When Saru finds out about her twin sister's mysterious suicide, she assumes her sister's identity to uncover the truth.
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Saru Sumiyaya lived a tough life, dropping out of college to work to support her alcoholic father. When her mothe...
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"Someday, you'll write the story you're afraid to tell." -Demi (AnakniRizal)
Kabanata 9: The First Sinner
CAPUT PRIUM
Invidia
KINAILANGAN ko pang i-search sa internet ang kahulugan ng mga banyagang salitang 'yan. Mabuti na lang at may data ang phone ko kaya kaagad kong na-search.
Caput Prium, Latin word ito na kapag na-translate sa Ingles ay 'Chapter One' at ang 'Invidia' naman ay isa ring Latin word na nangangahulugan ng 'Envy'. Nakita ko sa Wikipedia ang isang sketch na kaparehas ng sketch na nandito sa journal at sa palagay ko ay iyon ang pinaggayahan ni Sari.
Invidia by Jacques Callot (1620)
Invidia is the sense of a "looking upon" associated with them, from invidere, "to look against, to look in a hostile manner." Invidia ("Envy") is one of the Seven Deadly Sins in Christian belief. Iyan ang eksaktong depinisyon na nakita ko sa Wiki.
Huminga muna ako nang malalim bago ko ilipat sa kasunod na pahina.
At laking gulat ko nang makita ko ang isang polaroid photo... ni Eriko! Kaagad kong kinuha ang naka-attach na larawan at napansing hindi naman iyon tunay na polaroid photo, kundi isang larawan na pinrint sa ordinaryong photo paper.
Bakit may larawan dito ni Eriko? A-anong kinalaman niya kay Sari, bakit siya... Huminahon ka, Saru. Bakit ka ba kinabahan? Sabi ko sa sarili ko at muli akong huminga nang maayos. Sinimulan kong basahin ang nakasulat.
Eriko Abe is my best friend.
T-teka. Best friend ni Sari si Eriko?
Or so I thought.
Eriko and I first met during the first day of school in my freshman year. She was wearing a bright pink blouse with white tokong, her greatest feature is her chinky eyes and that cute smile, and her long black hair is in a bun. She already caught the attention of everyone, a fresh new look and she's a foreigner, a half-Japanese.
She is the friendliest among my classmates. And for someone like me who is very timid and shy, I am glad she approached me to be her friend.
Eriko and I were inseparable from that day. She was always supporting me in any of my endeavors. When I told her that I badly wanted to be a part of the University Publication, Pluma, she showed her relentless support, telling me to never give up on my dream at any cost.
