CODE'S ADDICTION

Chapter 20

Trissalia Pearl

I couldn't hark back the first time I dreamt of becoming a lawyer. Basta nagising na lang ako isang araw na para bang isa akong panibagong tao na may panibagong pangarap.
Hindi ko alam pero sa araw-araw na nabubuhay ako, ramdam ko ang kakulangan. Alam kong may kulang.

Alam kong may nawawala...

Unti-unti kong iminulat ang mga mata ko at isang madilim na kwarto ang bumungad sa akin. I tried to move but only to realize, mahigpit ang pagkakatali sa akin ngunit wala naman akong nararamdamang kahit anong masakit.

“Stop moving because it's impossible for you to unclasp yourself, lass.” I instinctively stop moving my self from the chair when a man's voice echoed the room.

My head actuated to the right side where the voice was coming through. It was a glass wall at tinted ang labas kaya hindi ko alam kung sino ang nagsalita. Only I know is that he is a guy. A man I think I've never heard of before.

“Who are you?” I whispered and it was answered by a low laugh. Sumintak pa ito na parang dismayado sa naging tanong ko.

“Oh, my lass. I was expecting a greet from you just like before but I guess, you still don't know who you are.” He made a pause. “Tell me, what they have done to you?”

Bumigat ang paghinga ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Anong ibig niyang sabihin? Anong alam niya tungkol sa akin?

“I-i have no idea what and who are you talking about.” I tried to sound tough but my voice came out shakily. Muli siyang natawa dahil doon.

“My lass, my lass. I was so excited to come home to finally see you again but how disappointing, hindi ka pa rin pala nakakaalala. How about your husband, that Code Ynares? Anong ginagawa niya at wala ka pa ring matandaan?”

“What are you talking about?! Sino ka?!” I shouted. Halo-halong takot at galit ang nararamdaman ko ngayon dahil sa pinagsasasabi niya.

Hindi ko siya maintindihan. Wala akong maintindihan sa nangyayari!

“Oh, hindi ba't gusto mong malaman kung anong itinatago ng asawa mo mula sa 'yo?” his well-pretending voice took the chance to lure me. Halatang marami siyang alam.

“W-what do you know?”

I felt him smirk on the other side. “And that's the spirit of curiosity, lass! So, what do you wanna know?”

“Everything...” my voice sounded hoarse but I've never felt the need to be a answered. It was a voice of a desperate woman who is full of questions. At hindi man maayos ang posisyon ko ngayon, ang mahalaga ay malaman ko ang sagot sa mga katanungan ko.

Sandali itong natahimik na tila nag-iisip. “Which everything ba? The story about how you met your husband in college and married him seven years ago and how your parents despises his family so much so they took you away from him so you can't remember everything now? Or...or what happened to your rabbits that made your father hates you so much?”

Umiling-iling ako na para bang hindi makapaniwala sa aking narinig. My eyes swell up. Paanong...anong sinasabi niya? Si Code? Kilala ko na noon pa at matagal na kaming kasal? Ano bang nangyari sa akin? At bakit wala akong maalala?

“Oh, lass. Please, don't cry. Hindi ko akalain na ni isang impormasyon ay wala ka pang nalalaman. Aw, aren't these people around you vicious? How could they do that? Sila, alam ang lahat pero ikaw, kahit ni isa tungkol sa 'yo, walang alam? Poor you...”