Connecting Threads (Book 2 of KOV series #2)

II: Awake

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Psyche Valentine Collins

I dreamt about something awful, although I couldn't remember what happened in my dreams but that's the reason I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. It's still dark and quiet out there and the time is three o'clock in the morning but no one is around, all of them are still asleep in their separate bedrooms.

I honestly didn't want to come in here but my three retarded cousins kidnapped me and bought me here again, they knew for a fact that this place is cursed. It may be beautiful inside and outside but it holds a lot of painful memories. This isn't a good place to have their little surprise party for the couple. And I wonder, why do I have to be here in the first place?

Nakakainis pero wala akong magawa, I already did everything that I can para maka-alis sa lugar na 'to but in the end? All of my efforts were wasted because there's no other way dahil ang lahat ng mga pintuan sa buong bahay ay naka-sarado at halata namang mga pinsan ko ang may kakagawan ng lahat.

Kahit ang mga bintana ay mayroong lock sa labas, sa madaling salita ay hindi ito pwedeng buksan kahit kaunti. As in, talagang naka-kulong kaming lahat dito ngayon. Sigurado akong babalik din silang lahat mamaya pero wala akong ideya kung ano'ng oras, malapit na mag-alas kwatro ng umaga but there's no sign of those assholes. I wonder, what time will they be back so I can beat them up?

Ang tahimik ng buong paligid tapos puro anino lang ng puno ang nakikita ko. Ngayon, kasalukuyan akong naka-upo sa isang maliit na sofa sa balcony ng penthouse. Ako lang ang nandito pero hindi lang ako ang nabiktima at dinukot dahil pati sina Trinity, Riane, Avi pati Aurora ay nandito rin.

Wala akong alam tungkol sa plano nila pero sigurado akong mag-kakaroon ng surprise party, who knows kung para kanino ang bagay na 'yon. Para kay Aurora at Thorin ata dahil hindi sila nakapag-celebrate ng monthsary, not just once but twice.

They were supposed to celebrate but something came up which was the reason why Thorin got hospitalized for two months.

Maayos na siya ngayon, wala na kaming dapat problemahin tungkol sa kalagayan niya pero hindi pa rin siya pwedeng mapwersa ng todo. Pumapasok na nga ulit siya sa school noong mga nakaraan, kasama niya sina Jared, West pati Eros. I mean, palagi naman talaga silang mag-kakasama. As if naman makaka-survive silang apat na wala ang isat-isa.

Habang tahimik akong nakatingin sa malayo, nakarinig ako ng yapak ng paa mula sa likuran ko. Humarap ako sa direksyon kung saan ko narinig ang tunog kaya nakita ko si Trinity na dahan-dahan pang lumalakad, mukhang balak niya akong gulatin dahil wala siyang magawa ngayon.

"You're awake now?". I asked her.

She nodded then she sat down beside me. "Yeah, bigla kaseng tumawag si Mommy sa'kin. She was looking for me the whole time but unfortunately, we're stuck in here". She replied to me.

"Hindi lang naman tayo ang nandito ngayon, kasama rin natin sina Riane, Avi pati Aurora". Kalmado kong sinabi ang mga salitang 'yon. Mukhang nagulat ata siya, hindi niya pa siguro alam na hindi lang ako ang nandito.

"Thor was probably the one who bought me here, sino namang nag-dala sa'yo dito?". Nalilito niyang tanong.

"Sina North pati si Kuya Reidly ang nag-dala sa'kin dito pero alam ko namang kasabwat rin nila si West". I immediately answered her question. She laughed after hearing what I just said about how I got in this place, I mean? Seriously? It's not fucking funny!! Naiinis na nga ako eh!