The Sacred Rule of Love - (PUBLISHED 2019)

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

            “What are you talking about? Alex is the guardian angel of four souls?” tinanong ko naman siya, “He’s my guardian angel. No one else’s.”

            Nawala bigla yung ngiti ni Baron, “Talaga lang? Pinaniniwalaan mo yan?” sinagot niya sa akin. “Bitch, learn how to share. Even the angel shared himself to the rest.”

            Lumakad ng lumakad si Baron doon sa room at tumingin-tingin siya doon sa dalawang lalaki na naka-chains doon sa gilid. Hindi ko alam kung may magagawa ba ako. I’m a mortal and he’s a ghost. Hindi ko alam kung may laban ba ako sa kanya even if I tried. I don’t want any one dying because of me. Kung may ginawa ba ako, may masasaktan? I can’t just stand here, can I?

            Huminto si Baron nun sa harapan ni Jax na galit na pa rin at sinusubukang makakawala, “Bago ko pala ituloy yung kwento ni Alex the Angel, siguro dapat ikwento ko muna yung kwento mo no?  Mas magandang storytelling siguro yun…” he mocked Jax right at his face. He stood up and gave another menacing smile, “You see, Jaxon here thinks he can do everything. For the most part, you have got to give credit to the boy dahil bata pa lang siya ulila na ‘di ba? Young boy, orphaned at the tender age of six. Lovely parents kung hindi lang namatay, ano?”

            “Stop talking about my parents!” sinigaw ni Jax sa kanya.

            “No, I need to tell the story para exciting itong party tonight. Paano mabubuo yung build-up kung walang background story? Kailangan kumpleto…” he said again, “Jaxon here, well, bata pa lang siya eh—he started rejecting the idea of guardian angels. Kesyo daw kung may anghel tayo bakit daw hindi binantayan ang mga magulang niya? Bakit daw hindi niligtas?” tumingin si Baron sa akin nun, “Guardian angels start to lose their connection when the mortals that they guide do not believe in them anymore. Yung anghel na nagbabantay dito sa best friend ko eh unti-unting nawawalan ng connection sa kanya at nahihirapan na i-guide siya sa tamang paraan. Kaya ako naman,” humawak siya sa dibdib niya as if presenting himself, “Siyempre napakabait ko at nakakita na ako ng pagkakataon. Kaya ayun, nagpakita ako sa kanya. Kailangan lang pala niya ng pagkakatiwalaan eh ako na ‘yun…”

            “No, you showed up in front of me saying you were my guardian angel…” sinabi ni Jax sa kanya, “And I believed you.”

            “Siyempre naman! Kung sinabi ko bang ghost ako kakausapin mo ako? Siyempre hindi ‘di ba? Isip-isip naman. Kakausapin ba ako ng isang batang anim na taong gulang?” Baron answered him back, “But when you say guardian angel, it has that ring to it right? It sounds good. I pretended to be one because I had to. I needed your help and yet you were stupid enough to fail me.”

            Nung narinig ko yun, mabilis akong napatingin kay Jax. I felt really sorry for him. Kung totoo yung sinabi ni Baron, kaparehas ko lang siya. He tried to help a ghost at hindi siya naging successful. And maybe that’s the reason why he was like that. It all makes sense right now.

            “Sinubukan mo siyang patayin?” Lumabas sa bibig ko bigla kaya napatingin si Jax, si Baron at si Wally sa akin, “Baron, sinubukan mong patayin si Jax dahil hindi ka niya natulungan?” Ito ba yung istorya na kinuwento sa akin ni Alex?

            Ngumiti si Baron sa akin and he started pointing at me, “I like this girl. She’s getting it…” lumapit naman siya sa akin, “Well yes, that’s the idea. Tinanong ko siya kung pwede niya akong tulungan at sinabi niya oo. Tapos nung sinabi ko na patayin niya yung taong naging dahilan kung bakit ako nagpakamatay nung nabubuhay pa ako—hindi niya daw magagawa dahil hindi daw niya kayang pumatay ng  tao.” I was so surprised nung bigla na lang nilakasan ni Baron yung boses niya after that, “Papatay lang ng tao hindi pa niya magawa?! Hindi ako nagpapatawad sa mga taong walang isang salita!” Tumingin siya kay Jax nun at pulang-pula na yung mga mata niya na kaparehas na nung buhok niya, “I tried to haunt him to make him go crazy after he let me down. Dinala pa siya ng pamilya niya sa mga therapy at counseling sessions. Trauma daw dahil sa aksidente that’s why he started seeing things when all along it was just me.”