He's gone
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Everyone stopped what they are currently doing. They all stare at Dane who's sitting in front of Anita and Deiji while the two ladies point their own knives at Dane.
"Comeon, I know you can't kill a person Deiji." Carlo seems to be teasing her.
Nanginig bigla ang palad ni Deiji sa sinabing iyon ni Carlo. When she thinks about it. She knew she really couldn't kill a person. A human being. She can't help to called a killer nor a murderer.
"She can't, but I can." Anita and then she stabs Dane at his throat making Dane's blood squirt.
Nagulantang ang lahat sa nangyari. They didn't expect one of them to kill a person. Especially, Anita is just a girl. Nanlalaki ang mga mata ni Carlo sa nangyari. Hindi niya kilala ang dalaga at ang grupong kinabibilangan nito kaya naman ay hindi niya nakalkyula ng maayos ang mga pangyayari.
"Ate Anita!" Gabby shouted to get her attention.
Napalingon si Anita kay Gavin at Gabby na siyang kasama niyang lumaki pagkatapos siyang sipain ng ama papuntang Sitio De Villasarza.
Tila natauhan siya sa kanyang ginawa. She wanted those men to be gone and she didn't expect herself to really kill them. But she had actually already killed one of them.
She stopped and she felt numb all of a sudden remembering what she had done a while ago. She was holding a knife with Dane's blood on it. She was also covered by Dane's blood all over her face.
Napatingin siya sa kanyang harapan and to her surprised, it was Dane. Hawak ang leeg na pilit tinatakpan ang napakaraming dugong sumisirit mula rito. Nabitawan niya ang kutsilyo at napahakbang paatras.
Deiji saw and noticed the weird behavior of Anita so she held her hand and pulled it closer to her to give it a hug and comfort.
"You said they can't kill people!" Rinig nilang takot na sigaw ng isang lalaking kasama ni Dane kay Carlo.
"YOU f*****g SAID THEY CAN'T KILL PEOPLE!" Sigaw nito ng mas malakas pa saka tinutukan ng kutsilyo si Carlo.
Itinapat ng lalaki ang kutsilyo nito sa ilalim ng lalamunan ni Carlo and it makes Bianca to run to him.
"Carlo!" Bianca shouted his name but Carlo signalled to her.
"No, Baby. Please. Stay where you are." Pagmamakaawa ni Carlo sa nobya na naging dahilan ng pagluhod ni Bianca at naghuhumiyaw sa iyak.
She thought Carlo doesn't care about her at all. But it was just an act. And she wants to ask why. She wants to ask a lot of questions.
"You have a girlfriend here!" Sigaw naman isa pang lalaki saka tinutukan ng kutsilyo ang mga kasamahan.
Palipat lipat ang kutsilyo nito papunta sa direksyon nilang lahat at sa direksyon nila Deiji at Anita.
"We're sorry. We never want to harm you guys. We just want to scare all of you to get food." Ani ng isa pang lalaki na nagtatago sa likod ng lalaking may hawak ng kutsilyo na nakatapat kay Carlo.
"Babe, what are you doing this? Why are you with them? Who are they?!" Tila hindi na kinaya ni Bianca ang manahimik. She wants an answer.
"I… I just met them after running away." Umiwas ng tingin si Carlo sa kanya.
"Why the hell did you run away? You didn't touch Deiji, right?! If you didn't do anything wrong, why do you have to run away? Why did you leave me?!" Tila inilabas na ni Bianca ang lahat ng emosyong kinimkim mula ng mawala ang nobyo. And this time, she's releasing it while getting an answer.
"Because I can't face the hell out of you!" Sigaw rin pabalik ni Carlo na naging dahilan ng pagtahimik ni Bianca at napatitig sa kanya.
"I told you that when I get back, I'll be the person you'll be proud of… But I didn't. You need to find someone better. I can't make you happy." And with that, tears escaped from Carlo's eyes that made everyone sad and broken at the same time.
But the most heartbreaking scene they will see is that time is not yet happening.
Because they were busy listening to the couple. They didn't notice the other man walking towards Bianca. He was Dane's brother.
He wants to kill Bianca as Anita killed his brother. But the thought in his mind is getting revenge on Carlo who seems to be happy at that time reconciling with his girlfriend. If they didn't meet Carlo, If Carlo didn't tell them when they saw Yuki earlier that Yuki and its group had food with them. They didn't also have to be in this kind of scenario. Her brother would be still alive and kicking. Laughing with them.
He was about to stab Bianca who's busy crying when Carlo suddenly appeared in front of him facing it's back to protect Bianca.
"Babe!" Bianca catches him and lay him to her lap.
"Hi, Baby. It's always comfortable laying on your lap." Nakangiting sambit ni Carlo sa nobya habang naubo ng dugo.
Lalong lumakas at lumalim ang iyak ni Bianca dahil sa sinabing ito ni Carlo. Carlo pushes himself to raise his hands just to wipe off the tears from the cheeks of her beloved girlfriend.
"I'm sorry. I love you, always." And with that, Carlo shut his eyes that made Bianca shout and burst into cry in agony.
"Rane, why did you do that?!" Sigaw ng kasamahan ng lalaking sumaksak kay Carlo.
"They kill my brother!" Pagmamatigas na sagot ni Rane sa mga kasamahan.
Lalong natakot ang tatlo at napaatras. They outnumbered. They step backward when they see Glenn, Noah, and Christ rush to Rane to punch and beat him.
Halos hindi na makagalaw si Rane ng tigilan nila Glenn, Noah at Christ. Sobrang nakakaawa ang itsura nito dahil sa sama ng inabot sa tatlong binata.
Deiji walks towards Rane and to their surprise, her footsteps on Rane's face.
"Get him. Don't come back." Madilim ang awrang pagkakasabi ng dalaga sa kanila na dumagdag ng pagtindig ng kanilang balahibo.
"We won't." Tanging sambit ng isa at nagmamadaling kinuha si Rane at kinaladkad paalis.
Dali-daling lumapit si Deiji kay Carlo na ngayon ay pinaiikutan na ng lahat. Kahit papaano'y napalapit siya noon sa lalaki at nagkaroon ng masasayang alaala kasama ito at si Bianca na dating matalik na kaibigan.
Bianca looks at her. Magang maga at pulang pula ang mga mata nito na hindi pa din tumitigil sa pag agos ng luha mula rito.
"Deiji… He's gone."
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