LOVELY MESS

Chapter 21 Peace

Mindy (POV)

It's Friday. Last day of my class and by next week, Prelim na. I saw Fhilea exiting the door. It's been a week na hindi ako nito kinakausap o pansinin man lang simula ng nangyari nung weekend. I tried to talk to her but she just stares at me. Parang wala lang naririnig ito. Hindi ko na sinubukan pang muli dahil baka mapahiya na naman ako.

Clifford advised me to give her some space. Which I've been doing for the entire week. Nakakatuwa pa ngang isipin na akala mo magkarelasyon kami sa space na binibigay ko. But when I tried to think about it, I don't have a choice. I'm at fault. I don't really know her that much. Ni hindi ko din alam kung ano tumatakbo sa isip nito. You can say it just some sort of stuff to make it a big deal but it's actually more than that. But it makes me remember what Clifford told me after that terrifying day.

"Ibaba mo ako sa kanto!" utos ni Fhilea kay Clifford. Dahan dahan naman nitong inihinto ang sasakyan two blocks away from school. He unlocked the door at agad na lumabas si Fhilea. Hinabol ko ito ng tingin, I was about to follow her ng pigilan ako sa braso ni Clifford.

"Let her be!" sagot nito. Agad akong napabaling sa kaniya. Sinusundan lang nito ng tingin si Fhilea at nagbaling ng tingin sakin.

"What was that, Cliff !!??" naguguluhan ko ng tanong. Naintindihan naman agad nito ang tinutukoy ko dahil napabuntong hininga ito.

"They're after me!" sagot lang nito. Mababakas sa kaniyang mukha ang hindi maipaliwanag na pakiramdam. He looks so helpless and a bit frustrated at the same time. 

"Please tell me! Wala na akong maintindihan!" pagmamakaawa ko sa kaniya. I let him look at me straight into my eyes. 

"They we're really after my brother. Remember Linden University? Rocket's won over them and they got their Captain's injured, diba?" paguumpisa nito. Agad ko namang naalala ang larong iyun na nanalo ang Aberdale, pero hindi ko alam na may na injured pala.

"Later did I know, that the Captain is a cousin of a gang leader, Marcus. Apparently, they are not on good terms. So whatever that Captain is doing, walang pakialam si Marcus. Or maybe he didn't have any idea what's happening. Kaya siguro malaya silang nakakagalaw. They can't get into my brother, so they chose me instead." mahabang paliwanag nito at tumingin ng diretso sa kalsada.

"Oh my god!" natutop ko ang aking bibig nang nag sink in sakin ang lahat. That's the reason. Kakaiba ang naramdaman kong takot sa nangyayari.

"It was not the first time,Mindy!" anito na nagpatigil sa pagiisip ko.

"What??!! And you're not doing anything about it?!" galit ko ng tanong sa kaniya.

"Like what?! Telling the authorities?! Do you really think they can do something about it?? You know Martinez Clan, Mindy." naiiling na wika nito na mukhang siya din ay walang magagawa para dun.

Tama ito. Martinez Clan is a family of drug lords. Isa sila sa kilalang pamilya sa lugar na ito. Maimpluwensya ang mga ito kaya malamang dedeadmahin lang ito ng mga pulis.

"But Clifford! Your life will be in danger if this continue!" asar kong sagot sa kaniya.

Ngumiti ito na lalong nagpakaba sa akin.

"There comes Fhilea!" sagot nito at napangisi. 

"What do you mean?!" takang tanong ko. Ngumiti na naman ito na lalong nagpakunot ng noo ko.

Wala na talaga akong maintindihan. What about Fhilea? What did she do? 

"The first time was at school's parking. Fhilea warned them not to go back kaya siguro sinusundan na nila ako. Tatlo lang sila nun and now they're four. They brought a gun this time and thank god we had Fhilea!" kwento pa nito na bakas sa mukha ang pasasalamat na kasama namin ang naturang babae.

"Oh my god!" kakaiba ang naging takot ko sa lahat ng narinig.

Una, hindi lang pala isang beses may nauna pa. Pangalawa, nung una nasa school, ngayon nasunod na sila. And there's a gun this time. Hindi na ito biro.  Now I wonder what she did the first time.

"What did she do?" curious kong tanong at nilingon naman ako nito na nagtatanong ang mukha. "Before?" dugtong kong tanong.

"She had them injured! Like, all of them?" hindi siguradong sagot nito at nagkibit balikat na lang.

"But how?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko na napaisip narin. What she did back there is still questionable. Apat na lalaki yun at babae siya. She must know some Martial arts or something to depend herself pero mukhang sanay ito sa ganun. I'm starting to overthink again sa pagkatao niya pero baka mali na naman ako sa naiisip ko.

Nagkibit balikat lang si Clifford sa tanong ko. "That's one of the reason why I'm following her orders in times like this. I don't want to make her angry. She's capable of doing that, what more if she's mad? ... Really Mad?" sagot pa nito na naiiling.

"Oh my!" suko ko. Mas mabuti na rin siguro na hindi muna ako gumawa ng kahit anong konklusyon sa utak ko. 

"I suggest you give her space. What you did back there? Was not a joke." suhestisyon nito.

And I did. I decided to give her the space she needs. Hindi man ako sanay na hindi man lang siya makausap ay tiniis ko.

A week, I think is enough. I will talk to her. No matter what happen. I don't know what will be the outcome but I will try. Maybe the incident last week has sober her up.

And maybe she's back on her senses to accept my offer. Again.

'It's now time to make Peace.' 

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