49: Kyra’s secret
Hindi yata matatapos ang mga pangyayari sa buhay ko. Nasa gitna kami ng paggawa ni Kyra ng antidote ng mapansin na kulang ang isang substance sa ginagawa namin. Wala naring stock nito sa laboratory.
“I’ll just get another one. I’ll be right back.” Tumango ako sa suhestyon ni Kyra at agad siyang tumakbo palabas ng laboratory.
Mga ilang minuto ang makalipas ng may kumatok. Inalis ko ang gloves ng right hand ko at pinihit ang seradura ng pinto. At gusto kong ibagsak muli ang pinto ng makita kung sino ang nasa likod nito.
Hindi ako nakatulog kagabi kaya wala akong balak na mag entertain na kahit sino.
“Anong ginagawa mo dito, Alice?” walang buhay kong sagot.
Inalis niya ang suot niyang shades.
“Can you let me in for a moment, I just need to say something.” Malumanay at walang pambabanta ang boses niya pero hindi ako nagpatinag dito at hinarang pa ang braso ko sa pintuan.
“Hindi kita papapasukin. Sabihin mo na dito kung anong gusto mong sabihin. I’ll just give you 3 minutes.” Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko para tingnan ang oras. “No, that’s too much. 2 minutes.”
Agad siyang yumuko ng mababa at humarap. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for everything that I have done. I don’t have much time so before I come back to States I wanted to see you and Code. I apologize for everything. It really wasn’t my intention at first but the situation pushed me. I love my Dad very much that I followed everything he wanted me to do. I’ve been such a bad person and I’m now going to reflect to everything I did. I hope you take a good care of Code. He’s been a good friend----“
“Time’s up! Bye.”
I’ve heard enough.
Isasara ko na sana ang pinto ng makita si Kyra na tumatakbo pero ang tingin niya ay nasa boteng hawak niya. Bigla siyang napahinto ng mabangga ang balikat ni Alice. Inangat niya ang tingin at nang makita ang mukha ni Alice ay napako siya sa kaniyang kinatatayuan at bigla niyang nabitawan ang boteng hawak niya.
“It’s been a long time, Kyra.”
Gulat akong napatingin kay Kyra. Napaatras siya at napatingin sa’kin at binalik ang tingin kay Alice. Bigla ring namutla ang mukha niya.
“I guess you two are friends.” said Alice.
“Kyra, what’s wrong? Kilala mo ba ang bruhang ‘to?” alalang tanong ko at tinuro si Alice. Nakita ko ang pag ikot ng mga mata niya.
Hindi magawang sumagot ni Kyra at hindi mapakali. Bakas ang tension sa balikat niya.
“Of course, we knew each other. I’ll never forget the sweet face of this mortal being begging for someone’s love.” Sambit ni Alice na nakangisi paring nakatingin kay Kyra. Her bitch attitude is still there.
“Anong ibig mong sabihin?” nagtataka kong tanong kay Alice.
“She haven’t told you? Gosh. She’s the girl I’m taking about. I can still remember how persistent she is on chasing Code.” Halos malaglag ang panga ko sa sinabi ni Alice.
Hindi parin makagalaw si Kyra at namumutla parin. Pa’nong siya ang babaeng tinutukoy niya? Naguguluhan ako.
“But sadly, Code sees her as a little sister. You know what Kyra I feel bad for you because Code see me just a friend but I became he’s fiancée.” Tumawa pa nang malakas si Alice.
I want to stop Alice from spitting nonsense but I want to listen. I want it to be clear.
“After getting rejected you didn’t show up anymore. What happened to you?” napailing si Alice. “Oh I forgot to tell you, don’t get any hope because Code cannot remember anything.”
“Kilala niya si Code. Magkakaibigan kami.” Seryosong saad ko.
“Oh! So that’s why you’re so comfortable now because you know Code can’t remember anything. But don’t get any hopes because his heart belongs to Sugar now.”
Napaismid si Kyra.
Lumapit si Alice kay Kyra at pinat ang balikat nito. “Stop faking it okay? We have the same fate for Code.”
Sinuot niya ang shades niya at kumaway sa’kin. “Bye, Sugar. And bye my little old friend Kyra.”
I need to hear more. I can’t understand anything. Kyra and I were sitting in front of each other between us is a long white table.
Hinihintay ko parin ang paliwanag niya pero nakatungo lang ito at mahigpit na nakakapit sa lab gown niya. She looks really guilty.
“Kyra—“
“Don’t speak anything. I’m going to explain.” Bigla niyang sambit kaya natigilan ako.
“I thought I can hide my secret forever.” Natatakpan ng buhok niya ang muka niya kaya hindi ko makita ang ekspresyon niya.
So, it was true.
“Code and I were friends. I met him when he saved me from a group of boys trying to harass me. I was so moved by his action that I easily fall for him.” Napaiwas ako ng tingin. “It is not that hard to get close to Code. He has an easy going attitude that I really admire before. He’s so warm. He smiles at me a lot and always ask if I’m alright. I thought he feel the same way. Alice told me that there’s no hope for me and Code because they are getting engaged. I still followed Code. I confessed my feelings for him but, I was rejected.” Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng boses niya.
“I decided to get lost and just focus on my studies. And after a while, you brought him here.” Inangat niya ang tingin niya at parang ibang Kyra ang nakikita ko ngayon. She’s so serious and I feel like she’s being surrounded by a black aura.
“I was shocked when he greeted me. He greeted me as if he doesn’t know me. But I think losing his memory favored me.” Napatawa siya nang mahina.
“Kyra!” suway ko.
“No. Losing his memory, allowed me to face him without being pathetic. I can start over and be friends with him again.” Ngumiti siya nang mapait. “But he became close to you. I acted like I didn’t notice. I acted like I don’t know him. I acted like I don’t have feelings for him.” Halos mapunit niya na ang lab gown sa higpit ng pagyukom ng mga kamao niya.
“Then, you said you wanted to make an antidote. I wanted you to make it happen. I wanted to be released in agony and pain. And maybe when Code remembers me…I can be emotionless.”
Tinitigan ko siya. It is not her usual self. Her secrets are being unfold.
“You saw how hard Code tried to remember his full name---his self!” hindi ko maiwasang hindi siya taasan ng boses. “Every night he suffered from nightmares and waking up wishing to bring back his memories. We tried so hard looking for his identity. Every day, he was clueless. He was hopeless. It was so hard for him. Yet, you’re with us---you’re in front of us and you could give him the thing he ever wanted. You know him very much! Tell me, how can you justify your actions?”
“I was deeply and madly hurt.” Madidiin niyang sambit na nagpatigil ng paghinga ko.
Huminga ako nang malalim.
“Yes, you’re hurt but you’ve been friends with Code right? Didn’t you have the slightest intention of telling him who he is? Code is our friend.” Nangingiligid ang luha ko habang pinagmamasdan si Kyra.
“I know. But if I told him he would hate me.”
Napailing ako. “Code would never do that.”
Biglang napatayo si Kyra at hinawakan ang kamay ko.
“Why are you still fighting for him? You should despise him now. Maybe, a r-revenge! You should revenge on him! You got rejected too right? That’s why you decided to continue your antidote.”
Inalis ko ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa’kin.
“So what you did is a revenge?”
Natigilan si Kyra at hindi nakasagot.
“You know what, you just lost something.”
“W-what?” naiiyak na tanong niya.
“My trust.”
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