DEMONS XLIII

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Louie Andrea

Haist! Ang bilis lumipas ng mga araw, hindi ko man lang napansin na December na pala. Until now ay patuloy pa rin kami sa training na pina-facilitate ni Ley at nakakatuwa dahil anlaki na ng improvements naming lahat. At dahil linggo ngayon and sabi ng D.A gang ay hindi sila busy, so they might be here para samahan kami mag-training kaya naman excited na ako pati na rin ang mga bakla. Si Ice lang ata ang nabadtrip after hearing the news eh hahaha.

Nang mag-ring ang cellphone ko ay dali-dali ko itong kinuha saka ako dumiretso ng higa sa kama dahil alam kong medyo matagal kaming maguusap at baka sa sobrang kilig ko mabasag ko na naman ang flower vase ko sa kwarto. Ang clumsy ko kasi.

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Gleya Nam

I've been busy for the last two months, it's because I've been tracing what really happened during the accident when we were kids. And what I discovered left me dumbfounded. First, it was meant to kill me because I look exactly the heiress of the Black Death Organization. The enemies did some digging and found out about Jayzel and the week of the accident is when she visited me from Europe but she got sick, so she stayed at home the entire week.

Para walang maghinala ay sinadya nilang pagmukhaing aksidente lang ang lahat, they even convicted the original driver of the truck who happens to be innocent and is on a deep sleep during that time because of them. Everything is well orchestrated kaya't walang naghinala that time saka ayaw din ni Mame na makikialam si Tito, which is ang dad ni Jayzel sa mga family matters dito.

Matapos kong makuha ang lahat ng files na kukumpleto sa research ko ay naisipan kong buksan ang laptop ko to video call with Woo because he deserves to know. I'll let Iscelle know about this as well. They deserved the truth.

"Hi, Devi!" Hyper niyang sagot sabay kaway sa akin.

"I have to tell you something very important." Saad ko naman sa kaniya.

"Is that about why you're busy lately?" Tanong niya naman sa akin. Tumango ako saka ako sumandal sa swivel chair ko.

"Do you remember your childhood from 11 years ago?" I asked as I intently stare at his face to check his reactions.

"Nielle." He answered in a low tone after a deafening silence.

"Do you.. do you remember her and what happened before?" I asked.

"I'll never forget her eyes. Few days after kong magising from the accident, I vaguely remember a girl and her eyes is what I couldn't forget. But as days passed, I thought it was just my imagination kasi wala namang sinabi sa akin ang parents ko about her." Mahabang paliwanag ni Woo.

"Because they are not aware of her presence. You were sent here for a vacation together with your Nanny."

"I see. But, what really happened? I mean.. that day?" He asked.

"We were all playing at the play ground like we usually do, but a truck suddenly appeared while we're crossing the street. You and her brother are both too brave that time that you saved us. That day left a huge scar to each of us, especially to Iscelle. Her dear brother died and her mom past away due to a heart attack just from hearing the news. She can only get some strength from me because we thought that you left us too." Tila naiiyak ko ng saad dahil masakit alalahanin ang nakaraan. Bahagya akong tumingala upang pigilan ang aking mga luha saka ko ipinagpatuloy ang pagku-kwento.

"And now, I discovered that it wasn't a simple accident. Everything has been planned. Planned to kill me, because of my connection with Black Death Organization. Siguro naman ay alam mo na ang ibig kong sabihin. They wanna kill the BDO's sole heiress kaya tinarget nila ako." Pagpapatuloy ko.

"That's bullshit. Even if you're not the heiress, they shouldn't resort to killing some innocent lives. They're all assholes. Kilala na ba sila?" Tanong niya matapos niyang maghimutok sa galit.

"Nope. Tito didn't really do anything dahil ayaw ni Mame. Ngayon ko pa lang na-uncover ang totoong nangyari and I'll do my best para pagbayarin sila sa nangyari." Muli ko pang saad. Nagusap lang kami tungkol sa ilang bagay saka ko pinatay ang video call at isinara ang laptop ko. Matapos yun ay dun pa lang nagsimulang bumagsak ang mga luhang kanina ko pang pinipigil. Pero nagulat ako ng makarinig ako ng tahimik na paghikbi sa may pintuan at mas nagulat ako kung sino ang nakita kong nandun.

"Iscelle.. I'm sorry. Everything's my fault. I've made you miserable. I'm.. I'm really sorry." Saad ko sa kaniya habang naglalakad ako palapit sa kinatatayuan niya.

"You can blame me, that's fine. You can even punch me if you want, if that'll help you vent your emotions about what you've heard. I won't ask if you heard everything or not, because based on what I can see from your eyes, you did heard everything that'll let you burst into tears."

"Your eyes are so honest, don't you know that?" Tanong ko pa sa kaniya dahil kitang-kita ko ang halo-halong emosyon sa mata niya. I can also see hate and rage and it pains to know what she's feeling right now.

"I won't blame you nor punch you because everything happened already, and doing those wouldn't change anything. But.. I hate you. I hate you more than everything right now. I really hate you, Gleya!" Madamdamin niyang sambit saka siya naglakad patungo sa kaniyang kwarto.