🕊️: His Darkest Obsession

ii.

CHAPTER TWO

➛ Flashback. After 5 years. Hinata - 21 years old, Hikari - 16 years old

"Yes, Dad. I'm going home tomorrow. And it's for good."

He heard his father sigh, "Hinata—"

"Dad, 5 years is already more than enough. Now that I finished my studies, I can go home."

And I can take care of her again for you.

His Father was silent for a bit. "Alright. We'll see you, then."

Agad siyang napangisi sa narinig.

"Yes, thank you!"

After hunging up the phone, he sigh in relief. He's been waiting for a long time. Five years had been a torture for him. Days after he was sent here, he was worried sick for the little sister back home. Since he's not there, even though he gave her a music box, it's actually not enough because it couldn't protect her nor could do anything.

If she was locked up again, no one would be there and would secretly give her food to eat. Wala na siyang naging balita kung ano man ang nangyayari rito. Well, he tried asking his parents but they were indifferent and they seemed to annoyed by mentioning her. Sa takot na rin na baka mas mainis ito at kay Hikari pa ibunton ang galit ay pinigilan na niya ang sarili na magtanong.

However, he just hope badly that nothing happened. He knew that she's brave but, he don't know to what extent. After all, she's like a kid to him.

Anyway, since uuwi na rin naman siya, bukas na lang niya aalahanin ang lahat kapag nalaman na niya ang sitwasyon nito.

➛

Successfully arriving at the airport, it was only his Mom waiting for him— smiling brightly.

"Mom!" He greeted her. They hug for a moment before they start going out.

"How are you sweetheart?" nakangiting tanong nito nang makasakay sila sa kotse at nagmaneho na ito.

"I'm fine. After graduating, the Univerity offered us some companies to apply. However of course, I refuse. I'll take two weeks of break first before going with Father in the company probably" aniya. Tumango tango ito.

"That's good. Two weeks is enough for you to rest. Maybe we should go on a trip too, right?"

"A trip?" a though flash on his eyes and he hesitated for a while before asking her anyway,

"Can we take—"

"No." Hindi pa nga siya tapos magtanong ay agad siya nitong tinanggihan. Nawala din ang ngiti sa mukha nito at napalitan ng pagkadisgusto.

"We will never take her outside the house."

"But, Mom? When was the time that she was able to go out? As far as I remember, she was when she's just two years old, then after years she was locked up in the house. She wasn't even able to go to school let alone go outside." He sigh in frustration.

"Mom, it's been so many years, but I still don't understand. Why are you like this to her? Hikari is your daughter too. She's a family—"

"Hinata." mariin nitong ani. "She's too low to be acknowledge as part of our family. Back when she's just one year old, she can't even utter a single word! We brought her to the Doctor and it stated that both her IQ and EQ is running slow like a snail so she will be st-pid! And the Doctor was right! She's really an id-ot that I am very ashamed to call her my own!" eksaheradang ani nito. He purse his lips at what he heard.