Chapter 25

Rj and Lili

Consecutive tap on my right cheek woke me up, slowly fluttering my eyes open darkness filled my whole sight.

I tried to scream and move body, but my voice was muffled by a thing on my mouth ,my arms I’m trying to move was tied, I tried moving my legs, it was also the same. I can’t fucking move and my eyesight are block!

Where am I? What the hell happened?!

“Hmm! Hmmm!” regardless how many times I tried to scream it was useless.

“Boss, ang ingay ng anak niyo”(Boss, your daughter is too loud) I stopped when I heard someone spoke.

Soon enough I heard footsteps approaching my direction, making to move my body even more in attempt to escape from whoever who kidnapped me.

“Shh Nene, tumahimik ka (Shh Nene, quiet)” I gulped, hearing my father’s voice I tried to scream again for help.“Hmm hmmm!”

“Tss ang tigas din talaga ng ulo mo anak (Tss you are really hard headed daughter)” he snickered then seconds after I felt my lights hitting my eyes, blinking I found my father sitting in front of me, widely smirking while his both hands are on the arm chair of the chair I am sitting, where my hands and legs are tied with thick rope

Then I stopped when I realized he’s the one who brought me here! What is he doing?! Why did he tie me like this?! Why did he bring me here?!

I observe my father now staring at my face, flashing that kind of expression I never witnessed before, dark smoky eyes soften and his lips were cracked, his hair was a mess compared before and a horizontal scar was in his right cheek. He looks so different

“You really look like your mother Nene, those eyes are exactly like your mother’s” he smirked

“Boss anong gagawin natin sa kanya?(Boss, what are we gonna do to her?)” I lift my head, my brows creased when I saw that familiar old gents wearing dark clothes, standing behind my father in front of me, both had a gun on their right hands, manong Tiborcio and Juan

Manong Tiborcio stepped forward and held my chin, making me to look up to him. I gulped nervously when he maniacally licks his lower lip and smirked at my father, who in return stayed silent and only watch me being eye raped by this man in front of him!

“Boss ang ganda talaga ng anak ng babae mo, ang kinis at ang bango! (Boss that woman’s daughter is really beautiful, so flawless and she smells so good!)” I moved my hands when he smelled the crook my neck

“Hmm!” I tried again to scream

Manong Tibor laid his eyes again on me and caressed my cheek , I shivered in disgust and bore my eyes on my father, seeking for help but I failed when he suddenly stands ups, taps Manong Tibor’s shoulder and said “Do what you want to do to her, I’m gonna smoke”

My eyes widened and unbelievably followed my father walking  towards the window, lighting up his lighter and just fucking smoke his cigarette!

“Well well well iha” he suddenly lick my earlobe, I flinched in mixed of disgust, fright and anger. What the hell is my freaking father doing?! Why is he letting this man harass me?!

“Hmm papa!” I screamed in help, protesting from the man who my father is letting do lewd things to me!

“Papa?” Manong Tibor snickered, his hand landed on my chin again and crouched himself to meet my eyes, his other hand made its way onto my right cheek, caressing my skin with his index finger. I shivered when he maniacally licked his lower lip again and saw his eyes flamed with so much lust

“Did you really think that he is your father Nene?” he whispered

I looked at him confused “You know, fathers won’t let their daughter be harassed by his friends” he said before he grabs a full of my hair and now started licking my neck

I cried at the same time screaming with my mouth block by a duct tape, I fought, protested with all that I can from the man who now is now shamelessly roaming his disgusting hands all over my body, tears are now escaping from my eyes when my sight caught my father only standing by the window, only watching me his daughter being harassed by this fucking man!

I started to cry harder at the sight, closing my eyes I prayed silently to the heaven above to save me from this man, from all of this. The sounds of my muffled crying is the only noise that can be heard in the closed spaced room

“Potangina Tibor! Tumigil kana! (Fuck Tibor stop it!)” Manong Juan came and suddenly punches the man, manong Tibor fell on the ground with rage now flashing in his both eyes

I silently sniffed and look at Manong Juan who laid his sympathizing eyes on me before he grabs Manong Tibor’s collar and stands him up

“Potangina mong gago ka! Bata natin yan Tibor! Inalagaan natin iyan simula pagkabata gago! ( You fucking bastard! She’s our child Tibor! We raise her since she was a child bastard!)”

Manong Tibor pushes him hard in return, “Wala akong pakialam! Anak yan ng mayaman Juan, sobrang yaman ng mga magulang niyan at sa tingin ko naman walang pakialam si Pedro kung titikman ko muna siya!(I don’t care! She a rich man’s daughter Juan, her parents are rich and I think Pedro doesn’t care if I’ll taste her first)”

I shivered and move my hands, already so freaking scared at the moment the two man are now shouting to each other in front of me. I looked down at my two hands still tied in the arm’s chair, gulping in nervous when I noticed the rope tying my hands are now slightly loose

“Potangina mo! Manyak! (Fuck you! Maniac!)” Manong Juan

“ Gago ikaw din naman gusto mo siyang tikman! Wag kang magmalinis Juan!(Bastard you want to taste her! Don’t act nice Juan!)

“Assholes shut up!” the two stopped pushing each other when my father shouted, he bore his eyes on me, making me to stop moving my hands immediately.

I glared at my own father, realizing he’s a fucking bastard who let his friend harass me! Joaquin was right, he is an ass!

He walks towards us and seated again in front of me, removing the duct tape on my mouth.

“You fucking bastard! I hate you! You let this man harass me papa! I hate you!” I shouted and cried so loud. I move again my body, my eagerness to punch my father’s face increased when I saw him smirk and played with his lips

“Papa? You shouldn’t call me that anymore Nene, I’m not your father”

I paused, I let out a weak “What do you mean?”

He suddenly stands up, he crouched in front of me and open my coat, his hands exploring my clothing’s pockets until he stopped when he gets my phone. He scrolled on it and now brings the thing on his ear

“What are you doing?”

“Calling your fiancée, let’s see if she can bring Irish back to me. She’s mine in the first place” he gritted, he sits again on the chair in front of me and suddenly covered my mouth with his right hand “Hmmm!” I fought back

“Hello Ms Manoban” he smirked

I tried to shout, but my father suddenly removed his hand on me and point a fucking gun on my forehead. He muffled “Shhhhhh” before he grinned devilishly

I stopped and cried at the sight, my father who raised me for almost 20 years is now pointing a fucking gun on my forehead and let his friend sexually harass me! That enough made me so freaking scared  and my body now starts to shake so bad, my knees to weaken and my lips to pale.

“I see you already forgot me Ms Manoban. Remember four years ago? The night I took everything from you?” he chuckled “How about this day I will do that again? Hmmm? I got your beautiful fiancée”

I bit my lower lip, attempting to scream to seek for help but my father signalled me to shut up and point his gun now on my mouth.

Fuming anger and disbelief devoured my entire body, clenching my fist in frustration realizing I can’t do anything. My father who I tried to run away from four years ago for not letting me reach my dream is now in front of me again after four years pointing a fucking gun on me

Who the fuck is this ruthless motherfucker? I will kill him! I will kill him for killing Lisa’s family! I will kill him!

“Now you remembered me oh no don’t try to do it, because the moment I heard police sirens all over this place, I won’t hesitate to shoot a bullet in your fiancee’s head. Just like what I did four years ago to your family” he widely smirk while looking at me

Bastard, a fucking bastard. I will kill this man, I swear in my life I will kill this man!

“What do I want? Well “ he played his lower lip with his free hand “I want Irish Bae to see me, no, bring her to me” he said before he ended  the call.

He threw my phone on the floor and shoots it with his gun. A loud sound echoed in the whole place and the thing broke with a hole in its middle

“What do you want to do with Irene’s mother?” I gritted my teeth. Not leaving my eyes on him as I am trying to outsmart him, I shoot glances at the rope tying my hands now loosening

“None of your business Jennie” he stands up. Lighting again his cigarrete he went to the two now on his sides talking to him.

I stayed silent and moved my hands again, hurriedly loosening the rope.

I was stunned and shock when Manong Tibor was once again on the floor with blood dripping on his mouth. My father steps on his chest while pointing a gun on him “The fuck are you saying huh?!”

Manong Juan tried to calm him down but he just push the latter’s shoulder away, manong Tibor stands up, fixing his collar and also pushes my father by his shoulders “Gago Pedro kinidnap natin siya para sa ano? Para sa potanginang babae?! Akala ko ba pera habol mo ha?! (Fuck Pedro I kidnapped her for what? For a fucking woman? I thought you wanted money?!)”

“Who said I wanted money huh?!” he push Manong Tibor’s shoulder again

“Potangina mo Pedro, gago! Lintek Juan tara na at umalis na tayo dito ! (Fucking hell Pedro, bastard! Juan, let’s go and let’s get out of here!)” Manong Tibor shouted and grabs Manong Juan’s arm.

My father then hurriedly block his path, I removed his eyes on them fighting in front of me and focused on loosening the rope

Until I inhaled in nervous when I successfully untied the rope in my arms, I took a glance in front of me, my father and his two companions are still fighting each other. Their backs are now on my sight so I grab it as a chance to now untie the ropes tied on my both legs

Hurriedly with sweats rolling down my forehead I undid the rope, slowly getting up myself I was about to step and run when my father suddenly turned his head on me

“Potangina!”(Fuck!) he cussed

I run as fast as I can, running away from them. Beads of sweat are now all over my face as I run in every path that I saw in the run down building I am now trying to find its escape!

“Jennie!” I heard my father shouted on my back, I run fast, holy shit!

Looking back I got scared when he pointed a gun on me and suddenly shoot the thing. I screamed and fell down on the floor when I felt my leg got hit! Now crying in pain I put pressure in my leg now sputtering blood, my white jeans turned into red. Oh god it hurts!

“Tss tss tss, that’s what you get for running away Jennie. You shouldn’t run from me anymore” he bend down and held my chin

I push him away with my hands “Get away from me!” I cried and tried to lift up myself but it was useless, my leg was just shot by this motherfucker in front of me!

“Oh poor Jennie, can’t get up” he smirked and laughed

“Pedro!” his one minion came and eyes widened the moment he saw blood on the floor, my blood.

My vision now started to blur, I felt weak seeing my own hands and leg covered in my own blood, my breathing is now starting to be heavy and deep.

“Gago ka Pedro! Potangina bakit? Anak mo yan gago!( Pedro you bastard! Fuck why? She’s your daughter fuck!)” Manong Juan stands him up and punched his face.

He fell on the floor beside me, he was laughing dangerously while wiping the blood on his mouth. He turned his head to me and patted my head, I push him once again away from me, still crying I now felt pain, anger and fright I will die here today because of him!

“Pedro tama na, baliw kana! (Pedro stop it, you are crazy!)  shouted Manong Juan and tries to stand me up

My father then hurriedly stands up and punched the man on his face and stomach, making him again lie on the floor, groaning in pain while holding his stomach “You useless prick! You should fucking die!” shouted my father

I tried to run away, crawling away when the motherfucker turned again to me, smirking and squatting on my back, he grabs my hand and puts the gun, pointing the thing at the man lying in front of us

“What are you doing?!Get away from me!” I push him away again and grab back my right hand he’s now using to hold his gun, but he was strong, with only his left arm wrapping on my neck and hand covering my mouth I can’t  seem to escape

“Hmm! Get off! Get off me!”

“Shh like what your manong Juan said Nene, you are my daughter. You know the famous line like mother like daughter? Well for us it will be like this, like father like daughter. A father and his daughter both are now" he paused "Murderers” he said before his index finger forced mine to pull the trigger

I cried so hard when I saw manong Juan lying in front of me, pale and not breathing, dead and  blood are now all over the dirty ground. My father devilishly laugh in my back before he stands up and threw the gun on my side

My body felt so weak, I turned to pale once I saw manong Tiborcio run towards our direction carrying a container my father instructed him to spread all over the place

I cried and attempted to get up when I smelled the thing he was spreading, kerosene!

“Paano yung babaeng gusto mong makita Pedro?(What about the woman you wanted to see Pedro?)

“I will see her any time soon, clean up the mess” he said before he left the place

I saw how Manong Tiborcio shook his head on me “Pasensya na Nene(Sorry Nene)” he said before he lighted up his lighter and threw it on the ground

Huge fire in just seconds are already scattered all over the place. I tried to stand up despite the excruciating pain in my right leg, attempting to find the exit from this building and to grasp for fresh air

“Help! Help me!” I screamed, blazing and scorching fire are now surrounding me, the thick smoke are now suffocating my lungs!

Black and thick smoke I am now inhaling, I cough and seated on the floor, weak and cannot breath anymore my vision is now starting to turn black

In the last seconds of my life, I yelled the name of the person I knew will save me , I knew will come for me “Lisa!..”

I saw light, bright light that it made me cover my eyes with my right hand, my vision slowly adjusted to the light and now my surroundings started to picture a man’s hand with silver wristwatch holding mine, my little hand was holding his, the man squatted in front of me and patted my head “Rj grandpa’s friend has grandson and granddaughter, play with them”

“Are they good? Will they like Rj grandpa?”

He smiled, those daunting eyes seem familiar to me “Of course they will like you Rj, you are such a good girl. Let’s go?”

A picture of golden mansion swiftly flashed, with two kids beside a man wearing a full suit, shaking the man’s hand wearing silver watch, the former was wearing gold one. The two kids beside the man wearing gold almost looked like twins, the little girl step forward and handed me a lollipop

“Hi Rj, I am Lisa but you can call me Lili” she smiled

“Me too Liz!” she was pushed by the little boy flashing his grin to me “I am Leonard, but you can Leo!”

“Liyow?”

The two men standing around us laughed, I watch the man wearing gold wristwatch patted both head of the little girl and the little boy “Go play with her Lisa and Leo, don’t hurt Ruby Jane okay?”

Ruby Jane?

“Search the whole area! Kill that fucking bastard once you see him! Fuck Jennie!” I felt a hand cup my cheek, waking me up from my surreal dream, fluttering my eyes  open I saw the little girl from my dream, brown eyes are still the same, a grown up Lily is now facing me

“Baby hang on, let’s get you out of here” she said before I felt her carry me

I cup her cheek and squinted my eyes on her face “Lili?” I whispered

I felt her stopped “Baby sshh don’t talk, let’s get you out of here”

I wrapped my hands around her neck and buried my face on her chest, closing my eyes once again and feeling my body washed away by the pain, quickly drifting me from the real world unto my dreamland

I saw a swing this time, slowly I made my way to the two kids playing on the playground, building sand castles around them while I am hearing peaceful sound of waves around us, I look around to see the side, a beach

“Wanna play?” the little girl grabs my hand “Let’s build sand castle Rj! Let’s beat Leo’s castle!” she cheered

“Hmp Lisa you’re unfair! Let Rj will be the judge!” shouted the little boy and crossed his arms

“Okay! Rj you choose which sand castle will be the winner okay?” the little girl tap the tip of my nose,

I nod my head “Hmm! Okay! Rj will choose who’s the winner!”

I watch the two kids building their own sand castles

“Then, who’s the winner RJ?” the little boy crossed his arms on me

I saw my little hand pointed the little girl’s sand castle, “Lili is the winner, Rj like her sand castle! It’s beautiful!” I giggled

The little girl then jumps and cheered, yelling “Yipee I won! I won Leo! I won bleeeh you’re a loser” while sticking her tongue out to the little boy

The boy then push her shoulders and glared at me “Hmmp! I won’t play with you anymore Rj!” he said before he walked out

Until my surrounding flashed again another picture of a little hand handing me a lollipop “It’s okay Rj, I will punch Leo’s face, don’t cry Lili will also be sad” she smiled and pats my head

“I hate him! Barney is really scary! Rj is scared when Liyow scared me with his mask!” I cried at the little girl, she leaned and patted my head even more

“It’s okay, I will scold him” the little girl pouted, her image is still blur but  I know her hair was brown, she patted my head once again and kiss the tip of my nose “Don’t cry okay? Let’s go to Leo and make him apologize to you”

I sniffed and wipe my tears away “Let’s go out and kill Barney!”

The little girl was shocked, she pouted in front of me and held my both cheeks “But Rj it’s bad to kill..”

I slapped her hands away” I don’t care! I hate Barney, Liyow scared me with that scary Barney mask! I hate him and his Barney!”

“Matthew fucking hurry up! Jennie baby hang on, be with me please.. don’t leave me..” I heard a grown woman’s voice in my ears

“Baby don’t leave me..please open your eyes Matthew damn it! Why the car is so slow?! Fucking hurry up or I’ll kill you too!.”

As I wanted to open my eyes I couldn’t , slowly I am slipping away again from the real world and came back to my dream, again

This time my surrounding is now on a room, teddy bears are placed in every corners and the little girl is now in front of me, hugging a teddy bear, pouting her lips towards me

“What’s wrong Lili?” I asked

She pouted even more “I heard dad said he will marry me to a girl I don’t know, I don’t want to be married Rj..”

“That’s baaaad, who’s the girl?” I