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It was a night that she can't seem to get out of her mind, she was just a kid when it happened. Her parents are tired because of work, she doesn't know what work they are working.

Pero lagi niyang nakikita na pagod na pagod ang kanyang mga magulang, gusto niya sumama sa kanila para malaman niya kung ano yung trabaho nila. She was curious about it, malaki ang bahay niya kaya siguro maganda ang trabaho nila.

Pero ayaw ng magulang niya na sumama siya sa trabaho, gusto lang nila na sa bahay lang nila siya. She was getting bored there, "mama, isama mo na kasi ako." Pagmamakaawa niya sa mama niya.

Her mom smiled and crouched down to her level, hinawakan nito ang pisngi ng anak niya. "Bawal ang bata dun, anak."

Ngumuso ang batang Khayeen, "wala naman po akong kalaro dito sa bahay.", her mother chuckled at her child. " wala ka rin naman makakalaro dun."

She saw her father na tinapik ang nanay niya, her father looked so defeated. "Halika na." Tumango nalang ang mama niya,tumayo ito at ginulo ang buhok.

"Dito ka lang ha." Tumango nalang siya sa mama niya at tinitigan lang ito habang paalis ang dalawa. Binuksan niya ang TV para manood ng cartoons, sanay rin naman siya na mag-isa sa malaking bahay.

Gumawa rin siya ng kanyang pagkain, matagal pa ang balik ng magulang niya. She was at peace habang kumakain at nanunuod ng TV nung may nagkatok.

She was excited kasi baka magulang niya yun, she opened the door and there was a man. Hindi kita ang mukha niya, she backed off at isasara na sana ang pinto pero naunahan siya ng lalaki at may nilagay sa ilong nito, she was trying to escape his gripped pero her consciousness ay halos wala na.

SHE just woke up somewhere, the smell was bad. Hindi maganda sa ilong, ginala niya ang mga mata niya. She saw her parents na tulog sa sahig

"Mama," she whispered trying to get her attention, she looked at her parents at mukhang bugbog sarado sila. Gumapang siya papunta sa dalawang mahal niya sa buhay.

Her hands were tied, pero she can still shook them to wake them up. "Mama," tawag niya sa babaeng puno ng sugat

"Mama, gising." She tried to wake them up, pero mukhang wala talaga silang malay. Halos mangiyak ngiyak siya dahil ayaw gumising ng magulang niya.

Then she heard them groaned, nagmulat ang mata ng mama niya. When she saw her, her eyes filled with fear. "Why are you here?" Halos mangiyak ngiyak na tanong ng nanay niya.

Hindi nakatali ang mga kamay nito at hinawakan ang braso ng batang Khayeen, "anak, bakit ka nandito?" Tanong pa ulit nito, "someone took me here, mama."

Then tears started to fall on her mother's eyes, she was murmuring a no. Then three men entered the room. Tinali nila ang batang Khayeen at ang magulang niya, hindi sila magkalapit pero magkaharap sila.

Khayeen was in fear sa ginagawa ng mga lalaki, umiiyak na ito sa takot. "Tell me, nasaan ang kinuha niyo?"

She can't see her mother well dahil sa luha niya, "Hindi ko alam, wala saamin. Please wag niyo na idamay ang anak ko." Rinig niyang hagulgol at pagmamakaawa ng nanay niya.

May inilapit ang lalaki sa leeg niya and it started vibrating on her neck, she screamed in pain. "Please, wag ang anak ko. Wag niyo siyang idamay." Lumakas ang pagmamakaawa nito.

Hinawakan ng lalaki ang buhok ni Khayeen at inilapit pa ng konti ang gumagawa ng electric shock sa leeg ni Khayeen, tumingin ito sa nanay niya na may lamig sa mga mata nito.

"She will die if you don't tell me where it is."

Then another shock came in and the poor girl screamed so much in pain that she passed out.

DAYS went by and torturing the poor girl and her parents didn't stop, they were having a hard time. But that night nasa selda na naman nila ang mga lalaki. Hindi kita ang mga mukha nila.

"Little girl, looks like you will be watching your parents die." She can't see the smirk on the man pero alam niya na nakangisi ito.

Hindi nga sila nagsisinungaling, she saw how they decapitate her father's head. In front of her and her mother, a loud echo of them crying because of how they witnessed her father's death.

"Please, tama na." Pagmamakaawa niya sa mga lalaki, "tama na, wala silang ginawang masama." Humahagulgol na sabi nito.

Pero hindi nila pinansin ang bata at hinawakan ang buhok ng nanay niya, inilayo niya ang tingin niya sa mama niya. Pero they forced her to look at her mother's weak side.

She saw how her mother's eyes changed and smiled at her, then mouthed i love you to her. Before they killed her, she was shouting na huwag nilang sasaktan ang mama niya.

They laughed at how miserable she was, she just saw how her parents died. Right in front of her eyes. There was a loud thud, she saw the man who killed her parents just straight up drop dead.

Nilingon nito ang pinto at may babaeng nakamask at may sumbrero, mata lang ang nakikita. Then the other two men dropped dead just like the other one.

Pinakawalan siya ng babaeng sumagip sa kanya, binuhat siya nito and that's when her emotions just burst. She saw her how her parents died and that's gonna cause trauma to her.

The one who saved her is her boss right now, the big boss of the agency she is working on. She is grateful to her. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya edi sana she is dead too.

That's why she promised to her na she will be like here, strong and brave. Hindi niya hahayaan na walang hustisya ang mga nagagambala ng mga criminal.

Katulad ng nangyari sa kanya, her trauma made her the girl she is right now. She was strong and brave and not letting evil prevail. She is forever thankful to her big boss and won't let her down.

-T.M.B-

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