The Periwinkle Affair

TPA 4: The Cause

UTOY and Egay who are now on the street saw everything. That was the most terrifying moment of their lives.

Maine on the other hand rushed down with a phone on her ears calling 911. She got to the bottom and went straight to Alvin trying to revive him and he did. He opened his eyes filled with tears.

"Alvin, hold on okay. The ambulance is on his way now." She is crying so hard. She's a trauma nurse, she had seen so many of this incident and it didn't rattle her. But this one is different. She's starting to get him off of that ledge. She was so sure that things are going good but fate played it's evil game.

"A-ate..." Alvin made a sound.

"Yes, Alvin. I'm here. I will take you to the hospital. Don't speak too much, okay. Save your strength, okay. Ate is here." She was crying like there is no tomorrow, especially when he called him Ate instead of miss.

"I..." Alvin tried to speak again but coughed instead. Maine panicked more. First time in her life she panicked like this. "I'm..." And he coughed again. Maine held his hand tight. She heard the ambulance.

"Shhh. It's okay." She said, trying to stop him from talking.

"I-i'm sorry, A-ate." If her heart was being cut into pieces earlier, now, there's nothing left to it but pain, indescribable pain.

"I forgive you. Be strong for Ate, okay. I will be here." She said between tears. She saw Alvin smile weakly. She felt her heart constrict. She is really heartbroken. She slightly jump when someone tapped her shoulder.

"Miss, will take over from here." It was the EMT lady. She got up and stepped back a bit.

"Ate, sorry. Here is your bike." Egay came with her motorcycle. She saw the scratches on one side of it and the broken headlight. She cried more.

"Time of death... 1428 hrs." Maine clutched her chest when she heard that Alvin died. She's now more broken than before she met him.

"No. No. No. No no no!" She's almost hysterical but can't do anything. If only she just let go of her bike and didn't chase after them, maybe, just maybe, Alvin is still alive.

Not even a minute after the EMT declared Alvin dead, a woman came running and crying, wailing and calling out Alvin's name. Behind her is Liit, also crying.

"ALVIN! My son!" Maine stepped back more before she fell backward as the lady pushed everyone, including her, out of her way to get to Alvin.

"Alvin, anak! Who did this to you?!" Crying and yelling. Egay and Utoy were quietly crying next to Maine.

"She did!" Liit pointed at Maine with an angry look. The lady stood up to grab her but was quickly stopped by a girl, followed by Egay and Utoy. They were so quick to block the lady.

"No, Nanay Nancy!" Utoy yelled while stopping the lady. "She didn't do it!" He tried explaining.

"Don't cover up for her, Utoy! How could you?! Alvin was your friend!" Aling Nancy was trying to get to Maine but Utoy and Egay were stopping her. They both saw what happened and it was all an accident.

"Nanay Nancy, please! Will you listen to us!" Egay asked pleadingly. But Nancy is not listening to them.

"I don't believe you! Liit said that this woman tried to kill you, too and she succeeded with my son!" She swung her hand again to reach for Maine. Naine did not move an inch. Utoy and Egay were very quick to block her slap. Egay took it instead which made Aling Nancy really furious.

The lady is right about her. She killed Alvin. If she didn't run after them, if she just let the bike go, then this won't happen. Alvin will still be alive and this woman won't be hurting.