12: Mist in the Light

278 35 5
                                    

BELLE

Oops! Ang larawang ito ay hindi sumusunod sa aming mga alituntunin sa nilalaman. Upang magpatuloy sa pag-publish, subukan itong alisin o mag-upload ng bago.

BELLE

THE CITY LIGHTS felt like they were brighter than what they used to after I was locked in darkness for almost an hour. I leaned close to the car window filled with moist, catching the silence that envelops the vehicle. Nothing could be heard except the soft country song played on the car stereo.

Kahit saang anggulo tignan, napaka-weirdo pa rin nang nangyaring pag-kidnap sa'min. Matapos naming makalabas sa bodega, unang tumambad sa'min ang SUV namin sa labas. Even the keys were also left inside. Who would want to kidnap a family and then leave after a while?

Para lang kaming mga laruan na iniwan na agad sa kung saan dahil natapos na sa paglalaro ang bata. But whoever those culprits are, tuloy pa rin ang isasampang kaso at imbestigasyon nina mommy doon. That's why we are on our way to a police station.

Walang nagtankang magsalita sa biyahe. Si daddy ay busy sa pagmamaneho habang si mommy sa tabi niya ay may inaasikaso sa phone. My eyes are repeteadly gazing on Chris, or should I say Tofer na katabi ko naman ngayon. Hindi ko mabasa ang mukha niya. He's staring blankly at whatever's in front of him.

Ganiyan na siya matapos niya akong yakapin kanina. I tried sparking a conversation once but it only fell deaf on his ears.

Dalawa lang ang naiisip ko ngayon. It's either the one beside me now is Chris, and he's currently not in the mood. Or talagang si Tofer na nga ang katabi ko ngayon, pero hindi pa niya napoproseso ang lahat ng mga nangyayari.

"I missed you."

That statement he uttered earlier was always repeating in my own head. Parang gusto kong paniwalaan ngayon na si Tofer na nga ito. That way, I would no longer be scared whenever I'm with him.

"Tofer..." sambit ko sa pangalan niya.

Unexpectedly, he turned to me. Hindi ko inaasahang sa pagkakataong ito ay lilingunin niya na ako. I thought he wouldn't hear me again. With nothing really to say in mind, kung ano-ano na lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko. "Baka nagugutom ka na? Gusto mong kumain muna tayo?"

He smiled at that. Parang kung may anong caterpillar na kumatay sa tiyan ko. That smile...

it's really Tofer's.

As much as I want to say something more to prove if it really is him, nothing came out of my mouth. It was a total awkwardness that followed. I was fortunate enough that my mom heard what I said so she seconded to it.

"Gutom na kayo? Dad, daan muna tayong drive-thru bago dumirteso sa police station," sabi ni mom kay dad.

"Ah, sige po." Ako na ang sumagot.

Who Are You, Christofer?Tahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon