'Unintentional Killer'
I was in a hurry when I suddenly bumped into an old man on my way to school. It was a sort of quick bump which is enough for the two of us to land on the opposite sides of the crossing. Tumilapon sya sa may sign board at nagkalat ang mga prutas at gulay na bitbit nya habang ako ay napasubsob sa garbage bin na punung-puno ng streetfood sauce at plastik.
My nose was filled with sour-odored liquid as I checked myself almost bathed with the sauce. Ugh! What a good morning, indeed!
"SA SUSUNOD TITINGIN KA SA DINADAANAN MO! WAG KANG TANGA! BADTRIP P*TA!"
I yelled without even handing him a hand. The impact seems painful but the hell I care! Even I smells disgusting kaya absent tuloy ako ngayon! Agad kong tinalikuran ang matanda at mangiyak-iyak na tinungo ang paradahan at sumakay ng jeep pauwi.
"Ang aga mo naman at---oh Dessa, what happened?"
"Nah, I bumped on a stupid beggar earlier"
"Anak--" ang tanging naisagot ni mama nang padabog akong pumasok sa kwarto at binagsak ang pintuan. Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto ay kumatok muli si mama at tinatanong kung papasok pa ba ako. Syempre dahil nasira na ang araw ko mas pinili ko nalang magbasa ng libro maghapon kesa babalik sa school, tutal late na din naman ako sa first subject ko. Maghapon akong nagkulong sa kwarto nang naisipan kong bumaba at kumuha ng miryenda nang may kumatok nang bigla kaya pinagbuksan iyon ni mama. I don't think she's expecting visitors today. She seemed surprised with the knock. My friends wouldn't check on me either, they don't give a damn if one of us happened to miss the class.
"Oh Tatay, di nyo naman sinabing bibisita pala kay-oh anong nangyari ba't andaming dugo? Ano pong nangyar----Tatay? Tatay! Oh My God Dessa call an ambulance!"
Dali dali akong tumugon sa sinabi ni mama at patakbong lumabas upang tulungan siyang buhatin ang matandang padapang natumba sa kanyang braso habang patuloy ang malakas na pagdaloy ng dugo sa likurang bahagi ng ulo nito. I frozed when I realized the shirt he's wearing......I haven't seen him for quite a couple
of years at medyo nanlalabo din ang paningin ko kanina dahil nakalimutan kong isuot ang eyeglasses ko kakamadali.
My grandfather died two months ago and here I am, despising myself for killing him unintentionally.....
