YS1: Yesterday's Torment ✔️

XX. EMBRACE OF THE PAST

Chapter 20

SIGHING HEAVILY, I glance thrice a second in my bruises; I have one in my cheeks, one in my upper shoulder and to my wrist. See, how evil that old man is. Tss!

I roam my gaze to find some shops that is selling an ointment. I’m holding my wrist dahil doon niya pinakasagad. Its blood is flowing flawlessly! Gosh, he perhaps wants me dead due to blood loss.

Tinanggal ko ang pagkaka-ipit ng buhok ko at pinantakip iyon sa pisngi ko and fortunately, it also cover the bruise in my upper shoulder.

My eyes widen when I saw them coming to my direction. Palipat-lipat ang tingin ko sa mga pulsuhan ko at sa kanila. I then heard Aoi’s voice calling me.

I gulped nang wala pang isang minuto ay nasa harap ko na sila. “Lace! Ang tagal mo, let’s go na~” she joyfully said at akmang hihilahin ako nang nagsalita si Ryo. “What’s the red stain on the floor?” he asked that’s why we all looked on it.

I tightened my grip on my wrist in my back saka nagkibit-balikat sa kanila. They should not be involved here and must not know everything. They need to be safe and be alive.

It’s not like I’m afraid about old man’s words that they might be a cold corpse too. Okay, I’ll gonna be honest, I am not afraid that death is my end game but for them to be dead is what I am afraid at.

I almost scream when a hand harshly get my hand. Napangiwi ako sa sakit niyon. I lowered my gaze and breath desperately. Then I heard them gasp.

Tyron on the other hand omit my untied hair that hid my wounds. Then continuous curses invaded my ears that is why I decided to lift my head.

Upon lifting, I saw Tyron’s eyes; piercing me using it. His eyes demand for an explanation so the others too.

“Lace why! What happened?” Aoi moves closely to me bago kinuha ang pulso ko na hawak din ni Tyron. Ryo also did the same at hinawakan ang braso kong may sugat.

Red and Anton on the back are just looking to us. I cleared my throat. “Nothing serious. I didn’t see the bamboo stick na mukhang hinasa dahil sa tulis. It grazed through my cheek and as I moved, it also grazes my shoulder and wrist,” I know that’s a lazy excuse but my mind is clouded how to end this shit. I know again that they won’t believe my lies but I will do my best not to overthink them.

“Oh, really,” Tyron sarcastically remarked saka hinigpitan ang kapit nito sa pulso kong binitawan na ni Aoi. Pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata pero wala itong naging tugon maliban sa mata nitong walang buhay na nakatingin sa akin.

Okay, my fault. But that’s the only way I know as a payment for me not to get dead because I still have a mission and that is to make them alive and leave this shit.

“Guys! Let Cey’s privacy do matters, right? May ointment doon kila aunty Riana kaya roon niyo gamutin ang sugat niya,” Anton said na ikinahinga ko ng maluwag. I saw how he wink at me pumunta sa direksyon ko at hinila ako sa kanila. Gosh, you’re a life-saver, Anton!

“Nakita ko kayo ng jowabels mo. Jowa mo ’yon? Hinila ka kasi. Wild niyo grabe, nagkasugat-sugat ang skin mo,” natatawa nitong bulong sa akin kaya nakisabay ako.

Gosh, Anton, if you just knew. “Huwag kang mabahala. Hindi ko kayo isusumbong sa kanila,” then he giggled. I just let him.

Nakarating kami sa isang bahay. Nakabakod ang mga berdeng bulaklak dito kasama ang mga bunga niya. Maganda.

“Ang galing talagang mag-alaga ni tita!” Aoi cheerfully uttered before holding the flowers.

“Let’s go inside,” Red told us bago dahan-dahan niyang pinindot ang isang doorbell.