Lost Pieces

Chapter 2

Dead Body

Liam’s POV

Everybody was praying. Lily was crying, Daisy was hugging Drake, Joey was closing his eyes and trying to hold his tears back.

“Baby.” Tawag ko kay Berry na aking girlfriend.

“Hmmm?” sagot nya Habang nakapikit.

“Are you crying?” I asked.

“No.” she said.

“you can cry, my tough baby.” I said and carefully hold her hand.

“why should I cry?” bigla nyang tanong. Nagulat ako. Kapatid nya si Cherry diba? Dapat, umiiyak na sya.

“uhm, because, your sister might be dead?” I said.

“I’ll cry when I see her dead body, but, if she’s not dead, it means that she’s alive.” Sagot nya. May punto naman sya, pero parang di sya kinakabahan.

“you may now see the body.” Sabi nung isang pulis.

LILY’S POV

“You may now see the body.” Sabi nung pulis. Kinakabahan ako. Paano kung si ate nga yun? Di ko pa kaya. Ayoko. I hope she’s not.

A lot of questions are in my head right now. bakit ngayon lang natagpuan ang patay? Bakit biglang lumitaw na may bangkay? Bakit?

Pumasok kami isa- isa. Sina ate, sina mama at daddy at pati si kuya joey, drake at liam.

Unti-unti, binuksan ng isang pulis ang bangkay na nakatakip ng kumot. Sa dahan- dahang pagbaba ng pulis ng kumot na nakatakip sa bangkay, mababakas ko ang kabang nararamdaman ni Daddy. Nang tuluyan nang ipakita sa amin ang katawan ng bangkay, lahat kami, humagulgol.

LIAM’S POV

From the pink dress that she wore last night, up to the pieces of earrings that the dead body have, she is Cherry. Joey ran outside. I guess it was really hard for him to accept the fact that her girlfriend died. Also, Tito was really crying. It was Lily who had the courage to touch the dead body’s hand. She was really crying. But what caught my attention was my girlfriend Berry and Tita. Yes, they look sad, but they are not crying. What’s wrong with them?

“Sir, ano pong balak nyo?” tanong na pulis, na nagpatigil naman sa pag-iyak sa amin.

“We’ll transfer her body and arrange her funerary.” Sagot ni Tito.

Lumapit ako kay Berry nang paalis na kami. I want to talk with my girlfriend. I want to know her worries.

“Baby, Stay strong, I guess, it was an accident after all, it’s a ‘no’ one’s fault.” I said, Habang hinahawakan ko ang kaniyang mga kamay.

Humilig naman sya sa aking balikat at ngumiti ng matamis ngunit may malulungkot na mga mata.

“Daddy’s favorite girl is now dead.” Sabi nya.

DAISY’S POV.

“Daddy’s favorite girl is now dead.” Sabi ni Berry.

Did I hear it right? Yes, she was sad, but there’s something about Berry, that makes her happy right now. is it because, Cherry’s dead? I know Berry and Cherry was always compared, but I don’t think that Berry is happy because her sister is dead.

Right?

“Hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula.” Sabi ko kay Drake na boyfriend ko.

“Bee, time will tell and feelings will fade. The heartaches of the incident will fade and later, you’ll realize that Cherry is happy where ever she is.” Sagot naman ni Drake.

I think, I can do this, I will accept that Cherry will be happy and also, we will bring the happiness back. Right?

Kasalukuyan na kaming bumabyahe pero nagpaiwan pa sina Lily, Joey at Daddy. Magaasikaso pa sila ng burol ni Cherry, and I think, they would give the best libing and burol to Cherry.

The ambiance of the van was so sad. Everybody was queit and sad. Matapos ang ilang minute, nakabalik na kami. Drake and I tried to help. There are phonecalls, saying condolence to our family and we answered back. We take care of that.

Mga ilang oras at bumalik na si Daddy.

“the funeral will be on the Memoria Funeral Homes Chapel.” He said. Dad really looked tired.

“Dad, magpahinga ka muna, we’ll take care of everything.” I said.

“Thanks Daisy.” He said in returned.

“Bee, gusto mo bang pumunta nadun?” sabi ni Drake sa akin.

“Yup, We’ll go there.”

Pagkapunta namin, maraming tao, I guess, it was the investors of our company and some friends. I also noticed Lily on the side while Joey on the benches.

The funeral lasted for two days and since, cherry’s body was a disaster (knowing na nasunog sya.) hindi ibinukas ang kanyang kabaong. After 2 days, nilibing na sya.

Wala naman masyadong happening nun, it was just that everybody was really sad. Ah, but yeah, someone caught our eyes. It was the last evening of the funeral, when a woman, probably at her mid 40’s cried a lot. Her moans are very load. She cried liked a mother, as if na parang anak nya s Cherry. Linapitan pa nga ni Drake yun eh, and inask, baka nagkamali sya, pero her answer was “no, it’s Cherry’s funeral, right?” Kaya ayun, so it means, na talagang iniiyakan nya si Cherry? Bakit? She doesn’t even look familiar to me. Well, yun lang, yun lang ang parang awkward and nakakaintrigue na pangyayari sa burol.

 Pagkatapos ng libing, everybody was exhausted and I needed a rest.

LILY’S POV.

I wake up sad. Matapos ang libing, ito ang unang araw kong wala na si ate. Ang daming tanong sa loob ng utak ko. Is she really dead?

Pagkagising ko, bumaba na ako at sakto naman, andito rin ang mga pulis. They brought the pictures of the dead body, specifically, my sister’s body. Yung sunog na katawan na nakita sa mismong lugar, at yung iba pang pictures.

Ang sabi nila, maganda raw na kung namatay ang kamaganak mo dahil sa insidente, pumunta ka raw dun mismo at manalangin, tapos ilagay mo daw yung ibang pictures. Kaya ayun, kumuha ako ng tatlong pictures ni ate. Una, yung buhay pa sya, then yung dalawa is nung patay na sya. Yung isa, sunog na katawan nya an gang kuha. Well, hindi naman ako religious, pero, hindi rin naman ako di religious, kaya gagawin ko.

It was a vacant place. Yun yung lugar kung saan tumalsik ang sasakyan at nasunog. Madamo ang lugar at mababakas mo pa ang konting sunog. Gusto ko sanang upuan yung lugar kung saan nakuha yung bangkay ni ate, pero, sunog pa yung lugar. Kaya, medyo dun na lang ako sa gilid umupo.

Naka – indian seat ako, nilabas yung mga picture, and I started to close my eyes and pray.

I reminisce my sister’s face, her smile and her eyes. I can feel her touch as she hold me tight when I’m scared. While praying, I did not hold together my hands, but instead, I let them free. I can feel the texture of the grasses, those leaves that remind me of my sister, but suddenly, I felt a little hard thing, kinuha ko ito, and it was an

Earring.

It is the same earring that my sister have, wala na itong pakaw, pero, ito yun mismong suot ni Ate. Pero, diba, may suot si ate nung kinuha yung bangkay?