Our Friend Mirabelle (Friendship Duology # 1)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 

Mira lives alone when we met her. Her father abandoned them. Her Mom, committed suicide in front of her and she doesn't have any siblings. She said that no one cares for her, but that's not true. Pinatira namin siya sa kanya-kanya naming mga bahay noong nasa SHS pa lang siya. But when Ariana, Kayla, Marcella and her graduated from SHS , she said that she wants to live on her own. I offered her to live with me at the dorm so we could split expenses but she refused it. To think na mangyayari sa kanya ang nangyari sa ina niya, hindi ko matanggap. 

"Anong kalokohan yan!" pagalit na sabi ni Kayla.

Hindi ko na ipinagpatuloy ang pagbabasa ng sulat ni Mira. My hands are trembling while I am setting aside the notebook.

"Huminahon ka Kayla. Walang magagawa ang pagwawala natin. The best thing that we could do is to confirm everything. Maybe nagbibiro lang si Mira. Sa ating anim alam niyo naman na siya yung pinakamahilig sa pranks. Maybe this is just the same"

Kayla sighed.

"Tama ka Ate Edith. Lagot talaga sa akin yang si Mira pag nagkita kami. Tinakot niya tayo!" then she made a call. I know that she's calling Mira.

"Damn! Hindi niya sinasagot! Tawagan niyo nga!"

Tinawagan naming lima si Mira but she didn't answer our calls even our messages.

"Ate Edith, hindi rin siya nag-reply sa iyo?!" Marcella asked

"Yes" I replied

"That's strange Ate Edith. If she's pulling out pranks, tapos pag naasar tayo, kay Ate Edith lang siya mag-rereply" Adelyn commented

"Oh my gosh! Kaya pala hindi na siya nag-online sa FB at kaya pala nag-deactivate siya ng IG at Twitter is because she is planning to kill herself?!" Nagsimula na namang mag-hysterical si Ariana

"Praning ka talaga Ariana. Malayong mangyari yun! Nakalimutan niyo na ba na nagpakamatay 'yung Mommy niya kaya nangako siya hindi siya magpapakamatay?!" Gustong-gusto nang sapakin ni Kayla si Ariana ngunit pinipigilan niya lang.

"That makes sense guys pero ang question is why would she do this?! Gosh it gives me stress!" Marcella argued.

"I have an idea. I'll talk to the experts. First, I'll confirm if these are Mira's handwriting. Nasa akin pa yung slum book ko. Then, I'll check the PSA if meron na nga siyang death record, Lastly, i'll get info from the courier company. I have connections. We'll meet at my house on Friday para sa next course ng plan " Kayla explained. You can rely to her in this kind of situations.

Nang akala naming magiging okay na ang lahat ay may isang nakakagulat na balita kaming napanood sa TV ng cafe : 

" Isang babaeng nagngangalang Mirabelle Dela Flores Santiago ang natagpuang patay sa bodega sa Macabebe Pampanga. Sa ngayon ay iniimbistigahan pa rin ng pulisya ang posibleng motibo sa pagpaslang sa nasabing babae"

The next thing I know is lahat kami ay nag-iiyakan na sa cafe.

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"I'm so sorry to hear that honey. We'll you could extend your stay there if you want to. I have to prepare for work coz my shift starts at 7"

"Thanks Honey. I'm sorry, I'm not there to take care of you"

"Nah! It's alright, Do what you need to do baby. Okay, I have to go now sweetie. I love you"

"I love you too. Take care. Bye"

That man is my husband. He's a Canadian and I'm explaining my situation to him which he understood. I'm so lucky to have him. He's so kind.

We're heading to Pampanga.  We want to know the answers to our questions. We want to see her body. We want to make sure that totoo 'yung balitang napanood namin sa TV.

Isang babae natagpuang patay sa isang damuhan sa Macabebe Pampanga. Kinilala ang babae bilang si Mirabelle Dela Flores, 27 anyos. Sa ngayon ay iniimbiatigahan pa ng pulisya ang motibo sa pagpatay.

Oh, tell me that I am only dreaming. This is not happening.

"'Di totoo 'yan nagsisinungaling lang sila! "  Kayla shook her head in disbelief.  I hugged her because I know that she's about to cry.

"Mam, may nagpapabigay po" the waitress handed us a red box.

Could someone explain to us what is happening?

We cannot process the news that  we just heard.  This is too much. All I want is to reunite with my friends. And who is the person who keeps on sending us these things?