Future?
"Can you really see the future?" that's what I asked her. hinigit ko ang braso nya papalapit sa akin. I showed her my monitor. showing her my one red mark on school portal.
"are you able to see that I'm gonna fail sa subject na to?and you didn't bother to tell me?" sinyaw ko sa kanya.
agad nyang binawi ang kamay nya at binira ako sa tyan. napahawak naman ako doon at napaatras.
"Aba! ang kapal ng mukha mo!" dinuro nya pa ako ng hintuturo niya.
"ano ako fortune teller? manghuhula HA? AT ANG KABOBOHAN MO SINISISI MO SAKEN??"
"Huh!" Kabobohan? did she just called me lazy?
YEAH. LAZY.
"MS. JULIE ANN DIMAATIM. HOW DARE YO--"
"HOY! MR. ANGELO MANLANGIT. HOW DARE YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE ON ME." pagtataas nito ng boses. aba bat parang kasalanan ko pa to?
"SINO BA SATEN YUNG ANG HILIG MANOOD NG ANIME MAGDAMAG AT KITA NG EXAM BUKAS AY DI NAGREVIEW????" nakapamewang nya pang sabi.
sumandal ito ng kaunti sa table ko at napahawak ng bahagya sa sentido nya.
haaaaahhhh, mali ko pa talaga. eh sino ba n--
sasagot pa sana ako ngunit
"JULIE!"
agad kong naalalayan sya bgo pa sya tuluyang bumagsak sa sahig.
my mind went blank.
hindi ko alam kung anong uunahin ko. ihiga ba sya ng tuluyan at tumawag ng tulong. o buhatin sya habang nagtatawag ng tulong.
this was foretold.
they said predefined na ang buhay ng tao.
ever since nasa sinapupunan ka palang ng nanay mo. nakasulat na kung anong magiging kinabukasan mo.
life and death.
its already written.
and sure it is.
"Julie was a friend, a best friend, a daughter. and thank God cause he gave us someone that is so precious, and that may she enjoy her next life in heaven."
Tears stream down on each of our faces when Aunt Julia said her last words. her family and friends are here.
This is really the end huh? for her?
"Angelo?"
"Angelo?? hellooooo? gising??"
bumalik ako sa wisyo ng makailang pitik na sya ng daliri nya.
"Ano ba? gusto mo pa bang ituloy natin to o hindi? hindi naman kita pinipilit." She's sitting right in front me. holding my two hands, reading my fortune--nope. scratch that. my future.
"shempre gusto kong makita if papasa ba ko this sem. especially sa subject na to." tinuro ko sa kanya yung papel sa may table.
I asked her to do a reading for me. Julie do this for fun. wala namang mawawala right?
peaking into the future has its consequences.
"Are you really sure this will work?" tanong ko pa ulitsakanya.
"Oo naman no. accurate kaya readings ko. pumikit ka nalang kase." sabi nya pa.
its only for a couple of seconds pero nagsalita na sya.
"huh, I cant see yours."
Can you really see the future?
cause the moment I closed my eyes.
I saw yours.
and in that brief moment..
I fear that the reality I am living right now
might crumble once I saw this future coming through us.