Maybe, Probably 1

Kabanata 29

Kabanata 29

home

"You can go home now, while I still have a few matters to attend to." I heaved a sigh of relief when he finally turned around to leave. He muttered a few sentences to his men before leaving.

Nanatili lamang akong nakatulala sa sasakyan niyang kanina pa umalis at hindi maproseso ang nangyayari.

"Ma'am Hera," pagtawag sa akin ng natirang tauhan ni Lolo na siyang magdadala sa akin pauwi, ngunit hindi pa din ako makabalik sa wisyo ko.

I only snapped out of my thoughts when he waved his hand infront of my face. Napakurap ako at binalingan siya.

"Ihahatid na po kita pabalik sa mansyon, malapit na rin po kasing maggabi 'e." Umawang ang mga labi ko at wala sa sariling tumango.

I was left in the void, I couldn't believe that I was finally going home after five days of being locked up in that hell. Dahan-dahan akong tumayo at napakapit sa dingding upang makakuha ng suporta dahil sa hindi mapigil na panginginig ng mga tuhod ko.

"Kailangan niyo po ba ng tulong?" rinig kong tugon ng lalaki, but I was too preoccupied that I wasn't able to reply to him. I heaved a deep breath and slowly walked when I finally got a grip of myself.

I released a sigh of relief when I finally got to step foot outside the hell hole. The man escorted me to the black SUV waiting on the side of the road.

I glanced at the small house when the car slowly manuevered out of the place. I can't believed I was able to live there for days without food and water. It was totally different from what I used to live so it was so hard for me to cope up.

At nights, I often cried 'til I'll realize that the sun is rising. At daytime, I would often stare at an empty space, enduring my pain, hunger, and thirst.

The demons kept coming back to me, until now, it was still a mystery to me on how they were able to ruin my mind and I can't do anything but to ignore and endure it so that I could last, still breathing fine.

Looking back, I can't say I'm thankful that I had to experienced it because I would be lying. I never liked it—I hated it to be exact. And I doubt if I will ever let myself back there again. Sisiguraduhin kong gagawin ko ang lahat, hindi lang ako bumalik sa impyernong 'yun.

I tore my eyes off it and focused my eyes on the road instead. I breathed heavily and closed my eyes. I'm finally going home...

I stared at the mansion infront of me while I felt the car driving off. I wandered my eyes as I took a step forward, void of emotion. My eyes flew to the main door when it suddenly opened revealing Manang, worry etched on her face when our eyes met. She quickly ran to me as a sob escaped her lips.

"Hera!" She cried as she embraced me in her arms. Hindi ko mapigilan ang pangingilid ng mga luha ko nang maramdaman ko ang pagpulupot ng mga bisig niya sa akin.