Heaven's Point of View
"You're late again, Miss Hintaña," The manager in this store said. I just looked down and apologies. I was now working at this grocery store as a helper. The salary here helps me with the bills that we need to pay since we moved in the apartment. It was tough one since It felt so draining since I also need to juggle my school so I can still get my allowance.
I'm also looking for that man whom I talked to in the library the last time. I spend my whole sophomore year looking for him. I'm now juggling my junior year in high school and this job. I stopped being at the club as I can't handle it anymore. I'm just happy that I'm still able to get the allowance from the scholarship.
I stopped focusing on being in the highest rank. My goal right now is to find that man, get the justice for Swan, finish high school and go to college and get a degree. Then be successful in life. I don't need those medals anymore as it's useless for me now.
I clean the aisles and put all the things in their right position. I made sure that the aisles was organised in their proper order.
"Hi, can I get these?" The person in my back speaks. I glanced at the person to respond and I saw that guy. That guy that I've talked to at the library is the guy that is in the surveillance camera and I can justify it now from his stance.
"How dare you!" I shouted at him. I was really pissed off by him and he just grins. He knows by now! By his actions, he knows things!
"You're looking for me, right? I'm here now. What do you want to know, Heaven?" He said with a mocking face. I want to punch him right now as I want him to get killed in that way also.
"Why us? Why Swan, huh? I don't remember her owing something to you. So why do you do that to her huh? Why!" I said with exhaustion and pain in my voice. Swan didn't deserve to die like that, no one is.
"Swan doesn't owe something to me but your dad does. Your dad owes me a lot and the payment is you and your siblings. You should still be thankful that Swan is just the one whom I picked among the three of you" He said. I couldn't bear the information that he had told me.
He then left with his groceries while I'm just here standing, speechless by the information that I've got. My dad was really a monster, that's why he didn't bother getting justice for Swan. The hate for my parents was at the summit and I'm really rooting for the day we would see each other again.
That man also looks unbothered. He looks rich enough to pay people and play with them. And I hate it, I really do. Why does it feel like I'm at the bottom and no one would help me stand up. Even if there's people who're helping me, I can't feel them.
After my shift, I went to Lawrence's house. I don't know why I get here but I want to just lash out the heaviness in me. I want to lash out and make a scene. I knocked at their door and he opened it up. He then looks worried and lets me in.
"I'm feeling defeated now. I failed my sister and myself again, I was really a failure. I finally unravel the truth and that hurts me. I'm withdrawing from this battle. I'm tired now" I said as It was tearing me up.
I fear the future now. All my goals and plans didn't come true. I did my best but that isn't still enough for the world to make my world bright and lovely. I always ask God why I am the one that needs to get through it. His brave soldier gets tired and exhausted.
I was surprised to see that Lawrence went near me and wiped my tears. It brought me some confusing joy. I somewhat look at his lips and I feel the temptation flowing through me.
And the next thing, I know I was kissing him. We shared kisses as he responded back. I don't know why it was gentle and safe. Like this was my protection from the harmful world. Like this would be the rest that I need from the reality that I keep escaping.
This isn't right. I shouldn't kiss someone I don't love and we're not in a relationship for that. I snapped back from reality and pushed him back. He was surprised by what I did but I was embarrassed. I quickly leave their house without looking back at him.
'What the heck am I thinking?' I go there to lash out the heaviness of my heart but I've done something embarrassing.
It's also my first kiss. I touched my lips as the memory of us kissing was brought back again. What was I really thinking? I was being magnet on his lips. We're not even friends!
When I went to the apartment, I saw a scared Alona. I was also scared when she instantly hugged me after seeing me. I ask her why and she just cries. Is it because of that guy? Does he scare my sister? What does he do to her?
"Answer me, Alona. You need to answer to your sister for your protection" I said. She looked up at me.
"He scares me. He would watch us from afar and he won't let us be happy since our father's in debt to him. I'm scared, Heaven" She said that bothers me more. We shouldn't be the one who needs to suffer.
I made a choice. I would do anything to protect my sister and won't let that guy harm us more. I would end this now and let my sister live in peace. I cook for our food since it's also dinner time. Once we finished eating, I would do my step since he said that he watches us from afar.
"Just stay here, Alona," I said when I tucked her to bed. I would move once she was sleeping.
When I saw that Alona was now in a deep sleep. I put my jacket on and left the apartment, I made sure that the apartment was locked so no one could enter. I would make sure that my parents would be the one who would suffer, not us.
I went to our house and knocked. I harshly knocked it because I knew they would be so annoyed since it was midnight but if we can't sleep at peace, no one would! After the harsh knock, my mom looked so annoyed when she opened it but put on a smirk when she saw me. I went inside the house and saw my dad sitting on the couch.
"Tell me the name of that guy" I coldly said. My dad blankly stared at me like I was some sort of nothing. Then he laughed. I picked out my phone and revealed what I just recorded earlier in my shift. I always put my phone on record since we left the house. I didn't use my phone so the storage should be enough to hold a whole-day record. I removed them too after a day of nothing since I really need to know who that man is.
"Don't laugh. I can serve this as evidence and file a case for you so tell me what his name is before I hand all the evidence in to the police" I scared them. I show merciless face that could be enough to scare them.
"Antonio Ilagan. But he's too rich to even be in the bars, you can't defeat him!" He responded. So that's his name.
"Where can I meet him?" I asked another question. I know that he's watching me so he should show up by this time.
"At the gambling place" My mother was the one who answered. I looked at her intently, so she knows about it too. Truly disgusting.
I leave the sickening place and go to the gambling place but I'm not far away from our house when he shows up again. Now, It's one evidence that he's really keeping an eye out on us. I asked for you to 'Get Lost' but you're too deaf to understand.