Chapter 3: One Special Question

"CALM down, my dear cousin. Maghahanda palang ako kay may ilang minuto ka para paghandaan ang mga mangyayari." Shane cheerfully said to Harold that anxiously waiting for her next move

"W-What are you... going t-to do, S-Shane? I-Is this... fun? Are you gonna do something... more f-fun?" Her cousin voice are quivering but she didn't pay attention at it and shout at him

"Shut your freaking mouth! Fun! Fun! Fun! All you just say about this fun! I'm so angry right now, Harold! So wait and shut your dirty mouth." Sinigaw nya ang matagal na nararamdaman, natulala naman ang lalaki kaya agad syang ngumiti dito

"Don't make me more angry and mad, Harold. Okay?" Tanong nya dito at sumunod naman itong tumango, masaya naman ang dalaga sa nakitang sagot nito. "Ang gusto ko lang gawin mo ngayon ay, manahimik at panoorin ang mga gagawin ko." Mahinahon nyang sabi dito, ngunit agad na naglikot ang sariling pinsan

"I-I can't! Shane! Alam mo kung gaano kasakit sakin ang pigilan ang nararamdaman ko! 'Yong gusto ko gawin! I- Argh! Ahh!" Nagulat nalang ito ng maramdaman ang isang kutsilyo na bumaan sa binti

Shane glared at her cousin that kept biting his lips, maybe for preventing smiling or screaming from pain. "I already told you, Harold. Kaninang umaga ko pa itong gustong gawin sayo pero hindi ko magawa. May oras kadin sakin, wait patiently."

Harold look at his cousin that expressionless, tearing up, and said. "I.. said, I c-can't. Shane, punish me. The more pain I feel, the more happy I am. I coudn't wait..." He laugh despite his condition, that trigger something at Shane

She recall what happpened this morning, her cousin laughing and whispering at Fidel... Mas lalo nyang pinalalim ang kustilyo sa binti nito. Ang pantalon nito na maitim ay mas lalong umiitim sa dugo nito

Samantala ang may katawan nito ay tawa padin ng tawa. Sa kabila ng sakit, kirot at hapdi na nararamdaman, nagawa padin nitong tumawa na sayang-saya sa dinadanas at nararamdaman

However, it only made Shane mood turn to worst. This is not part of her plan, she decide to pull the knife from her cousins leg. Her smile turned bigger when he shout angrily at her

"Fuck! Don't! Don't pull, you bitch! Stop this! Shane! Untie me! I'm going to tell mom what you planning! And what you're doing at me right now! You are hurting me, Shane! Stop this torment! I'm telling you!" He's babbling with his crazy eyes gaze at Shane

Although Shane heared him, she still sweetly smile at her cousin, giggling. "Oh Harold, you poor son of a bitch. Bago ko pa 'to gawin, sinabi ko na kay tita ang lahat na gagawin ko sayo. Yoy want to see me cry? Grief? Depress? Fuck you, I'm more totally fine than... you." Tinignan nya ito mula paa hanggang ulo na may pang-aasar at ngumisi

Kita ang gulat at takot sa mga mata ng pinsan nya. "Mom..? M-My fucking... mom?"

She nod at his question. "Hmm, yes. Auntie. Your mom."

Ang sagot ng dalaga ay parang sampal sa lalaki. Hindi nito akalain na ang ina nyang tanging ngiti lang ang ipinapakita sa kanya ay papapayag sa plano ng isang babaeng ulila na 'to

While Harold is in the middle of confusion and daze, Shane walk at her first target that still sleeping, or already dead.. maybe? She's not sure, so she hold the baseball at her other hand, and knife at the other one

She poke the baseball bat at her traget arm. "Ah, she's still sleeping? How peaceful, eh." Yumuko sya para maabot ang mahaba nitong buhok, at sinimulang hilain. "I'm getting mad just thinking you're peacefully sleeping this time."

Mukhang nagising sa sariling mundo ang kanyang pinsan dahil nagsimula itong sumigaw. "Shane! Drag me too! You can even run, just drag me! Gusto ko nyan. Ako din!" Paulit-ulit nitong sinasabi, nanatiling nakatitig sa ginagawa nya

Hindi nya nalang ito pinansin at hinila sa hindi kalayuang direksyon ang taong hilang-hila. Narinig nya ang mahinang ungol dito, sanhing malaman ng dalaga na unti-unti na itong nagigising. Shane grin when her first traget start waking up

Nang namulat nito ang mata, una nitong nakita ang mukha ni Shane na nakangiti at madidilim nitong mga mata na nakatitig. "S-Shane..? Anong.."

Her first target look like in the middle of daze. She let go it hair and squat at her front. "My pretty and supportive, seatmate. Faith, you're already awake, huh."

Though her lips are raise, that's not call a smile. Her eyes are also cold, there's something sparkling from her dark eyes that staring at Faith, her seatmate

"Shane... I-I will... Ack! Uhh.." Napangiwi naman ang babaeng halos nakahiga na sa sahig dahil hinila sya ni Shane. Hinanap nito kung saan ang nakirot at may nakapang basa mula sa damit

Napansin nya ang tulala nitong mukha habang nakatitig sa sugat na kanyang sinak-sak... nadulas kanina. "Ah, yan ba? My hand just slip, that's all. Hindi naman ako galit o may kinikim-kim na galit, ah."

She wave her hand, trying to deny it. Yet her eyes are honest. It's difficult to read for anyone only except Fidel, he can read other person emotion on the eyes that good at concealing it. He is an expert, and that's his secret

"Pfft! Hahaha! Slip? Thank you for not being honest, ah-huh!" Segunda naman ni Harold, di kalayuan sa kanila. Sana pala, mas hinila nya pa si Faith, malayo dito

Lumingon dito si Faith kaya nagsalita sya dito upang mabilis ang mga mangyayari. "He's somebody so don't pay attention at him. Anyway, Faith, I will only ask a one simple question so be honest with me. I have faith for you, girl."

She encourage her saying a sweet word, that not coming from her heart. "Ano ang sinabi mo kay, Fidel? Sabihin mo sa akin ng kumpleto at walang kulang. Papakawalan kita kung sasabihin mo sa akin lahat-lahat." Mahinahon nyang sabi dito

Naghintay sya ng halos ilang minuto ngunit ang pagtitig lang ni Faith ang nangyari. She said a minute, hour, ago, she didn't have patient if it's Fidel talking about. Kaya tumayo sya para hanapin ang isang di kalakihang bag at may hinalungkat

She just want an honest answer but she wasted it. She's gonna pay. For wasting her precious time, and for approaching her lovely Fidel. Mas lalong lumubog ang emosyon nya sa tuwing naiimahinasyong lumalapit si Faith kay Fidel

Is he smiling at her while they're talking? Are they close enough to make Faith smell Fidel scent? Just thinking about it makes her more ceazier. Shane eyes are burning with madness

"Shane! I want to experience that! Ako nalang! Ako! Why not immediately kill her then we had some fun?! I know that will be fun! So let's kill her and make me feel that too!" She turned to a deaf at what Harold is saying, halos lumangoy na nga ito sa sahig dahil nanatili itong nakatali

Ibinaba ng dalaga ang mga gamit na kinuha sa bag sa harap ng target nito. Halos hindi makapaniwala ang nakaukit sa mukha ng sariling seatmate habang nakatitig sa mga bagay na kinuha

"S-Shane... What a-are those things?" Makabang-kabang tanong nito, nakingin sa mga bagay na nasa tabi

Ang pangaraw-araw na ngiti ni Shane ang kanyang ipinakita dito, maliban sa mga mata. "For you. I had faith to you, but you broke it. I like being your seatmate, Faith. Di ko lang akalain na ganto ang magagawa mo sa akin. Alam mo ang araw-araw na ginagawa ko sa school at galaw ko kay Fidel dahil lagi ko iyong sinasabi sayo. Tapos gagawin mo sakin 'to?" Malungkot nyang saad dito

"I only talked to him, Shane! I didn't do anything more than that!" Sigaw nito

Shane pursed her thin lips. "Another lie, Faith."

"What? I am not!"

"Then, what is that I heared? You stalk him? Not just that, you even blackmail him?"

Faith is stunned at the thing she heared. "What?! Hindi ko ginawa yan! Maniwala ka sa akin, Shane! I couldn't remeber doing that things!" Ang tanggi nito ay biglang napabasag sa tenga ng dalaga

She put a sad face. "I can't trust you anymore, Faith. Binigyan kita ng oras para sabihin sa akin ang gusto kong marinig sayo, pero binigo mo ako. Nagawa mong magsinungaling sa akin, kaya sabihin mo, paano kita pagkakatiwalaan kung kanina ay nagawa mong magsinungaling?"

Her seatmate is speechless. Kunti nalang, bibigay din ito kaya sinabi nya ulit. "Another thing, Fidel is the one who said that to me. I can't trust you in the second time, at kahit nagsalita ka ng una palang, si Fidel padin ang paniniwalaan ko sa lahat ng tao." She smug, nasira lang ito sa background na sigaw

"Hah! Delusional! Shane, you're waking up in full of illusion. Sariling imagination. You are more crazier than me, I pity you." Again, she ignored him

Rinig na rinig ni Faith ang sinabi ni Shane kanina. "Fidel? Sya ang nagsabi sayo nyan?" Shane nod while smiling, Faith can't help but to scoff. "How idiot am I. I can't believe I tried to protect him! And worst, I belived him!"

Shane gaze at Faith, confuse at what she's saying. Her seatmate look up at her and said. "Perfect talaga kayong dalawa, Shane." Tinanggap ito ng dalaga bilang puri ngunit hindi maalis nito ang nararamdaman sa mga sinasabi ng babae

She approach him. She smell his scent. She look at Fidel smile, face, body and his every movement. Fidel answered her, and Fidel even look at her. It should only be me. I am the only one who can be with, Fidel. And I am the only one who can see his everything. Only me, if anyone can see this, I will elimanate it. Kill. Kill. Fidel...

"I still can't forgave you." She smiled at Faith, the person unconsciously trembled... from what? But then, Faith suddenly saw the answer

Shane is holding a knife, baseball bat, a glass of small jar and a special poison that she already used. Because this poision is the one she also use at her parents that she already killed. It's a little... special for her

Sinandal nya sa pader ang babae at inayos ang tali bago higpitan. Ang matulis na kustilyo ay dahan-dahan nya munang pinadaan sa bawat parte ng katawan ni Faith. Kita ang panginginig at takot sa mga mukha nito

"I-If... I told you, w-will you.. set me free..?" Trembling at Shane's sparkling face that tracing her body with a knife

"No." Mabilis na sagot ng dalaga, wala naman na magawa ang seatmate nya at nanahimik nalang. Naghihintay kung paano at kailan mamatay. Harold is still shouting at the top of hi lungs at what he's looking at. He also want to feel that! Waiting to bleed! He badly want it!

"Shane! I also want it! I'm going crazy at feeling that if you do that to me! I'm begging you, Shane! Untie me and stab me with that knife! Make me feel pain more than being painful! I want to taste the thrill of becoming to death!" He shouted and wiggled his own body

Mas lalong lumalaki ang sugat nito sa binti kada galaw, ngunit wala syang pansin dito. Ang mahalaga ay makawala sa tali na maghigpit sa kanyang katawan

Dumudugo na ang mga kamay ng lalaki sa kakakut-kot sa lubid upang makaalis dito. Kada minutong lumilipas ay hindi ito sumusuko kahit dumudugo na ang mga kamay, lalo na ang mga daliri nito

"Shut up, Harold. May oras kadin mamaya. So shall we start, Faith?" Shane came back her attention at her seatmate and coldly smile at her. Faith could only gulp at what will happen