MORBID JACOB

Hindi ko kilala si Jacob. I just saw him sa isang party ng isang kaibigan. Pero ito daw ang kanyang kuwento.

(Disclaimer: Ang mga pangalan ay napalitan para protektahan ang mga tunay na katauhan sa kuwentong ito.... nyahahaha)

Nung High school... Christmas break noon eh... me and my girlfriends were dressing up for a grown-up party. Si Jam (totoong pangalan) ay anak ng isang may-ari ng radio station (wag na nating banggitin... baka mabasa ito ng mom niya at ma-bann ako sa bahay nila) kaya naman pag may party para sa radio station eh automatic na invited na kami.

Henyways... dun sa party ay napansin namin si Jacob. I never got to talk to him pero, kahit sino sigurong babae eh mapapansin siya. Matangkad, may dimples, mayaman, matalino daw at... oh yeah... mukhang model... yung tipong mga lalake na nasa gay magazines mo makikita. Wahahaha. Sinful thought, pero true. Hindi siya nung nasa picture. But this is the only pic that I could find that closely resembles him.

Anyway, me and my girlfriends were ooohing and ahhhing his looks when Jam said:
"Alam niyo ba, when I was a kid, I remembered his mom talking to my mom. I remembered that she mentioned something na may sa-demonyo daw yung anak nila."

Siyempre, ako naman:
Blogger: Halllerrr. Girl, are we not too old for ghost stories?

Candice: Why did the mom say that?

Lea: Baka naman may sadistic side si pogi.

Jam: Hindi eh...

Jacob was the only son of a couple na pag titignan mo, parang Aga and Charlene. Perfect match. Gwapo at successful ang guy. Maganda, sexy at mayaman din naman ang girl. Sabi ni Jam, during that night nung nakita niyang nag-uusap yung mom niya at yung mom ni Hot Hunky Jacob (itago nalang natin sa pangalang Charlene), umiiyak daw si Charlene. Para siyang nagpapanic na di maintindihan.

Paulit-ulit daw na sinabasi ni Charlene na nagsisisi na siya sa nagawa nila ng kanyang asawa (na itatago natin sa pangalang Aga).

Jerry: Ano bang nagawa nila?

Jam: Well, mom asked her the same thing. But she was too hysterical and it took an hour before she could say something coherent.

Blogger: You were an eavesdropper even as a kid?

Jam: Well, it was not my fault. They were too noisy and all I really wanted was to get water from the kitchen. It’s not as if I planned to listen.

Lea: Tsk. Wag ka na nga kasing kumontra jan, Vida. Dali na Jam, what were they talking about?

Parang nag-alangan pa si Jam nun.

Jam: Wag niyo itong banggitin kay Mommy ha. I think I’m not supposed to know this eh.

Candice: The secret is safe with us (sabay smirk).

Jam: I heard Tita Charlene admit na Jacob was not their 1^st child. She said that 2 years before Jacob was born , they had a kid who was not perfect.

Blogger: There’s no such thing as a perfect kid. They cry all night and poop all day.

Jam: (exasperated) Hayyzz. No, not that kind of imperfection. I think the baby was deformed. Kasi sabi ni Tita Charlene, di daw niya masikmura na tignan yung bata.

Jerry: Nge! Di naman kasalanan nung bata yun. What did Tito Aga say?

Jam: Tita Charlene said that her husband accused her of all sorts of things. Kesyo she was not careful during the pregnancy period. Kesyo she tried to get rid of the baby. Those things. Tita Charlene said that it really put a great strain on their relationship. Until one day, they both snapped.

Lea: Hmmm… nakakapanindig balahibo naman yan.

Jam: Sinabi mo pa. Wait till you hear the rest of the story.

Blogger: Don’t tell me they killed the baby.

Jam: That’s exactly what happened.

Candice: Grabeh. Pano nila natago yun?

Jam: Nasa States palang sila nun. Itinapon daw nila yung bata sa daan. Errrr… sa bangin to be exact. They did it habang may bagyo.. para walang makapansin.

Blogger: Oh my god.

Nasa isang table kami noon eh. Nagbubulungan tapos sabay-sabay na sumusulyap sa kinauupuan ni Jacob.

Jam: After 2 years, Jacob was born. And he was exactly what they wanted their baby to be. Perfect.

Blogger: Ok…. He’s perfect… but?

Jam: That night na andun si Tita Charlene sa bahay, mga 6 or 7 years old palang si Jacob nun. There was also a storm during that time. She said na nagising daw siya at andun si Jacob sa may paanan ng bed nilang mag-asawa. Nagising din daw si Tito Aga. And then Jacob asked them:

“Ma, Dad? Itatapon niyo ba ulit ako?”