Grant's Revenge

Chapter 8

"If you want to kill me, learn to befriend silence."

Seryosong sabi ko habang nandito ako sa likod ni Hariette at kumakain ng mansanas.

Natatakot na napaatras ito pagkalingon sakin.

"Paano ka napunta dyan?"

I gave her one my sinister smile. Her fear of me is fascinating. But whenever she's hiding it in her deteriorating tough shield, I can't help but to be more amuse.

She's afraid of what I can do to her. But she isn't afraid of trying to end my life. A beautiful contrast indeed. But nothing but mere stupidity. Dapat kung aatake sya, may escape plan din sya.

"Tell me how you want your death will be." walang anuman na sabi ko dito habang busy pa din sa pagnguya. Nakasandal lang ako sa pader as I stare at her.

I know that she carries some poisonous mixtures. I want it. I might make a full use of it.

"I'll kill you first!" Matapang na sabi nito kaya lalo lang akong naaaliw sa kanya.

"You can't kill me. You can never kill someone who has been already dead."

"Weirdo!"

"Oh!" I smiled at her again. Sinigurado ko na kikilabutan sya sa ngiti ko. "I'm a psycho. Remember how I killed our kidnappers?"

Tuluyang nawala yung takot ni Hariette sakin. Napalitan na iyon ng emosyong hindi ko maintindihan. Is it pity? Itinaas pa nito yung dalawang kamay nito.

"That's why I'm here, Grant. I don't plan to kill you. I just want to know if you're okay." Sabi pa nito. "Most of the times iniisip mo na may plano akong di maganda sayo. But in reality, I just want to befriend you too. I don't trust you nor Alli. But after that incident, you've gained my trust."

Ngumiti naman ako. I don't trust her too. I don't trust anyone. All of them are whiny kids.

It's been four years. Four years after my mother's death. But they managed to cope up. I'm the only one who is not.

Sa loob ng four years na iyon, we are all living in peace. Until now na sinusugod na naman ako nitong isa. Akala ko pa naman ay nagceasefire na kami na wala na munang aatake. So why all of a sudden? Saka I'm her senior now. I'm graduating highschool soon. Makakatakas na din ako dito.

I plan to live with Uncle Tops, my father's older brother. He asked me if I want to move with him. Instead of staying with a father that's been long dead to me and the woman he replaced my Mom with. Just a week after her death, he remarried. Samantalang ako noon halos mawala pa sa sarili kong katinuan. I don't even know what's going on. If it weren't for my friends and Samantha's grandfather who looked after my welfare that time, baka nga tuluyan na akong nabaliw.

Good thing that I'm with the right set of friends. Is this what Alli told me? That we should seize each benefits that we can get from other people?

Because if it is, she's right. Samantha's family supported my scholarship kahit hanggang college pa at any course I want to take. Leigh's father is supporting my monthly supplies of food and necessities. While Hariette's parents offered to buy me a house to live in which I politely declined. Everyone's family is taking good care of me. They think that I'm a hero for saving their daughters.

But No! It's not me. It's my Mom.

"Look, it's your mother's death anniversary. Contrary to what you're thinking, the girls are worrying about you too."