Nothing But Trouble

NBT 9: James, Shanice's Beating & The Death of People

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Aissa's POV

"James.." the moment I said that, he turned around, his eyes widened but there was a smirk plastered onto his face.

"Well, well, well. Who have we here. If it isn't my little sister, Aissa." he said. The smirk on his face was still plastered there and I badly wanted to rub it off his face.

"What the hell are you doing here?" malamig kong sambit.

"Do you really want to know?" tanong niya.

"Tell me." sagot ko at tiningnan siya ng masama.

"Well, I only came back to kill two people." sabi niya. The hell? Sino naman gusto niyang patayin? Lumapit siya sa akin at umikot. It's like he was examining my body.

"Who?" walang emosyon kong tanong sa kanya.

"Our parents." malamig niyang sagot. Magulang namin? Bakit niya namang gugustuhing patayin sila? 

"They already died in a car crash 3 years ago." malamig kong sambit at sinundan siya ng tingin.

"Saves me the trouble." sabi niya at mahinang tumawa. Magulang namin ang gusto niyang patayin. Hindi na siya yung lalaking kilala ko. Hindi ko na siya kilala. 

"Why would you even want to do that?!" sigaw ko sa kan'ya. 

"You wouldn't understand." he answered.

"I would if you'd tell me." sabi ko. Paano ko malalaman kung hindi niya naman sasabihin? Tsaka, paano ko maiintindihan kung hindi ko naman alam?

"They abused me." he said, straightforward.

"I don't believe you. Our parents would never do that!"  sigaw ko. Our...my parents are good people.

"Of course you don't believe me.. It's because they never did it to you! Hindi ikaw yung pinahirapan nila! Hindi naman ikaw yung nakaranas ng matinding hirap! You were never sleepless while I was for days!" sigaw ni James. No..That's not true..

"That..That's not true. How come you..You always looked happy in the morning! You always used to greet me with a smile! You told me everything but you never told me this until now!" sigaw ko kay James. We used to have so much trust in one another. We told each other everything, and I mean everything. 

"I nev-" hindi natuloy yung sasabihin niya dahil nakarinig kami ng malakas na sigaw.

3rd Person's POV

Nagtataka sila Aissa kung bakit sumigaw si Shanice ng ganon kalakas samantalang hindi pa nila naririnig sumigaw si Shanice dahil sa sakit. Napalingon ang mga dalaga kay Shanice at nanlaki ang mata nila sa nakita nila. Daniel was holding a whip. He whipped Shanice over and over again. Sigaw ng sigaw yung dalaga dahil sa sakit. Agad namang kinuha nila Aissa yung baril nila, binaril ni Lezah si Matthew sa braso dahilan para mabitawan ni Matthew yung baril. Lumapit si Aissa sa kinatatayuan ni Ethan at sinuntok siya ng malakas sa mukha dahilan naman para matumba ang binata. Saglit na tinignan ni Aissa si Ethan bago ito binaril sa hita. Masama niyang tiningnan si Daniel at akmang babarilin na siya nang bigla siyang pigilan ni Ethan.

"STOP! Gawin niyo na lahat ng gusto niyong gawin sa akin, 'wag niyo lang gagalawin si kuya!" natatakot na sambit ni Ethan. Natatakot siya. Natatakot siya dahil baka mawala muli ang kapatid niya sa kanya. Walang emosyong tumingin si Aissa kay Ethan. She signalled Lezah, Alex and Avah to hold Daniel because he was caught off guard. Agad namang sinunod iyon ng tatlo. Tumakbo yung tatlo papunta kay Daniel at kinuha yung whip at binato kung saan tsaka nila hinawakan si Daniel para hindi makatakas.