Blackrose Agenda

Agenda 37

Agenda 37

Réal Ange

The next day, maagang nagkita ang magkakaibigan sa hideout. Nano, Yvo, and Clio kept secret what happened last night. Kahit na may hangover pa ang tatlo ay sinikap pa rin nilang gumising ng maaga.

After all, this is a very important day.

Dala nila ang kanya-kanyang sasakyan ay pumarada na sila sa parking lot ng lugar na iyon.

Reál Ange Cemetery

Mapait ang mga ngiti nila habang tinatahak ang daan papunta sa mausoleum. The noise and chatters they had was nowhere to be found.

Every step they made were heavy, even though they do this every year for seven years. Hindi pa rin sila masanay. And they will never get used to it. As much as they hated this place, they can't do anything about it. Dapat ay wala silang rason para pumunta dito. Dapat magkakasama pa rin sila. Dapat ay masaya silang lahat.

But everything is in the past right now.

As they reached the white marble mausoleum, with gold carvings and intricate details of sculptures of angels, their breaths hitched.

"He used to hate his name," Xign said while the others smiled bitterly at the memory.

Lawson Dawson.

The other L.

"We miss you bud,"  sabi ni Nano, "we couldn't have made it without you, if only...." Nano sighed instead of continuing. The six held their breaths.

"Ang daya nyo ni Ales, di nyo kami inintay." malungkot na sabi ni Alli.

"Well, Xign, Rinrin, Alli, Nano, and I won gold in the Sports Fest. Lyian was super stupid—" kwento ni  Jane sa harap nila to lighten up the mood pero agad rin naputol.

"Hey!" kontra ni Lyian, "Don't listen to her, Lawson. It was fun hitting that bitch in face. Good thing she left, akin lang ang Jaze Klynt ko!"

Alam nilang mapapailing lang si Lawson sa pinagsasasabi nito.

Lawson has always been the brother figure for them. It's safe to say na ito ang pinakamatino sa kanila, pangalawa si Ales. Kahit na madalas tuksuhin ni Xign at Nano sila Lyian ay hindi ito gumagaya. Lagi nyang pinagtatanggol ang mga ito. Kapag may nadadapa sa kanila ay ito ang tumutulong. He always puts them first.

Sigh.

The memory of that tragic night is still engraved on their minds. That night, eight years ago. The night that changed everything. It scarred them for life.

If only they knew how to protect themselves.

If only they weren't too young. 

If only they didn't leave the hall.

If only Lawson didn't choose to be left behind.

If only they could turn back time.

It's a scar that will never fade away that they just learned to live with it, even though it's hard. Even though it's painful.

"Hindi man lang kita naayang magbar. Tuturuan pa naman sana kita ng tricks kung pano makapick up ng chicks." pabirong sabi ni Xign.

Binatukan naman sya ng malakas ni Jane.

"Naku, ikaw talaga ang bad influence satin eh!" sabi ni Jane at kinutusan uli ito. Nilingon nya ang puntod ni Lawson at sinabing, "Tingin mo Lawson, itapon na kaya namin to sa shark tank?"