Samantha's POV
The new comers were called the elites.
The name suited them, they're the mose beautiful people I ever laid my eyes on and the way they act, napakalakas ng kanilang dating.
They got the strong aura at the same time lagi din silang bukambibig sa buong campus.
"Hey Trixie! Happy Birthday! Saan tayo magcecelebrate nyan?" rinig kong sabi ng isa kong kaklase sa isa pa naming kaklase.
Napangiti ako ng mapait. How could I forget? Kaarawan ko din pala ngayon.
Pasimple kong tinignan ang mga kaklase kong masayang nag-uusap. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako, I should be celebrating with my mom but she's not at home because her work required her to stay until midnight and I didn't have any friends.
I guess I'll be celebrating my birthday on my own. Again.
Maaga ako umuwi ngayon, maybe because umaasa ako na makakasama ko ang mama koang mama ko sa kaarawan ko. As I went inside the house, I hopefully called out for my mom "Mom? Are you home?"- tawag ko sa nanay ko nagbabakasakali na nakauwi na nga sya.
Nobody answered and I sighed, guess ganun nga talaga. Dumiretso ako sa kwarto ko.
Binaba ko ang mga gamit ko sa tabi ng bintana and looked outside the window. I slowly closed my eyes and made a wish.
I wish something good will happen to my life.
Sana magbago ang buhay ko into something better.
Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa labas ng bintana pero napakunot noo ako ng may mapansin akong anino pero agad din itong nawala.
Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako.
I thought I saw someone watching over our house but then again baka guni-guni ko lang yun, so I just close the window and took a warm shower.
I just finished reading a whole book when I notice the time. 10:10pm. Ang bilis ng oras! I reached out for my alarm clock and set it to 5am. Humiga na ako sa kama at pinatay ang lampshade sa may nightstand.
I quietly went under my blanket and felt the warm it gave me.
Happy Birthday to you Samantha Dela Vega! I mumbled to myself hanggang sa tuluyan na akong dapuan ng antok.
I woke up because of this strange noise that I heard, it was coming from downstairs. Tinignan ko ang oras, It's 1am in the morning.
Anong ingay ang narinig ko? Umuwi na kaya si Mama?
Marahas akong napalingon ng marinig ko ang pagkabasag ng babasaging bagay.
Dali-dali akong umalos sa kama at pumunta sa may pinto.
Kinakabahang pinihit ko ang doorknob, I inhaled deeply as I slowly walked downstairs.
From the corner of our living room, parang may tao akong nakitang nakahandusay sa sahig. It was little bit dark kaya mas lumapit ako para makita kung ano o sino ito.
My heart was pounding hard and hoping na sana mali ang iniisip ko. I saw a broken vase near the body and blood was scattered near it.
Nang tuluyan na akong makalapit.
Nanglaki ang mga mata ko. No!! Hindi ito maaari!
I felt weak as I looked at the person lying on the floor.
Nanlalambot ang aking mga tuhod.
She was lying on the ground and she's still moving.
Umiiyak akong dinaluhan sya "Mom what happened?"
"H-oney, P-atawad a-nak, for l-ying to yo-u.
T-hey're here. P-lease H-oney get out of here" hirap na sabi ng aking ina, her breathing is slowly fading.
"What do you mean? Stop talking Mom, tatawag ako ng ambulansya" umiiyak kong sabi dito.
Isang iling lang ang sagot ng aking ina, "No, I w-ont make it. G-et Out Samantha bago ka pa nila m-akita" she hardly uttered these words.
She reached out her hands which I immediately held.
"No mom, Im taking you to the hospital. Kailangan mo ng tulong mom! Im not leaving you!" sabi ko between my sobs.
"F-ind your real parents. I-m so sorry Honey!Shh..Dont cry. Th-e Ne-cklace. I l-ove y-ou." my mom was still able to smile at me amidst her tears.
"No, Mom, Please Mom, Dont leave me! Please Mom, wait for me. Dont go" garalgal kong sabi while holding her hand.
But my Mom didn't respond anymore.
Her breathing stopped.
It felt like my whole world stopped. She was the only family that I had.
Now I got no one. I cried for hours, Ayoko siyang iwan. I stayed beside my mom.
I didn't bother to move until..
I heard a sound na marahas na nagpalingon sa akin.
'Well, well... 'Look who we have here"...
said a guy with an evil smile.