku Uno! Dahan-dahan na nga ito. Kelangan kong diinan para huminto ang pag-agos ng dugo."
Dugo.
*Flashback*
"Phoenix, lasing ka eh!" reklamo ko kay Phoenix na nagpupumilit magmaneho.
It's 1am. Yeah. Madaling araw na pero imbes na mahimbing na akong natutulog sa ilalim ng malambot kong kumot, heto at pauwi pa lang ako kasama si Phoenix mula sa Debutant's Ball ni Patrixe, ang bestfriend ko.
"Don't you trust me, Arrielle? Of course I'll drive you safely home. Come on. Let's go." pupungay-pungay na sabi niya.
"Guys, need a lift?" sigaw ng isa sa mga schoolmate naming umattend rin ng party.
"Nix, halika na. Sabay na tayo sa kanila... Dali." I pleaded. I know Phoenix. He indeed is a good driver... but not when he's drunk. Nix has a very low alcohol tolerance. Eh hindi naman 'to umiinom eh.
"Nah! Have my wheels with us." sagot ni Phoenix. "Let's go?"
And we drove-off.
Surprisingly, it was a smooth drive. Normal lang. I could still recall him humming his then favorite song 'Lips of an Angel'. His hum so cold it felt like lullaby.
"Franze?" he said out of nowhere.
"Hmm..." I just answered without opening my eyes.
"Don't sleep yet. Let's talk."
"Hmm..." again I just answered.
"Franze. Tulo laway."
Saka naman ako bumalikwas at biglang nagpunas. "Wala naman ah!"
He just let out a soft chuckle. "Just kidding. Come on, don't sleep yet. Mamaya 'pag gising mo wala na'ko, sige ka."
But out of extreme sleepiness, I just turned my back to him and mumbled "Whatever!"
That of which I regret up until now. Because I realized why he kept persuading me not to sleep that moment when what he usually did when he drives me home was to let me sleep along, was to keep him awake as well.
Just how stupid of me, I forgot he was drunk.
Because just that moment changed our lives. We were hit by a ten-wheeler delivery truck because we lost control of our vehicle. Luckily, I only had minor injuries, but Phoenix was badly injured. I saw blood flowing out of his temple and body.
His left arm was broken, as well as his ribs. His head was badly hit.
He had been in coma for almost six months until I left. I never seen him became ok even before I left. He was just there quietly sleeping with all the life-support apparatus installed in his limp body. I didn't even seen him smile, heard him talk, and he haven't rubbed my hair as if I was a little girl the way he usually do.
And all his fate was because of me.
I understand why everyone loathed me for what had happened. Why the reputation I have build for so long was easily destroyed by just a single accident. It was all because of me.
***
Narealize ko na lang na lumuluha ako.
I was to wipe them off when hot fingers not belonging to me brush them away before I did.
Saka ko lang nakitang nakatitig ng mariin si Uno sa akin.
Bahagya siyang lumapit at hinawakan ang kamay kong nakapatong sa ulo niya at hilain kasabay ko...
Sabay dampi ng mga labi niya,
mula sa mga labi ko.
A/N:
Waaaaaah!!!
Hahaha. Ano na tong naisulat ko! Humaygash talaga!
I know! I've been gone for almost a year, and I'm sorry. I was just so busy with work kaya sorry talaga mga awesome.
Nashock lang ako sa flow ng mga comments niyo at doon sa ilang ininvade na pati ang ibang social networking sites ko para ipaalalang may nakatengga pa akong istoryahi. haha.
Pasensya na talaga. Sana magustuhan niyo!
P.S.
May mga nagbabasa pa ho ba?
Let me know you're still there para mainspire ako. haha.
PS. ule.
Mamadaliin ko na ho ang ending ng MGD.
Why?
Secret. Haha. :)
Ayun lamang po.
Pa-kisssss! Namiss ko kayo! :****
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