ADRIANNA
"Bakit hindi mo sinabi sa'kin ang tungkol dito?"
Salubong ang kilay at matalim na tingin ang ipinukol ko kay Jensen. Walang gana siyang nakaupo sa sofa ng sala habang nakatingin sa kawalan at parang hindi ako naririnig. I'm just holding myself not to shout at him. Stressed pa rin ako sa mga nangyari kahapon kaya naman pinipigilan kong ma-high blood dahil baka sa ospital na naman ang bagsak ko.
While washing his clothes earlier, I found a small red card from his school's detention office. Nakasaad dito ang pangatlong record niya ng violence sa eskwelahan. Required din na papuntahin ang guardian sa school para makausap ang principal at adviser ng estudyante. Bukod sa may ganito akong natuklasan, ang mas ikinagagalit ko pa ay ang hindi niya pagsasabi sa'kin. Noong nakaraang linggo pa
DAVEN"The girl is clearly into you."I put the book back on the shelf when I didn't like its story. It has so many mature scenes that I have no interest in. I prefer mystery books with less romance but what I got here are books with crappy story lines and cringe plots. Wala akong problema sa romance genre pero nakakasawa na ang paulit-ulit na mga cliché plot structure. I want an unpredictable story with roller coaster plots."Tingnan mo, oh. Kanina ka pa tinitingnan," Trevor continued saying gibberish things.I looked at the girl he was referring to. She's pretty, not gonna lie, but even if she's the most beautiful woman on earth, I won't waste my time approaching her.
ADRIANNA"You're kidding, right?"Hindi makapaniwalang tumingin ako ng diretso kay Daven. He just dropped the news like a missile bomb. We're talking about a different topic until he suddenly said a surprising thing. Walang sino man maliban siguro sa kanya ang basta na lang maiisip ang kanyang sinabi ngayon lang. But his face is very serious as if he's really stating a fact."Nasa inyo kung ayaw n'yong maniwala," aniya."It's impossible! Freya's family died in a fire. Paanong buhay pa ang kuya niya at siya ang misteryosong lalaki?" Naguguluhang sabi ko.Ano na naman kaya ang pumasok sa utak niya at may naisip siyang ganito? Siguro ay masyado na s'yang nadadala sa pagiging matali
ADRIANNAI looked at Daven's sleeping face, which is very different from usual. Like my brother Jensen, they have both calm and angelic faces when sleeping. If only he's always like this, people won't misunderstand his personality. Though, I doubt he's just pretending to be aloof and cold. I know that he's being himself.Dalawang oras na ang lumipas at mag-a-alas tres na ng hapon ay hindi pa rin siya nagigising. I found him lying on the floor and it only took a few seconds before he fell unconscious. May nakita akong isang maliit na dart sa kamay niya at kulay pulang dot sa kanyang leeg. Naniniwala akong 'yon ang dahilan kung bakit siya biglang nawalan ng malay.Malakas din ang kutob ko na ang salaring hinahanap namin ang gumawa nito sa kaniya. Hindi ko lang alam ang eksaktong dahilan. Magkahiwal
ADRIANNA My life is a perfect definition of tragedy. Mula pagkabata ay naranasan ko na ang mga bagay na kahit ang mga matatanda ay hindi kakayanin. I was happy when I was a child but behind that happiness is a horrible experience. Akala ko ay makakalimutan ko rin kaagad dahil bata pa ako nang maranasan ang mga 'yon, pero dinala ko ang lahat hanggang sa pagtanda. Even my only best friend, Freya, didn't know exactly my childhood. Karamihan sa mga ikinukwento ko sa kaniya ay ang mga masasayang ala-ala. To be honest we're just the same when it comes to hiding secrets. May mga tinago siya sa'kin at gano'n din ako sa kaniya. Mas malala pa nga ang mga bagay na hindi ko sinabi sa kaniya kaysa sa mga inilihim niya sa'kin. Hindi sa wala akong tiwala sa kaniya, kundi dahil hindi ko pa kayang mag
ADRIANNA "You'll have a little brother soon." My father said that to me and caressed my hair as he smiled sweetly at me. I looked at my mother's bump on her tummy. A little smile plastered on my face as I touched it. Mama and Papa look happy while watching me. Inilapit ko ang tenga ko sa tiyan ni Mama para pakinggan ang nasa loob nito. Nagulat ako nang may biglang sumipa. Mama laughed, "Mukhang masungit siya ngayon pa lang." "I can't wait to see him!" Masayang sabi ko. Finally, I'll have a brother. I will be the best sister in the world and I will take care of him no matter what happens. Gano'n naman talaga ang isang ate, '
DAVEN"You didn't change a bit, Dave. Kaya pala wala ka pa ring girlfriend."Pabagsak kong sinara ang closet at sinuot ang kulay itim na printed shirt. I looked at Clara who's sitting on my bed and smirking at me. Hindi ko siya pinansin at tumungo sa study table para kunin ang laptop ko. Isinilid ko ito sa backpack kasama ang iilang gamit na kakailanganin ko."Leave, Clara. I don't have time for you," malamig kong sabi saka naglakad palabas ng kwarto.Max jumped from my bed and followed me. Sinundan din ako ni Clara at sinara ang pinto ng kwarto. I don't know why this woman's still following me. From the day we met at the coffee shop, she keeps bugging me even through messages and chats. Ano pa ba ang kailangan niya?
ADRIANNAPasado alas singko ng hapon ay nakarating na kami sa camp site. Masyadong mahaba ang lakaran kaya lahat ay bagsak ang katawan nang sa wakas ay tumigil na kami sa paglalakad. Kaagad kaming sinabihan na magtayo na ng tent dahil malapit na ang gabi. Ako ang incharge na magtayo ng sa'min kasama si Lesley na pinaka tahimik sa grupo. Ang iba naman ay kumuha ng mga panggatong at gamit.I watched how our tent collapsed again for the fifth time I tried to assemble it. Napabuntong-hininga ako at muling kinuha ang malaking tent at sinubukan ulit itong ayusin. Lesley is just watching me while doing nothing. I want to complain but I don't want a fight with a timid and shy nerd. Hindi naman sa nagmamalakas ako pero feeling ko ay isang suntok ko lang sa kaniya ay susubsob kaagad siya sa lupa.Pagkatapo
ADRIANNA"I believe she didn't do it."My tears can't stop falling even though I've been crying for almost two hours. I can feel my eyes becoming sore and my head hurts too. I'm so devastated and can't even think properly right now. Daig ko pa ang namatayan dahil sa sobrang sakit ng nararamdaman ko--kahit na parang namatayan naman talaga ako dahil patay na ang karamihan sa mga kaklase ko.All of them who drank the juice I made didn't survive death. Kahit saang anggulo tingnan ay kasalanan ko ang lahat dahil ako ang gumawa ng ininom nila. Pinagsisisihan kong nagpaiwan pa ako at nagpresintang ipaghanda sila ng maiinom dahil ganito rin naman pala ang kalalagyan ko. I'm stuck in a situation where I couldn't escape again. A situation that created because of my own mistakes and stupid decisions.
[EPILOGUE]DAVENLife really moves in a mysterious way. No one can tell what would be their fate. Everything can be changed and what is already written to every life cannot be rewrite again. Sa bawat buhay na isinisilang sa mundong 'to, may nakahanda ng tadhana para sa kanila at hindi na 'yon mababago pa.When I was a child, I thought that happiness would always be there. That in every problem, there is always a solution. In every chaos, there is peace. But as I grew up, I gradually realized the meaning of life. All the happiness can be replaced by grief, and all grief can be relieved by new joyful things that will come.I realized that in every struggle, a person always has his or her choice. Nasa tao na lang kung ano ang pipiliin niyang daan. Maraming
DAVENRage is the emotion that rises up inside me right now. The eagerness of smacking Adrianna's head on the wall is all over my system. I feel like I want to hurt her so badly to the point that I'm gonna kill her and no one could ever recognize her appearance anymore. But these ties are keeping me from doing that.If only I could untie them with all of my strength, I will do that even if I get hurt. Adrianna's presence, her voice and movements are making me push myself more to my limit. Parang ngayon ay gusto ko na lang wasakin ang dignidad ko maibigay lang sa babaeng 'to ang kung ano mang nararapat sa kaniya.She's a monster. Isang demonyo na nagkatawang tao para makagawa ng kasamaan sa mundong 'to. Kung titingnan ko siya ngayon ay ibang-iba na ang nakikita ko sa kaniya. She has an innocent lo
ADRIANNA"Are you awake?"Naglakad ako palapit kay Daven na nakaupo sa tabi ng kapatid ko. Unlike my brother who has bruises and wounds, Daven is completely fine. Jensen fought me back and even though I don't want to hurt him yet, he left me no choice.Daven's eyes are not focused. Dala ito ng pampatulog na in-inject ko sa kaniya kanina. I tied him on the chair next to Jensen. My brother did nothing but look at him. Now, they're both hopeless. This will be my victory."Ayoko pa sanang gawin 'to, kaya lang……" inangat ko ang ulo ni Daven. "My hands are itching to kill you."The look of being betrayed, rage, regret and disappointment. His piercing brown eyes reflect a
ADRIANNAI am not sick.That's what I'm always thinking to myself. I'm not totally aware of my own illness. I feel like there are two types of me. The one that I have since I was born and often shows to other people, and the one that was just created by my own emotions. The latter, however, is a dangerous one.It all started when my stepfather tried to kill me. Sobrang takot na takot ako sa mga oras na 'yon. Wala akong ibang inisip kundi ang kamatayan ko. Kung saan ba ako mapupunta pagkatapos mamatay. My emotions were bigger than what was on my mind. They were drowning me into darkness.Nagdilim ang paningin ko at nakita ko na lang ang sarili na paulit-ulit pinupukpok ng figurine ang amain ko. I did my best not to leave any fingerprints
DAVENHinilot ko ang sentido ko habang nakatingin sa bulletin board na nasa loob ng kwarto ko. Naka-pinned lahat ng mga importanteng impormasyon dito. Magmula sa kaso ni Mommy, Freya Mendoza, Jefferson, Uncle Alejandro at Adrianna. Nilagyan ko ng marka ang mga kasong may malinaw ng kasagutan.Sa kaso ni Freya ay malinaw na ang lahat. Inakala namin noong una na si Denmark Ferrer at Ashlee Sarmiento ang mga suspects pero nagkamali kami. Adrianna Valiente is the real suspect here. She killed the three of them and hid all the possible evidence that the police could see.Pangalawa ang kay Jefferson. Ngayon ay malinaw na kung bakit niya gustong pahirapan si Adrianna. Dahil 'yon sa pinatay nito ang kanyang kapatid. Hindi niya sinabi sa mga pulis ang tungkol dito dahil mahirap paniwalaan at walang matiba
ADRIANNAJefferson Mendoza, our great enemy, is finally gone. Tao pa rin naman siya at marunong mapagod. Hati ang nararamdaman kong emosyon sa nangyari sa kaniya. Una kong naramdaman ay ang tuwa at kapanatagan, pero sa kabila no'n ay naaawa rin ako sa kaniya kahit konti.I know that he didn't want to do that from the start. Kung talagang hindi lang namatay si Freya ay hindi niya magagawa ang lahat ng 'yon. Masyado lang siyang nalunod sa sakit at pag-iisip na maghiganti. I feel like he was a good person before an unexpected tragedy happened.Lahat naman ng tao nagbabago. Saludo ako sa mga taong kahit na paulit-ulit nakakaramdam ng sakit ay nananatili pa ring mabuti. I can't really tell if I'm one of them. Whenever I feel pain, I just cry and cry. I also think
JENSENI was silently watching everything downstairs even though I wanted to go down. My mother is lying on the floor and bathing in her own blood--lifeless. My stepfather hit my sister on the head using his gun. Nagpagulong-gulong ito pababa sa hagdan at naglakad naman palapit sa kaniya ang amain namin."Magsama na kayo ng mga magulang mo," sabi nito sa kapatid ko at tinutok ang baril sa kaniya.However, something unexpected happened. Sinipa ni Adrianna sa paa ang amain namin dahilan para mapaluhod ito sa sahig at mawalan ng lakas. Tumayo si Adrianna at kitang-kita ko ang umaagos na dugo mula sa kanyang noo."Hindi ako ang susunod sa kanila kundi ikaw," anito saka ngumisi.
DAVEN Now that Jefferson is gone, we don't have someone to chase anymore. But things don't end here. We didn't close Freya's case even though her primary 'suspects' are dead. In fact, they're not the real suspects here but someone who hides in darkness. That someone who was close to Freya. Wala na siyang pamilya at hindi rin naman si Denmark ang pumatay sa kaniya dahil pwedeng diretsuhin na lang ako ni Jefferson kung siya nga. Freya had no friends that were really close to her...except for one person. Yes, and that person is none other than Adrianna. For me, it's kinda unbelievable to think that she's the true enemy here. I see her as a stupid and dumb woman who has a weak emotions. But even though looks can be deceiving, words a
JENSEN It's already New Year. The tiring year of 2019 finally ended. I can see colorful fireworks everywhere in the sky. Our house is silent as usual. Patay lahat ng ilaw sa buong bahay maliban sa kwarto ko at kay Adrianna. People are celebrating and welcoming the year of 2020 while we didn't even bother to make a feast. Palagi kaming ganito tuwing may okasyon. My sister is always asking me if we could celebrate it but I'm not in the mood for that. Wala namang masama sa pagcecelebrate pero para sa'kin ay sayang lang ito sa oras dahil kami lang namang dalawa. Ayoko ring makipag-plastikan sa kaniya sa harap ng hapag. We both know that we're not happy together. Pareho kaming pagod na sa buhay at parang walang kasiyahan. Paano pa kami makakapag-celebrate sa ganitong sitwasyon? We have plenty of