"She threatened me with your sister's life."
Kahit alam kong lahat ay gagawin niya para kay ate, hindi ko pa rin maiwasang hindi mainggit nang bahagya as kapatid ko. How lucky she was for having him.
I sighed. "No wonder she looks familiar to me." Kaya pala pati boses niya ay pamilyar din.
"I rose from nothingness, Hari. Wala akong pakialam kahit sabihin niya ang katotohanan sa pagkatao ko sa ate mo. Pero ang kapahamakan niya, hindi ko kaya 'yon."
Hindi ko tuloy maiwasan na isiping paano kung ako ang nasa sitwasyon ni ate? Gagawin niya rin kaya ang ginawa niya ngayon?
Pinilig ko ang ulo ko at tumayo. "Hindi dapat ganito palagi, Hashim. Mapanganib sa Bilibid." I chewed my lower lip. "Let's petition an appeal."
"No," mariin niyang pagbasura sa suhestyon ko. Hindi man lang pinag-isipan.
"Alam kong inaalala mo si ate. I can talk to her. I'll tell her the truth and she could go to our grandparent's ranch to hide temporarily. She'll be safer there."
"And what about you?" He frowned. "Don't fucking tell me you'll stay. Hindi kita hahayaan," may determinasyon niyang turan.
"I'll help find pieces of evidence."
"Evidence?" Umiling siya na para bang imposible iyong mangyari. "You'll be wasting your time. You can't have it. Not a single key to trace it," he said firmly like a rock.
"Alam ko," I rebutted which made him wrinkle his forehead. "I'll make a shred of evidence. Marumi siya makipaglaro. She already lay the mud as a playground, Hash. There's no point to stay immaculate."
Hashim breathed heavily. "Drop the idea, Hari. You'll be wasting your time."
"Better than a wasted life, Hash." I faced him with my arms folded over my chest. "If you wanted to protect your loved ones, don't let others controlled you. Even if they're hitting your weakness," I said defiantly. Hindi na mababali ang desisyon ko. "Lahat ay mamamatay. It's only a matter of time."
Pagkaalis ko sa ospital ay umuwi ako sa condo. Maaga akong nagising kinabukasan at walang sinayang na oras. Dumiretso ako sa bahay upang kausapin si ate.
Si Elise na napangiti nang nakita ako ang nabungaran ko sa sala.
"Senyorita! Babalik kana po ba? Ang mga bagahe mo, nasa labas pa po ba? Teka, saglit. Tatawagin ko po si Tatay El—"
"Huwag na Elise, hindi ako babalik dito," pigil ko sa kaniya dahilan upang mawala ang ngiti niya. "Ang ate, nasaan?"
"Nasa hardin niya po."
Kaagad akong naglakad papuntang hardin. I saw her back, she's cutting flowers. What's so good about nursing plants? She's a landscape architect but also got a degree in botany. Even before, she already wanted to nurse plants. But we were a family of Architect so she chose our lines. Mabuti nalang at gusto ko talaga ang maging architect, hindi na ako kailangang pilitin ni dad. I always longed to build homes, not houses. This home was a witness of how my parents nurtured us with love and care, though dad was strict, he planted us good morals that no one could steal them away from us.
We were centered by God's grace and teachings. Pinalaki rin kaming malapit sa isa't-isa ni ate. Though we were so close, the respect and morals of her being older than me hadn't been forgotten. That strengthened us even more. The morals had centered us of being siblings. She's not just my sister. With her, after my parents, I found my first; nurse, friend, best friend, heroine, teacher, enemy, twin, and company. All in one. She spoiled me more than anyone could. Unluckily, we fell in love with the same man.
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