"A beauty to die for."
Stunning, smart, soft-hearted. Having all these qualities, Carrie even gets called an angel who descended from heaven.
Everyone loves her. Everyone adores her.
Little does Carrie know, someone has taken a different level of d...
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Carrie
Seeing someone you love die in front of you... do people wonder how that feels?
Probably... not.
What really is death, anyway? The moment an individual ceases to breathe? Stops existing? Gets into a deep slumber to never wake up again? Sa totoo lang, hindi ko rin sigurado.
I certainly believe that there is more to death, than just a certain zigzag line in a screen going flat. Death is beyond seeing someone in a coffin with eyes closed, illuminated by white lights, and surrounded by sobs and tears.
Most people don't even like to entertain the topic of death. Kahit naman ako. It is something that befalls someone in this wide world every second of every day, yet the percentage of the population who has the guts to talk about it deeply is much closer to zero.
Maybe they are scared. Maybe we are scared. Just the thought of not seeing someone as a breathing, moving, and smiling being again is pretty haunting for me. Siguro, 'yon nga ang dahilan. Paano pa kaya kung iisipin nila ang pakiramdam na mamatayan sa mismong harapan mo?
My eyes witnessed several deaths already. At sa tingin ko, madadagdagan na naman ang mga pagkakataong iyon ngayon.
"H-hey..."
Noong nakita kong nakahilata lang sa isang tabi ng kulungan nila ang hamster kong si Cookie, isang pamilyar na pakiramdam ang bumundol sa dibdib ko. Masikip. Mabigat.
Once again, I would lose another one of them. Another one of my precious hamsters which I'd been taking care of since a few years ago.
I stood up from sitting in my bed and approached the glass containers situated right next to the wall on the right side. I quickly grabbed her water bottle and nudged the tip to her mouth, hoping that the liquid might give her some strength.
Noong makita kong hindi na talaga siya gumagalaw, ibinaba ko na ang water bottle. Dahan-dahan kong binuhat ang maliit niyang katawan na parang lantang gulay na lang at naupo ulit sa kama.
I caressed Cookie's soft brown coat and stared at her. Those raven black eyes that glistened like marbles, that teeny tiny pink nose, her thin whiskers, and her teeth... that never in her lifetime she used to hurt me. I could even feel her faint and slow heartbeat on my palm. I just bit my lip.
Deep inside, I know what's about to come. Ilang beses ko na rin naman itong nakaharap. But still, I couldn't help but to feel blue. Some might think that I am overreacting, but I love my hamsters and they make me happy, even more often than other people out there do.
"Carrie? Ang tagal mo— Oh..."
I heard the clicking of the doorknob as the door sprang open behind me, revealing a lady clad in a mint blouse and jeans. Chantal's voice pierced through the gloomy atmosphere around me. I met her inquisitive gaze.
