NAKATAKAS ang mga kasama ni Cecilia habang siya ay naiwan sa kamay ni Bernard.

Dahil sa narinig na putok kanina ay napilitang lumabas ng silid si Angela sa pag-aalala sa asawa. Kasunod niya si Lola Corazon.

“Bernard!”

“Natawagan mo na ba si Marcelo?”

“Oo Bernard, papunta na siya. S-Siya ba ang…”

“Isang babae at tatlong lalaki. Balak nila tayong pagnakawan.” Ani Bernard na hindi inaalis ang tutok ng baril kay Cecilia.

“Anong nangyari do’n sa tatlo?”

“Nakatakas sila. But don’t worry sweetheart, sisiguraduhin ko na hindi na sila makakabalik dito.”

Nagpakuha ng tali si Bernard kay Angela at saka niya itinali ang dalaga.

“Bernard, huwag mong masyadong higpitan, baka masaktan siya.” Paalala ni Angela sa asawa.

Nilingon siya ng lalaki.

“At talagang inaalala mo pa siya?”

“Hindi natin alam kung anong dahilan niya kung bakit siya napasama sa ganoong gawain. Huwag natin siyang husgahan agad.”

Napailing na lang si Bernard. Alam niya kung gaano kadakila ang puso ng asawa.

Si Lola Corazon naman ay pinuntahan si Bela sa silid nito.

“Bela apo, okay ka lang ba?”

“Ano pong nangyari lola, where is mom and dad?”

“Nasa salas lang, may kausap na bisita. Dito na lang muna tayo ha.”

“Yes lola. Ahm… did you see the ghost hunter?”

“Ghost hunter?”

“She told me that she will kill the 3 ugly ghosts outside and she will save mom and dad from them!”

Natawa ang matanda.

“Hamo, mamaya at tatanungin natin ang mom and dad mo tungkol dyan. Sa ngayon, matulog ka muna ulit or gusto mo bang ipagtimpla muna kita ng milk.”

“I want to sleep na lang po lola.”

Habang kausap ni Bernard si SPO2 Marcelo ay nilapitan ni Angela ang nakaposas ng si Cecilia.

“Pwede ko bang malaman ang pangalan mo?”

Hindi agad sumagot ang dalaga pero napilitan din ito.

“Cecille…”

“Cecille, ako si Angela. Hindi ko alam ang klase ng buhay na meron ka. Pero curious lang ako kung bakit mo pinasok ang ganitong gawain.”

“Hindi na importante ‘yon. Handa akong pagbayaran sa kulungan ang nagawa ko.”

“H-hindi ka ba nagsisisi…look, iniwan ka ng mga kasama mo sa ere…pero kung magiging honest ka sa’kin, I’ll promise to help you.”

“Marami ng nangako sa’kin. Pero maski isa, wala namang tumupad sa pangako.”

Hindi na naituloy ni Angela ang pagkausap kay Cecilia nang lapitan na ni SPO2 Marcelo ang dalaga.

“Bernard, mukhang malalim ang problema ng batang ‘yan…naaawa ako sa kanya.”

“Hindi na siya bata sweetheart. Dapat alam na niya ang tama at mali. Kung marami na siyang problema, hindi na dapat niya iyon dinadagdagan pa ng mga pagkakamaling ginagawa niya ngayon. Kaya huwag mo siyang kaawaan. Ang kailangan niya ay matuto ng leksyon.”

“Ah basta, naaawa pa rin ako sa kanya. “

“I-lock mo lahat ang pinto at i-double check ang mga bintana, kailangan kong sumama sa presinto.”

“Sige, mag-iingat ka.”

Agad namang nakarating kay Madam Lucia ang nangyari kay Cecilia. Ang kababata at ka-tropa ng dalaga na si Bert ang nagsabi rito sa cellphone.

“Puro talaga kayo mga ulupong, ipinahamak nyo na naman ang apo ko!” inis na sabi ng matanda.

“Oo na po, kasalanan na namin. Pero kailangan din kasi namin iligtas ang mga sarili namin sa ganoong sitwasyon lola. Babawi kami kay Cecille. Sa ngayon magtatago muna po kami. Kayo na po ang bahalang umareglo sa kanya sa presinto!” sabay off na ni Bert ng cellphone.

Dali-dali namang nagtungo sa presinto si Madam Lucia. Dinatnan pa niya roon si Bernard na kausap ng isa pang pulis. Nilingon ni Bernard ang matanda nang lapitan nito ang dalaga sa loob ng kulungan.

“Cecilia, ano na naman ba itong ginawa mo?”

“Lola, kung nagpunta ka rito para sermunan ako, umuwi ka na lang po at maghanap ng magpapahula sa’yo. Hindi ka magkakapera rito.”

“Hindi ako aalis dito nang hindi kita kasama!”

Hindi na kumibo si Cecilia.

Lumapit si Madam Lucia sa mga pulis. May dinukot siya mula sa bitbit na bag.

“Mamang pulis, heto, baka sumapat na ito para sa kalayaan ng apo ko?”

Napakamot ng ulo si SPO2 Marcelo nang iabot sa kanya ng matanda ang dalawang kuwintas. Sinipat sipat niya ito.

“Hmmm, isang nasa maayos na kondisyon, isang may konting sunog, at may nakasulat sa pendant na, No Other Love!”

Nakangiting iniabot iyon ng pulis kay Bernard.

“Bernard, ano sa tingin mo?”

Lumipat ang tingin ng matanda kay Bernard. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya rito.

“Ikaw, ikaw nga, ikaw ang susunod na magmamay-ari ng kuwintas!”

Nagkatinginan sina Bernard at Marcelo sa sinabi ng matanda.

“Ang mga kuwintas na ito ay kuwintas na nababalot ng mahika ng pag-ibig, ito ang magliligtas sa pagmamahalan nyo ng tanging babae na nasa puso mo!” ani Madam Lucia.

(ITUTULOY)

ANDREW Garfield, who portrayed Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man film series, enjoyed lying about his role in  Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Garfield reprised as the webslinger in the latest installment of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man series, which takes place in the MCU. Tobey Maguire, who has also portrayed Peter Parker in the past in Sam Raimi’s trilogy, joined Garfield and appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home as well.

The two previous Spider-Man weren’t the only actors to reprise their roles from previous Spider-Man films and audiences were treated to multiple iconic and memorable villains. Alfred Molina as Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx as Electro, and Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin/Norman Osborn also returned in big screen. Despite being from older film series which were unconnected to the MCU, the Spider-Men and their various villains were brought into Holland’s film through the introduction of the multiverse thanks to Doctor Strange.

In the film, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange brings the characters into the universe of Holland’s Spider-Man by miscasting a memory spell, which ends up having disastrous consequences.

Garfield shared that he enjoyed lying about his surprise appearance in the film.

The actor had spent much of 2021 denying that he would be appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home, despite multiple set-leaks and intense speculation. Garfield described his committed deception as “weirdly enjoyable,” though admitted that it was hard at times, and he questioned whether or not it was the right thing to do.

In his interview with TheWrap, Garfield says, “It was stressful, I’m not gonna lie. It was rather stressful but also weirdly enjoyable. It was like this massive game of Werewolf that I was playing with journalists and with people guessing, and it was very fun.

“There were moments where I was like, ‘God, I hate lying.’ I don’t like to lie and I’m not a good liar, but I kept framing it as a game. And I kept imagining myself purely as a fan of that character, which is not hard to do.

“I placed myself in that position of, Well, what would I want to know? Would I want to be toyed with? Would I want to be lied to? Would I want to be kept on my toes guessing? Would I want to discover it when I went to the theatre? Would I want to be guessing, guessing, guessing?

“I would want the actor to do an incredibly good job at convincing me he wasn’t in it. And then I would want to lose my mind in the theatre when my instinct was proven right. That’s what I would want.”

The appearances from previous Spider-Man characters are an integral part of the film, as the two older Spider-Men help Holland’s Peter Parker deal with his emotions and succeed in his aim to ‘cure’ villains, rather than kill them.

The return of Garfield and Maguire works best as a surprise, and like with Avengers: Endgame, fans have been working to avoid spoilers and not spoil the film themselves.

Out of the three adaptations, Garfield’s own Spider-Man series was the least well-received, both agreed by audiences and critics.

Most agreed to that Garfield’s performance was one of the aspects of the series that did work, and with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the actor has generated a renewed interest in his series and its future possibilities.

Some fans have shared their enthusiasm for a new Amazing Spider-Man film, which would give Garfield the chance to complete his trilogy as Maguire and Holland both did.

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Whether or not the actor portrays Spider-Man again in the future, with Spider-Man: No Way Home Garfield’s version of Spider-Man has now received a satisfying resolution. (source: screenrant.com)

(ROHN ROMULO)