I was walking around, doesn't know where to go when I received a message from an unknown number, at first I was hesitant to open it, but I saw something that made me tremble.
“SAVE YOUR MOM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE”
Is this the reason why I haven't even seen her earlier? Is it possible that something happened to her? I hope not...
I’m not in the right state of mind and I also don’t know where I can find her. I'm not the one who hid her, and we don't have the same mind to think of what may happen next.
Furthermore, I sat on the benches and think of the place where they could possibly bring my mom. The beeping of cars and irritating struck of streetlights doesn't help me, it made me more frustrated.
I combed my hair in frustration, my mom could die sooner or later yet I don't know where she is!
I was staring at the huge screen in front of me when a building suddenly appeared, it could be the best place to hide someone. An abandoned building.
When I arrived I immediately noticed the old and dark building which only added to my nervousness, but I immediately put it aside.
I hurriedly went up to search for my mom, only to see her crying while sitting on a chair with a tape on her mouth and rope all over her body. My tears again started to fall, why does my parents need to experience such thing?
Why do we need to be part of this organization? Of this family? Sobs are trying to escape from my mouth and tears are slowly falling down my face.
I was trying to help her escape when my phone suddenly rang that made me stop.
“SAVE YOUR DAD”
I looked at my mom and saw her crying, she's trying to say something, but she can't, she's afraid.
"Mom ...", I mumbled and cried so hard causing my vision to be blurry, she shook her head but still no words came out of her lips
"I'll save you first then we'll save dad", I said full of determination
I cut the rope using the knife I've put on my right leg, the only thing I've brought. After I removed the surrounding rope I immediately took the tape from her mouth then helped her walk, we can now leave, we can save dad ... But I was wrong
As we got closer and closer to the exit of the building, the footsteps was getting stronger and stronger in our direction, which was followed by gunshots and at the same time my mother moaned.
She was hit in her right foot. We started crying, again. I thought it was over, I thought we were free
When you thought you're already free then there's something who would show up and worsen your tragedy.
New message;
"Last Mission: Know the person behind."
I let go of my cellphone and let go of my mom's grip when I saw someone approaching us, I didn't know what to do.
We can run, but we can’t get out alive, or we can stay and eventually die. We have nothing to choose but to stay by each other's side.
I was trembling in fear when he spoke, why him? Why does it need to be him?
“You think you can escape? You think you can save them both? ”, He laughed which made me mad, how can he laugh in this kind of situation?
“When you save your mom you already killed your dad. You're such a fool for believing this crap. You're worthless, weak and pathetic girl who's trying to save both her parents in vain. ”, He laughed so hard as he continued walking towards me and there, I was frozen
“Thank you for helping me.”, he caressed my face which brought fear all over my system
“I made a great contribution to my family. We still have the highest position, and we're still the one who's in control. ”, He looked at me awfully
“You helped me a lot and I would like to thank you for that. Allow me to lessen your pain. ”, he smiled wickedly and shot my mom a couple of times, and I was just there, standing like a statue
I did nothing to help her
I cried in excruciating pain, right in front of me my parent died. My two eyes saw it, but I could do nothing ... I had no opponent
I turned to face him, with my sharp gaze I read his emotions, but I could not read it, his eyes were blank and cold.
He pointed the gun at me and I will willingly accept it. What's the use of living when I already lost my parents?
“Goodbye.”, I smiled at him for the last time and closed my eyes
As I fell on the ground I can feel the warm liquid coming out of my body. I'm in so much pain, but I was still able to look at him ... For the last time
“I’ll m-make you pay. I'll kill all of y-you. I'll make s-sure of t-that. ”
This is just the beginning and I won't let this pass like nothing.
I was in 4th year college when I had a crush~~~"Dominic?!", kinikilig kong saad"Hmm? Ano 'yun?", sabi niya nakatingin parin sa laptop niya, dami niyang ganap eh, hayaan niyo na masipag talaga 'yang best friend ko"Alam mo ba nagkita kami ni dean kahapon", nakangiti kong sabi, inaalala ang nangyari, nagulat siya ngunit kalaunan ay ngumiti ng nakakaloko"Ayos kalang ba?", kinapakapa niya pa ang leeg ko "Wala ka namang lagnat ah?", natatawang aniya, pinalo ko ang kamay niya panira talaga! Bakit ganito mga kaibigan parin natin? Hindi man lang marunong mag support"Ba't ayaw mong maniwala ha? Tsk, imposible ba ang sinasabi ko?", nakataas ang kilay kong tanong, nagtataray"Napaka--", ngumiti siya "Imposible Elie", napailing-iling pa siya, napang
Dean?Nilapitan ko pa siya at tinitigan ng mabuti, sinampal ko pa ng malaman kung totoo nga ba talaga ito at hindi panaginip"Wtf", sabi niya sabay himas ng pisngi niya"Omaygad!", sigaw ko at hindi napigilang tumiliNapatingin naman sila Mom sakin at kay dean ng nagtatakaHindi pa nga ako nakakaget-over sa nangyari last week, I mean that was unbelievable who would have thought na he would approach me right?Dali-dali akong umupo sa tabi ni mom, twelve sitter dining table siya at pulos painting ng mga bulaklak ang makikita, sa gilid naman ay mayroong vase na may white roses at picture ni Lola ang mommy ni mommySi daddy ang nasa center sa right side ay si mommy tas ako, sa left side naman si Dom kasunod si dean, magkaharap kami ni dean same as mommy and DomNagpanic ang maids ng makaupo ako but I immediately sto
"Let me see nga", I said in between silence, andito na kami ngayon sa terrace nagpapahangin tapos narin kaming kumain kapag kase nasa loob ng bahay ay siguradong pollution ang makukuha"Wala 'to", hindi siya makatingin sakin habang nagsasalita, wow ngayon pa siya nahiya?"Whatever but why did you picked it up kase? You know naman that it has a lot of bubog", naiinis na sabi ko doesn't he know the what we call 'be careful' tsh"Bugbog Berna?", nakangiting aniya nakakainis ha talaga yung tipong nagaalala ka sa kanya pero siya parang wala lang"HA-HA you're so funny talaga how much is your TF?", kunwari'y napapatiskuhang sabi ko"Tsk ako kase happy pill mo", he said while smirking "sige na uuwi na ako", pagpapatuloy niya saka umalis na sa pagkakasandal sa railings"Oh sure?", kunwari'y hindi makapaniwalang tugon ko"Why you want
"Kamusta ang shopping niyo anak?", nakangiting bungad ni mom pagkapasok ko ng kusina, nagbabake siya ng cake as usual pag andito kase siya sa bahay bake ng ganto ganyan lang ang ginagawa niyan"Ayos naman po I already bought my dress for tomorrow", malamyang sagot ko"Good to hear that baka magwala ka na naman if wala kang mahanap o magustuhang damit just like what happened before hindi na nga tayo naka-attend nun 'coz you cried so hard ewan para kang baby na ninakawan ng lollipop anyways may nangyari ba? Where's Dom?", malawak ang ngiting aniya usually kasi pag lumalabas kami ni Dom imbes na dumiretso siyang umuwi ay tumatambay pa yan sa bahay kaya siguro naninibago si Mom"Ayun kasama si Nicole!", napalakas ata ang pagkakasabi ko niyon kaya natitigilang napatingin sakin ang ibang maids na abala sa mga ginagawa at ang ibang napapadaang maids naman ay napatigil pa sa paglal
2pm na nang matapos akong mag-ayos ng buhok at make-up ko paniguradong andoon na sila mom sa baba, maaga pa naman kaya binuksan ko muna ang phone ko at nagbasaNang matapos ay sakto namang tumunog ang phone ko1 new message from Mr. CrushMamaya ko na siguro babasahin, pumunta muna ako sa life size mirror na katabi ng kama ko upang matingnan ng maigi ang kabuuan ko*knock *knock"Come in"*footsteps"Ma'am aalis na daw po kayo", sabi ng isa sa mga kasama namin sa bahay kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay siya ang anak ni Manang Tess, same age and grade lang ata sila ni Alexa, pinapaaral siya ng parents ko there's no need naman na tumulong pa siya dito sa bahay ngunit ang sabi ni Manang Tess ay ito nalang ang magagawang kabayaran ng pag-papaaral nila mom sa anak niya kaya tuwing weekends o walang pasok lang siya andito
"Ma'am Gerlie", napatingin ako sa likuran ko ng may magsalita, kamot-kamot ko pa ang braso kong kinagat ng lamok"Ah yes po?", nakangiti kong tanong kay Manang Daisy, ang punong tagapamahala o tagapangalaga ng bahay"Pasok na daw ho kayo at kakain na", nakangiti pabalik niyang sagot, ha eh pano naman si dean? Hindi ko na ba siya iintayin?"Ah eh may hinihintay pa po ako eh hehe", napipilitan ang ngiting sabi ko"Ganito nalang ho pumasok nalang po kayo sa loob at ako nalang po ang maghihintay sa hinihintay mo sasabihin ko din ho kaagad sa inyo kapag nakarating na siya", tatanggapin ko ba ang offer ni Manang? Ehh baka magtampo si dean pag hindi ko hinintayMakailang ulit pa akong kinumbinsi ni Manang bago ako pumayag, nagugutom narin ako huhu kung sa bahay ako sa mga oras na eto ay patapos na kaming kumain at naso-social media nalang ako o di kaya ay tulog na
"He doesn't like you""Ansabi mo ha? Seryoso mo naman masyado""Guys we'll go upstairs na we can't bond with you right now kasi anjan na yung trainor ni Alexa, she needs to practice and I need to be there also if you want something just call Manang Daisy or you can see me in the practice room, it's in the third floor", mahabang lintanya ni Yuniza hindi ko pa nga nagets ang sabi ni Dom eh, panira"Okay naman siguro kami, no need to bother", nakangiting sabi ni Dom ngi wagas makangiti dahil nasa bahay ni crush edi SANAOL"Okay you can use the entertainment room if you want to", she replied then gave us her genuine smile before grabbing Alexa's hand and directly went upstairs"Woi anong sinabi mo ha?", pangungulit ko sa kanya, hindi ko kase narinig ng ayos, may pagkabingi pa naman ako minsan"Nothing, tapos kana?""Obviously yes", hayst hind
"Stay away from him, his past will ruin you", makahulugan niyang sabi bago ako umalis na siyang ilang beses nagpaulit-ulit sa aking isipan, ano naman kaya ang tinutukoy ni Dom?Andito na kami sa bahay to be exact andito na ako sa kwarto at ready ng matulog, kanina ay hindi ako nakaligtas sa panunukso nila mom at dad, kesyo sagutin ko na daw, ako na daw ang manligaw, hay ewan ko talaga sa mga magulang ko, binebenta na ata nila ako? Bakit ako ang ipagtutulakan nila kay Dom eh kung ayaw ko? Marahil ay sila ang may gusto dito, hala! Omyyy si Dom ang third party at sisira sa pamilya namin? Wahhh cannot be!*KINABUKASAN*"Hello, Alex busy ka?", tinawagan ko kaagad si Alex pagka-gising ko may gusto akong gawin eh, hindi naman pwedeng si Yuniza ang yayain ko naku nakapa wrong move nun, nah ah ah"Not really pero may practice ako ngayon with my partner and the trainor of course para sa talent and
"Okay my loving cousin gusto mong marinig ang thread na nakita ko?", nakangiti niyang sabi para siyang witch omiii "Okay as long na matutulungan ako ng thread na nakita mo", nabuburyo kong sabi "Of course matutulungan ka talaga nito, anyways sis kain ka muna ha", baling niya sa kapatid na parang pasan ang problema ng sanlibutan "Signs that you're falling in love A thread by I can't read the name eh, it's hangul", she awkwardly smiled that made her sister burst into laughter "You can't stop staring at them 👉 It's a classic sign of infatuation: losing yourself in the eyes of the one you love", >check, kagabi okay? "You abandon your usual activities 👉 You may start thinking of ways to be near them, too, which can include taking up their interests in the hope it could help strengthen the fledgling bond between you.", okay first sentence lang naintindihan ko per
Nakabalik na si Eunice hawak-hawak ang in-order niya, pancakes, chocolate cake and coffee ang para saming dalawa at gayundin kay Alexa ngunit juice imbes na coffee ang kanya"So ano na?", hay si Yuniza pa talaga ang atat malaman ang sasabihin ko"Ganito nga-""Ay ang hirap naman pala niyan, naku sagutin mo na kaya!", suhestiyon niya pa may sinabi na ba ako?"Kasi nalilito-""Ate don't be confused, alamin mo nalang kung sino ang mas matimbang at nakaka-angat at most importantly kung sino ang gusto mo, follow your heart", madamdamin pang sabi ni Alexa, hindi pa nga ako nakakapagsalita"Tanga", sabi ni Nicole at binatukan si Alexa"Aray naman ate", nakapout niyang sabi, nakalimutan na ata nilang kasama nila ako"Hindi lang puso ang pinapairal, follow your heart but don't forget to follow what your mind says, and al
"Stay away from him, his past will ruin you", makahulugan niyang sabi bago ako umalis na siyang ilang beses nagpaulit-ulit sa aking isipan, ano naman kaya ang tinutukoy ni Dom?Andito na kami sa bahay to be exact andito na ako sa kwarto at ready ng matulog, kanina ay hindi ako nakaligtas sa panunukso nila mom at dad, kesyo sagutin ko na daw, ako na daw ang manligaw, hay ewan ko talaga sa mga magulang ko, binebenta na ata nila ako? Bakit ako ang ipagtutulakan nila kay Dom eh kung ayaw ko? Marahil ay sila ang may gusto dito, hala! Omyyy si Dom ang third party at sisira sa pamilya namin? Wahhh cannot be!*KINABUKASAN*"Hello, Alex busy ka?", tinawagan ko kaagad si Alex pagka-gising ko may gusto akong gawin eh, hindi naman pwedeng si Yuniza ang yayain ko naku nakapa wrong move nun, nah ah ah"Not really pero may practice ako ngayon with my partner and the trainor of course para sa talent and
"He doesn't like you""Ansabi mo ha? Seryoso mo naman masyado""Guys we'll go upstairs na we can't bond with you right now kasi anjan na yung trainor ni Alexa, she needs to practice and I need to be there also if you want something just call Manang Daisy or you can see me in the practice room, it's in the third floor", mahabang lintanya ni Yuniza hindi ko pa nga nagets ang sabi ni Dom eh, panira"Okay naman siguro kami, no need to bother", nakangiting sabi ni Dom ngi wagas makangiti dahil nasa bahay ni crush edi SANAOL"Okay you can use the entertainment room if you want to", she replied then gave us her genuine smile before grabbing Alexa's hand and directly went upstairs"Woi anong sinabi mo ha?", pangungulit ko sa kanya, hindi ko kase narinig ng ayos, may pagkabingi pa naman ako minsan"Nothing, tapos kana?""Obviously yes", hayst hind
"Ma'am Gerlie", napatingin ako sa likuran ko ng may magsalita, kamot-kamot ko pa ang braso kong kinagat ng lamok"Ah yes po?", nakangiti kong tanong kay Manang Daisy, ang punong tagapamahala o tagapangalaga ng bahay"Pasok na daw ho kayo at kakain na", nakangiti pabalik niyang sagot, ha eh pano naman si dean? Hindi ko na ba siya iintayin?"Ah eh may hinihintay pa po ako eh hehe", napipilitan ang ngiting sabi ko"Ganito nalang ho pumasok nalang po kayo sa loob at ako nalang po ang maghihintay sa hinihintay mo sasabihin ko din ho kaagad sa inyo kapag nakarating na siya", tatanggapin ko ba ang offer ni Manang? Ehh baka magtampo si dean pag hindi ko hinintayMakailang ulit pa akong kinumbinsi ni Manang bago ako pumayag, nagugutom narin ako huhu kung sa bahay ako sa mga oras na eto ay patapos na kaming kumain at naso-social media nalang ako o di kaya ay tulog na
2pm na nang matapos akong mag-ayos ng buhok at make-up ko paniguradong andoon na sila mom sa baba, maaga pa naman kaya binuksan ko muna ang phone ko at nagbasaNang matapos ay sakto namang tumunog ang phone ko1 new message from Mr. CrushMamaya ko na siguro babasahin, pumunta muna ako sa life size mirror na katabi ng kama ko upang matingnan ng maigi ang kabuuan ko*knock *knock"Come in"*footsteps"Ma'am aalis na daw po kayo", sabi ng isa sa mga kasama namin sa bahay kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay siya ang anak ni Manang Tess, same age and grade lang ata sila ni Alexa, pinapaaral siya ng parents ko there's no need naman na tumulong pa siya dito sa bahay ngunit ang sabi ni Manang Tess ay ito nalang ang magagawang kabayaran ng pag-papaaral nila mom sa anak niya kaya tuwing weekends o walang pasok lang siya andito
"Kamusta ang shopping niyo anak?", nakangiting bungad ni mom pagkapasok ko ng kusina, nagbabake siya ng cake as usual pag andito kase siya sa bahay bake ng ganto ganyan lang ang ginagawa niyan"Ayos naman po I already bought my dress for tomorrow", malamyang sagot ko"Good to hear that baka magwala ka na naman if wala kang mahanap o magustuhang damit just like what happened before hindi na nga tayo naka-attend nun 'coz you cried so hard ewan para kang baby na ninakawan ng lollipop anyways may nangyari ba? Where's Dom?", malawak ang ngiting aniya usually kasi pag lumalabas kami ni Dom imbes na dumiretso siyang umuwi ay tumatambay pa yan sa bahay kaya siguro naninibago si Mom"Ayun kasama si Nicole!", napalakas ata ang pagkakasabi ko niyon kaya natitigilang napatingin sakin ang ibang maids na abala sa mga ginagawa at ang ibang napapadaang maids naman ay napatigil pa sa paglal
"Let me see nga", I said in between silence, andito na kami ngayon sa terrace nagpapahangin tapos narin kaming kumain kapag kase nasa loob ng bahay ay siguradong pollution ang makukuha"Wala 'to", hindi siya makatingin sakin habang nagsasalita, wow ngayon pa siya nahiya?"Whatever but why did you picked it up kase? You know naman that it has a lot of bubog", naiinis na sabi ko doesn't he know the what we call 'be careful' tsh"Bugbog Berna?", nakangiting aniya nakakainis ha talaga yung tipong nagaalala ka sa kanya pero siya parang wala lang"HA-HA you're so funny talaga how much is your TF?", kunwari'y napapatiskuhang sabi ko"Tsk ako kase happy pill mo", he said while smirking "sige na uuwi na ako", pagpapatuloy niya saka umalis na sa pagkakasandal sa railings"Oh sure?", kunwari'y hindi makapaniwalang tugon ko"Why you want
Dean?Nilapitan ko pa siya at tinitigan ng mabuti, sinampal ko pa ng malaman kung totoo nga ba talaga ito at hindi panaginip"Wtf", sabi niya sabay himas ng pisngi niya"Omaygad!", sigaw ko at hindi napigilang tumiliNapatingin naman sila Mom sakin at kay dean ng nagtatakaHindi pa nga ako nakakaget-over sa nangyari last week, I mean that was unbelievable who would have thought na he would approach me right?Dali-dali akong umupo sa tabi ni mom, twelve sitter dining table siya at pulos painting ng mga bulaklak ang makikita, sa gilid naman ay mayroong vase na may white roses at picture ni Lola ang mommy ni mommySi daddy ang nasa center sa right side ay si mommy tas ako, sa left side naman si Dom kasunod si dean, magkaharap kami ni dean same as mommy and DomNagpanic ang maids ng makaupo ako but I immediately sto