Apple's Point of View
Frightened. I was really frightened when he caught me glancing at him again. I don't know why I need to be really frightened of him. He won't eat me up alive but I make it so obvious. I was really at fault if he knew.
"Let's go to Alina's house?" Mina asks. We all nodded in agreement, we're going to do a project in Alina's house.
I was also curious about wherever Danielle is right now. He didn't even see my message and didn't even reply to them. I was getting worried for him and the last time I saw him was when we were at that fancy restaurant.
I didn't think of it more and shrugged it off in my mind. I became really busy as we have a lot of projects to make. It was fun to do and I really didn't get stressed over it.
We're now on our final week together. It was Monday and as usual I'm going to school early in the morning. But when I get there, they are already here. Talking to each other as usual. I sat beside Alina and talked about our project that we didn't even get to discuss.
"Let's go to the comfort room first," I requested. She nodded and got her purse, I also get mine and my phone.
"Apple, what are we going to do in our project?" Renz says in the middle of nowhere. I was shocked and surprised all of a sudden but because Alina was our groupmate also, she was the one who answered.
So, that's it? We're now going to talk to each other but I never felt nervous or anything like what my past crush experiences are everytime I talk to them. It feels weird but I still feel that I have a crush on him, I just didn't get anxious or nervous.
And as soon as we got back, Alina, me and Renz discussed everything that we needed to do with our project. Alina stated that I won't go because I live far away, why would she tell that? I'm a bit disappointed but I will go for it not to get into a fight.
It was really weird, suddenly we are very close with each other. Like, we just want to test each other out. I have to ask him something. That's why I stood up and went to where he's sitting.
I don't care if Frederic and his friends happen to see me. We didn't talk really, I didn't talk with anyone on them rather than Danielle and his friend so they must think that this is unusual but I don't care.
I asked him and he responded. I was really so bubbly on that day and I was rooting for more interaction that we might have. I'm clearly not in my usual self that I portray so I think they see it weird.
"We only have one week left, I'm sad" Ayen stated. Oh, we only have one week left. One week and there's no more interaction from me and him. I need to make a plan.
The teacher arrives and talks about our project. I somehow glanced at him to confirm something and he put his thumbs up. I feel genuinely happy, I feel like I'm going crazy to get butterflies in that scenario.
My day became super extra today. I got something that makes me rageous. My uncle sent me a photo of an edited picture of my dad dying. It was horrible that I couldn't wait to go home and see my dad.
"Should I send it to your brother?" He asked about the message he sent. I felt more rage so at the moment the teacher dismissed us. I stayed there for Ayen and Alina but they're going to make their project so I'm good to go.
I feel anxious, I couldn't even see people but the phone I'm on. I already replied to my uncle, stating things but my hands were shaking the entire time, thinking that it might be sent to my brother and everything would make it worse.
"Apple!" I was called three times by Renz but I didn't look back. I know that it was horrible but my mind is really going somewhere else right now and even if he was my ultimate crush, I still won't look back.
I see my dad going to me and make me go in the car immediately. I was also panicking when right when I went to the car, my uncle sent me a message.
"Right now, you're safe now but what about the other day?" He sent me that message. I feel like he's threatening me or I feel like this goes on for several years now.
"Dad?" I said and let my dad see the texts. He closed it and frustratedly closed his eyes. I can feel his rage right now and it's not good.
"Don't text him or reply to him, Apple" My dad responded shortly. I close my eyes as a sign that I also get frustrated.
I woke up feeling dizzy but my dad was still driving the car. It feels weird that we're still not in our home yet. That was really more confusing.
He stopped driving when were on the resort, he quickly stop the engine car and let me out to go in the Nipa hut.
"Apple!" My Aunt Alona was the one who I first saw when I entered that Nipa hut. I see my grandmother, my cousin, my uncle and my brother. But one thing I didn't see, my mother. I went out and my dad was already out.
"Why? Is Dad's brother still going after them?" I asked. My grandmother was the one who got me and explained everything.
"I'm really really sorry, Apple. Your parents were still the one who they kept ruining up until today because your Dad's brother made his way to escape the jail and now he was plotting a lot" She explains.
I prayed to God that my mom and dad would be okay after this. That they would catch my Uncle and get him to jail along with Rena's mom. They keep making my parents' lives miserable and I'm starting to hate them.
"Sleep now, Apple. Adults can protect you now" Aunt Alona said and served me a meal and a milk.
I wasn't really digesting well because I keep on thinking about my parents and I'm worried for their safety. I don't even think that I may go to sleep very well thinking that my parents are out there risking their lives for us.
I have a lot of things to say to God. I tend to speak to him when I feel like I'm alone in his battle but somehow not. I feel like I want to lighten what I'm feeling and thinking so I'm saying it to him.
I couldn't sleep so I just wandered around this Nipa hut. It was big and spacious, I think they occupied a hut that had three rooms. I just saw my grandma and my Aunt outside waiting for my parents to be back.
"I was worried for them, I hope they won't be harmed" My grandmother said. I was eavesdropping on their conversation.
"I don't think Antonio would harm them, he's just full of words but he won't really harm Heaven and Lawrence" My Aunt Alona responded. I don't know what they're saying but all I know was that Antonio was my Dad's brother.
"You don't know the mind of Antonio, maybe before he couldn't really harm them but everything changed now that his mind was full of vengeance. I talk to him once and he doesn't plan to stop until they're dead" My grandmother explains.
Hearing that made me shiver so without thinking of things, I went out to let them know that I'm hearing all their conversation. I want to save my parents if that's the case.
"Then why don't we save us, grandma, Auntie? Why are we just waiting here and not really going there? What if my parents were harmed and they were, they're dead? What are we going to do?" I said and burst out crying.
"I'm sorry, Apple but we could only be a distraction for them. And if we go there and save them we might be used against them and things would turn out differently. Let us just hope and pray that they won't be harmed and come back alive" Aunt Alona calmly explains.
I couldn't do anything because she might seem right. We could only double the harmness on that place. And we're really not going to be a saviour but a people who also needed to be saved. I hate my Uncle and I swear that if he touches my parents, I wouldn't let him escape the jail. He would pay.