A Letter From Death

CHAPTER SIX

Dark Detriment

BLARE VILLACORTA'S POINT OF VIEW

"Dave?!" I said in a shocked tone.

"Blare you're alive!" Dave replied while his eyes are widened.

"How and when did you get here?" I asked him even if my mind is still pre-occupied.

"Earlier, we ran as hell. Nagtago ako sa ilalim ng hagdan nung living room. But as I went there, bigla na lang akong nakakita ng secret door. I didn't hesitate kaya pumasok agad ako doon. Then, dito pala sa basement ang bagsak ko. For damn's sake. Kanina pa ako naliligaw dito. Sobrang lawak kasi e"

I was about to say something, but someone went towards our direction. Akmang hihilahin na ako ni Dave ngunit agad ko ding nakilala yung taong lumapit sa'min.

"Oh My God! Blare! Dave!"

"Stacy?!" I can't help but to sound bubbly right now. Halos mapatalon pa ako dahil sa tuwa.

We quickly hugged each other while crying. I'm so happy that I finally saw her. It's a good thing that she's still alive.

"I can't believe that we're seeing each other right now!" Umiiyak na saad ni Stacy, dahilan para mapangiti ako bago tuluyang nagpunas ng aking mga luha.

I'm really thankful that my bestfriend is still alive. But how about my other friends? Damn it. Gusto ko na 'tong matapos. I want to go home.

"Shit, shit, shit! Ang dami mong sugat!" Stacy murmured at me.

"No. Don't worry. I'm fine" Nanghihina kong wika, bago ko siya tuluyang pinagmasdan.

I let out a deep sigh. Puro sugat rin si Stacy kaya naman nakaramdam ako ng muling panghihina. I'm really tired of everything. Bakit ba kailangan pang mangyari ng mga bagay na 'to?

"G-Guys, I'm damn happy because we're still alive. Pero hindi ko pa din maiwasang mag-alala sa iba. Lalo na kay Nathan. Nakita niyo ba siya?" While drowning by my own thoughts, Dave suddenly spoke.

Dahil dito ay mabilis na umiling si Stacy kung kaya't hindi ko maiwasang kabahan. This is my fault.

"H-How about you Blare?" Dave asked me, as his voice cracked.

"M-Magkasama k-kami kanina, but the killer attacked us. Everything went black because of that. When I woke up, nakagapos na ako sa loob ng isang bodega" I bit my lower lip before I formulate some words again. "After that, Nathan was nowhere to be found. Mag-isa lang ako sa silid na 'yon"

Dave frowned as I said everything. Tila ba nadismaya siya sa kaniyang narinig, kaya't tuluyang na lamang siyang napaupo sa isang sulok.

Nasapo ko ang aking noo, kasabay ng pagkunot nito. Hindi ko maiwasang magtaka, lalo na nitong napatingin na ako ng matagal kay Dave.

Weird. Bakit wala siyang mga sugat? Fuck. As in wala. May kadiliman itong basement pero hindi naman siguro ako naduduling kasi nakita ko nga yung mga sugat ni Stacy.

Wait, what am I thinking?! Shit. I want to punch my face. I'm suspecting my friend for damn's sake! Stupid me.

"Tangina!" Realizations hit me, after I heard Dave's voice.

"Shit!" Stacy cursed when we saw the killer. Crappy fuck. The asshole pulled the trigger of the gun!

Nabaril sa kaliwang balikat si Dave kung kaya't agad akong tumakbo sa direksiyon nung killer.

"Oh My God! Come back here! Blare!" Narinig kong sumigaw si Stacy, pero nagpatuloy pa rin ako sa pagtakbo. I quickly grab the gun of the killer, but it wasn't easy.