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2022-01-19 23:36:19THE CEILING was the first thing that I saw when I opened my eyes. Kulay puti ang tangi kong nakikita, na parang sinusundo ako ng mga anghel. I didn’t know where I was, but I could feel that my body had gotten weak and severe.
Slowly, I blinked my eyes. I had just awakened from a bad dream and I didn't know how it started, but they were still droopy. Pagod na pagod ang katawan ko, and it felt like it had been paralyzed for how many days.
My mind should have been clear by now since waking up opens a fresh start. Pero iba ang nadarama ko. Gulong-gulo at litong-lito ang utak ko sa mga pangyayari, na parang pinagbuntungan ng sobrang kalat at basura.
Sandali ay pinakiramdaman ko ang katawan ko. There's something aching at the right side of my abdomen. Parang tinu
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HOW COULD THAT be helpful?" I asked Jirario for his convincing statement. "Tell me. Paano makakatulong ang pagsasalita ko sa kapalaran ni Shanta?" Hindi ako madaling makumbinsi sa mga ganitong bagay, regardless of its emergence, lalo na’t may pinanghahawakan akong pangako. Pero may gumugulo pa rin sa isip ko. The only uncertainty that kept me bothered. That was, telling all about that night without leaving a detail would mean spilling the beans about our plan. Hindi ko maitatangging ang aming plano ang naging sanhi ng pagkakaospital namin. It brought us great harm, and the only way to bring everything back into its right places was to speak. Breaking my silence wo
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BITAWAN NIYO MUNA AKO bago ko ibigay ang nais niyo," said Shanta whose eyes were set in fire and who boldly challenged the woman in front of her. "Dadaanin pa ba natin sa dahas ito, ha? Ganyan ka na ba kadesperada, Alleva?" "You don't try to convince me to be good when you made me like this!" sigaw ng babaeng nagpadakip sa kaibigan ko habang dinuduro niya ang babaeng nakagapos sa upuan. "You! You turned me evil! You provoked my bad side! Kaya huwag mo 'kong utusang hindi daanin ito sa dahas! Ikaw ang magaling doon, Dalshanta. Sa simula pa lang!" All of this. Pinapanood ko sa isang madalim na sulok. The confrontation was a scene from an ocean of fire. Halos mabaliw ako sa kinaroroonan ko sa kagustuhang ipagtanggol si Shanta laban sa kanila. Pero mag-isa ako. I was weaponless. Marami sila at isa-isa ay may hawak na bat. We were surrounded by impenetrable darkness. Nilalamon kami ng kasamaan. We had nowhere to run in
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KAGAN..." Bumalik sa realidad ang isip ko nang isang pamilyar na boses ang tumawag mula sa aking likuran. At nang lumingon ako sa kung sino ang dumating, sinserong ngiti at yakap ni Euart ang bumungad sa akin. "I'm thankful you're finally awake... How's your wound?"Nang kumalas siya sa pagkakayakap ay tipid na ngumiti ako. I didn't want to act cold because of the way he treated me now. Pero kusang nanlalamig ang pakikitungo ko sa kanya dahil sa nalaman kong pagloloko niya mula kay Shanta."Nandito ka..." Si Clavis, na kinilatis siya mula ulo hanggang paa at balik sa mata. "Saan ka galing? Hindi kita nakita kahapon.""I... umm... I attended Macine's last night," he told him and grinned forcibly. Out of my control, bigla na lang akong nangiwi sa puwesto ko. "Tita Antonia left for America last night.""Mabuti 'yan..." Tumango-tango ang kausap niya. "Kailangan niya 'yon. Sobrang hirap ng pinagdadaanan n
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"D-DUMATING KA..." I watched Shanta cry in joy as she caressed Euart's cheeks. "H-hindi mo... ako... pinabayaan. Ikaw ang... nagligtas... sa akin..." Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mararamdaman ko. Nanlulumo ang buong katawan ko. Habang pinapanood ko sila, tila nadudurog ang aking puso. There must be something wrong here. No. There was really something wrong because it should have been me. Ako ang nagligtas kay Shanta. Sinalo ko ang saksak na para dapat sa kanya. I risked my precious life to save hers because that's how she saved me from drowning, too. Pero bakit... Why is she saying Euart sacrificed for her when it was me who did it? "Yes, yes..." Gulat akong lumingon kay Euart dahil sa isinagot niya. No, he did not. Ilang ulit siyang tumango para akuin ang ginawa ko habang hinahaplos ang pisngi ni Shanta. "Yes, Dal... You're alive... because I saved you..." "A-Akala ko... ayaw mo na 'kong
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KUMUSTA KA NA, DALMI?" Clavis asked the minute Shanta and I walked outside the garden. "Kumikirot pa ba 'yang ulo mo?" After the intense and agitating confrontation between her and Miss Heichel, tila naapektuhan ang pakikipagtungo ng pinsan niya sa mga kaibigan ko. She turned a bit silent and reserved as she gazed at them... when in the past, siya parati ang nag-uudyok ng paksa sa inuman. However, we're not drinking now. Bawal iyon sa kanya dahil kagagaling niya lang sa ospital. But the way she walked towards the gazebo located at the far end of the garden, she seemed drunk and not in her right mind to interact with other people. I bit my lip dahil sa pag-aalala sa kanya. She's a meter away from me habang nasa likod niya ako, that's why I could see how her body slightly swayed against the wind. Gusto kong kabahan ngunit napagtanto kong dulot lang iyon ng pagdadabog niya. I could almost get st
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