Serendipity: Unearth My Fate

Chapter 29

Imbes na bumalik sa classroom ay sa kubo ako dumiretsyo. Naupo ako roon at tahimik na umiyak.

Natatakot akong may mawala na naman dahil sa kagustuhan kong mabigyan ng hustisya ang pagkamatay ng lola ko.

All along, I knew that everything was planned by Trisha. Naging complicated ang buhay ko right after Eli made a way for me to meet that bitch.

'And horrible events in my life started to happen.'

She planned the assassination, but she was not the person who killed my grandmother. Wala akong sapat na ebidensya para ipakulong si Trisha, unless malaman ko kung sino ang kasama niya sa plano. As she said, it's either Dylan or Eli who is the culprit. 

But what scared me the most is that I have only three days para alamin kung sino ang taong 'yon. I already have a clue and some evidence, but it was not enough to uncover the truth. 

After all, they are part of my life. Whoever the culprit was, I never pledge God to punish that person to die as well.

Hindi ko kayang mawalan na naman ng importanteng tao sa buhay ko. Gusto ko lang ay ang makulong ang taong 'yon, hindi ang patayin siya.

"Kailangan kong makilala ang killer ng lola ko as soon as possible. Hindi ko hahayaan na may isang tao na naman ang magbuwis ng buhay." 

Siya rin ang may hawak ng sapat na ebidensya para makulong ang demonyong Trisha na 'yon. Hindi ko hahayaang mabuhay siya nang malaya after everything she have done to me.

"Pumupunta ka pa rin pala rito." Mabilis kong pinahid ang luha sa pisngi nang may biglang magsalita sa likod ko. "Aren't you torturing yourself if you keep going in a place where all of our good memories have been made?"

Napayuko ako at bahagyang ngumiti. "Hindi naman ako manhid para hindi masaktan everytime my mind was recalling our good memories together in this place. Of course, it hurts. But I guess, it's part of moving on."

And besides, kahit ano'ng gawin ko ay hindi ko maiiwasan ang lugar na 'to. Unless our campus directress gets rid of this nipa hut.

"I know that our relationship has come to an end, and we've made a proper closure para naman makapag move on na tayo sa isa't isa." He began to talk while I'm still having a battle of stares at the green grasses on the soil. "But you know what? Nakakapanghinayang that our relationship has a bitter-sweet ending.

After a year of being together, we'll just have an epilogue like this. Kasalanan ko naman kung bakit tayo umabot sa ganitong punto so, setting you free is the best decision I've made, so far. 

All I want for you is that you find a guy who completely lends his life and love to you. All the promises I pledged to you before, I hope that guy fulfills that."

Sunod-sunod na butil ng luha ang pumatak sa mga mata ko bago ko siya tiningnan. "Likewise, Eli." I forced a smile. "Mahanap mo rin sana 'yong babaeng deserve ang pagmamahal mo.

You are a nice guy, but I believe we were not destined to be together. That's why our relationship didn't work out."

"Yeah." He placed his palm on my cheeks and gently wiped my tears away. "Just always remember that I am still by your side... as a friend. I won't ever leave you, because those who left aren't real."

'Those who left aren't real.'

I get his point as I dig deeper. Couple of people come to our life unexpectedly. They bring happiness in our life but only in a short period of time, before they turn their back at us. 

I came to realize that we don't need a bunch of friends para lang masabing masaya ka or memorable ang adulthood memories mo. We don't need a lot of friends because the world is surrounded by fake people. Be thankful if you have a friend, or two.