The bus rocked me from side to side as I traveled this unfamiliar road. It ran over the black tarmac so fast that the passing greenery became a hazy blur.There were plenty of people sitting in a bus with muddied silence. The air conditioning pumped through only a few filters whistling with extreme pressure.
I got stuck for a moment realizing what had happened in my life. Hindi ko alam ang kahihinatnan ng pagtakas at pagtatago kong ito.
"Ning— bayad mo," narinig ko ang tawag ng konduktor. I took out my wallet and I paid my fare. Inayos ko ang suot kong salamin at sumandal muli sa upuan ng bus.
As I closed my eyes, the scariest trauma in my life, popped out in my mind again.
"Bye tita Helena, we'll leave na po," I kissed her in her cheek.
"Bye mom, take care," Shay kissed her mom too.
Shay is my only first degree cousin. My dad, and his dad, uncle Orlando, are siblings.
As we bid our goodbye to Tita Helena we entered in our car and left. Papunta sana kami sa isang party ng friend namin. We were about to reach our destination nang hinarangan ang kotse namin. Our two bodyguards went out, but unfortunately they were killed.
Dinig namin ang malakas na putokan ng baril sa labas, kaya napayuko kami ni Shay. However, some men opened our car and they shoot Shay. Kitang-kita ko nang tamaan siya sa balikat niya. One men pointed his gun to me and I saw blood in my arm.
I catched my breath as everything got blurred. Unti-unting nagdidilim ang paningin ko.
Nang magising ako, I was in the hospital already. I was in a coma for a week and luckily I survived. Sabi ni dad, buti na lang daw may napadaan ng patrol car at tinulungan kami ni Shay.
Shay survived too, pero hindi pa roon natigil ang treats sa buhay namin.
That's why here I am, I decided to leave my real life para magpanggap na ibang tao because I wanted to stay alive.
I opened my eyes and I saw that there were only few people left inside the bus. Kinuha ko ang maliit na salamin mula sa bag ko at tiningnan ang mukha ko.
Who would think that I could be Sydney Morris. In this look that I had, no one would believe it's me. The power of make-up was absolutely the only thing that could help me in this escape.
How ironic that I used it not to make myself the prettiest girl, but the other way around. I could only hope that this idea would work, until my killer would be brought in jail.
The bus stopped at mabilis akong bumaba. Ibinigay sa akin ng konduktor ang bags ko. Binitbit ko na lang ang mga ito, kahit hindi naman talaga ako sanay magbitbit nang mabibigat.
BINABASA MO ANG
Hues and Lies
Misteri / Thriller{COMPLETED} "I got betrayed while my heart was so pure, and I'll never forget that." 🎨 Sydney believes that trust can be given to anyone kind to her. As a rich and popular girl, she has everything she wants. Her life is a dream of many. Until one d...