The Psychopath's Son (On Going)

Chapter 14 - Gloomy Ball of Sunshine

"Purple eyes." The kids say. There's a lot of them surrounding me. Pilit na hinahatak ng kanilang maliliit na kamay ang kulay puti kong pang-itaas. I tried removing their hands, ngunit sa pag-alis ko ng isa ay muling paghatak naman ng iba.

"Tulong. Tulong mo siya" They kept on saying. There's a lot of them and some are really babies crawling towards me.

Tulong? I don't do such a thing. Why are they stuck here with me? With someone who can't even afford to help them. I tried looking for someone who can attend to their needs, but all I see is white. Nang lumuwag ang kapit nila sa damit ko ay kaagad kong ginamit ang pagkakataon na iyon para makaalis mula sa kanila. But one child was able to get a grip on my shirt once again.

"Allie" He mentioned which made me froze. Allie and purple eyes. I looked back and suddenly those kids are disappearing one by one except for the one who's still holding my shirt. He has the same eyes as her but in light brown instead of purple, pale skin, and wearing a hospital gown.

"How did you know her?" I asked and hold his hand. This time, I didn't let go. Ang liit ng kanyang kamay. Who is he? How did he know her?

"Tulong." Matapos sabihin ang katagang iyon ay unti-unti na din siyang naglaho. I looked around to find them, but they're gone. But in this world full of white, a black door appeared. I keep on running towards it, but it seems like it's moving away. Hanggang sa tuhod ko na mismo ang bumigay.

I opened my eyes at kaagad na bumungad sa akin ang kisame ng aking kwarto at ang nakabukas na ilaw. It was a dream. Kakaibang panaginip. Iniligay ko ang kamay sa dibdib at ramdam na ramdam ko ang bilis na tibok nito. I'm even running after my breath as if I ran just like in my dream. It felt so real. Allie. You've made your way to my dreams again.

This dream will bother me until I was able to answer questions in my head.

It has been a month since that day. Gavin tried to clean everyone's name, but the prosecutors are not that dumb not to know that an organization will not run with just one person in it. But still, ipinipilit ni Gavin na siya lamang ang may kagagawan ng lahat. He made up a story of his own. That Yvo is not part of the organization at normal na estudyante lamang siya. Inako niya din na siya ang may pakana ng mga bomba. Hindi siya makausap ng matino. He's spaced out at kapag tinatanong siya, iyong gawang kwento niya lamang ang lumalabas sa bibig niya at madalas ay tulala pa.

Jason, on the other hand, surrendered to the police. Sinabi niya ang kasalanan at sinabing silang dalawa lamang ni Gavin ang may kasalanan. Hanggang sa huli ay hindi niya iniwanan ang kaibigan. Who knows if they have been communicating with one another or talagang they're trying to keep their story as close as possible?

Yvo is still in the hospital. Seems like Amber just created another miracle. Yvo survived although the bullet pierced through his heart. No matter how Gavin tried to remove Yvo from this mess ay hindi siya nagtagumpay. The police are faster than we thought. They were able to get some evidence from our head quarter bago ito nasunog. Simeon and I set it on fire as per Gavin's last command.

Nananatiling buo ang desisyon ng korte na makukulong pa din si Yvo pagkalabas nito sa hospital. I didn't hear anything from Amber matapos niya akong balitaan tungkol kay Yvo.

Bumangon na ako at nagtungo sa bathroom. I looked at my face in the mirror. Mas mukha pa akong nakakulong kaysa kay Jason. Ilang araw akong nakakulong dito sa unit ko at hindi rin naliligo. Malago na ang balbas ko at bigote. I clean myself and fix my stuff. I haven't died yet, and I don't have a plan to surrender until I do one last thing I need to do.

Hindi ko na nilinis ang unit ko at nag-iwan ng pera sa table. They can clean it. Kinuha ko lamang ang mga ilang damit at gamit na kailangan ko at natitirang armas na mayroon ako. Nakuha ng pansin ko ang kulay asul na bistida na binili ko. I gave all the clothes that day to Amber except this one. It reminds me of her. I am not hopeful that we'll meet once again, but I keep it anyway. Ito ang huli kong damit na inilagay sa bag bago ko ito isinara.