"Please, tama na. Hindi ko na kaya." she begged after an hours of molesting her.
Namamanhid narin ang buong katawan niya sa sobrang sakit at pagod na nararamdaman niya, idagdag pa ang pandidiri sa mismong sarili niya.
Been a year since her brother started harassing her. Isang taon narin siyang nagtitiis, nagtitimpi at umaasa- isang taon narin mula nang maging impyerno ang buhay niya.
"Ayusin mo na ang sarili mo baka dumating si Mama, makita ka pa!" her brother told her kasabay ng pagtungo nito sa banyo.
Masakit man ang buong katawan ay pinilit niyang bumangon. She picked her clothes and put it on before going out to her brother's room. Kailangan niyang makapag-ayos bago pa dumating ang kanilang ina.
After applying a light make up, muli niyang sinipat ang kabuoan sa malaking salamin, she looks so well that everyone failed to see the misery she have. Na hindi siya masaya, na pagod na siya sa buhay niya.
Everyone admire her for having a pretty face, a brother that is so caring and protective, a mother who's strong enough and kind- neither they know na lahat 'yon ay isang kasinungalingan lamang. Her mother is so weak for not being able to protect her, na hinayaan lamang siya nito sa kamay ng kapatid niya- na hindi ito naniwala sa kanya noong nagsumbong siya.
She took her phone and fake a smile kasabay ng pagkuha niya ng litrato. This might be the last photo of her faking a smile, pretending to be well even if not.
Saglit itong naupo at inabala ang sarili sa kanyang social media account, posting the photo of her. She even texted her mother.
Heto na marahil ang huling mensahe nito sa ina na kahit mahina at ipinagkatiwala siya sa maling tao ay mahal na mahal niya.
Leaving her mother all alone wasn't easy pero pagod na siya. Hindi na niya kayang magtiis pa- nahihirapan na siya.
After settling everything, she took the letter she wrote the other day in her drawer and put it on her bed. They might need it.
Saglit niyang iginiya ang paningin sa paligid, sa mga litratong nakasabit; mga alaalang nagbibigay lang sa kanya ng lungkot. Kung sana ay hindi naging ganito ang lahat.
Kung naging matapang lang siya at ipinaglaban ang karapatan at dignidad niya, hindi sana ganito ang wakas na pipiliin niya. Hindi sana niya mas gugustuhing mawala.
She grab the knife she readied last night before her brother came to once again rape her... and slit her pulse. This is it. The end of her misery. The end of everything.
Hindi na siya muling makukuha pa ng kapatid na sana ay magtatanggol sa kanya sa mga masasamang loob pero ito pa ang nanira sa pagkatao niya. Hindi narin siya kailangang paniwalaan ng ina. Her being gone in this life will settle everything. Wala nang kailangang isipin.
Isang linggo matapos ang kanyang libing, nakita din nila ang Mama nitong nakahandusay sa sahig ng kwarto nitong duguan at wala ng buhay. It was said that she took her own life too for not being able to survive the pain of losing her daughter.
BUT...
Truth is she was killed by her son for knowing the truth of her daughter's suicide, after she warned him to put him on jail for what he did. She was killed by her son for the purpose of saving himself from the eyes of everyone. He killed her to cover up his crime.
//Fb: Sheng Margarette
-I have attached the suicide letter (in a photo) mentioned above. Thank You ❤️
BINABASA MO ANG
Beyond Reality
Short Story"Kahit pilit mong iwasan at gustuhing takbuhan, 'yon parin ang katotohanan. Harapin at tanggapin mo nalang ng may tapang, bukal sa puso at isipan- hindi tayo kailanman bibigyan ng dalahing hindi natin makakayang lampasan." (Sheng) This is more likel...
