"Why is she after me Asmo? Ano bang ginawa ko sa kanya? Ano bang ginawa ko kay Sexira?" I asked him. Nakarating na kami sa bahay. I don't know if Mom is inside the house. Dahil tahimik sa loob. Mahilig mag patugtog si Mama pero ngayon ay walang kahit anong tunog. O baka ay natutulog. Mas maganda asking tulog siya para hindi niya marinig ang usapan namin ni Asmo. "You are the gift of the moon," he said in disbelief. "I... I can't believe it. Maybe that's something special about you. I can't erase your memory from the first time we met." Nakalayo na kami sa gubat pero ang utak ni Asmo ay naandon pa rin. "So what? Ano naman kung ako nga ang gift of the moon? Am I hurting her just by being myself? Why does she want to kill me?" Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ba ako gusto patayin ni Sexira. Hindi ko pa nga siya nakikita. Gusto Niya akong patayin na para bang pagkalabas ko bilang sanggol ay may ginawa na akong mali na nakaapekto sa kan'ya. "Because you have all the powers, Adra.
"You lost Dad when I came into this world." It's all my fault. Kung hindi dahil sa akin ay malamang buhay pa rin si Dad hanggang ngayon. If he did not save me from the miscarriage, if he didn't chat about the ritual he might be alive today he should be with Mom right now.Not me.I'm supposed to be dead. "Am I even supposed to be here Mom?"Do I really belong to this world? Do I belong here? Do I have a right to live here? I'm supposed to be dead. My father sacrificed his life for me. "I should be dead. Patay na dapat ako kung hindi lang ginawa yon ni Dad. Hindi niya na dapat pa ginawa yon!" He shouldn't have done that! Kung hindi ginawa 'yon ni Dad ay malamang buhay pa siya. Baka mayroon pang paraan noon para hindi humantong sa ganoon ang mangyari. They could have waited for the ambulance to come before they did any ritual. I know that we are near the forest and the hospital is far from here but twenty years ago, all the roads were concrete. They could have easily gone to the
"Adrasteia? Okay ka lang?" "Huh?""I asked if you are okay." "Ah, oo naman." "Naka kunot kasi yang noo mo, parang ganap na ganap ka dyan sa binabasa mo.""Ah, oo ang ganda kasi e.""Talaga?" I nodded and showed her the book that I was reading. "Hmmm, mukhang maganda nga ah. Crime fiction ba ito?""Romance and crime." "Taray huh, crime at romance. Parang doon pa nga siya nakahanap ng love sa crime ah!" "Parang gano'n na nga." "Teka, kwento mo sa akin dali.""Well, ang bida si Asunta Navo. She has a prosperous and beautiful life, she is the daughter of the richest businessman in the country, all her luxuries are granted, especially since she is an only child. Asunta was born beautiful, even when she was young people adored her, she had many lovers, but she only paid attention to one man, Crent Santos. A son of the politician who has a lot of criminal cases and illegal activities, he is currently involved in the illegal transaction of firearms. Even though there was evidence abou
"What? You are from Colmilos? Bakit Ngayon ko lang ata nalaman yan!" Sabay kaming naglalakad ni Alessandro pabalik sa bahay dahil nag propose ito. Proposal ng bagong trabaho dahil babalik daw siya sa probinsya nila. Hindi ko alam na taga El Colmillos lang rin pala siya! At doon muna siya mag stay kaya binigay niya sa akin ang position niya sa work. "Well, you never really ask about it, Addy." Here he is again with that nickname. Hindi ko alam pero ayaw na ayaw ko sa nickname niya sa akin dahil parang nawalan ng sense ang pangalan ko na Adrasteia. "Can we visit your house?" I asked him. His brows raised. "Hmm, this is the first time you asked about it, Adra. I didn't know you like to see our house.""Well, I wanted to go back to our hometown. But you know Mom. Hindi ako papayagan non kung hindi ka kasama. Isa pa, sa inyo naman tayo pupunta kaya papayag yon, lalo na pag Ikaw ang nag paalam para sa ating dalawa." He sighed. I moved closer to him and use my puppy eye cuteness so
I rest my head on the car window. Everything looks the same in El Colmillos. I can't help but smile while looking outside the car window. It feels so nostalgic to be here again. It's like it's been years since I've been here and I never really had a chance to say goodbye on my own because I have no memory of it. Mom said I slept all the way to Manila but I don't usually sleep on trips. I like to look out the window when we ride a car or anything. We stopped at a big mansion. "We're here," Alessandro said. Is it just me or what? Alessandro's house is not just an ordinary house. It is a freaking mansion! I can't believe it. He is working a government job which pays well but not as I expected! Or maybe his parents are actually wealthy. Now I feel so silly, wearing only a shirt and pants. I look very simple, who knows if they're actually wearing a gown inside this grand mansion!Dito ako lumaki sa El Colmillos pero parang ngayon ko lang napuntuhan ang mansion nila Alessandro. Nakak
"Adra! Gosh! Kung saan saan kita hinanap! Grabe naman iyang cellphone mo parang may pakpak! Anlayo ng nirating ha?" Alta said as she came closer to me. What just happened? Totoo ba ang nakita ko? Pero bakit siya nawala? I turned around, trying to find him in the woods but he was gone. I looked down on my phone. Nakailaw iyon at kitang kita ang lockscreen ko. Bakit parang kamukha niya iyong nasa wallpaper ko? "Huy? Okay ka lang?" she asked. "He was gone," I answered. "Ha sino?" Kunot noo nitong saad. "M-may lalaki dito kanina!" "Ha?" Nanlaki ang mata nito. "Sino naman ang lalaki na yon? Si Alessandro? Baka nakauwi na?""No! It wasn't him. He is very different from Alessandro. Who is he?" I murmured as I bit my lips. "Aba malay ko sa iyo! Baka naman nag hallucinate kana Adra? Or gutom lang yan nako, tara na nga umakyat na tayo. Buti at Hindi nasira ang cellphone mo. Mahal pa naman yan! Ikaw kasi e, tago tago mo pa, painting lang pala. Akala ko naman nakahubad na picture ni
Silvana and I had a good time going around the mall. We went to a spa together. Kahit kakakilala lang namin ay magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. Na para bang matagal ko na siyang nawawalang kaibigan. I don't know why I'm feeling that way but it seems like it. Siguro ganoon talaga pag mabait ang isang tao. Parang matagal mo na silang kakilala. Akala ko nga ay tatawag pa sa akin si Alta o si Alessandro pero wala talaga. Pumunta rin kami sa park. One thing that I find weird about Silvana is that she knew our house back then. She reasoned that she knew all the houses here in El Colmillos, including ours so I don't think much of it. Ngayon ay magkikita ulit kami ni Silvana. Nagpaliwanag naman sa akin si Alta at Alessandro na bigla raw sila na busy. I don't mind itm besides I find a friend that I could always talk to and show me around places. Sabi ni Silvana ay sasamahan niya ako pumunta sa underground waterfalls s may gubat. I don't even know that there are underground waterfalls in th
Even though I was weirded out with what happened to the forest between Silvana and the guy that he called Asmo. I still went to the forest, hoping to see Silvana but she was not there. Ayoko naman makipagsapalaran na hanapin siya sa kagubatan dahil Hindi ako pamilyar sa kagubatan, mamaya ay kung ano pa ang mangyari. "Hey are you okay?" Aniya ni Alta. I nodded. Kasalukuyan kmaing nasa park kung saan kami mahilig tumambay noon after school. Naalala ko pa kung gaano kami kadalas dito sa park. Katulad na lang ng malasing si Adra at sugatan siya ng iuwi namin siya ni… Fucky shit.Muling sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sa naalala. What? What did I just remember?Sugatan si Alta…Nandito kami sa park, nagpapahinga siya. Or is she sleeping? Did she faint? And who is with us? Sino ang kasama ko ng iuwi siya Kila Tito? At bakit siya sugatan? Is all of this an illusion or what? Baka naman imagination ko lang ito at gawa gawa ng utak ko? Hindi kaya nababaliw na ako?"Parang ang lalim ng in