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=DISCLAIMER= ©2021 NOT A SAINT written by JL Dane All rights reserved. This is an original work of fiction and the results of a mind’s imagination. Any Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Do not distribute, publish, transmit, modify, display or create derivative works from or exploit the contents of this story in any way without the Author’s written permissionor publisher except for the use of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews. Stealing is a crime, please avoid Plagiarism. If this content is captured and published, the offender can be traced and will face the full extent of the legal ramifications stated by the law. Please follow/subscribe, comment, and add this to your libra
=DISCLAIMER=©2021 NOT A SAINT written by JL DaneAll rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, businesses, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events or locales is purely coincidental. PIRATING CONTENT IS ILLEGAL: If this content is captured and published, the offender can be traced and will face the full extent of the legal ramifications stated by the law.Please follow/subscribe, comment, and add this to your library.***************ANNE’S POVHalos mapatalon ako sa gulat sa nagsalita sa harapan ko.“Tinatanong kita kung bakit ka narito?” ulit ng babaeng nakasuot ng hospital gown.“Anyway, kalimutan mo na. Sige na, lumabas ka na at need na ni Ms. Celestine ang gamot niya.”Para akong nabuhayan ng loob nang marinig ang pangalan ni Ms. Celes.Tumango lang ako sa sinabi ng doktor na babae at agad na ring lumabas. Mukhang hindi naman ni
=DISCLAIMER= ©2021 NOT A SAINT written by JL Dane All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, businesses, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events or locales is purely coincidental. PIRATING CONTENT IS ILLEGAL: If this content is captured and published, the offender can be traced and will face the full extent of the legal ramifications stated by the law. Please follow/subscribe, comment, and add this to your library. *************** CELESTINE ALACAZAR Point Of View HINDI ko ginalaw ang pagkaing inilatag sa akin ng nurse. Palaging iyon na lang ang nilalatag nila. Walang lasa at pare-parehas na pagkain. Hindi rin maganda ang trato nila sa akin. Like I was a big trash. Maybe it was Bellevera's idea. Siya lang naman ang tanging taong gusto akong pahirapan. Hindi na siya naawa, kung sa bagay, wala naman talaga siyang awa.Hindi ko n
=DISCLAIMER= ©2021 NOT A SAINT written by JL DaneAll rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, businesses, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events or locales is purely coincidental. PIRATING CONTENT IS ILLEGAL: If this content is captured and published, the offender can be traced and will face the full extent of the legal ramifications stated by the law. Please follow/subscribe, comment, and add this to your library.***************ANNE’S POV NAPAKAMOT ako ng ulo sa mga pinagsasasabi sa akin ni Barbie. Oo, kami na lang ngayong dalawa ni Barbs ang nagpaplano. Mukhang hindi talaga namin mahihikayat si Karina. Samantalang, siya naman ang umpisa nang lahat ng mga ito. Kung hindi lang sana niya sinaktan si Miss Celestine, baka ngayon ay may sarili at masayang buhay na ngayon si Miss.Puno na ng tinta ng ballpen na hawak ni Barbie ang
ANNE’S POV “ARE YOU sure, we are going to leave her?” tanong sa akin ni Barbs. “Yeah. Nang makapag-isip siya nang maayos.” “I felt hindi natin siya mapapapayag. Nabubulagan siya sa tinutukoy niyang pagmamahal. Oh yeah, love really kill us.” “Tama. Pero, hindi naman natin siya mapipilit. Halata namang nagmahal lang siya nang todo.” Alam ko namang mahirap magmahal lalo na kung sa kumplikadong sitwasyon. Oo, hindi ako magaling manghula ng feelings pero magaling akong umunawa mapa-sitwasyon man o tao pa iyan. “Babe… Nasaan na iyong ‘you want me’?” Napatingin ako sa kanya sa loob ng sasakyan. Bukas ang ilaw ng sasakyan namin dahil nag-uusap lang din kami ni Barbs. “Babe…” “Yes, Babe?” “I’m hot.” Sinasabi ko na nga ba. Sa aming dalawa ni Barbs siya talaga itong malandi. Echos ko lang naman iyong kanina, pinapainggit ko lang at inaasar si Karina para maisip niyang may iba pang puwedeng magmahal sa kanya nang totoo kapag ni-let go niya si Mister Bellevera. Bahagya akong nagitla nang
KARINA’S POV “TANTANAN n’yo na nga ako at pakawalan dito!” naiinis na sigaw ko sa kanila. Hindi ko maintindihan kung anong trip nila at kinuha ako o mas tamang sabihing dinukot. Hindi naman ako mayaman para ipatubos nila ako sa pamilya ko. “Hindi ka ba kinakabahan kung totoong nakapatay nga si Mister Bellevera?” tanong ng dating nurse ni Celes. “Wala akong pakialam sa nakaraan niya!” pagtatanggol ko kay Zeke na pinandidilatan sila ng mga mata. Sa tagal naming nagkasama ay tiyak na tiyak kong kilalang-kilala ko na siya. Hindi lang sa kama kami nagsama. Pati lansa ng t***d niya ay alam ko, kahit amoy ng utot niya. “Paano kung involved sa iyo ang taong napatay ni Mister Bellevera? Paano mo tatanggapin ang lahat or tatanggapin mo pa rin ba siya?” Bigla akong natahimik at bigla akong nanlamig. Ang mga kamay ko ay nanlalamig at tinatahip ng kaba ang dibdib ko sa hindi ko maintindihang dahilan. Nanginginig ang mga kamay kong nakagapos. Sa pagkakatanong niya ay mukha siyang seryoso. Mukh
KARINA’S POVBUMILIS ang pintig ng puso ko habang sinusundan patungo sa kung saan si Zeke. Hindi niya sinabi sa akin na aalis siya ngayon. Inabangan ko siya sa opisina at narinig ko sa sekretarya niya na may flight siya ngayong umaga. Kaya agad akong dumiretso sa condo unit at saktong nakita ko naman siyang palabas na ng building. Agad akong nag-book ng malapit na sasakyan.Abot-abot ang kabang nararamdaman ko habang nakaupo sa likuran ng driver’s seat. “Kuya, bilisan mo naman ang pagda-drive, Baka mawala ‘yong sasakyan,” sabi ko pa sa na-book kong driver.Napakakupad niyang mag-driver. Para na nga akong tumatalong sa kinauupuan ko at hindi na ako mapakali, pakiramdam na sana ako na lang ang nag-drive para maabutan ang sasakyan ni Zeke.“Ma’am, hindi po ako puwedeng mag-beating the red light. Baka mahuli, mahal pa naman kapag nagpatubos ng lisensiya.” Ang dami niyang kuda. Ang gusto ko ang masusunod dahil ako ang pasahero.“Kapag ako ba nanganak sa sasakyan mo, pananagutan mo?” panana
-KARINA TUMABAGA Point Of View-AKALA siguro niya ay matatakasan niya ako sa pagkakataong ito. Nakaabang ako sa reception area at nakita kong puminta sa mukha niya ang pagkagulat nang makita akong nasa lobby ng floor ng office niya.Sinipat niya ng tingin ang kamay kong humihimas paibaba at paitaas sa tiyan ko at pinahahalata kong lumalaki na iyon.Mas lalong dumilim ang anyo niya nang mapadpad sa tiyan ko ang kanyang tingin. Kunot ang noong lumakad siya ng ilang hakbang lamang papunta sa akin. Paasik niyang hinila ang braso ko para itayo ako mula sa sofa na kinauupuan ko.“Aray, masakit ah,” reklamo ko sa mahigpit niyang paghawak sa braso ko.Tiim-bagang siyang nagtanong. “What the hell you are doing here, Karina? Sinong may sabi sa iyong puntahan mo ako rito?” Agad pa nga siyang napatingin sa paligid, matiyak lang na walang ibang nakapapansin sa presensiya ko.Ang assistant lang naman niya ang mabait na pumapayag na pumunta ako rito kahit pa alam kong tinatakot ko ito o sinusuhulan.
-CELESTINE-IT’S BEEN almost a week since I am locked here. Wala na akong ibang magawa kung paanong tumakas. Oo, halos isang linggo na ang nakalilipas at hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko rito sa loob. Para na akong mababaliw talaga. Para akong matutuluyan sa pagkabaliw.“Ito na ang pagkain mo,” sabi ng babaeng nurse na inilapag lang sa sahig ang pagkain ko.Kailangan kong gumawa ng hakbang para makatakas muli.Nilapitan ko ang babae at agad siyang inambahan na parang isang nasisiraan ng bait.“Bitiwan mo nga akong baliw ka!”Napadagan ako sa kanya habang nakaamba ang braso sa kanyang leeg. Napahiga siya sa ginawa ko at dahil nakuha ko ang atensyon niya. Agad kong kinuha ang susi sa kanyang bulsa nang hindi niya napapansin.Bahala na rin kung mapansin niya. The more important thing right now is I got the key. Ilang araw lang naman ang hinihintay ko para sa plano ko. I set all the plan and there is no turning back.Agad siyang tumayo at pinagpaggan ang sarili na parang diring-diri sa gin
-CELESTINE- “BALIW? Bata pa ako eh.” I knew it. Isip-bata lang talaga siya pero normal siya. She’s not mentally ill. Pero bakit pinasok siya rito? And what is her age right now? Nabanlawan ko na rin siya nang maayos at kinuha ko na ang towel na nakasampay para ibalot sa katawan niya. Nang bigla niya akong kayapin. Naramdaman ko agad ang isa niyang kamay na nakapisil sa kaliwa kong dibdib. “Ang laki… Puwede po bang tikman?” inosenteng tanong pa niya sa akin habang nakatingin diretso sa dalawa kong dibdib. I am not sure what is wrong with this girl but I am sure there is something wrong with her. Hindi ako nakatanggi nang hilahin niya pataas ang suot kong long hospital gown at lumadlad sa harapan niya ang naglalakihan kong dibdib na halos lumabas na rin sa sarili kong bra. “Wow! Ang laki… hihihih… Gusto ko ‘to. Masarap siguro ‘to” Itinaas lang niya ang bra ko at hinayaan ko siyang hawak-hawakan iyon at maging ako ay nagulat nang bigla niyang kainin ang isa. Napasandal ako sa pad