Loving Heart

SIMULA

Simula

Anger

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Irene:

Vics! Oh my gosh! You need to see this!

Kunot noo kong binasa ang mensahe ni Irene. Sumubo ako ng isang pancake at uminom ng tubig. My phone beep and I saw her send a video. The backgroud is dark so I'm not sure what that is.

"Wala na po kayong gusto?" tanong ng kasambahay.

"Wala na," sagot ko habang nakatingin pa rin sa phone.

She nodded and left. I clicked on Irene's sent video and watched it. At first, I didn't know what's happening. But when I turned up the volume and heard the crying and begging of a familiar voice, I realized what's happening on the video.

"Please tama na-ah!" sinipa sya ng isang babae kaya napahiga sya sa sahig.

Their background is dark. Tanging flash lang ng cellphone ang nagliliwanag. Parang umakyat ang dugo ko sa sobrang galit nang napagtanto kung sino ang babaeng sinasaktan! Mahigpit kong nahawakan ang cellphone.

"Ano? Pakielamera ka kasi. Dapat hindi ka na nakikialam!" sinampal siya ng isa.

Son of a...

I stopped the video and slammed the phone on our table. I got up and went to my room. Nakasalubong ko pa si tita Florence pero nagtuloy tuloy ako. She called me but I didn't look at her. I went into my room and packed.

"What are you doing?" Tita Florence asked, shocked. Sumunod sya sa akin.

"Uuwi ako."

"What?"

I didn't speak. Nagpatuloy ako sa pag iimpake. I have long heard that Elise is being bullied. I just can't go home because of my aunts there. They don't want me home. But now, nothing can stop me from going home!

"Victoria! Stop it!" pigil ni tita Florence pero nagpatuloy pa rin ako.

Nang hindi ako sumunod sa kanya, inagaw nya ang bag ko kaya iritado akong tumingin sa kanya.

"You're not going home!" she said.

"Uuwi ako! Kailangan kong umuwi, Tita!"

"You know you can't go home because of your aunts!"

"Elise needs me, tita. Binubully sya roon at wala manlang ginagawa sina tita Teressa!"

"What?" Gulat nyang tanong.

I snatched my bag from her and continued packing. Natigilan na sya at ang pag aalala ay agad gumuhit sa kanyang mukha.

"W-What happened to Elise? Tell me!" nag aalala nyang tanong.

"She's being bullied. I need to go home," hinagis ko sa kanya ang phone ko at agad nya namang nasalo yon, muntik nga lang mahulog. "Watch it."

She immediately watched the video there. I continued packing. Mas lalo lang yata akong nagalit nang narinig na naman ang pagmamaka awa ni Elise na tumigil na. Pumikit ako ng mariin.

"Oh my gosh!" napatakip ng bibig si tita Florence.

I snatched the phone from her and immediately pocketed it. I don't want to hear Elise cry anymore.

My tita looked at me worriedly. I sighed and looked at her as well.

"I'm going home. I don't know if I can return immediately but I will stay there for a while."

"What are you going to do?" nag aalala nyang tanong. "Kapag gumawa ka ng gulo, baka pauwiin ka na naman rito, Victoria."

"Wala akong pakialam. Gusto kong makaharap ang mga nanakit kay Elise," naglakad na ako palabas.