DOROTHY
"The dream was a premonition. It was a vision! It was warning me that danger is going to happen... It was giving me a sneak peek of what will happen in the future which is TODAY."
For the nth time, I wept my tears using the handkerchief Seth handed me. Nakaupo pa rin kami sa bench at buti na lamang, di kami pinapansin ng mga tao. Marami na rin kasi ang nasa covered court at di na nila kami namalayan.
Seryoso lamang na nakatingin sa akin si Seth while I was explaining the backstory behind my grief. Wala siyang masabi kaya't nakikinig na lamang siya, habang ako, hindi na makahinga sa tuluy-tuloy na paglabas ng mga salita sa aking bibig.
"T-this is my fault. Kasalanan ko ang lahat ng ito."
Hinawakan niya ang magkabila kong balikat at seryosong nagsalita. “Listen. This is not your fault, Dorothy. I know, you are regretting and probably you are blaming yourself for not saving him from this incident but I want you to know that THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT. So please. Don't think that way."
Napatingin lang ako sa kanya. "Isa pa, we never knew things would result to this. ‘Wag mong sisihin ang sarili mo. Everything’s going to be better now,” dagdag niya.
Nagkatitigan kami ng ilang sandali bago niya ako yakapin. “Things are gonna be okay, trust me.”
Natigilan ako. Somehow, after hearing all of those from him, I felt a little better. Pero wala akong magawa kung hindi ang mag-isip kung BAKIT. This isn’t what everything is supposed to be. If only I knew I was given the chance to foresee this death—his future, I would do everything to change it. But the problem is I didn’t know anything! I didn’t make a move to save that innocent man from this menace because even me, myself, did not know about it!
"Zachary Calderon, 17. Cause of death: Stab wounds. Sa aming nakikita, isa itong kaso ng murder."
It kept on playing inside my mind. Pumasok sa aking isip ang walang katapusang possibilities at regrets dahil wala akong nagawa upang isalba siya sa madilim na kamatayang ito. I should’ve been the hero but what I had in myself was pure fear and cowardice. I lacked courage, and that was more lethal.
Seth gave me an awkward and forced smile after letting me go from his tight hug. “Stop crying, okay? Pumapangit ka, oh.”
“Please promise me you won’t tell anyone about this. I’m afraid…”
He held my hand and smiled, again. “Don’t worry. I won’t.”
Tumango na lamang ako sa kanya, "Thank you, Seth. And sorry."
“Sorry? Why?”
“Sorry because I dragged you into this. Sorry kasi ang tanga tanga ko. I’m such a coward. Ako itong hindi gumawa ng aksyon pero ako rin ang umiiyak at nanghihinayang ngayon…”
“Shhh. Don’t be sorry. It’s alright.”
He gave me a warm hug for the last time. After those moments, we heard the bell rang, a sign that the next subject will already begin. Unti-unti nang nagsialisan ang mga tao at maging kami ay bumalik na sa room.
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*PAK!*
"Miss Dorothy Cabral!"
MULI akong naibalik sa wisyo nang hampasin ni Miss Madrid ng stick ang aking desk. Oh, crap. Nakatulala na naman pala ako, and unfortunately, napansin iyon ni ma’am. Pati mga kaklase ko'y nagulat sa inasta niya.
Yeah, you are right. Surprisingly, kahit mayroong nangyari kanina sa men's locker room sa may gymnasium, itinuloy pa rin ng mga teachers ang klase na para bang walang nangyari.
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