My First Summer (Completed)

Chapter 9

I was back in my senses when someone held my arm.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Tumingala ako para makita ko kung sino gumawa niyon. I saw Sean with his worried look.

"Okay ka lang? Ba't ka ba nag papaulan dito?"

After Sean said that, I diverted my gaze to look for the old woman.

"W-where, where is s-she?" tanong ko nang wala akong makitang matandang babae paligid.

"W-who? I mean sino yung hinahanap mo?" tanong ng kasama ko. Nag-uumpisa na ring ilibot ang paningin.

I looked at him, "d-did you saw her?"

"Who's her?" he raised a brow.

"The old woman I've talked with earlier. Here," I pointed where the aged lady standing, "dito siya kanina. Kausap ko."

"Oh? Si lola Amelia ba yung tinutukoy mo?"

Amelia yung pangalan ni lola?

I just nodded.

"Umalis na. Kanina ka pa siguro lutang kaya hindi mo namalayan na umalis na ang matanda."

"You saw her left?"

He didn't answered me. He just pulled me to get near to the hut.

"Yes, I saw her. Nagpaalam pa nga siya," he said as we stepped in the terrace.

"Hindi ko namalayan," bulong ko na narinig niya rin siguro.

"Anyways, walang tao sa loob," he opened the door. "Dito na muna tayo manatili. Mas lalong lumakas pa ang ulan. Babalik na lang tayo doon kapag tumila na yung ulan."

Wala na akong nagawa kundi ang sumama sa kaniya sa loob dahil nag-uumpisa nang lumakas ang hangin sa labas at giniginaw na ako dahil sa suot kong shorts.

Tumambad sa amin ang madilim na paligid. Pero hindi nagtagal ay nagkaroon na ng liwanag dahil may kung anong sinindihan si Sean.

"Here, Mitchie," he offered me to sit on the wooden floor, "upo ka muna. Hahanap lang ako ng makapal na tela."

He didn't let me spoke and just find what he wants to find.

I just sat on the floor near to the fire to ease a little bit my coldness.

Muling nanumbalik ang sinabi sa akin ng matandang babae,

Mamamatay ka.

Mamamatay ka.

Mamamatay ka.

Mamamatay ka.

Mamamatay ka.

Mamamatay ka.

Posible kayang mangyari yun sa akin?

"Hey!"

I looked up and saw Sean carrying a blanket. He smiled, making my heart beats fast again.

"W-where did you g-get that?" I stuttered. Gosh, I looked obvious!

"I saw a room there," tinuro niya ang pinanggalingan niya, "pumasok ako pero walang tao. At doon ko nakuha yung kumot."

He waved the blanket, emphasizing how wide it is. Pwedeng dalawang tao ang gumamit nito.

"Aanhin mo ba yan?"

He sat beside me. He wrapped the fabric around my shoulder, also with his.

"Did I answered your question?"