Novel & Cerita Empty Eyes

Tumalikod siya at umalis nang walang bahid ng panghihinayang. Matagal na nanatili si Evan sa kanyang wheelchair. Ang kanyang pilikmata ay bahagyang gumalaw, ngunit ang kanyang mga mata ay nanatiling parang isang lumang balon, malalim, walang alon, walang kahit anong emosyon.

This is good, though, para maiiwasan rin ang sobrang pagkatakot sa sitwasyon. "So those infected people---" "Nanos. Use that term. Don't be KJ like Yuna." Eun-ji frowned. "Tss." Yuna scoffed. I just shrugged my shoulders. "So those Nanos... those Nanos doesn't look like zombies?" I finally said at napangiti saglit si Eun-ji. Hindi pa rin pala siya nagbago. She's the same Eun-ji that I know way back. "Yeah. They're just the same us people, but the difference is their eyes---it's all black." Yuna answered.

Kaya naman ay dali-dali ko iyong kinuha at sinipat ang aking mukha. Wala namang nagbago. I still look the same basic girl. Black hair, dark brown pupils, slanted eyes, an average nose, at ang maputla kong labi. Oh sh*t. Oo nga pala at anemic ang lola ninyo. Halos hindi ako makatulog ng maayos gabi-gabi kaya naman ay hindi na ako masusurpresa kong mukha na akong bangkay ngayon.

He was staring at me gently while spitting those words. “Your eyes it’s something I cannot explain. It looks so innocent and yet so deadly.” Nagbukas ulit ako ng isang beer dahil naubos na ‘yong pangalawa. “Pakiramdam ko may mali sa mga mata mo.” Matagal ko nang napapansin na may kakaiba sa mata n’ya. Those innocent eyes. “Someday… someday Arnellé I’ll let you open the curtain that keeps my secrets.”

Naka-ngiting sagot ko habang pareho kaming nakatingin sa mata ng isa’t isa. With that, I saw how his eyes became empty and his expression changed into something I cannot identify. “Okay, then… I’ll go ahead,” aniya bago tumayo. Kumunot ang noo ko bago napa-taas ang isang kilay. “Hatid na kita sa baba–”

Isa isa niyang tiningnan ang bawat taong nasa loob ng silid. Ngunit walang anumang emosyon ang mababasa sa kanyang mukha. Wala ang lambing. Wala ang init. Wala ang kabaitan. Ang naroon lamang ay isang malamig na ekspresyon. Napakalamig. Parang nagyeyelong karagatan sa kalagitnaan ng isang madilim na gabi. Ang kanyang mga mata ay tila walang buhay.

‘’Fine, I will let them free”, he said. Nagtama ang mga mata namin ni Xyu. And the moment my eyes collided with his clammy and deep eyes, I feel that there’s an unknown force pulling me in the endless abyss. And his void eye-holes reflecting neither emotions nor flames. It’s an epitome of nullity, and I lost somewhere by just looking at it. But I can’t negate the fact that even though his eyes were cold and dead, it still beyond beautiful. Naunang naglakad papalapit sa akin si Firo. Tumigil ito sa aking harapan at ngumiti.

Tahimik lang na nakikinig si Kaizer sa mga sinasabi niya. "Kung pwede lang maglaho na parang bula ay gagawin ko. I hate this kind of feeling, but... I don't know... what to do." She looked at him. "What about you? Do you know how to disappear without a trace? Can... can you help me, please..." Teardrops were rolling down her cheeks, and once again... he saw her eyes. Full of pain and emptiness. Unlike earlier where her eyes were glowing and shining, the version of her right now was like broken glass.

Merong saglit na kirot ang naramdaman niya sa puso nang makitang nahihirapan ito pero mas pinilo niyang patigasin ang puso at winaksi ang mga emosyon sa mukha bago ito iniwasan ng tingin. "Yes, you're not her. You're not my Month and will never be." natigilan ito. Umangat ang tingin nito at mapait na napangiti. "I'm a Psychologist.. but I don't want to understand that emotions in the eyes of yours." Saad nito at napatungo. "But let's face reality. Your eyes.. It's full of harted and death. You want to end me, Ein--" "F*CK!" He cussed at hindi napigilang suntukin ang dingding.

Hindi kasi ako interesado sa kanila. "No offense ha, ganyan ba talaga ang mga mata mo?" sabi niya na para bang may mali sa mga mata ko. "Kung gaano yan kaganda, ganun din ang pagiging plain — parang walang emosyon," sabi niya, kaya hindi ko maiwasang matawa sa kanya. My eyes are blue, and yes, they don’t show emotion. Whether I smile, look sad, or cry, they never change.