Staring at the Sun [COMPLETED]

Chapter 19

I stayed for a week in the hospital. Hindi naman malubha ang pakiramdam ko dahil dumaplis lamang ang bala sa braso. Buti at hindi maayos ang pag-asinta ng gunner na iyon kung hindi ay maooperahan talaga ako. As much I don' want any marks on my arm.

Mama insisted that I should rest for a week so that she could check on me if I developed any injury on my head. I assured her I'm okey kaya this Monday ay mag-aaral na ako.

I was a talk-of-the-town again. Binalita iyon sa local tv at umalingawngaw sa mga radyo ang pangalan ko dahil sa insidente. I heard that the police are doing their investigation and that they have a lead now.

My friends worried so much at umabsent pa talaga noong isang araw. Masakit sa ulo ang ingay nilang lima but it did good. Para na rin narelax ako. On that day, no one dared to asked where is Syverth.

Alam na iyon ang lahat dahil sangkot siya sa pagkakabaril ko.

O hindi...

Nalaman ko lang din mula sa local news online na sya ang puntirya ng nasabing riding in tandem. At doon napagalamang nasa drug watchlist si Syverth. In Marikina...

I couldn' believe it! Bakit hindi naman kami hinabol doon! Kagagaling lang naming Marikina and nothing happened. So bakit dito sa Davao?
Did he runaway?

Napakadaming tanong sa isip ko. But no one also dared to answer my questions. They would always shut me saying I should rest and stop thinking about it. My resident doctor advised it so I took it seriously since it might affect me in bad way too.

"Are you okey anak? Papasok ka na ba talaga?" mahihimigan ang pag-alala sa boses ni mama habang pinanood akong mag-ayos para pumasok.

"Yes ma. I rested well." I smiled.

"Don't worry your tito hired a bodyguard to look for you in school. He won't bother you." she assured me.

"Okey ma." hindi na ako makikipagtalo alam kong takot lang siyang may mangyaring masama.

"And if that's drug addict..." humugot siya ng hininga saka galit na tumingin sa kawalan.

"Ma, we'll handle this okey?"

"Makipagbreak ka na roon anak." mataman niyang sabi.

"He's on the drug watchlist dahil na set-up siya." matamlay kong kwento sa kanya.

"Paano mo nalaman 'yon?" kuryuso niyann tanong.

I sighed remembering how good my stalking skills were.
I read all the articles regarding him. But still, funny now I haven't seen any of those when I was stalking him the first time.

Pero hindi nga naman kasi iyon lumabas noong sinearch ko siya. Kunti lang din ang balita tungkol doon sa pagkakasangkot niya sa droga.

5 months ago he was arrested through an intrapment operation on a high end bar in Marikina. He got bailed and went home because his lawyer told them that he was set-up and they have the CCTV footage for the evidence.

Nasabi rin doon ang pagdami ng mga banta sa kanyang buhay. That's why when he flew to Davao he was inlisted again since his case is still under investigation.

Hays... I wish I knew all of those before I fell in love.

That was the time when I first saw him in Shrine Hills. But he looks so innocent. Like he's not on a watchlist. He could still roam the city like there's nothing wrong.

Is it because he's rich and got all the money?

At talaga bang minahal niya ako? Or he's just having his past time while escaping a drug case.