Ang Nerd na Palaban

Chapter 5

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  Chapter 5

*AUDREY POV*

    "Na-nay! Nanay!" pagtatangis ng batang 8 years old na ako habang nakatitig kay Nanay Mercy.

  "Sshh! Lower your voice, My Reyrey. They might hear us." Nanay Mercy wiped my tears. "You're brave and strong, right? So be brave today and be strong. You have to escape and go home."

  I shook my head while still crying. I can't stop my tears and my chest is hurting. I don't know why they kidnapped us, I don't know why they're mad to my papa and mama. They are kind to all of us. Why are they like this? Why do they have to kidnapped and makes us suffer? Why can't they find a nice and stable job to get a money?

  "N-nanay. N-no.." I won't let them hurt my nanay again. She is my family. She loves me and she took care of me while mama and papa's working. "I don't want to escape without you, nanay. I don't want to. Please, let's escape to-together, nanay." I sobbed and hugged her tightly. "I don't wanna go home without you. I don't wanna leave without you nanay, so please, let's escape together."

She shook her head while hugging me. "If we escape together, they might caught us. Pero kung ikaw lang ang mag-isa, hindi ka nila makukuha, makakauwi ka at makakahingi ng tulong kina papa at mama mo." I shook my head and sobbed.

I don't really want to leave her. I want to stay beside her 'cause I feel more safe if I'm with nanay. Nanay is my comforter and my savior. She is my second mama, kaya ayaw kong iwanan siya. Ayaw kong mapahamak si nanay nang dahil sa'kin.

"N-o..no..no..I'll stay with you nanay. I will s-stay with you!" Napatingin ako sa pintuan nang malakas itong bumukas at bumulaga sa amin ang tatlong lalaki na ang sasama ng mga mukha. "What do you wanna do? Let us go!"

"Manahimik kang bata ka kung gusto mo pang mabuhay!" napasiksik ako kay nanay sa takot habang umiiyak. "Kapag hindi pa magpapadala ang mga magulang mo ng pera hanggang mamayang alas syete! Hello to heaven na kayo! Hahaha!"

Mas lalo akong napasiksik kay nanay sa sobrang takot. I am too young, ayaw ko pang mamatay! Ayaw ko ng ganito! Gusto ko nang umuwi!

"Mama...papa...please, help us. I don't wanna die! Please help me!" Nanay hugged me tightly while saying sweet words to calm me down.

Hindi nila itinali ang mga kamay namin dahil alam nilang imposibleng makakatakas kami. Iisa lang ang pintuan ng kulungan namin at walang bintana. Iisa lang din ang ilaw na napakahina, tama lang na maaninag mo ang mukha ng tao. Kaya hindi ko alam kung anong oras na ngayon o araw pa ba o gabi na.

"Patahimikin mo 'yang batang 'yan kung ayaw mong busalan ko 'yan!" Galit na utos ng lalaking tumatayong leader nila kay nanay.

Sa takot ko, automatic na tumahimik ako at tanging hikbi nalang ang magagawa ko. I don't know how to survive here. And I don't even know if my parents did something to save us. They are too busy with their works, are they found out na wala pa kami ni nanay o nasa company pa rin sila?

Are they worried about me? Or maybe they doesn't care like they used to do?

My heart is aching while I sobbing silently. Kahit na si nanay nalang ang tumatayong magulang ko, gusto ko pa ring umuwi. Gusto ko pa ring makaligtas para makasama sina mama at papa, maging ang mga kapatid ko. I want to see my family again. I want to live longer.

"Lord, save us. Help us, please? I'm begging you."

"Hahaha! Ganyan nga! Magdasal ka na! Dahil malapit mo na makakasama ang Diyos mo!"