The Gifted

Chapter One

CHAPTER ONE - VIRUS

"There are already three thousand sixty-one died from this deadly virus........Stay safe, everyone!" Napailing ako sa aking narinig

I wear my mask and went out. Since it is a virus that is transferred by droplets produce when a person carrying the virus cough or sneezes, kailangan naming magsuot nito kung ayaw naming mahawaan ng sakit na yan. Pero dito sa aming district? Some couldn't afford to buy it. Ito din ang dahilan kung bakit kami ang may pinakamataas na kaso. Kapalit ng mask na yan ang pagkain namin ng tatlong araw, and some couldn't afford to pay that price. Maaari ngang hindi kami mamatay sa sakit na ito pero mamamatay naman kami sa gutom

Ang bayan ng Proikismenos ay nahahati sa apat na diskrito. Ang unang diskrito ay ang Atromitos. Sila ang mga nagpapanatili ng kapayapaan dito sa aming bayan. They're strong, fearless, and brave, wala silang kinatatakutan and I admired them for that. But, what I hate the most about them is that they always put the law before humanity. They're heartless

Ang bayan ng Exypnos ang pangalawang diskrito. Sila ang matatanilo at ang mga politiko sa aming bayan. They're the ones making the laws which sometimes, I mean, most of the time, I find bias. Sila din ang nagsisilbing taga gamot dito. Since they're the riches district,  mayroon silang sapat na kagamitan at imprastraktura na kailangan

The third district is called Eidos. They're the kindest, loving, generous people you'll meet here in our city. They always wear a smile on their faces that brighten up this fuck up world. I rolled my eyes. Sila ang supplier ng mga pagkain, basically, they're the farmers, poultry owners, fishermens, and hunters

And we?

Our district is called Apovlitos. There were supposedly three districts but because of people who don't belong to any of that, like me, this district was made. Kami ang mga taong walang kinabibilangan sa tatlong yan

But I don't see it that way. Maybe we're not as brave as them pero hindi kami medaling sumuko. Hindi man kami kasing talino nila pero we always find a solution to a problem. Hindi man kami kasing bait nila pero hindi din naman kami masamang tao

We never had a chance to pick where district we want to be. Kung pinanganak ka sa diskritong ito, sa diskritong ito ka din mamamatay.

I laugh bitterly

Fuck them. Fuck them all

I understand that we're not like them, but, that does give them a right to step on us? Does that give them a damn title to treat us like we're a fucking dirt?

Atromitos only protect the other two districts. Kahit magpatayan kami sa harap nila o kahit gaano kami kagulo, wala silang pakialam

Exypnos only make a law that is good for the other two districts. Kahit nasa bingit na kami ng kamatayan, they will never accept us inside their territory

Eidos only fed the other two districts. Swerte na kami kung ibigay nila ang mga producto nilang malapit ng masira

The chance of finding good people here is like counting sand, it's impossible. Although, meron din namang mababait pero three percent lamang ito. The rest ninety-seven percent? They're literally descendants of satan

They're already treating us like damn trash but it worsens when that virus started. They believe that we brought that virus here in the city

It all started two weeks ago. Bigla nalang nagtumbahan ang mga taong kabilang sa aming diskrito pagkagaling nila sa gubat. Kinabukasan, some people started to vomit, cough, feel dizzy, black spots starting to appear in their bodies, and worse, seizures. We thought it was just simple flu but days later, marami nang taong namatay. Ito ang unang pagkakataong nakialam ang Exypnos saamin until they confirmed that it was a deadly virus that is caused by a mushroom. A mushroom that when disturbed, it produces a cloud of fungus spores. After that, sinarhan ulit kami ng pinto kaya kailangan naming maghanap ng sarili naming lunas kung gusto naming mabuhay