Chapter 9 : Faces of Grief

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9. 

Faces of grief

Tammy

"Dahan-dahan." Paalala ni Dustin habang inaalalayan niya akong lumabas mula sa taxi. Matapos ang mga nangyari kagabi, heto't gumagamit na ako ng saklay dahil sa tindi ng mga sugat na tinamo ng paa ko. Its worth it though. But still I can’t be happy.... Tyler still died and I wasnt able to save him, the worst part though is the guilt that's starting to consume me. 

Everyone is still shaken up about what happened last night. And the weird part, there was a media blackout hence walang sino mang pahayagan o tv station ang nagbalita tungkol dito. It’s as if pinoprotektahan ng mismong lungsod ang university namin.

Mabuti nalang talaga at hindi masyadong mausisa sina Dustin at Ponzi  ukol sa nangyari kagabi. Naniniwala si Dustin na prank lang ang lahat samantalang si Ponzi naman ay go with the flow lang.

Sa totoo lang natatakot ako. The Crimson Ripper got inside our house. He was able to paint the word asshole in Dustin’s door. He had the chance to hurt and kill me as I was just sleeping in my room but he didn’t… Malakas ang kutob kong may iba pa siyang pinaplano.

"Oh my God! Girl what happened?!" Salubong sakin ni Milky na mistulang gulat na gulat nang makita ang bandage na nakapulupot sa paa ko.

"It’s nothing. Have you heard from Quinn? I tried calling her last night but she wouldnt pick-up." Pag-iiba ko na lamang ng usapan since alalang-alala narin ako kay Quinn. Tyler and Quinn might be a big pain in the ass but those two loved each other.

Hindi lang si Quinn ang hindi ko ma-contact, pati narin si Calix. 

I wanted Calix to be beside me last night when I was treated at the hospital for my injuries kaso alam kong napakabigat pa ng pinagdadaanan niya knowing Tyler has always been his bestfriend.They were like brothers. He must be heartbroken. Seeing someone die right infront of you is bad enough, Seeing your bestfriend die right infront of you is hell.

"Quinn's at the cafeteria sipping smoothies." Nanlulumong sambit ni Milky kaya agad nakunot ang noo ko.

Milky wasn't kidding though.

Tyler died last night infront of everyone tapos ngayon heto't naabutan namin si Quinn sa cafeteria na mag-isa habang nagbabasa ng magazine at umiinom ng smoothie na para bang walang nangyari. Her eyes are swollen from crying but she doesnt look depressed. Or is she reallly good at hiding her grief?

Iika-ika man, umupo ako sa katapat na upuan ni Quinn.

"Tammy what the hell? Anong nangyari sayo? Okay ka lang?" Kunot-noo niyang sambit nang makita ang saklay ko kaya tumango na lamang ako.

"It’s me who should ask you that. Quinn are you okay? If you need someone to talk to, Milky and I are always here for you." Hahawakan ko sana ang kamay niya pero bigla siyang umiwas at ngumiti.

"Tamara naman, death is part of life. It sucks but that's just how life works. People die." Aniya at nagpatuloy sa paglilipat sa pahina ng magazine.

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