The siren of the ambulance blared, becoming louder and incessant as it nears the street outside our house. There were brgy. tanod ahead, riding their motorcycles, wearing masks.
Jumping, I looked out our screen door to the street, heart beating furiously. On my pambahay, my laptop momentarily abandoned, I looked out as the siren grew louder and the flashing reds brighter.
As the ambulance moved farther away, it was a phantom. I was left shaking, trembling uncontrollably.
It has never been this close, this real, until now.
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(c) April 29, 2020, Herbel Santiago