Chapter 06 | Their DeathWarning: Contents might trigger something to some of you so, I'm going to say sorry and you can skip this part if it is. Should you wish to continue, you've been warned. Thank you.~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|~×~(Taira)~×~"Ayr, tama na hmm? Tama na, please?" ni hindi na makahinga si Taira dahil sa pag-iyak. Umalis ulit ang kanilang ina ngunit hindi na nila iyon pinansin. Tairon was crying in her arms for minutes now at hindi pa tumitigil. Nasasaktan siyang nakikita kung gaano kawasak ang kaniyang kapatid. "A-Ate-," her tears flowed without a warning. Tinawag lang naman siyang ate bakit sobrang sakit?"It-s o-okay A-Ayr. Nandito lang si Ate, hmm?" They were both crying nonstop at ipinagpapasalamat nilang mahimbing ang tulog ni Taira. They couldn't handle it anymore once they would see their little sister crying with them."Ang s-sakit na, A-Ate... Ate...," she kept nodding her head, kissing his forehead as she tightened her hug on him. "It's okay. Tama na," naka
Chapter 07 | Her DreamWarning: Contents might trigger something to some of you so, I'm going to say sorry and you can skip this part if it is. Should you wish to continue, you've been warned. Thank you. ~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|"Okay ka na?"Nilingon ko si Asver pero ibinalik ko rin ang tingin sa dagat na nasa harapan namin. Ihinilig ko ang ulo ko sa ibabaw ng aking mga braso na nakayakap sa aking mga tuhod."I will be," sagot ko habang tumulala sa madilim na karagatan.I called him after waking up from a bad dream but before that, I wrote every single thing that had happened in one of my notes. It was disturbing but somehow, I understand why it happened. "Lagi ka bang nananaginip nang masama? Should I be worried?'' umiling lang ako sa kaniya."Ngayon na lang ulit pero huwag kang mag-alala. It's not that alarming. So, don't."I heard him sigh but said nothing. Ilang minuto pa kaming tumulala lang sa kung saan bago siya inayang umuwi na. Gabing gabi na rin kasi at magmamaneho pa siya.
Chapter 08 | The Escapade~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|~×~(Taira)~×~"Lash!"Isang nakakabinging sigaw ang nakapagpatigil sa mga taong busy sa kani-kanilang reviewer para sa nalalapit nilang examination. They were tempted to look at the girl who shouted but their determination to pass the exam was stronger for a chismiss. "Nakakahiya ka talagang babae ka," bulong nang isang lalaki na nagngangalang Lash. He was seated at the back, near the window. Busy siyang nagdo-doodle sa likod ng kaniyang notebook nang marinig ang nakakarinding sigaw nang isang babaeng nagngangalang Taira Jaz Guenza. "Lash freaking Villeza! Hayop ka talagang lalaki ka!""Alangan naman babae," asik nito sa sarili matapos marinig ang sigaw ni Taira na kulang na lang ay siya na ang maging reyna sa palengke sa kung paano ito sumigaw. "TJ! Shh," asik nang isang kaklase nilang babae sa may harapang puwesto. "Anong 'shh, shh' pinagsasabi mo? Ahas ka girl? Kaya pala break na sina Ara at Archie. My, gosh!" Kunwari pa itong ma
Chapter 09|The Reason~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|~×~(Taira)~×~"Laganap pa rin ang balita tungkol sa haka-haka na mayroong serial killer sa ating lugar. Ayon nga sa nakalap na impormasyon galing sa mga pulis, nahanap na raw ang nasabing killer ngunit huli na ang lahat nang matagpuan nila ang pinagtataguan nito na tinutupok na nang apoy. Patuloy ang pag-iimbestiga nang mga pulis kasama ang mga tagapagsuri kung aakma ba ang DNA test sa nahanap na katawan sa loob dahil hindi na ito makilala sapagkat nasunog na halos lahat ang bahagi ng mukha,""Why did you kill him? I thought you'll only get those mother f*ckers right into the cell bars," Lash's voice resonated the place as Taira was blankly staring at the 24-inch screen in front of them. "I couldn't stop my hands," she answered nonchalantly. Not giving a damn about Lash, trying to get a piece of information from her as he always does."The whole truth, Taira Jaz. I need the whole f*cking truth, not your typical response." Hindi niya malama
Chapter 10|The DifferenceA/N: Light chapter muna tayo ngayon. Desisyon ako, eh. ~×~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|"Have you forgotten how to knock?" asik ko kay Asver habang nanatili akong hindi humaharap sa kaniya.Nakatingin lang ako sa papel na binaliktad ko nang marinig ang kaniyang boses. Malakas ang kabog nang dibdib ko dahil hindi ko suot ang aking eyepatch. He shouldn't see the scar that killed me years ago.Hindi ko namalayang maliwanag na sa labas. I couldn't sleep that's why I tried to continue 'her' story. Hindi ko alam. Pakiramdam ko, babangungutin ako kapag hindi ako makapagsulat. I needed distractions from those voices who kept whispering in my ears.Dahil kung patuloy akong makikinig sa mga boses na laging nagpaparamdam kapag mag-isa ako, may pakiramdam akong may masasaktan ako sa oras na mangyari 'yon. I know who, but I just couldn't push myself to believe it nor think about it. Kasi, ayokong masaktan.I was too broken to even break for the nth time."Kanina pa kaya ako kum
Chapter 11| Lose itA/N: (___×××××___) - means flashbacks~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|"Nandito na tayo,"Napatingin ako sa harapan at nakitang nasa may entrance na kami ng sementeryo. "Saan banda?" Asver asked while I was still looking ahead of us. My brain temporarily shut down but seconds later, my senses came back."Park mo na lang d'yan sa may gilid," turo ko sa kaniya at iniiwas ang tingin sa harapan. Bumagsak ang tingin ko sa shoulder bag na kandong ko. Naalala kong inilagay ko sa loob ang mga papel na pinagsusulatan ko. Inayos ko na iyon mula umpisa hanggang sa parte kung saan ako natigil. I planned to make him read it besides, it was only different words combined to form an unrealistic story. If he can read the lines in between, then better.I no longer had to explain my side.It's up to him whether he'll speak his mind or he'll decide to not involve himself in it. Just like what Taira was doing to Lash. She was pushing him to be out of her business which Lash could never do. Ang
Chapter 12|What Happened? A/N: This chapter is dedicated to ajixaya, alexcy_wolf. Thank you, guys!! Labya! ~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|"Rash, pasabay!""Hindi p'wede! Ang liit lang ng payong ko, oh!""Sige na! Lilibre kita, pasabay lang!""Ayoko nga! Do'n ka sa crush mo!""Ay, bitter?""Shut up!""Rash!"I blinked once as I watched my two classmates arguing over a single umbrella. Bigla na lang kasi bumagsak ang napakalakas na ulan pagka-dismiss ng huling klase namin sa araw na 'to. Kaniya-kaniya naman silang hila sa mga may dalang payong at isa na doon ang babae kanina. If I know, Rash has a crush on her. Hindi niya lang masabi. Siguro may gano'n talaga. There will be a time that you will feel that fleeting surge of emotions in your heart but you couldn't even say a word. Coward? Torpe? Name it however you want, but it's true. Try putting yourself in their shoes and you'll understand. "Prish," napatalon ako nang bahagya dahil sa pagkagulat. "Don't scare me like that," asik ko kay Asv
Chapter 13|Her Reconsideration~×~×~×~|TAYJA PRISH|~×~(Taira)~×~Kasabay ng galit nang kalangitan, tiningala ni Taira ang ceiling ng kaniyang kuwarto. She sighed as if she has been already burned out even if she just slept the whole week. No more killings, no more fires. She doesn't know what happened. She just woke up, feeling like even having to breathe for the day felt like she was slowly losing the life inside her. Or that, she already lost it. "Kumain ka na," ni hindi niya nilingon si Lash na pumasok sa kaniyang kuwarto bitbit ang isang lagayan kung saan naroon ang mg pagkain para sa kaniya. Hindi siya gumalaw man lang. Nanatili siyang nakatitig sa ceiling na parang may nakikita na hindi nakikita ni Lash. He sighed and stared at the black carpet that he was stepping on while carrying the tray. "Ganito na lang ba, Taira?" bulong niya na narinig naman ni Taira ngunit wala siyang sinabi. Katahimikan ang namayani sa pagitan nilang dalawa. Kahit nga yata paglipad ng lamok ay m