Who Did It?

Epilogue

"Please keep me awake."

Telling stories in order to keep me awake, Kisses' head suddenly fell on my shoulder. Siya pa iyong nakatulog. Kanina pa kasi ito kwento ng kwento about random things.

Dahan-dahan kong inalis 'yung ulo niya na nakapatong sa balikat ko at isinandal ko ito sa pader.

"Kisses, I love you." I whispered as I gave her a peck on her forehead. Alam ko namang hindi niya narinig kasi she was already asleep.

I gently closed the door nang makalabas na ako sa silid. This is the best thing I knew na makakatulong sa amin, kailangang ako na mismo ang sumuko.

I was about to open the main door nang kusa itong bumukas, napaatras ako ng konti and there I saw Markus holding the knob. He opened the door widely.

"Saan ka pupunta?" Tanong nito sa akin.

Hindi ko ito nasagot dahil nabaling ang tingin ko sa kasama nitong lalaking nakasuot ng suit.

"I'm Atty. Reyes." The man said as he fixed his glasses using his left hand.

Markus cleared his throat, tinapik niya ako sa balikat then he guided me back inside hanggang sa marating namin ang living room. Sumunod naman 'yung lalaki sa amin.

"What's this?" I mouthed and then Markus replied in a low voice saying na friend daw iyon ng dad niya at makakatulong daw ito sa situation ko.

"I want to hear the whole story first." Atty. Reyes said as he dropped his bag on the floor.

I had no choice but to relay the entire sequence, from the day na nag-plan mag-camp hanggang sa may mga nawalan ng buhay.

"You did it?" Tanong nito matapos kong maikwento ang lahat.

I bowed my head, I was staring at the floor because tears were slowly forming and any time ay pwede na itong tumulo. It took me minutes to get back to my senses.

"I was...unconscious. I thought I was just having..a bad dream." My voice was shaky.

"Okay, listen up. Before us is a case of somnambulism or sleepwalking. May mga cases talagang ganito and once we're able to prove that there's a complete deprivation of intelligence while you were doing the act,  you will not be incarcerated. " He said.

"You're all good bro." Markus uttered while patting my back.

"Huwag kang mag-aalala kasi I've already handled cases similar to this. So right now Donny, you should surrender yourself first to the rightful authority." Atty. Reyes added.

"I was about to do that." I answered. That was my original plan.

Binilin ko muna si Kisses kay Markus and after that I drove my own car. Nakasunod lang ako sa kotse ni atty.

I was driving at a moderate speed and then all of a sudden my car swerved, out of control.

Everything happened rapidly. My body jerked to the dashboard, my head colliding with the window. I didn't know how many times my car rolled over and then my senses went off...

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"Aaaah!!!"

I was screaming big time when I woke up. Ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko. I could feel my sweat all over my body.

What was that? Such a weird dream, it felt so real. I pinched myself kasi baka nananaginip pa ako hanggang ngayon. Glad to know that I'm now in my world.

I rubbed my eyes several times at naupo ako sa gilid ng kama. Wait, what time is it? I glanced at my wallclock;  8:37a.m.

"Sh*t."

Muntik ko nang makalimutan na ngayon pala kami magca-camp. I was so excited last night that I dreamt of it, hindi lang kaso maganda ang mga nangyari.

I grabbed my phone on my bedside table. Grabe, ang daming missed calls coming from Iñigo. Nag-papanic na ako't lahat lahat, paano kung iniwan na nila ako? Nah, this ain't good.

Nagmadali akong maligo at nag-ayos. Hindi na ako nakapag-breakfast kasi hindi na kaya ng oras.

"Mom, alis na po ako!" I shouted habang pababa ng stairs.

I was about to go nang patakbong lumapit si mom sa akin. Nakasuot ito ng apron at may hawak pang spatula.

"Mom, when I was a kid, did I sleepwalked?" Tanong ko nang bigla kong maalala 'yung panaginip ko kagabi.

"What's with the question?" She asked as her brows met.

"Son, our family has no history of sleepwalking at all." She added.

It was all just a dream so I should snap out of it.

"Ah by the way, nakalimutan mo na namang i-lock 'yung door ng kwarto mo. Hinanap ko si Kiwi kanina..." Kiwi is the name of our dog.

"Guess what? Kiwi was inside your room, didn't you smell his poop? Nangangamoy pa nga eh kahit naalis ko na." She said.

"It's okay mom. Aalis na po ako, bye." I gave her a peck on the cheek before I left.

Dali-dali akong pumunta kina Iñigo, medyo natagalan pa ako ng konti dahil sa traffic. It was almost 10:00a.m. nang makarating ako sa bahay nila.

They were all seated in the living room. All eyes on me, if looks could kill, I'd be dead right now.

"Slow clap for Mr. Pangilinan, kanina pa kami naghihintay sayo. Kaloka ka Donny, alas diyes na." Hindi ko na narinig 'yung sinabi ni Vaughnic.

Agad kong nilapitan si Edward and I tapped his shoulder. "I'm glad you're okay."

Sunod kong nilapitan si Iñigo...

"It feels good to see you bro." I bumped his body and I jokingly punched him on the stomach.

"You're so weird." Rinig kong sambit nito.

Isa-isa ko silang tiningnan...Edward, Iñigo, Maris, Markus, Maymay, Sue, Darren, Vaughnic, and Kisses.

Compared to my dream, nandito ngayon si Maris at wala rito si Jameson. Hindi ko parin mapigilang alalahanin ang mga nangyari sa panaginip ko. Sobrang real kasi..

"Donny are you okay?" Rinig kong tanong ni Kisses. I walked near her...

What if this isn't true? What if lahat ng ito ay isang illusion lang?

I looked at her.

"Kisses, I miss you." I uttered as I caressed her face. Rinig ko ang hiyawan ng mga kasamahan namin.

Kita ko ang pagkabigla sa mukha ni Kisses, ayaw ko naman na mas lalo pang lumala ang awkwardness kaya I decided to step back.

"Can somebody punch me straight in the face?" I just wanna make sure that this isn't just another dream or what.

Tumayo si Markus at lumapit ito sa akin.

"Are you sure bro?" Tanong nito. I nodded.

He was getting ready. Itinaas na nito ang kamao at sinuntok ako sa mukha pero hindi niya naman sineryoso. Sobrang hina, ni wala akong naramdaman na sakit.

"Is that all you've got? I'm dead serious, hit me as hard as you---" Hindi pa man ako natatapos magsalita ay bumwelo na ito.

He took it seriously. He punched me so hard that I lost my balance. I fell down, my head hitting the floor.

I lost consciousness for a while and then I felt my bones cracking. I couldn't move my arms as well as my legs.

Hindi ko maigalaw ang katawan ko.

I slowly opened my eyes...

I was inside my car.

Broken window, wrecked car, dripping blood.

Wait...why am I here again?

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