THAT GIRL IS SURPRISINGLY RICH!

KABANATA 77

Kabanata 77

■In danger■

Nagpasalamat sa aking ng paulit ulit ang parents ni Gwen. They asked me if I need something in return but I refuse. Ramdam ko ang taos pusong pagpapasalamat nila sa akin. Sincerely thankful for saving their one and only daughter.

Pagkatapos nila akong kausapin ay dumating ang doctor ni Gwen. The doctor insisted to talk to Gwen's parents privately kaya umalis muna sila sa hospital room ni Gwen.

Naiwan kaming tatlo sa loob ng kwarto. Standing beside Gwen's hospital bed while staring at her.

She's lying in the bed while sleeping. May benda ang ulo neto at ang kamay nya. May iilang kunteng scratch din sya sa mukha nya.

"She's too kind to be lying in that bed" rinig kung sabi ni Tessie na nakatingin kay Gwen.

"Gwen's not like us. She's pure and innocent in and outside." Dagdag nya pa

Hindi ako nag salita. Nanatili namang tahimik si Frena.

"When we were young. She's too afraid to hurt someone. She can't even kill a mosquito "tumawa si Tessie ng mahina.

Is she seriously telling a story?   To me?

"But..after graduating in high school,she changed. It's because of some incident involving me and Frena."

Sandali akong napasulyap sa kanya.

"It was when one of our friend died. The four of us is a childhood friend."

Died?

"Our friend die because of a certain delinquent. She was raped and killed mercilessly. A commoner dared to kill someone! " ramdam ko ang galit ni Tessie.

She sigh.

"That's why...we hate commoner" mahinang sabi nya.

Ilang sigundong katahimikan ang namutawi sa pagitan namin.

"We want to apologize"

Gulat akong napalingon kay Frena.

Hindi sya naka tingin sa akin. Nanatili ang mata nya kay Gwen.

"After that day,  we realize that without you saving us... We might end up dead." Dagdag ni Frena.

"Thank you,Blake" saad naman ni Tessie.

"Thank you for saving us despite how we treated you all this time. Y-you didn't hesitate and run away from us......Tha-thank you kasi... *sob*"

Hindi nya na natapos ang sasabihin nya. Tuluyan na syang napaiyak.

"I-I've been holding my tears up until now...*sob* b-but this is not because of what happened. I-I just want to sincerely a-apologize  to you because I treated..*sob* you so rude and acted like a bitjj in front of you.. "

Humagulgol na sya.

I....

I don't know what is this emotion that I'm feeling right now. Is it pity? Anger? Sadness?  Curiosity? Or what?

I can't really tell what is it. But one thing is for sure...

I'm hundred percent sure that this person in front of me recognize me not because I am Blake Castred, the daughter of a wealthy family.... But Blake Montelo, a nobody and a normal college student.

Napangiti ako sandali.

Is this an achievement as a normal person? I can't tell.

Tinignan ako ni Tessie saka pinunasan ang luha nya.