TMH II: Chaotic World (Part One) - editing

2: New Family (edited)

Chapter 2: New Family
4/12/15 | reviewed

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THIRD PERSON's POV

"HELLO again, grandfather..." sambit ni Quentine. Inilapag ang ilang piraso ng white roses sa puntod ng kaniyang lolo. Umupo siya sa tapat ng lapida, inalis ang ilang kalat na naroon.

"How are you? It's been a week since I last went here. Looks like walang ibang dumadalaw sa'yo rito." tumingala siya sa langit. "I was told that Rett took the throne when I went missing. Well, I am still missing though and maybe they all thought that I am certainly... dead."

Isang malalim na buntong hininga ang pinakawalan niya. "How funny, we all thought that Rett won't sacrifice his Gangster life to be a Mafia Leader but look at him now, he's already one. You know, I wish you're still with us but I know that's the most impossible thing to happen... well, a girl can hope." napailing nalang siya sa mga pinagsasabi niya.

"Do you think they are all doing good there? Na okay lang siguro na hindi na muna ako magpakita sa kanila or maybe it's good na isipin nalang nila na I am dead because I don't want them to worry about me anymore. Mabuti na siguro itong ganito, I can watch and possibly protect them na hindi nila nalalaman. Okay naman siguro iyon... Besides, I want to find my family- I want to know where they are and if they're okay or not. Gusto ko silang makita. I want to see them so badly and ask them what happened years ago. I know you're still guiding me kahit hindi kita nakikita. Please help me find the answers, Grandpa."

She really wants to meet her family so bad, sana nga ay okay lang ang mga ito kung nasaan man sila ngayon. Sana ay magkita kita na sila, her parents- and her brother as well.

Ilang minuto pa siyang nanatili roon. Siguro'y matatagalan ang sunod niyang pagdalaw dito dahil kailangan niyang maghanap ng traces ng mga magulang niya kung nasaan man ang mga ito.

She took a deep breath and stood up. "I need to go Grandpa. I'll visit you again, I just need to do some important things." after one last glance she left. A car is waiting for her sa labas ng cemetery. She gets inside and they drive away.

"Where are they?" she asked Theodore na driver ng sasakyan. Katabi siya nito sa unahan.

"Oh, nauna na silang magtungo roon." si Thalia naman ang sumagot sa kaniya, nasa likuran ito nakaupo. Ang dalawang paa ay nakataas pa sa likuran ng inuupuan ni Theodore. "This would be your second time coming there, right?"

Quentine nodded. "Yes, but that was only a quick visit." sagot niya rito. She took off her sandals at itinaas ang paa sa dashboard ng sasakyan.

They heard a grunt from Theo. "God! Nakakabwisit kayo! Ibaba niyo nga iyang mga paa niyo! This is my car, please respect my baby!"

"No." sabay na sagot nilang dalawa ni Thalia. Hindi naman na sumagot pa si Theo pero kitang kita nila ang gigil nito na singhalan silang dalawa.

"Ano nga palang meron doon ngayon at pinapapunta tayo roon?"

"It's the anniversary of that place. I think it's their twenty-fifth anniversary? Tama na iyon kapatid?" sagot ni Thalia. Itinulak nito ang likod ng inuupuan ni Theo gamit ang paa.

"I'm not sure, di ko naman inaalam. Pwede ba Thalia Sanders, wag mong itulak ang inuupuan ko! I am driving! Ikaw ang papa-drive-in ko dito!"

"Sure! Why not!" mabilis na sagot ni Thalia sa kapatid. Ngiting ngiti pa iyo.