It will be us

It was midnight when the rain cant stop pouring along the streets of Tondo,Manila. The sound of rain keeps on filling every persons ear together with the sound of a family having a karaoke at this hour. Thea,a college student who lives along the small apartments within the small squatter area,making her way home after her part-time job. Feeling the freezing cold breeze of the midnight wind adds up to the cold she is feeling from her wet Denver green hoodie. The moment Thea steps a foot on her apartment she walked straight to the shower to clean herself up. Looking at herself in the mirror as her short bobbed cut hair getting soggy from all that rain. Her white skin thats turning pale together with her lips from all that cold while walking home.

”I lost another job. ”her whisper echoed inside the four walls of the bathroom. ”Seems like I need to skip classes tomorrow to find a job. ”

As she finished her midnight bath Thea took a look at the window beside her as she is making up her night routine.

”Its raining cats and dogs. ”

The lights in her room are out as Thea is about to sleep before she could doze off,she have thrown a glance at the lights in the district. Behind the hour ;pass twelve in the midnight, the lights are still on work in most of houses. Grown-up mens voices and the sound of bottles are playing with sound of the round as those people are still up for drink along small road that is mostly occupied by some illegal settlers.

Thea could still feel the pain in her left lower back as she was caught by fight with some gangs within the district. She walked towards the switch to open up the light at faced her back in front of the human length-ed mirror beside her. Thea took a peek to her back only to see a massive bruise on the part she is feeling pain.

”Did the hit from the bat that severe to leave a bruise on me?! ”she asked herself pissed.

Thea immediately called off the light and got back to bed. ”I need to be careful this time not to walk along a crazy fight over gangs. ”

*This bruise better not be a bother to me tomorrow and on the following days.*

The next morning,Thea was woke up not by her daily but the violent sound of banging in her apartments door. Her place is small that can be inhabited by two. It do only have small sink,a small bathroom and single bed placed on the left areas of the room.

”Amithea!Wake up! You better open this door before I call the tanods! ”a voice of an old woman shouting that made Thea get-up from to open up the door.

”Aling Sinang promise I will pay for my rentals this end of the month__ ”

”Stop blabbering those promises,its already three months and I haven received your rental payment for that three months!I will be giving an extension until this end of the month and if you still wont be paying you better pack your things up! ”said Aling Sinang a fat woman who always wear