My Beloved Ghost

Chapter 5

Why did Peachie reacted that way when he saw that man standing in their front gate again? What does that man wants?

So I asked Peachie. " Sino ba yon, Peach? Manliligaw mo?"

"Uuhhm.. Hinde." Peachie hesitated to answer at me first but then she looked at me and said. "Kaklase ko sya dati. Isa siya sa mga ng nambubully sakin dati."

The voice of Peachie seems rather shaky and I can see in her that she is nervous plus her body is trembling like she is in fear. What did that man do to make Peachie, the ever serious and scary girl, tremble in fear just by looking at him?

"Hmm. Hmm. Parang nakita ko na talaga siya dati eh." Rejine said while staring at the man from the windows, trying to remember who he is.

Rejine seems really knows who he is. Who is that guy?

"Ah, alam ko na! Naging kaklase namin siya ni Peach." Rejine said suddenly. "Dres, pakitanong naman kay Peach kung kaklase nga namin siya in fourth year high school."

I repeated what Rejine requested to me to ask if they were classmates with that man when they were in high school since Peachie can't hear Rejine.

Peachie answered with a nod.

"Ah! Kaya pala pamilyar siya sakin! Ano kasi pangalan niya?" Rejine asked.

I repeated the question to Peachie.

"Joneth." Peachie replied with soft voice while her voice was still shaky.

"Anong problema, Peach?" I asked.

"Wa..la.. na..man. B-b-bakit?" Peachie stuttered.

"Bakit nanginginig ang buong katawan mo?" I asked, concerned. "Naalala mo pa rin ba mga ginawa nya sayo?"

Peachie didn't seem want to answer.

After that, Rejine wrote on a piece of paper and made Peachie read it. "Don't worry, Peach. Kame ni Andres ang bahala sayo. Poprotektahan ka namin dalawa sa kanya."

As Peachie reads it, her tension level and trembling seems decreasing. Rejine is truly her guardian to Peachie's bullies. With just Rejine's reassurance that she will protect Peachie from any bullies, fear on Peachie's face has faded away.

"I really love you, Rej. Thank you." Peachie said in a soft voice.

Hey, how come she said that with ease? I have been trying to tell her that for a long time and haven't succeeded! Well, I know they are friends but still. I really want to say that I love her soon to Rejine but Peachie's problem comes first.

I asked Peachie to lay down in her bed to have a rest afterwards. Then, we went outside of her room. While walking downstairs, I was just curious, what did that man named Joneth do to make Peachie tremble in fear just by looking at him?

After that, I sat at the sofa at the sala and saw that Lola Hannah is busy at their kitchen. So I asked Rejine. "Rej, alam mo ba yung history nung dalawa na iyon?"

"Oo. Natatandaan ko na kung anong nangyari sa kanila. Gusto mong malaman?" Rejine asked.

"Yeah, Rej. Gusto ko rin kasing matulungan si Peach eh." I answered.

"Ok, listen carefully ha?" Rejine asked.

"Nagsimula ng pambubully kay Peachie noong fourth year lang kame. Well, inaasar-asar na siya ng pakonte-konte dati pa lang, yun yung narinig ko sa mga nakaklase niya dati. Naescalate lang nung fourth year. Hindi pa kame magkaibigan non at first time ko siyang kaklase. Tahi-tahimik lang siya non pero may kaibigan naman siya," Rejine said.