HELENA

I am running from the man who is running after me. I don’t know who he is, and I don’t even have an idea why he is chasing me. I am so scared it seems that I’ve done him wrong. He is holding a vase while chasing me, his eyes staring at me, telling me that he wants to hurt me or, worse, kill me. I don’t know what to do because I am so scared and I want to scream, but there is no voice coming from me. So I keep on running even though I don’t know where to go, and he keeps on chasing. The thunder roars so loud that I can’t even hear my heartbeat; I am breathing heavily, praying that I hope someone will rescue me, but I know there is no one, only me and myself. He is not a robber, and he doesn’t want anything but me. I tried to open the door and windows, but I don’t know why I couldn’t open it; it seems that he locked it from outside, and how did he do it? I don’t have an idea. I went inside my room and picked the ballpen I found on the table beside t

I opened the door of my parent’s room, and before I got inside, I already felt the tension, sadness and pain that lingered inside the room. The bed is clean and well covered, the smell of mama’s perfume with the smell of the brandy that she is drinking every night. Mixed, that filled the whole room. I went inside and sat in the bed covered with a purple velvet bedsheet. I roamed my eyes and realised how big the room was. With air-conditioning, a flat-screen that is almost bigger than the wall, polished floor and big cabinets. I realised that we almost had everything. The house, cars, and wealth are supposed to make us happy. But it is just material things because no matter how rich we are. Still, we are not complete, daddy is not content, mama is not happy, and I don’t feel love. Things are just things. I can still hear my mother’s cry every time she lies on this bed without her husband lying next to him. The pain that she is dealing with everyday, th

I woke up without noticing that it was already six p.m. I fall asleep with Echo in his arms. I almost forgot that I have a dinner date with John, so I take a bath, wear my sexy dress to mesmerize him, and put on a little make-up in the front of the mirror. Light foundation and red lipstick that matches my daring black dress. PERFECT TRAP TO CATCH A MOUSE.    “You look so beautiful,” He said and smelt me on my neck and touched my soft and smooth arms.   “Here’s the plan, baby”, He whispered in my ear; his warm breath makes me a little horny and makes me want to grab his thing down there, but we have time for that. What is important right now is our plan.   “I will wait for you inside the car while you will go and meet him,” He said While looking at me in the mirror. His

I woke up early because I smelled the aroma of the coffee downstairs that energized me. Maybe Echo is already awake and preparing coffee for us. I comb my hair, brush my teeth, and change my sleeping dress to the ordinary dress I always wear before going down. I also heard the beautiful song that is my nanny Silva’s favorite. It’s Annie’s song from John Denver.  I didn’t know that Echo knew that song, too, because I remember when nanny Silva was still alive. She loved to play that song every time she was doing the household chores. I noticed that the windows were already open. The thing that Echo didn’t do. He never opens a window, neither do I. The sunlight passes through the window, telling me that the morning is good, making my morning slightly different because I am not used to it.   I went downstairs to check what was going on with loud music and the aroma of the coffee

It’s time for worship again. I didn’t wake Echo up because I know he was very tired yesterday because we went to the cemetery to visit nanny Silva’s grave. I kissed him on his cheek and whispered, “I love you.” I gently closed the door and drove to the chapel.   “Helena”, Brother Even called me. He is waiting for me to arrive and I know why. He will ask me about John if I have some news about John.    “Do you have any news about John?” He asked while wiping his eyeglass with the handkerchief he is holding, and he wore the eyeglass again after wiping it and looked at me, waiting for my answer.    “I am trying to check social media, but I don’t get any”, I lied while looking directly into his eyes.   “Becaus