TW: Abuse, Murder, Harassment.
It's dark. No, no, it's just a dream. But why does it feel so..real?
Slowly, a girl appeared out of nowhere, she's not alone. She had a companion. A female kid holding a nice doll.
They both sat on on the ground with a only a thick tree branch for shelter. They looked happy.
What am I doing here?
Am I supposed to be here?
Is this really a dream, because if it is, I wouldn't mind sleeping my whole life.
The taller girl came to the smaller one and said, ''Pag-laki natin, magiging abogado ako. Para i-defend 'yong mga innocent people tapos i-kulong 'yong bad people.''
The smaller girl looked up on her sister, '''Diba, police at soldiers ang gumagawa no'n, Ate?'', her eyes, full of confusion.
She smiled, ''Oo nga. Pero, no'ng nanood kami sa school, mga abogado raw ang nagde-defend. Hindi makukuong ang isang tao, kung walang makaka-pakita ng evidence na bad sila.'' explaining to her sister gently.
''So, pa'no po kung wala pong nakuhang evidence tapos innocent naman po talaga siya? Makukulong pa rin po ba?''
For a kid, she thinks so well. I would'nt dare to hink twice to adopt that kid if she was that smart.
'''Yan ang hindi pa alam ni Ate. Basta alam kong mag-a-aral ako tapos magiging lawyer aako. Ikaw ba? Kung sakaling, payagan ka nila tita na mag-aral, anong gusto mong maging?''
The little girl held her chin, acting like she was thoroughly, ''Kung lawyer ka, police ako! Para i-help kitang i-help rin 'yong other people!''
They were both smiling. I was having a good time but another scenario came up. It was still the girls. I can't tell who are they for they have a blurry face.
They slowly creaked the door open, not wanting to create any sound but they failed to lock it gently. A load shout and foots steps were heard. ''Bri! Mei! Where did you both went to?!''
A lady around, thirthies, came down with a baseball bat on her hand. Sooner, the two kids started trembling in fear. My heart pounded fast thinking of it as a dream, but it wasn't. It's a Nightmare.
I tried opening my eyes but it remained shut. I need to wake up!
The taller girl spoke, ''Nag-play lang po kami outside--''and she hadn't had time to finish when a slap greeted her on her right cheek.
''Nag-alala kami, sa inyo! 'Di ba't sinabi ko nang bawal kayong lumabas, ha?! Ang titigas ng mga ulo ninyo! Ikaw,'' she glanced at the smaller kid, ''Ikaw na naman siguro nag-pumilit sa ate mo 'no?!'' and she sooner started pulling the hair of the two.
They were helpless, no, we, were helpless. That was me, the young me. I know I couldn't stand a chance, I can't stop it from happening, because it already happened.
''Mama, tama na, po.'' the taller girl shouted, groaning in pain. ''Ako lang naman po 'yong nag-aya kay ading. H'wag niyo na po siya bug-bugin.'' pag-mamakaawa nito.
''Anong--hinde! Dapat ko kayong disiplinahin! Aba, sa araw-araw niyo ba naan akong sinasaway?! Hindi ba't paulit-ulit kong sinasabing 'di kayo dapat makita nng tao?! Ayaw kong malaman nilang may anak ako sa ibang lalaki! Paano na lang sasabihin nila pag nalaman 'yon?! Ha?! Ang tatanga ninyo!'' she scolded.
The two girls didn't bother utering any single word because they both know what could possibly happen. Everyday, they have been kept inside a room, without bed, clothes, and food. They only change once in a week and eats only breakfast.
