CHAPTER 4: Tragedy

ALLYS POV

(Still a continuation of her flashbacks)

I was still staring at the expensive bracelet I was holding now. Why is it so easy for the rich to throw money away?

My head was aching from everything that had happened. I hadn't even forgotten what Tatay Arsing did to me, and this woman added to it.

Maybe it's okay, and I can sell it when I get to San Vicente. Because I don't have any money. I'll pawn it in the next town for a large amount. I need to be practical now, especially since I won't have anything to buy food with later.

I glanced at that affected woman who was rolling her eyes at me.

I blinked involuntarily. As beautiful as she looked, her attitude was just as ugly.

I don't know why she's doing this, but I'm not in a position to complain because what she gave me is a big help to me.

I just stared at the beautiful bracelet in my hands. It was full of shiny stones inside, and I could hardly see a single scratch on it.

I immediately tried to put it on, and I was amazed and gaping because not only did it fit me perfectly, but it also suited my hands very well.

'It's beautiful!' My mind shouted.

I couldn't believe I was wearing an expensive thing now. I couldn't help but wonder.

If mother had been rich, would my life still be like this now? Or would we have been happy with my real father?

I never even met my real father. I also never met my grandparents.

As far as I know, Nanay was already a widow when she was pregnant with me.

I stared into space when suddenly I heard a loud explosion, and it came from right in front of us.

The tire in front of the vehicle must have exploded. Because of the shock, everyone was in chaos, and even some of the passengers were starting to scream because of the fear.

We swerved, so I grabbed onto the metal seat.

Extreme fear immediately enveloped my chest when I saw us heading straight into a high ravine.

'God! Is this the end for me, Lord?'

"AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!" We all shouted.

I closed my eyes tightly. I didn't want to see the terrifying reality that this was the end for me.

Just when I had escaped from Tatay Arsing, just when I had mustered the courage to live alone, this would happen to me.

If I had only known that this was how I would end up, I would have run away a long time ago. Tears streamed down my cheeks like a faucet.

'Mother, are you going to take me now? Why? Why in this way, Inay? Why?'

I heard a loud explosion, and after that, I just felt us rolling down a ravine.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

We all shouted inside the bus.

I closed my eyes and winced when I felt my head hit something hard.

Even though my vision was blurry, I still managed to crawl out of the car window.

"H-help...help us."

I heard my companions moan inside.

"Help....help us."

'No. I can't die! Not like this!'

Even though I was weak, I forced myself to crawl out of the bus window, but I stopped at what I saw.

I saw a big fire suddenly erupt in the distance. And it was quickly crawling towards the vehicle where we were.

"H-he-help...help us," I whispered weakly into the void before I completely lost consciousness.

(End of flashbacks)

I am still here in the hospital, and there is not even a little change happening to me. My spirit was surprised when I just felt them lifting me on my bed and transferring me to a stretcher.

Wait! Where are they taking me? I felt them putting me in an ambulance. I felt my surroundings well even though I couldn't move and even though I couldn't open my eyes, I knew we were in a vehicle now.

Where are we going? Before long, I heard sounds of aircraft.

'What is happening?'

"VIP Patient bound to USA. Please handle it with care." I heard somewhere and I just felt them injecting something into me because I suddenly felt sleepy.

(Fast forward)

Beep...beep..beep. (That's the sound of hospital apparatus)

My spirit is awake, but I can't feel anything. All I know right now is that I can only hear what's around me.

"Doc, how was my daughter case?"

That's the voice of the woman again. I almost know her voice because she's always the one I hear in the past.

I've been like this for almost a year. That's what I hear from them.

"Her condition is so fatal. A fifth-degree burn may not just affect her tissue but also the muscle and bone at the site of the injury and can potentially lead to permanent internal damage, including organ failure. As a result, fifth-degree burns are really often fatal," the doctor answered the woman.