'Love Bad Things

Chapter 2

Starve

A month later

Sitting in front of the wall while looking outside of it feels like a normal thing to do every morning. The morning is surrounded by a gloomy light as the music from the rain continuously playing in my ears. The sky is coloured with shades of gray while the thunder and the light took a peek quickly.

Watching this scene satisfies me. Parang ASMR para sa akin kapag nakikita kong nagbubuhos ng ulan ang ulap na may kasamang kulob at kidlat. I like how the thunder echoed at the moment when the lightning appeared aesthetically from the sky. Ang ganda-ganda nilang tignan.

Ang kabilang kuwarto na nakaharap lang sa kuwarto ko ay natatakpan ng mahabang curtain ang glass wall nito, hindi kagaya sa akin na nakatali lang. Well, that's a relief. I don't want to see what's inside of that room again... Ever.

I still have my mint green PJ's that they bought for me. May print itong peguin na kulay bughaw. It's my favourite PJ anyway. It's comfy and soft. I also like the print.

I tell you my secret. Sa totoo lang, ilang araw na rin simula no'n gumawa ako ng plano kung paano makatakas dito. I realized, habang buhay pa ako, kailangan ko nang gumawa ng paraan para makaalis dito. Habang tumatagal, ramdam ko na paunting paunti na lang ang itatagal ng buhay ko. It's scary, I know. But I have to be tough because no one will help me.

I also found out how they killed their victims. They torture them with a hook that used to catch a fish. It's a metaphor I believe. Kaya kapag natagpuan ang kanilang bangkay ng mga awtoridad, palaging wasak ang mga bunganga nito at halos maputol ang ulo. I don't want to tell the exact thing they did to their victims because it is horrible. Thanks to Katarina, I caught her with her own mouth.

If my theory was right, mga lalaki ang mga biktima nila. According to the news, their victims have a filthy history and their organization was assigned to kill their victim. May nagbabayad sa kanila na gawin iyun especially if it is reasonable. Kadalasan sa mga kasalanan ng mga biktima nila ay domistic violence, mapalalaki o babae man. Hindi ko na alam kung ano pa ba ang ibang kaso na nagawa nila ngunit alam kong mabibigat iyun na dapat nilang pagbayaran, 'yun ay kamatayan. Dito sila kumukuha ng income at resources kaya naman ganito kalaki ang naipundar ni Chaeyoung. She's an evil. Hindi ako naniniwalang mahigit 20 lang ang mga naging biktima niya. She had stained her hands for so long and twenty killings might not be an official number.

I also wondered why my dad was included to her list. Someone sabotage my father's name and they thought that he is bad guy. People can be jealous to someone's achievement and their egos find it hard to accept it. Baka ganun nga. Nagkamali lang sila ng tinarget. My father is innocent.

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako sa iniisip. Things get complicated to me. Namomoblema din ako sa studies ko. Hindi ko alam kung makakapag-enroll pa ba ako next semester when I am stuck at this place. Kaya dapat maaga pa lang makaalis na ako dito. Kung makakaalis man ako, ano naman gagawin ko kay Chaeyoung? Yes, she kidnapped and threatened me when we first met but her people still treated me nicely. Nakalaro ko pa sila rito. Ang ayaw ko lang ay pumapatay sila ng tao at kung paano nila tinoturture ang mga nagiging biktima nila. Once they caught my father, baka gawin din nila kay dad ang ginawa nila sa kanila. Masama pa rin sila especially that Chaeyoung.

"Oh? You're awake"I heard someone talked behind me.

I slowly turned my head to see who it is. Ibinababa ko ang aking mga paa mula sa pagkapatong kanina sa upuan habang niyayakap ko ang aking mga tuhod.

In front of the entrace, the intimate existence of Chaeyoung gave chills to my roots going through my bones. Her presence always left a huge impact to me. Her aura makes her even visible to me and that made her look more attractive.