Silent Affliction Of The Harmful (PGS #2)

Chapter 41

"Haylee?"

I stilled when I heard a knock on my door. I took a quick look at the time and saw that it was time for dinner. That explained why my Mom's calling me.

I quickly hid my laptop under my blanket. Humiga ako sa kama at ipinikit ang mga mata. Mayamaya pa ay narinig ko ang pagbukas ng pinto ng kwarto ko.

"Haylee?" I heard Mom's voice but I didn't move.

"Haylee, don't do this to me, please. You're barely eating. Nag-aalala na ako, anak."

I felt a sting of guilt inside me. I'm sorry Mom.

Naramdaman kong umupo si Mommy sa gilid ng kama ko at inabot ang buhok ko para haplosin 'yon. Hindi pa rin ako gumalaw at nagpatuloy lang sa pagpapanggap na tulog.

"I know losing your sister pained you a lot," I heard her say. "But please, don't do this to yourself. Hanee won't like it if she knew that you're not eating well."

My Mom was right. And I was sure Ate Hanee would not like it too, if she knew what I was doing. But I had to do it. Gagawin ko ang lahat para mapagbayad ang dahilan ng pagkawala niya!

I heard my Mom heaved out a sigh before leaving my room. Nang masiguro kong wala na siya ay agad kong kinuha ang laptop ko. I opened it and resumed sending death threats to Emmanuel Salazar— my sister's ex-boyfriend.

Simula nang mailibing si Ate Hanee dalawang araw na ang nakararaan, ay sinimulan ko ang pagbabanta sa buhay ng ex-boyfriend niya. Hindi ako naniniwala na isang aksidente lang ang nangyari sa kapatid ko. I will make whoever killed her, pay!

Sa loob ng dalawang araw ay pindalhan ko si Emmanuel ng mga pictures ni Ate Hanee. Nag-edit rin ako ng voice clip na katunog ng boses ni Ate Hanee at ipinadala 'yon sa kaniya.

My goal was to make him fly back to the Philippines. Hindi ko alam kung nagkita ba sila ng Ate ko bago siya na aksidente pero nalaman kong tuluyang nakaalis ng bansa si Emmanuel nung gabing 'yon. I know my sister won't like this but I won't let him live in peace when my sister died because of him.

At nagtagumpay nga ako sa plano kong mapauwi siya ng bansa. I saw him walking out of the airport this afternoon. Dalawang araw na rin akong pabalik-balik na nagmamatyag sa labasan ng Airport na 'yon gamit ang CCTV nila. I could not hack on their database to get information about the passengers. Mas madali sana 'yon kaso masiyadong malaki ang kakalabanin ko. My expertise in hacking was not that good yet. Baka magkamali ako at mahuli. I could not afford to bring that kind of trouble to my family. Lalo pa ngayon. So I had to stick with tapping into their CCTV cameras. That thing was safer and just a piece of cake for me.

Inabot ko ang cellphone ko nang tumunog ito. My hand fisted when I received a message from him.

'I'm sorry Haylee. I failed to protect her.'

Humigpit ang hawak ko sa cellphone nang mabasa 'yon. Huli na ang lahat! Hindi maibabalik ng isang sorry ang buhay ng kapatid ko!

I tracked his location using his number. Hinintay ko munang matapos ang hapunan at makapasok sila Mommy sa kwarto nila bago ako lumabas ng sariling kwarto.

I snuck out of the house and rode a taxi to a private cemetery where my sister was buried. I could not accept her death that I did not go to her wake. Isang beses lang akong nakita ng mga taong nakiramay sa pagpanaw ni Ate Hanee. And that was when she was lowered, 6 feet below the ground.

Nang makarating ako sa puntod ng kapatid ko ay naabutan kong nakaluhod sa harap ng puntod si Emmanuel. Nakayuko at nakatakip ang isang kamay sa kaniyang mukha.