Somebody To Heal

3rd: Reverie of Betrayal

"Who can protect themselves from betrayal? The day your brother wakes up and plans to do you dirty, there's no defense against that"

-Ice T

After another 5 subjects after their free time, Criston University's highschool building finally reached their dismissal.

"I want to go home. My bed is waiting for me." Ani Elisha na pabirong ikina-irap ni Alona. "Elisha, may I just remind you. It's just 5:00 in the afternoon, kama na agad ang iniisip mo? What, you're going to sleep right after you went home?" May pang-aasar sa boses niya.

"Hindi naman masamang matulog ah, besides, school starts at 7 in the morning tapos dire-diretso na 'yon hanggang 5. Sige nga, sinong hindi mapapagod?" Dahilan nito na ikinatawa niya. Napa-iling na lang siya sa ipinag-lalaban ng kaibigan niyang antukin.

Nagpa-tuloy sila sa pag-labas sa unibersidad. Agad namang namataan ng mag-kaibigan ang kotseng susundo kay Elisha. "Gotta go now. Bye Alona!" Paalam nito. Matapos niyang kumaway pabalik ay tumalikod na ang kaibigan.

Nang mag-isa na lang si Alona ay nag-desisyon siyang mag-lakad na lang pauwi. Hindi pa naman madilim kaya't ayaw niya pang umuwi. Palagi naman niyang ginagawa ang bagay na 'to.

Para sa kaniya, ang pag-lalakad niyang mag-isa ang isa sa naka-tutulong para makapag-isip siya ng maayos. Pero kahit ganoon ay hindi niya din maiwasan ang ilang nga ala-alang pilit niyang ibinabaon sa nakaraan. Before she could even notice, she finally fell into another reverie.

She remembered her childhood when she passed by a park not far enough from their university. May parke dito dahil mayroong preschool at elementary school ang Criston University na pag-aari ng asawa ni Antonette Criston, ang Tita niya sa kaniyang ina.

She remembered how she would play in that park with so much joy in her heart. Alalang-alala niya kung paano siya sunduin noon ng kaniyang mga magulang sa eskwelahan at paglalaruin siya sa parkeng iyon bago sila umuwi.

Her dad would always have an ice cream in hand whenever he would fetch her and will continuously remind her to drink lots of water after eating. Her mom would be the one to fix her hair before going to school.

Her family was beyond perfect but she was contented with it. Wala naman kasing pamilyang perpekto, masaya na siyang ramdam niya ang pag-mamahal mula sa mga magulang. Pero iba ang nararamdaman ng kapatid niyang si Alana.

Mag-mula pa nang magka-isip siya'y ramdam niya ang panibugho sa puso ng nakatatandang kapatid. Hindi siya masyadong pinapansin nito at madalas mag-taray sa kaniya. Alona thought that it's normal, that big sisters really have a hidden hate for the young. She just let it because she thought she could handle it, she understood.

Hiniling niya lamang na sana lumambot ang puso ng kapatid para sa kaniya.

And when she thought that day finally came, she was so happy. Alana finally started seeing her as her little sister, a family. Pero 'yon ang akala niya.

She wanted to please Alana so much because she's her big sister that when Alana started making her do things that's against her will, she still obliged. It started when she was just in her 5th Grade and Alana was already in her third year as a highschool student.