A new classmate, a new friend.
A person who will make your day statuesque.
A person who will be by your side.
She's shy at first, but she's kind.
But, is it okay to fall for her? Despite both of us are in a different race?
WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, FILIPI...
"Alania... è morta" (Alania... Is dead) nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa sinabi ng kaharap ko.
Alania? Dead? I'm sure they're pranking me.
May pagkagago ito si Gemma. I'm sure that she will joke about something like death.
"Gemma, are you sure you're not joking about this? You know that we can't joke about death-"
Nakatikim ako ng sampal galing sa kanya. Matindi na ang kanyang galit dahil sumigaw na ito. "BUT I'M SERIOUS, MIA SIGNORA! BECAUSE OF YOU, SHE DID IT, SHE DID IT ALL BECAUSE OF THIS SHITTY LOVE!" nakatikim pa ulit ako ng sampal.
Pinagsasampal ako ni Gemma until she screamed at frustration. "I'm sorry-"
"Your sorry won't bring her back alive, lady Kathryn!" sigaw niya ngunit nanginginig ang kanyang boses. Nanlilisik na rin ang kanyang mga mata habang nakatingin sa akin.
"I take full responsibility of her death-" naputol ang sinabi ko nang sumabat siya
"Then go! Do it! Because of you, she killed herself... And now, she's not here anymore"
I opened my Instagram, and saw that Lorraine was active. I decided to chat her, kahit mamaya na niya i-seen.
Me: Lorraine, tell this to whole Vivaldi *Sends you a photo*
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Three days later...
Dito sa marchdom ginanap ang lamay ni Alania. Almost all the people here in our vicinity gathered upang makiramay, lalo na ang pamilya niya.
I stayed in my room, holding a cutter. Kakalaslas ko lang kanina at nakikita ko ang pagdaloy ng dugo hangga't sa mantsahan nito ang bedsheet.
I've been lonely for the past three days. Bakit ako ang sinisisi? I told her the truth, I love Ei, tapos ako ang sisisihin sa pagkamatay ni Alania?
I made another cut nang may kumatok sa pintuan ng kwarto ko. "this is Leicester, could you let me in?"
I opened the door, at nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang makita niya ang wrist ko. "what are you doing, lady Kathryn? Tell me, who did this to you-"
"I did it by myself. It's my fault anyways"
"How come that this is your fault?" nagtataka niyang tanong habang dali-dali niyang hinahanap ang first aid kit sa buong cabinet ko. He found one in my wardrobe at hinawakan ang pulsuhan ko.
"Did you took the medicine? You know you have to take those" paalala niya. Tumango ako kahit hindi naman ako uminom kahit isa.
"I could tell that you didn't" he used his water manipulation to wash my wounds. Tiningnan niya pa ang cutter. "this is rusty. What if you got a tetanus? You're getting yourself to death's hands" sermon pa niya at in-alcoholan pa niya ang sugat in which I yelped.
