Cease Of Mirage [COMPLETED]

Chapter 40: Nightmare Of The Past

TRIST

It's been months since Fauze and I talked to each other and with those days we never see each other again.

Many things happened. I met my friends once again. They came to our house unexpectedly and we spoke about ourselves and we even cried because of happiness. They even met Fern for the first time and they love her. They may not say verbally, but I saw pity in their eyes when they saw our situation. But, thankfully they didn't ask what happened to me in last years because I don't want to talk about it. I want to forget it as much as I want to survive for living.

Xy apologize because of what happened to me, but I didn't accept it because I know it wasn't her fault. She cried so hard well, we both cried, but we didn't let the dawn rise without smiling.

I heard from them that Davy is in prison. I want to see him but, I'm afraid that the nightmare might unlock again when I saw him, so I chose not to. It's been five years, but what he did to me and mom was still on my mind.

"Woah! You're so beautiful, Ate Trist!" It's Elara. She compliments when I came down from the stairs.

They are in our house to fetch us. Moss and Clari's wedding are done earlier, so we're going now on their reception party.

"Thank you," I smiled.

Mom isn't home. Tita Bet, Xy's mom take her temporary to their house. Their friendship is beyond. She wants to have a quality time with my mom though she's in paralysis, but then I agreed. I know mom misses Tita Bet, too.

"All right! Let's go!" that's Fern. Hyper as ever. Tss.

"Thank you," I said when Zach open the door on the passenger's seat. He just smiled.

Elara and Fern is sitting on the back seat and they are so loud. Syempre ang promotor ay si Fern. Ang daldal, eh. Minsan, 'di ko mapigilang matawa pati nga si Zach, eh dahil 'yong pagtatagalog ni Fern ay sala sala at halatang pilit pa.

"Keep trying, Ate Fern magiging fluent ka rin sa pagtatagalog," pagmomotivate sa kaniya ni Elara.

"Aww. Buti ka pa, Elara. 'Yong isa kasi riyan narindirindi sa pagtatagalog ko," nguso ni Fern at pasiring akong tinignan sa rear view mirror.

Tumawa ako ng mahina. "Ano muna 'yong narindirindi?" pang-aasar ko.

"Bakit? Mali ba 'yon?" inosente niyang sabi.

"Oo, Ate. Dapat naririndi hindi narindirindi," sagot ni Elara sa kaniya.

"Eh? Gano'n? Eh, 'yong ano..." tumingin siya sa taas na parang may inaalala. "'Yong p*tang*na, ano 'yon?"

Natigilan ako. Maging si Ealara ay natigilan din, samantalang si Zach ay napakagat ng ibabang labi na parang pinipigilang huwag matawa.

Lumingon ako sa kaniya. "Sa'n mo nakuha 'yong salitang 'yan?" tanong ko.

"Earlier kasi, I was out to buy pandesal sa malapit na bakery, then I bumped into someone and he said, "P*tang*ina naman," while his brow furrowed. So, what was that means?" she innocently asked.

"Ah, that means 'be careful' in English," sabi ko.

"But, be careful is mag-iingat ka, 'di ba? So, it has another meaning?"

"Yup," tango ko. Palihim na umiling si Elara at tumingin sa bintana para pigilan ang pagtawa.

"I see. Maybe, I should try it on sentence," tango niya. "Zach, p*tang*na sa pagda-drive," malapad ang ngiti niyang sabi.

"Pfft..." pagpipigil ni Elara at Zach habang ako ay tumatawa na.

"What the heck, Fern? Hahahaha! Damn," tawa ko.