Broken Iris

Prologue

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I watch myself in front of a mirror to check my suit and tie but then my mind was send to oblivion in my own shade of eyes. Though everyone likes it and feel amazed by just looking at it,  I can't help but to feel sadness within these orbs. I always felt a tug in my heart, suffocating the only oxygen I have as I stare my own eyes. Questions flooded in my mind but left unanswered.

I was interrupted on my own thoughts when my Mom barged in to my room.

" Hijo, bilisan mo na dyan dahil inaantay na tayo kanina pa nang daddy mo sa may sala para sabay-sabay na tayong makapunta sa simbahan. We might miss the good gospel if you don't hurry up." My Mom said before she gracefully walk her way and went through beside me. She took my tie that I was fixing for awhile now but my mom took only  seconds just to rearrange and knot it smoothly.

I smiled at her " Thanks Mom "

" Your welcome son, well... at least may silbi pa rin ako sa'yo bilang mom mo kahit ilang beses mo nang sinasabi sa akin na di na kita baby." She pouted and I kissed her forehead.

"Please don't say that Mom. You know that I love you and I always do." I gently said as I hug her.

She hug me tightly as she got teary-eyed. " Oh sya tama na itong kadramahan nating mag ina dahil masisira ang make up at beauty ko ngayon. Balak ko pa man ding akitin ulit ang dad mo." She said as she giggles.

" I'm sure dad will fall to you all over again once he sees you. He's smitten to you, Mom." I chuckle. We descended downstairs and saw my dad literally drop his jaw upon seeing my mom. From there I saw my parents lit up the love they have for each other.

I wish I could find someone like my mom to be my partner in life, luckily my parents found each other even though they had ups and downs, they still choose to hold on to each other and never tried let go as they trust for their love. Finding someone like that will fullfill the remaining gaps that I've been searching for so long. A love that has no bounds nor conditions.

Nakarating kami sa simbahan and I let my parents find us seats habang naghahanap ako nang mapagpaparadahan. Nang makahanap ako sa may likudan lang mismo nang simbahan ay agad na akong bumaba para i-text ang mga magulang ko kung saang location sila sa loob ng  simbahan nakahanap nang upuan. I was about to lead at the front door of the church when I saw this woman on a swing beside a tree.

She's wearing a grey silver cloth dress that reach her middle thigh and a pair of white chuck taylors. Her skin was pale white complexing her long black hair with bangs that cover almost half of her face, but it didn't hide her true beauty. By that moment I thought I literally saw an angel. A fallen angel that was swinging peacefully beside the tree.

Agad kong ipinilig ang ulo ko dahil ito ang kauna-unahang beses na naka-appreciate ako nang ganda sa isang babae, its usually the other way around but this woman easily caught my attention. Its like I've known her before but I can't seem to remember when and how did we meet. Nakakatitig lang ako sa kanya at napansin kong her head was hanging low nakadantay ang ulo nya sa chain na sumusuporta sa swing. Is she sleeping? How could she fall asleep while she's in a public place ? Was she sick?

All my thoughts was suddenly vanished when my peripehral view saw three fvckers leading toward her direction. Itsura pa lang at paraan nang pagkakatingin nila sa kanya ay alam mo nang walang gagawing maganda. Fvckers! wala talaga silang sinasantong lugar kahit pa sa tabi lang ng simbahan.Bago pa man sila makalapit ay tumakbo na ko palapit sa pwesto nya.

"Back off. She's my girl!" I roared. I don't know why I said that but it feels so damn right to own her as mine.

Tumawa ang mga ito at dinuro pa ko nang isa nilang kasama. "Kanina pa namin pinagmamasdan itong dalagang ito at wala ka pa naman kanina! Kaya umalis ka dyan kung ayaw mong masampolan!!!"

"I don't give a damn on what the fvck are you talking about, and do as I say. BACK OFF" I warned them, as my vision went darker. Damn! buti na lang naka shades ako kundi makikita nila ang mga mata ko at baka makikilala pa ko.

"Kano pala ito pare! Bloody nose! Tangna! Hahahaha " kantyaw pa nila. Tsk.

"Umalis ka na dyan porenjer dahil kami ang nauna dito! hindi naman namin papahirapan si ate, papatikimin pa nga namin nang lasap ng langit" sabi pa nito wearing that filthy smirk on his goddamn fvcking face.

"Oo nga ---" agad na naputol ang sasabihin nya nang makatikim sya nang suntok mula sa akin. Talkative fvckers. Hindi na ko nakapag pigil sa harap harapang pangbabastos nila.

Nakarinig ako nang ilang nabaling buto pero wala akong pakialam, gusto kong turuan nang leksyon ang mga lalaking ito na di marunong kung paano rumespeto nang babae. Ilang segundo lang at lahat sila ay nakasalampak na sa lupa at kapwa dumadaing nang sakit sa mga nabali nilang braso at daliri. Pasalamat pa nga sila dahil yan lang ang ginawa ko at kung nagkataon pa na wala lang kami sa simbahan ay malamang hindi na sila makikilala pa nang mga kamag-anak nila.

Nakatawag pansin ang kumosyong nagawa ko sa mga nagbabantay sa simbahan. I explained them my side and glance at the CCTV pointed here at the area to prove my allegations. Dinala silang tatlo sa malapit na police station. Hinanapan pa ko nang statement but I contacted my lawyer to do all the works.

I was about to confirm, if she's okay nang bigla syang gumalaw at nag-inat. She's now fvcking awake, and she doesn't know a single fvck that she just put her life in danger if I didn't came!

Gusto kong pagalitan sya pero habang nag uunat sya at nag aayos nang sarili ay natigilan ako. Did she just casts a spell on me to feel this way? I can't help myself but to find her cute in that gesture! Fvck! Fvck! Fvck! Anu bang nangyayai sakin?! Merda!

"Nakatulog nanaman pala ako...." Humikab pa muli sya bago biglang nagbago ang expression nya at ngayo'y parang natataranta na sya.

"Naku! Baka nag aalala na sa akin si Sister Ally! " Tatayo na sana sya mula sa swing nang matigilan sya sa tangka nyang paglayo, naramdaman nya sigurong hindi lang sya nag-iisa dito sa may puno..

" Salamat pala sa pagligtas mo sa akin kanina habang natutulog ako. Utang ko sayo ang buhay ko.." She said as she look up to me and I saw her eyes covered with a black bandage. She's really beautiful but I felt my heart in pain when my mind was contemplating if she's blind or something less than that. I hope.

"Naku, ahh..ehh.. pasensya ka na di kita mapasalamatan nang maayos. Nabulag kasi ako but let me know kung may magagawa ba ko para masuklian ko ang kabutihang ginawa mo para sa akin" dagdag nyang sabi bago umalis and confirming my assumptions. She's blind but she's still wearing those smiles. How could she do that?

My heart thump wildly while looking at her smile but at the same time some part of it are hurting knowing that she's blind but she's still smiling at me...genuinely. Why do I feel that I'm suffocating upon knowing that she's blind? I felt a tear escaped from my left eye and I don't know why I'm feeling this longing for her...I felt my throat ache from constraining the sob that wants to pull out from my system. I was suddenly breathing hard as I literally crumpled my chest because it was really fvcking hurting. Why is this happening to me? Have we had a dark past? When ? How ? but I'm quite sure this is our first meeting....

Why? Who are you... My angel?