Wounded Heart (Heart Series #1)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Nagising ako mula sa pagkakatulog. I wanted to look outside but the windows were closed. I just can't believe that my passion would be the one to lead me into this. I needed to find a way out of this. Hindi puwedeng ito ang tumapos sa 'kin. I look everywhere to find something I could use to untie my hands and my feet. Pupuntahan ko sana ang nakita kong nakausling pako nang may narinig akong mga yapak ng paa. Kasunood noon ay ang biglang pagbukas ng pinto kaya't lalong kumabog ang dibdib ko.

"Hoy, h'wag kang mag-iingay kung ayaw mong malintikan. Sayang, ang ganda mo pa naman sana," the masked man said and walked towards me. Hinawakan niya ang mukha ko na nagpanginig sa 'kin.

"No, please... I did not do anything. Let me go," I whispered.

"Umayos ka kung ayaw mong mamatay nang maaga."

Pagkaalis niya ay pinuntahan ko agad ang pakong nakausli. I tried to crawl but it was as easy as I thought. Both my hands and feet are tied that made it harder for me. "Ouch!" Kinagat ko agad ang labi ko nang bigla akong napasigaw. Gumasgas na ang pako sa kamay ko pero hindi pa rin nakakaalas ang lubid.

Isinunod ko ang mga paa ko pagkatapos kong kalasin ang lubid sa kamay ko. Mabilis ko naman itong natanggal at dahan-dahan akong tumayo. That's when I realized that my left foot was strained. I don't know where did I get this. "Shit. I need to get away from this."

Naghanap ako ng kahit na anong bagay na puwede kong magamit. I found a glass bottle. The door is just a thin piece of wood but it's locked. I was about to try to open it when I heard footsteps. I immediately moved backwards.

"Pare, inom na tayo," I heard one of them said.

The footsteps stopped right in front of the door. "Paano 'yong babae, baka makawala?"

"Sus, hinigpitan ko maigi tali no'n saka napilay paa  ng babaeng 'yon sa pagkakahagis ko sa kanya kanina."

Pumayag din ang isa niyang kasama at umalis sila. Sigurado akong hindi sila lalayo. This is my chance to escape. With the small hole in the door, I inserted my hand. Kinapa ko ang padlock. I tried to search my body for a bobby pin of any clip. Luckily, I found one in my hair. Nang susubukan ko na sanang tanggalin ang lock, bumukas agad ito kahit hindi ko pa naipapasok 'yong pin. Maybe they did not lock it properly. I carefully opened the door.

"Where do you think you are going?" Bigla akong hinawakan sa buhok ng naka-maskarang babae.

"P-Please, just l-let me go," I whispered.

"I don't want to," she whispered back in a playful tone.

I don't know but her voice sounds familiar. I just don't know where I heard it but it is really familiar. I tried to remove her hand off me but she did not even flinch a bit. She gripped my hair tighter and pushed me back to the room. She made sure that the door is locked before proceeding.

"Hoy! Bakit kayo nag-iinom? Tignan niyo, muntik nang makatakas ang Dixon na 'yan dahil sa kagaguhan niyo!"

"Ma'am Eya, pasensya na po. Hindi po kasi namin alam na—"

"At sumasagot ka pa!"

Ibig sabihin siya si Eya? Thea? But if she's Thea, I'd recognize her. The voice is also different. While that Eya is busy reprimanding her men, I take time to think how am I supposed to get out of this. Whoever did this to me is holding a grudge from my family. It could be my Lolo, Dad or my uncles. Lolo is a former governor in our place as well as Dad. Right now, Tito Ariel is the governor. Ako ang kinuha nila dahil alam nilang ako lang ang walang kasamang security bukod sa dalawang bodyguards ko.