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Nilingon ako ni Pierce at nagbaba siya ng tingin sa cellphone ko na kanina ay pinaglalaruan ko. Namatay iyon sa kalagitnaan ko nang paglalaro ng Mobile Legends. Nakarma ata ako. Minsan na nga lang ako magtaksil sa AOC namatayan pa ako ng phone sa kalagitnaan ng paglalaro.
"Don't you have a charger?" Pierce asked.
"Hindi ako nagdala. Hindi ko naman kasi akalain na dito na tayo sa gitna ng daan titira."
We've been travelling our way back to Cavite for hours. Kung naging maalwan ang byahe namin papunta ng Manila kaninang umaga, ngayon ay kabaligtaran iyon ng nangyayari. Mula sa toll gate pa lang papasok ng lalawigan ay halos hindi na umusad ang mga sasakyan.
Humalukipkip at at tinignan ko ang lalaki. "Do you have a charger?"
"Naka Iphone ako."
I groan in frustration. Inabot ko ang lever ng inuupuan ko at pinahiga ko ng bahagya ang upuan. "I'm an iphone user before but I don't think I'm going back. The exclusivity of that brand is killing me. Pati charger ipinagdadamot sa iba."
Galing kasi sa pamilya ko ang phone na ginagamit ko ngayon. It's a safe phone so that what happened to me before won't be repeated. Iyong ginagamit ko na na-hack noon ay android. Before that I was using an Iphone for years.
"Iphone has a more secure operating system," Pierce said.
"I know and it's great but I love playing mobile games specially kapag nasa shoot ako. Iphone is a great phone but I don't think it's made for gaming kaya nagpalit ako." Sinandal ko ang ulo ko sa upuan at tumingin ako sa kisame. "Iyon nga lang na-hack naman ako. Now look what happened to me."
"That didn't happened because you decided to change your phone. What happened to you is because of some sick asshole. It's not your fault."
I looked at him and I can't help but smile. He's eyes are focused on the road but his jaws are set tight. Pierce has his way of sharing his thoughts. He could be gentle but usually he'll just give it to you straight. Hindi lahat ng tao ay sanay sa ganoon. But I rather people just tell me the truth like he always does than to sugarcoat words.
"Bakit kaya may mga taong gano'n? What pushes them to their breaking point that they could hurt other people? At some point we all know what it's like to break. We're just good at hiding the wreckage. Pero kapag ganoon tayo lang ang naaapektuhan. We break alone... silently. Kasi ayaw natin na may masaktan. But people like that man and like the people that hurt Lucienne and Lia... they used what broke inside them to destroy others."
Pierce looked down at me as the car halted at another stoplight. I can see the tightness in his eyes. Nginitian ko siya pero hindi nagbago ang paraan nang pagkakatingin niya sa akin.
