(S2) 27. WEAK 1

YUMI

“Death?” Helio asked with a hint of sadness and irony in her tone.

Hindi naman ako umimik. I shoulda left her in her office kanina pa, pero may kung ano sa tono niya ang dahilan kaya nanatili pa rin ako roon. And that’s new. Helio seemed not aware of her emotion but it was obvious. She was affected by what I said. But… why?

“Don’t you know that if I chose death years ago, ay wala ang Incognito?” malungkot na sabi niya. “Wala ka sana sa harap ko ngayon kung sakali. They will take you away from me. Kagaya ng ginawa nila kay—” she stopped. “They—” Helio shook her head in despair. “All I did was for you to survive this world! You ungrateful one!”

That made me curious. May tinutukoy siya at gusto kong malaman kung sino ‘yon. It isn’t her sister. Not even Cent. Kung kilala ko ang sinasabi niya ay alam kong babanggitin niya ang pangalan. And she used the pronoun ‘they’ to refer to some people who take away that person. Whoever that was ay gusto kong malaman kung sino iyon…

Helio breat