4 - The Magical Parade
"Justin!"
Isla's voice stood out among all our calls for Justin. Pumatay siya ng tao at pinapatay niya rin ang sarili niya pero heto kami at nagmamadaling lumapit sa kaniya para iligtas siya.
"Dude, what the fuck?!" hindi rin makapaniwalang sigaw ni Sean. Isinabit niya ang isang kamay ni Justin sa balikat niya para buhatin ang katawan nito. "Kurt!"
Kurt ran on his other side to help Sean. We all followed them as they rushed to where we entered earlier. We almost bumped each other when we tried to pass the curtain which now seemed like a concrete wall.
"Bakit..." Wren tried to move the curtain until we saw a door. She quickly turned the knob. "It's locked?" Inulit-ulit niya pang pihitin ang doorknob pero walang nangyari. "It's locked!"
Lumapit din si Chad at pinagtatadiyakan ang pinto pero wala ring nangyari.
"Tangina, baka nasa labas si Krista!" biglang sabi ni Kurt. Ibinaba nila ni Sean si Justin saka tumakbo papunta sa backstage. "Theo?! Theo?!"
Hawak-hawak ng umiiyak na si Isla ang kamay ni Justin kaya lumapit din ako. Inilabas ko ang panyo ko saka itinakip sa leeg niyang bumubulwak pa rin ng dugo.
Saglit lang, bumalik din kaagad sina Sean at Kurt. "Walang tao!"
"Tatawag ako sa 911," Saint said as he waited for his phone to turn on.
Naibalik ko ang tingin kay Justin nang marinig ko siyang suminghap. Buong buhay ko, hindi ko inakalang makakakita ako ng kaibigan na duguan, at dahil pa mismo sa sarili niyang kagagawan.
"Justin, I don't know what the hell you meant but stay with us!" pakiusap ko sa kaniya kasabay ng pagtulo ng mga luha ko.
Why am I crying?
Why am I crying for a friend when I did not shed a single tear for my own father?
Why am I trying so hard to save someone I knew from school when I just watched him throw knives at the man who raised me?
Why am I here, trying to save Justin when my dad's corpse is still down there alone?
Why do things have to be so fucked up?
Why am I so fucked up?
"Justin! Please!" Isla begged too. "I don't care what you did, just don't go like this! Please! Don't close your eyes, Justin!"
"Putangina, walang signal!" Saint screamed. My eyes searched for him and I saw him brushing his hair with his own fingers in frustration.
"Subukan mo ulit!" nagpa-panic din na sabi ni Chad.
"Justin?" Naibaba ko ulit ang tingin nang marinig ang boses ni Isla. "Justin?"
It's like my hands lifted themselves up when my eyes saw that there's no point in putting pressure to Justin's wound. His eyes are closed now. He's gone.
"Justin!" Isla cried so loud. It was their first Valentine's, and her boyfriend killed himself in front of her eyes.
"N-Nakabukas na..."
I slowly turned to Wren when she said that. The door opened on its own when Justin died.
What the fuck is happening?
BINABASA MO ANG
Scarper House
Mystery / Thriller⚠️TW: Violence, Sexual Harassment Just the opposite of its meaning, the Scarper House won't let us run away.
