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CJ's POV:

"She's waking up."

"You explain to her."

"Woah why me?"

"In case you forgot, 5 hours ago you're the one who injected that drug in her."

"Woah sh*t you guys are using drugs?!" Napabalikwas ako ng bangon at gulat na tumingin sa mga pinsan ko. Ngunit napangiwi ako nang maramdaman ko ang pagkirot ng kamao ko. Parehong may nakabalot na benda dito. I sighed.

"I did it again, didn't I?' I asked them even though I already know the answer. I looked at my arm where the thing is planted.

"You didn't mean it. You only did that to protect yourself, and your friend." Kuya LZ said.

"Yeah. And I'm 100% sure I scared the sh*t out of him. Saan ka naman kasi makakakita ng matinong 16 years old na kayang putulin ang handcuffs, kayang bumali ng buto at marunong gumamit ng baril?" I said. "I don't think I can show myself to them ever again." I said and hugged my knees. "I'm a monster. I'm a f*cking monster.' I whispered.

"Should we go see a psychiatrist?" Rinig kong tanong ni KZ. Narinig ko ang mahinang pagdaing niya. Binatukan siguro.

"And then what? Iisa lang naman ang sasabihan ng mga 'yan. Na I suffered in a trauma because of being abused, started to imagine things, and then have a split personality. They all think I'm crazy as f*ck." I said. "Well maybe I am crazy." I added.

"What now you're going to believe them when you know for yourself the truth?" Someone said. I chuckled.

"Now I'm hearing things. Share ko lang naririnig ko yung boses ni Ice. Teka, why am I even thinking of him? When we went to the psychiatrist las time, she said maybe I'm starting to hear things because I'm thinking of it." I said.

"I'm here stupid." Automatic na umangat ang tingin at nakitang kumpleto ang section 5 na nakatayo sa may pintuan. At noon ko lang napansin na wala ako sa kwarto ko.

"Where am I?" I asked. Rinig ko ang pagtawa ni EZ.

"Sa lahat nang nagising, ikaw lang ang narinig kong nagtanong kung nagamit ba kami ng droga." Tumatawang sabi niya. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin pero waepek lang.

"We're going to leave you guys so you could talk." Sabi ni Ate HZ at hinila palabas si EZ. Ganun rin ang ginawa ng iba pa. Si kuya LZ naman kahit labag sa loob ay sumunod sakanila palabas.

"Ate, okay ka lang?" Tanong ni Renz.

"Renz! Ayos ka lang? May tinamaan ba sayo?" Nag-aalalang tanong ko at agad na bumangon sa kama para i-check siya.

"Huy CJ maawa ka dun sa bata nilalamutak mo na." Natatawang sabi ni Kyle.

"Yung ano, sino nga uli yun? Si Jigsaw! Pinaputukan niya kanina yung pwesto niya." Nag-aalalang sabi ko. "Teka nga, asan na yung lalaking yun?" Tanong ko sakanila.

"At the hospital. You know when you..." Sabi ni Dev at in-act yung baril na nakatuok sa hita niya.

"I crossed the line." Mahinang sabi ko. Muli akong bumalik sa kama at sumandal sa headboard.

"Iβ€”I know I'm not in the right place to ask but, what happened back there?" tanong ni Clover. Tumingin ako kay Ice at kay Renz tsaka tiningnan silang lahat.

"You guys might want to sit down. Mahaba-habang kwentuhan 'to." Sabi ko. Agad naman silang umupo. May iba pang naglabas ng chips.

Takte ginawa akong storyteller wengya.

"So, when I was a kid, I have two brothers. Kuya LZ and my Kuya DenDen. My mom left us. I don't know where she is, but I know she have a reason for that. Now, my dad got herself another woman. Which is my stepmom. That woman and her daughter lived with us. But they got into a little fight and my dad decided that they should separate. My stepmom took me away from my dad and brothers. She told me my dad can't take care of me so I should live with them." Tumigil ako saglit para huminga ng malalim.

"Tuloy mo." Utos ni Renz.

"Aba'y teka lang 'no? Baka hinihingal din ako?" Sarcastic na sagot ko. Tinawanan siya ng mga kumag. "Anyways back to the story."

"At first, it's fun. I get to do whatever I want, they always buy new things for me and helped me fit in. Not until one day, my stepmom became distant to me. Her daughter started bullying me, and then they both abused me. They will make me do thing I can't. Hello? I'm just a 5-year-old kid who's supposed to be attending school. Ganon ang naging buhay ko sa loob ng dalawang taon. Then she decided to experiment on me. Did I mention that she's a scientist? She's gone mad. Injected me different drugs, I'm like a human guinea pig for her." I closed my eyes as flashbacks of that day started replaying in my mind.

"But she crossed the line. She put something in me. Something dangerous. She planted this switch-like thing in my arm. I begged for her to stop, but she's deaf. Hindi niya pinakinggan ang pagmamakaawa kong huwag niyang ituloy. I thought I was going to die. But I woke up, not remembering anything about my past memories. Ang tanging naaalala ko lang ay ang ginawang pag-alis ni Mom, pagkuha saakin ng stepmom ko at yung araw na yun. Since then, I hated them. No. No word can explain what I feel for them. They ruined my life. I tried to run away, but they have thousands of ways to find me. Until dad decided to get me away from them. They're always fighting while I'm locked up in a dark room. Nagtagumpay siyang makuha ako mula sa mga taong gumawa saakin nito. While on our way back to the city, another thing happened. An armed people blocked our way and tried taking me. I don't know what happened, but all I could feel is anger, wrath." I opened my eyes and looked at them.

"You know what I did? I took the gun from the guy who's holding me and shot him in the head. Take note I'm just 7 years old that time and that's my first time holding a gun, and my first time killing someone. I fought everyone who tried to take me. And because of that, they took my other brother instead. They took DenDen and drove away. But I can't let them. So, I did something, which I instantly regret." Tumingala ako at pinigilan ang pagtulo ng luha ko.Β "I shot the driver. Masyadong magalaw yung sinasakyan nila, instead of shooting his arm, I accidentally shot his head, which lead them in an accident. They fell on a cliff and boom. They're all dead. Including my brother."

I wiped the tears that escaped from my eyes and inhaled deeply. "I blamed myself. Now I still blame myself for what happened to him. And you know the worst part? I can't even remember his face. His laugh, his voice, everything about him. All I know is his name and his relation with me. It hurts. If he's here, I know he will blame me. Because I do blame myself."

"They took me in Korea. Making me forget what happened, also taking me to different psychiatrists, but they all said the same thing. I have DID. They said because of being abused, I started to imagine things and created a different personality inside me. We stayed there for like 3 years. Then my grandparents, mom's parents, decided to take me. I was 10 that time. Then now, here I am. That's my story. Others think I have a perfect family, a perfect life, but it's the opposite. Ewan ko. Sa isang teenager, sa tingin ko ako na ang may pinakamagulong buhay. I don't have a mom, she's nowhere to be found, I have my dad yes, but he's back with my stepmom, I have a thing inside me, and a lot of people chasing and threatening me." I chuckled, realizing how messed up my life is.

"If that thing makes you do something you don't want to, then why don't you take it off?" Tanong ni Clover.

"Because my life depends on it." I said and smiled bitterly. "Remove it, I die. If I die, of course they're going to re-put it thinking I'll revive, but no. I'm still dead. Crush it, I die. Destroy it, I die. If it stays in there unharmed, I'll live. And if not, then I die. My life's connected to it now. There's no way they can remove it or do anything to it without my life being on risk."

"And that is why ayokong may napapahamak ng dahil saakin. Hirap na hirap akong buuin ang sarili ko noon. I don't want that to happen again." I said.

"It won't. Baka section 5 'to." Proud na sabi ni Leo.

"Pero seryoso, may namamagitan ba sainyong dalawa?" Tanong ni Mykel at tinuro kaming dalawa ni Ice.

"What? Eww no!" Mabilis na tanggi ko. Ice has this disgusted look on his face and glared at me. Papatalo ba ako? Syempre hinde!

"Dude seriously naisingit mo pa talaga 'yan?' Tanong ni Dev at binatukan si Mykel. Binawian naman ni Mykel si Dev. At nagsimula na ang walang katapusan na bawian.

Napatigil lang sila ng may kumatok sa pinto. Napatingin kami sa pinto. Nakatayo doon ang isang lalaking sa tngin ko ay nasa mid 50's na. Naka white long sleeves siya sa loob and black coat.

"Master, it's time for Ms. Montefalco to rest. It's also time to sleep." Sabi nito. Sinong master neto?

"Yeah yeah whatever." Sagot ni Ice.

"Okay sorry I'm confused, where am I?" Tanong ko sakanila.

"My house." He answered. And in that exact moment, naamoy ko yung bedsheet, yung unan, and yung buong kwarto.

It smells exactly like him! Does that mean...

"And in his room." Agad siniko nila Kyle si Renz kaya napatakip siya sa bibig niya.

"I'm in who's room?!" Gulat na tanong ko at niligid ang tingin. In fairness ang ganda ng kulay ng room niya. Gray yung walls. Pero ang hindi ko inaasahan ay yung cabinet na sana gilid. "Is that pikachu?" I asked and pointed the cabinet.

"Huh? Saan?" Tanong naman ng mga kumag. Nilapitan nila iyon at tinanggal yung takip.

PIKACHU!!!

"Ikaw Ice ah 'di mo sinabi fan ka pala ni pikachu." Asar ni Clover. Sinamaan siya ng tingin ni Ice at biglang tumalikod. Nakita kong namumula yung tenga niya.

"Stop that. Let's leave CJ alone. She needs to rest. Down. Now." He said. Sumunod naman agad sila pero hindi parin tinitigil ang pang-aasar kay Ice. Nakalabas an silang lahat pero nagpa-iwan si Ice. Lumapit siya sa kama at umupo kaya umusod ako nang konti.

"How are you feeling?" He asked.

"Tired. And sleepy I guess." I said and stared at his ceiling. "Nice room, by the way. I like the color." I added. He mumbled something I couldn't understand, but I ignored it.

"That's the bathroom. If you need anything, just press the button on the table beside you. The butler will come." He said and stood up. Before he could leave, I held his hand.

"Thank you. For everything." I said and smiled. Tumango siya kaya bumitaw na ako.

"Goodnight." He said and closed the door. I stared at the ceiling again. Then looked at my hand. His hand felt soft in mine. I feel like I could hold them forever. Then I remembered his smile, his chuckle, his face. Because of that, my heart started to beat fast.

What the heck is wrong with my heart?

Natigil ako sa pag-iisip nang may kumatok sa pinto. Unti-unting bumukas iyon at pumasok si kuya LZ.

"Hey." He said.

"Hey?" Patanong na sagot ko na ikinatawa niya. He sat beside me where Ice sat earlier.

"Can you sleep here? I don't want to be alone." I said at sumiksik sakaniya. Inakbayan niya ako at sinandal sa dibdib niya.

"Kuya will never let you be alone again, okay?" He said. I could feel him caressing my hair. "I'm sorry you have to go through all that. But you don't have to blame yourself for what happened to your kuya DenDen okay?" He added.

"But we all know it's my fault. If I didn't shoot the driver, he would still be with us." I said.

"You're seven that time. A child can make mistakes." Sabi niya.

"Yeah. But not the same mistake I did." I mumbled.

"You know what, I hate it. I hate that you're too matured in this kind of situations." He said. "Ang aga mong nag-mature." Sabi niya pa. Natawa nalang ako dahil para siyang batang nagmamaktol.

"Not my fault mas malakas ang genes ni dad." Sabi ko at tumawa.

"Yeah right. Sana nga nagmana ka nalang kay mom. Chill lang." Sabi rin niya at tumawa.

"Speaking of mom, I have a question." I said. He just hummed. "Do I have any other siblings aside from you and kuya DenDen? Like you know half-sister or half-brother?"

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