“What you see is not what they really are. You must not trust anyone.” Those words bother me since last week. It’s haunting me every single night, in my dreams. It’s more like an infinite chant. Before, I hear it only in my dreams but now it’s so awful, it infests my mind even in daytime.
I am Brielle Du Coudrey , a simple student from St. Celestine High. I play violin just like my best friend. We are both preparing for the upcoming audition for the famous orchestra in the whole country. We rehearse every afternoon after our classes. We are determined to join in the orchestra so we are working hard for that.
Our practices turn out well until my fearsome dreams ruined my concentration. At first, I perform my pieces with astonishing confidence but since that incident happened it became floppy. I don’t have any idea why it affects me that much but I have a strange enigmatic feeling towards it.
“Brielle! You’re out of focus again! Can you just set aside that dream thingy and put your mind to your piece!”, said Adrie in a pissed manner.
“I-I’m sorry. It’s just that it’s agonizing me too much and I don’t know…” I feel sorry for myself too because I can’t help not to think about it.
“Oh Come on! It’s on Friday! We only got three days to prepare! You know what? I think we shall continue this tomorrow and you better rest yourself that’s the smart thing you can do. I’ll see you in class.”, she said then walked out.
My best friend’s right, I should get some rest. I’m being more vulnerable this past few weeks, I need to find some way to make my dreams stop.
~~
“Reliable huh! She’s clever! Clever enough to fool all of you!”, words flying in my mind the whole day. And yeah right! It’s from my dreams again. What’s new anyway…
And this is the day! The audition! I hope this will end up well. I’m with my best friend Adrie and the other hundred auditionee.
“Oh Brielle! I can kill someone if ever I didn’t get this opportunity!”, she said with a heavy laugh.
“Yeah! You ruthless girl! I can see you really want to be on the orchestra huh!” She’s insane right? Sometimes I am thinking that she’s worse than an inebriated guy, just look at the way she talks.
After many hours, the audition is finally over. And thank god my piece turns out the way it should be, elegant! We just have to wait for a few days to see the results. I wish we are one of the lucky ten.
A week later, we finally got the results of the audition. And I’m feeling so ecstatic because I’m one of the few but I feel sorry for my best friend because she did not make it. I remember what she said last audition. I wish she is alright now.
~~
I feel worried about Adrie. She became rebellious this past days and it’s alarming. I found out that she is ditching classes and whenever I talk to her she became ill-tempered. I can see she’s really affected about the audition but its grotesque to ditch classes just because of that.
I decided to give her some space. I did not bother her for quite some time but one morning,
“Hey! I miss you! I’ve been looking for you! You’re ignoring me! Is there something wrong?”, she stated smiling.
“I thought you need some space so I did not bother you.”
“Oh! You silly! Why would I? If you are thinking that it’s because of the audition, well, it’s not. It’s because of some confidential problem.”, she said it while smiling again.
Something is different, I can sense it but what could it be? Maybe it’s for her to know and for me to find out.
This afternoon, we feel dumb-founded, we found out that one of our classmates had an accident yesterday and she’s currently half-alive by this time. I don’t know why I feel that sudden chill conquering my body, it’s devastating. My dreams are flashing again on my mind. Maybe I’m just stressed out but my heart feels famished, famished of something uncertain, something I don’t know.
“Adrie? Brielle? Are you alright? You both look so murky.”, one of our concerned classmate said.
“Oh! Yes! We are really alright with what’s happening!”, Adrie’s sarcastic reply.
We’re at the hospital right now, waiting for the doctor’s dogmatic statement. While waiting I notice a stupendous man standing on the staircase looking at us. I decided to go to the guy but it’s too late, he’s not there anymore. I came back to my friends and continue waiting.
Its pass 8pm when I got home my mind is crowded of abominable thoughts making my heart inconsolable. I can’t sleep, my thoughts are lingering my imagination causing me to come up with massive bad ideas. I turn off my bright lamp; maybe this will help me fall asleep.
I close my eyes, I can see Sam’s alluring face. I pity her, she’s so immaculate why could fate do that to her how come she’s caught in an accident. I’ll just pray for her to be okay and also for my dreams to fade away.
~~
I guess god did not hear my prayers last night. Sam’s mom called and said that Sam is dead. I almost burst into tears if my brain is not easy thinking about my horrible dream last night. I dreamt that someone is coming right after me someone will kill me.
Days and weeks past by and there’s something creepy happening. After Sam’s death eight of our other classmates are involve in the same kind of accident. Our teachers think that maybe it’s a setup not an accident because it’s so unusual for an accident to happen nine times.
“Adrie? What do you think about what’s happening; is it an accident or a setup??” I asked. But instead of answering she is like imagining if something attractive, glamorous and splendid things because she’s smiling but I feel different about her smile.
“Adrie! Are you listening?”
“Huh! Ah! Yes.. What is it?” she said coldly.
“I said what do you think about the accident?”
“Why are you asking me?! I don’t know! Let’s just not mind other’s business...” she looks like irritated by the way I asked her, did I say something wrong??
Its afternoon already, I asked Adrie if we could go home together but she said she has an important thing to do. It’s strange, before, she always asking for my help in everything she does but now I feel that I don’t know her anymore.
I start walking my way home but I think someone’s following me. I look back but saw nobody. I continue walking but still I know someone is really following me. By the time I reach the subdivision, someone pulled me and dragged me into a dark corner.
“Listen! You’re next!” said the prudent guy in front of me.
“W-what do you mean? And who are you? Why do you brought me in this place?” this is a De Javu, I know this scene happened but I don’t know when.
“The accidents! You’re the next victim!”
“Huh!? How did you know??”
“Are you familiar with the 9 students??” he asked, I can see his eyes, his eager to say something to me.
“Y-yes, they are my schoolmates.” Is he the guy in the hospital? I’m not quite sure.
“Aside from that??”
“They are my friends, so if you have nothing more to say will you excuse me I need to go home.” I’m pissed. I have no idea what he’s talking about.
“The nine students are the qualifiers of the audition for the orchestra just like you! Of the ten qualifiers you’re the only one that’s left so it will be you this time!”
I’m petrified with what he said, I don’t know if I’m going to believe him.
“You’re crazy! It’s all an accident! And who’s the hell could do that such thing!? Is this a prank well if this is it’s not funny.
“Your best friend, she’s the one who’s responsible with all of this.” Now, he’s insane.
“You’re insane! She can’t do that! She’s my best friend, she’s admirable, and charismatic. She can’t do that! I know her! I trust her, she’s reliable!”
“Reliable huh! She’s clever! Clever enough to fool all of you!” Wait! I hear this line before.
“What do you know?! You’re just a stranger! Stay away from us! You’re a liar!” after saying that I walk away ignoring what he was saying.
“What you see is not what they really are! You must not trust anyone!” What does he know!? I will prove to him that it’s not true!
~~
I stayed at the park before going home. Its pass 6PM when I decided to go. While I was walking, my destructive dreams, all of the sudden came into my mind. I remember it someone is coming right after me and wants to kill me but it’s only a dream nothing will happen.
On my way, I feel someone smashed my petite body causing me to faint. I woke up in an abandon place, sitting and tied in a chair. Then somebody came in, you can see in her voluptuous figure that she is a lady but I can’t see her face, she’s wearing a mask.
“Do you have anything to say?” her voice is familiar it’s similar to Adrie’s voice but it’s impossible that she is Adrie.
“Who are you? Take off your mask!” then she take off her mask.
It’s Adrie! I can’t believe it! How come she could do this! Maybe this is a joke, maybe she is just playing pranks on me again.
“This is a joke right?”
“Joke yourself Brielle!” she said laughing.
“How can you do this?! We’re best friends!” I can’t help it, I burst into tears. I can’t believe my own best friend can do this such thing.
“Best friends?! No! I never treated you like one! I attached myself to you because I want to know how to beat you!” Her eyes is full of vanity.
“Beat me? But why? I didn’t do anything to you…”
“Yeah! You did not but I’m tired of being compared to you! Every now and the you’re the witty, everyone likes you like you’re the best in everything but they didn’t know that you’re not! You’re not the best in playing violin coz’ I am but how come you’re the one who’s qualified not me!”
“So that’s why you planned all of this??” This is not happening, right?
“Yes! And now I’m down to the last part of my plans, to kill you!!” then she get the gun in her pocket.
But she didn’t know that while we’re talking I already untied my hands on the chair. When she got near me I quickly pushed her then run as fast as I can. My feet are not indefatigable so when I feel the pain I hide behind many malleable metals.
I’m not that resourceful in dealing with this kind of situation so I just pray to the pious God to save me. Then I hear a screechy sound I just closed my eyes because I’m so scared. But wrong move, I didn’t noticed that she is already in front of me. I see her ablaze, she point the gun towards me.
“Goodbye my best friend!” She said with an evil smile.
But before she is able to pull the trigger someone shout-hearted push her away. It’s the guy who warned me few hours ago. The guy comes to me thinking that Adrie lose her consciousness because of what she did but he thought wrong. Adrie quickly stand and point the gun to us.
“So long…”
Our eyes were close thinking that she will kill us but to our surprise she shoots herself. A lot of blood flowed go into her but she’ already dead. I hugged her while crying. I still can’t believe this could happen to us…
~~
It’s been a year since Adrie’s death. Many has changed, I quit playing violin cause whenever I saw it I always remember what happened, I remember my treacherous “so called” best friend and it bring a lot of pain in my heart.
Life is really playful. You can never give your full trust to someone because even your closest best friend can break it into pieces. A broken trust is inconsolable, it takes forever to fix it so give you’re trust to the right person you know you can never break it.
*FIN*