Vesanus

Chapter 6

"No, you have to believe me, Santi. There was this weirdo na nadaanan namin kanina ni Dallas. She kept saying 'Si Maya ay si Tanya. Si Tanya ay si Maya'. Ang creepy kaya!" Kanina pa ako nagpapaulit-ulit dito kay Santi ng nangyari kanina, pero hindi nya ako ma-gets.

Nandito kami ngayon sa kwarto ko, nag-papanic na ako kaya hinila ko sila dito kahit gusto na nila umuwi.

"Okay, chill. Pagpasensyahan mo na si Santi, alam mo namang 'to see is to believe' ang pinaniniwalaan ng baliw na 'yan. Basta ako, I find that woman creepy. Ang lakas ng amats nya!" Sabi ni Lucy bago kumagat ulit sa mansanas.

"Sorry ah! Ayoko lang kasi talaga maniwala kasi sa totoo lang, ang creepy talaga. Ayoko lang takutin yung sarili ko." Paliwanag si Santi.

Asus.

"Tsaka, chill ka muna Darcy. Next week, wala na tayong pasok. Two months tayong naka-tanga, kaya asikasuhin na muna natin requirements natin bago tayo mag-panic, okay? For sure, she's just another crazy girl in school. Who knows?" Sabi ni Santi.

Hay. Hahayaan ko na lang ba talaga 'yon? But what if it's related sa kamatayan ni Maya?

Haaaaaaay.

Bahala na. If it's related to her death, malalaman naman ng pulis diba? I mean, if they can outsmart the suspect.

A WEEK passed and yes, pinakawalan ko na lang yung thought na 'yon. Lucy got annoyed eventually kaya she told me to snap out of it and have fun.

Na-gets ko naman yung point nya, it's already summer, so might as well enjoy it instead of worrying about a crazy girl here in school that might possibly the reason for Maya's death. And what if she knows that I saw her? Baka patayin din ako non!

Pero no. Hindi ako pwedeng maging paranoid kasi sinabi ko na sa sarili ko na hindi ako ma-paparanoid over this stuff.

That Tanya doesn't have to do anything with me, so chill lang tayo Darcy.

"Hey, babe. Wanna dance?"

Napalingon ako sa gilid ko and a cute chinese guy was there, he was a bit cornering me. Muka naman syang harmless, so...

"Sure."

The music was blasting nang hilahin nya ako sa dance floor.

"I love this song!" Sabi ko sa kanya habang nakikisama sa mga tao dito.

"Oh you do? I love it too!" Sagot nya sa akin.

Maya-maya lang ay sumabay na kami sa kanta.

"And everytime I step up in the building
Every body's hands go up!~"

"--PUTANGINA!"

"And they stay there!~"

Natawa ako sa nangyari kaya napatingin ako sa kasama ko at nakita kong nakatingin din sya sa akin habang nakangiti.

"New comers are still shocked with that tradition."

"I agree." Sagot ko.

We danced for a little more, and I say a little, I meant for 3 songs before we got back to drink.

I was drinking a pink cocktail and he was drinking beer.

"So, I believe you have a name, greatest dancer of all time?" Natawa ako sa sinabi nya.

"My name is Darcy, how about you?"

"My name is Tsukishima Lev. Japanese-Russian soon to be doctor." Sagot nya.

Wow. He's Japanese-Russian, I thought he was a random Chinese guy.

"So, why are you here in the Philippines?"

"My adoptive parents are Filipinos, that's why I'm here." Napatulala naman ako sa sinagot nya.

"I want to ask you what happened but I think it's rude, and you might not even want to talk about it. So...shall we move on to another topic na lang?" Pag-suggest ko. I know it's a sensitive topic so let's not go there.

"No, it's okay. And besides, you're my new friend. So I would want you to know more about me." Ohh, new friend. Nice hahahaha omg.

"Okay so...uhm first, anong nangyari?" Panimula ko.

Huminga muna sya ng malalim bago sumagot.

"To be honest, di ko talaga alam yung buong kwento. Basta ang alam ko lang ay nang ipinanganak ako ng biological mother ko noon sa Japan, they never took me with them, iniwanan at pinabayaan lang ako doon sa hospital.

I was alone and crying. But thank God, my parents now, they were doctors there. They are a Filipino couple who were successful doctors in Japan. They saw me one day, I was about to be put in an orphanage, pero pinigilan ng parents ko yung nurse.

They adopted me instead, and now I am here. They want to protect me daw kaya I'm stuck in this place."

Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya habang nagsasalita sya. I'm still in awe. Hindi ko akalain na may mga ganoon palang mga magulang na nagagawa 'yon sa anak nila. Biruin mo, dinala mo yung bata sa sinapupunan mo ng siyam na buwan para ano? Para iwanan at pabayaan na lang? They're crazy.

"Thank you for sharing your story, Lev, or Tsuki?" Tanong ko. Tumawa sya ng mahina bago sumagot. Omg ang cute nya!

"You're actually the first one to ever call me Tsuki." Sabi nya. Owemji.

"Then Tsuki it is." Sabi ko at ngumiti ako sa kanya at nakangiti lang din sya sa 'kin.

Nag-usap lang kami ng nag-usap hangga't  napunta kami sa usapan tungkol kay Maya.

"I still don't believe it's suicide." Huh?

"What do you mean?" Nakakapagtaka naman ang sagot nya.

"She's pregnant, and no one can ever dare to even hurt their child." Sagot nya. Napataas naman ang kilay ko.

"Wow, coming from you?" Natawa sya sa sinabi ko.

"Oy, magkaiba naman 'yon. Yung sa akin, iniwanan lang ako ng mga magulang ko. Yung kanya, sinaksak nya. And not only that, she was stabbed by a knife with poison, thrice" Sagot nya. Nagtaka naman ako doon.

"Huh? Knife with poison? Akala ko ba wala pang update tungkol sa kamatayan nya?" Tumaas ang kilay nya at kinuha ang phone nya at may hinanap.

"Don't you read news? Kanina lang hapon ay pinost na sa website ang tungkol doon." Sabi nya at pinakita sa akin ang phone nya. Binasa ko naman ang nakasulat doon.

"Amaya Fajardo, 18-years old nursing student, was found dead by a group of 1st year law students on the Roxas hallway last Monday, March 18, 2017. Recent updates from the police were received this morning, and it stated that the cause of death of the deceased, was getting stabbed to death with a sharp knife dipped in poison. This led to her and the baby's death. That is all.

-Axel Sebastian, 2017
Eunoia News Online"

To be continued...