Friday, January 28, 2011

6th row on a blue bus

January 25, 2011 @12:05pm I boarded a blue bus from Edsa-ayala bus stop at the back of SM makati, going to MOA (Mall of Asia) Baclaran. As I climb the bus stairs strong clear images flashes across my vision. I try not to mind what I saw and just walk straight the isle to take my seat as the bus starts to move.
I took the 6th row isle seat on the right side of the bus sitting next to a young slim boy about 16 years old with curly hair  and with his brown backpack bag on his lap. I try searching his face as same images flashes my eyes again. I saw a clear picture of the bus name "Goldliner", and I saw a young lady in blue standing on the sidewalk each time I look outside of the window, I saw her twice in the same position and the same facial expression. Shes just staring back at me blankly, so sad.
When the bus reached Pasay road the fare-collector (kundoktor) approach me and ask for my fare, he is wearing a green shirt with white cap on, he even tease me by asking only for a nine-peso fare instead of eleven pesos on the condition that I will go down the bus in baclaran church instead of MOA. I just ignored his joke and I paid the exact fare the same.
When the bus reached MOA around 1:05pm almost all the passengers went down the bus, I also started getting down the bus when an old couple (around 55-65 years old) block my way as they push themselves climbing the bus stairs, the old man is wearing a white shorts and the old woman is carrying a handbag in her left arm.  I squeeze myself on the drivers area in order for them to enter the bus first before I go down. And I still remember the driver reminding me to take care as I get off the bus.
As I step the sidewalk of MOA, a lady in blue climb up the bus in a rush, brushing my side. I felt a strong and hot sensation in my arms as her hand brushed my skin. I dont know how I reacted on that small incident, the next thing I know is I'm climbing back the bus following the lady in blue. She sat on the 6th row window seat on the right side of the bus, just beside the seat I took going to MOA.
I asked the fare-collector if I can continue my trip to baclaran church instead of going at MOA. And he just simply smile and reply back: "I told you a while ago to go down the church, didn't I?", I just smile back and took the front row seat so I can get off the bus easily when it reach baclaran church.
I get down, in front of baclaran church and I felt a shiver in my spine when I glance back at the bus door as I took my last step off the bus. The same image I remebered flashing my vision a while ago: the name of the bus: Goldliner. As I walk away the bus taking the church road I again glanced back at the bus and the second image of the lady in blue caught my attention looking back at me blankly, so sad.
I took another vehicle going home, we are caught in a traffic along coastal road, when all of a sudden a flash report from the radio announcing a bus bomb explosion just happened in buendia-ayala around 2:00pm. All of a sudden I feel heavy all through out my body and both my ears numbs as I felt my entire head seems to explode in pain, I feel cold as I felt a sharp needle pricking into my back neck..
I immediately gulp the mineral water Im holding at that timewhich eases all the painful sensation Im udnergoing at that time, and again that sad blank face of the lady in blue flashes my vision again.. I close my eyes and utter a prayer.
As I reached home I immediately open our television and I was shock in horror as I watched the present TV news being aired that time.
A video of the accidents investigation is being played on the TV as the announcer reports:
"At around 2:00pm a while ago a blue bus named Newman GOLDLINER exploded from a bomb blast at Buendia-ayala taking the route back from baclaran to Quezon city. An old couple is presently in shock with injuries. However at this time 1 victim is confirmed dead on the spot an unkown lady wearing blue and her arms and legs are mutilated from her body, and her full body torso is mutilated into two, dividing her upper body from her lower body..up to this time other passengers are being rushed to nearby hospital. The said lady who suffered too much from the accident is confirmed sitting on the window seat, 6th row of the right side of the bus-where the bomb has allegedly exploded"
If the bombers get on board the bus earlier going to baclaran instead of going to quezon city, and the explosion happened 1 hour earlier as reported. Then I am on that isle seat on the 6th row of the right side of the blue goldline bus... where the lady in blue sat...
 

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