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Third person’s POV

Napatunayan na naman ng isang tulad ko na malupit ang hagupit ng mga mababait. Loko-loko din to si Abe, ang bilis mainis  sa mga tao na bumabangga pagdating sa half-sister nya. Oo half sister nya si Ciek. may isang what you see what you get samantalang yung isa ticking bomb yet living saintly. Pfft. Hypocrisy.

Ano kayang gagawin nya don sa babae? Sayang fiesty pa naman, type ko sana pero mukhang may makaka-una na.

Papalayo na ako ng HQ namamataan ko na ang bulto ni Asterio. Kupal naman Abe bat ngayon ka pa nagloko?Madadawit ako neto ng di oras eh. Oh I need to buy time, para di mahalata. Sumaludo ako kay Asterio, habang sya’y nakangise sa akin.

“At ease.” he said with a hint of happiness. Siguro pasado to, effective ata mga pinagsh-share nitong chain memes sa f*.

“Pre, may kukunin lang ako HQ andon pa ba si Abe?” He asked. Ang loko mabubuko agad si Abe nito ng di oras.

“Di ko alam pre. Pag labas ko wala naman sya bukod sa kadeteng babae dun.” I said half truth.

“Babae? Sino?” He inquired.

“ Oo pre, may kailangan ata, pero bago muna yan samahan mo ako, kina-usap ako ng Ma’am Estalion, mas mabuti daw na pauwiin na ibang studyante para sa disiplina mamaya.” I know white lies, but I need to bargain time. I owe Abe one pero kung di pa sya tapos sa oras na sinakripisyo ko, ilang palo din matatanggap ko dito ng dos por dos eh, bahala na sya.

I looked at Asterio. He’s still a mystery to me too. He acts tough yet softy. He’s intimidating yet bubbly. He acts like a real gentleman yet commands the PL to get the number of the ladies when he spotted a beaut.

Basta ako isa lang gusto ko, naghahanap lang tamang timing.

Hah! I guess no one could keep and restrain everyone’s nature. Pare-parehas lang kami dito. Mas baliw nga lang si Abe.

Isa-isa naming pinaki-usapan mga studyante, may iilang wait lang daw kasi may hinihintay din sila. We then spend minutes clearing out the area until we heard a half whimper half shout of a girl.

Sht.

Bahala ka na sa buhay mo Abe.

“Tol mukhang naging demonyo na naman si Abe. Pasensya na, I just owe him one. The girl I told you about earlier, she’s in trouble. Mauna na ako.” He then runs towards the HQ not wasting time.

Wala eh, bata lang din ako. I smirked.

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Abe’s POV

Pagkatapos kong maitulak ang ulo ng babae sa pader bigla nalang itong nawalan ng lakas habang hawak ko. Napangise ako habang kinakapa na ang switch ng ilaw. The perks of training. Our five senses are heightened.

Pagkabukas ng ilaw, natulos ako sa kinatatayuan ko.

It’s her.

The lady that I liked.

Sht.

Sht.

Darn, you Ciek!

What did I do to the girl that I like?

Damn.

Fck this.

Papalapit na sana ako sa kinaroroonan ng babaeng gusto ko ng bumukas ng pabalang ang pinto.

“A-asterio..”

Bigla nalang tumilapon ang suntok nya sa pisngi ko. Sht do it, I deserve more than this. I deserve heavy punishment for what I have done.

“Gago ka ba Abe? You did really hit a girl huh? You won’t get away with this, you hurt the wrong girl dude. And don’t skip the punishment later. I’ll deal with you myself. “

Asterio fixed the girl's clothes. They then left right there.

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry love.

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Angelie’s POV

Unti-unting gumigising ang diwa ko ng dahil sa amoy ng white flower. White flower? Biglaang pagbalikwas ang nagawa ko, kaya agaran akong sinalakay ng sakit sa katawan. Lalo na sa sikmura.

M****a!

“Easy. Don’t move.” said the deep voice. Napaistatwa ako. Who’s this man again? Sht.

“relax. I am Asterio and I am mending your wounds and bruises.’ He then said as he noticed I am not breathing.

He’s mending my bruise in my arm and as I looked around our surroundings, we were inside a car. What just happened? Ang alam ko nasa HQ ako nung huling malay ko.

“How are you feeling? Should I put some patches on your stomach?” He asked as he moved on leaning on me to put the patch on my damaged tummy. I moved to avoid further close proximity.

He stopped midway. I breathed.

“You’re hurting yourself even more. Just let me. I won’t do anything stupid. Trust me okay?” He assured as he waited for me to raise my clothe to have him see clearly the bruises. I silently cried.

It hurts.

It stings.

I wanna run away.

I let myself cried silently as he mends all my wounds. I don’t think I can still pursue this dream. I just wanna run away. I don’t think I can play dumb when I see the faces who conned me, who wound me and beat me to death. My whole dream crashes the moment they laid their hands and tried to violate me. Does this dream worth disturbing my peace?

“Done. Tell me your address and I’ll ride you home. Just trust me on this. I won’t do any harm, I’ll just have to assure you that you won’t exert too much energy in commuting.” He said as he put my seatbelt on, pagkatapos sa kanya. I told him my address but not my exact address. I can’t trust anybody from Unit 2, sa ginawa palang ng officer na yun sa’kin? I don’t think I can trust him fully.

He opened the radio right after and begin to start the car’s engine.

“...ANG UNANG KASO NG COVID 19 AY NAMATAAN SA LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA NOONG NAKARAANG BUWAN NGUNIT NGAYON LAMANG NAG ANUNSYO ANG PAMAHALAAN NA IPATUPAD ANG TRAVEL BAN SA MGA BANSANG NAGPAPARAMI NG KASO NG NAKAKABAHALANG VIRUS. NAG-ANUNSYO DIN ANG PANGULO NA IPATIGIL MUNA ANG FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES SA KAPAKANAN DIN NG MGA KABATAAN… EPEKTIBO ITO AGARAN KINABUKASAN…”

The news on the radio just coincidentally given me hope. I need a break from all of this. I don’t really think I can face my perpetrators up close. I need this pandemic. I need time.

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Months of lockdown had past and I use that opportunity to change and make a new account on f*. I abandoned my former account and then I deleted every picture that I had on that account. Time passed already and I couldn’t muster the courage to tell a single soul about it.

I added Peas and essential people on my new account to live peacefully. I had blocked all the people who used to have connections in Unit 2 except for my close friends.

The online class set-up is adopted and I couldn’t say thank you more because I still like how it s. I like how I isolate myself from potential people that could hurt me. I began to hasten my creative side instead. I write for myself, I write to not lose myself any further.

I must heal, even if it takes a long time.

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After constantly declining opportunities and choosing my own battles for a year already, I began to act cowardly pathetic. Someone says that it is pretty normal at least I know when and where to act. It saves my energy and money.

And everyone stares at me, my family, the neighbours, our relatives wondering why am I, at this age, had no means of earning money?

All my f* friends are individually capturing milestones posted on their days. I’ve been trying everything. Wondering if you’d ask and assume I’m just a salty-salty woman. I have been recommending the companies that I dumbly failed while others are passing it without a sweat.

I’ve read hundreds of my horoscopes, it only gets me excited and overwhelmed. It actually tells accurate readings but funny it just stops suddenly. Like a familiar feeling; I vanished and no hope to rekindle.

Oh how badly, I wanted to live my life to the fullest. But things are just stopping me. My funds are draught due to pandemic, my will are slopping, the game I built is glitching.

I am cornered.

I am still here, in the same place. Lurking in my head, when and where to act practically amid this global pandemic. Everybody easily says I have all the opportunities. But I am haunted.

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