CHAPTER 48: EAT SUNNY, EAT

                                    

                                          
Chapter 48: Eat Sunny, Eat
                          
“Sunny?!”
                          
Tumayo si Megan mula sa pagkakaupo sa gilid ng selda at sinalubong ako. I glared at the men in black who roughly pushed me inside causing me to almost trip. Pusangina, lagot kayo sa akin kapag nakawala ako rito!
                          
Nang makita ko si Megan ay bahagyang gumaan ang pakiramdam ko. So far, it seems like there has been no damage in her-- physically. 
                          
“Why the hell are you here?” she asked with her wide eyes. “Ano na naman bang kagagahan ang ginawa mo?” She closed her eyes tightly na para bang konokontrol ang kanyang sarili bago pa siya pumutok dahil sa galit. “You just returned tapos ganito na pinaggagawa mo?”
                          
Pinaikot ko ang mga eyeballs ko at pumunta sa sulok, checking the cell. “Dapat matuwa ka, may kasama ka na rito,” biro ko. I know it’s not time to joke something like this but what else should I say? Wala na, nandito na ako sa sitwasyon na ‘to. Hindi na iyon mababago kahit ilang beses pa niya akong sermonan.
                          
“Gaga, edi dalawa tayong mamamatay! My God anong klaseng utak ang meron ka?” iritadong tanong niya at napasabunot sa kanyang buhok. I suppressed my smile and looked at her. I know it. She’s worried for me.
                          
Megan is not my favorite person, in fact I hate her and vice versa pero hindi ako manhid para hindi makita ang pagmamalasakit niya sa akin sa paaraang alam niya-- and that includes bitching. And I seriously appreciate it.
                          
I smiled. “That means dalawa rin tayong tatakas.”
                          
Naningkit ang kanyang mga mata at hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan ako. “Gosh, you’re seriously unbelievable.”
                          
“What did they do to you?” tanong ko.
                          
She replied with a shrug. “I don’t know. Ag huling naaalala ko, kausap ko si Thea and when I woke up, I was here.”
                          
“Hinihintay ka naming lahat sa dorm,” pag-amin ko.
                          
She sighed and looked away. “It was my mistake, I shouldn’t have meet Thea here. Wala akong kaalam-alam na ganito ang plano nila.” I sensed fear in Megan’s voice. Sa matagal na panahon na pagsasama namin, all I hear is her brave voice; acting high and mighty. Ngayon ay nahimigan ko na ang takot sa boses niya. “What if we can’t escape? What will happen to us?”
                          
I frowned. “I’ll be honest with you. Balak ka yatang kainin ni Doctor Aaron. He said pretty and smart human will be a high quality meat. On the other hand, mauuwi yata ako sa palengke.”
                          
She glared at me at mas mababakas ang takot sa mukha. “Is that supposed to make me strong kaya mo sinabi? Damn you Sunny, you’re making me pee in fear!” Hindi maikakaila ang iritasyon sa mukha niya. 
                          
Oh, bakit ba ganoon naman talaga ang mangyayari kapag hindi kami makakaligtas ah?
                          
“That’s why we need to escape here!” I tried looking for possible escape route or anything around the cell but I found none.
                          
“Kanina pa ako naghahanap,” sabi niya. She sat on the side, feeling hopeless. “There isn’t any.” Her voice was a bit hopeless. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang isipin kung ano ang nararamdaman niya kanina noong siya lang ang nandito. She must be very scared. Well, ngayong may kasama na siya, she’s still scared. Who wouldn’t?
                          
I tried knocking on the concrete walls ngunit tama si Megan, wala ngang ibang daan palabas kundi ang daang pinasukan namin. I want to give up, sulk on the side and feel hopeless but then I remembered that I am Sunny Gallego.
                          
I escaped Palomo’s cage in a tunnel, I can escape Doctor Aaron too!
                          
Lumapit ako kay Megan at naupo sa harap niya. “Alam mo bang nang pumunta ako sa Tussah ay hindi maganda ang sinapit ko?” I got her attention and she seems interested in hearing my story kaya nagpatuloy ako. “I was mistreated. Sa katunayan ay hindi lamang ako. There were also people there about my age. Sa halip na papasukin kami sa Tussah ay dinala nila kami sa isang tunnel na pag-aari ni Palomo. Puto, ag pangit ng Palomo na ‘yon, malaking tao tapos may peklat sa mukha. Mabaho rin, mukhang hindi naliligo.”