Shin's POV
She didn't tell me to take all those things on me until we got out at that auction. Inalis niya lang ng nasa sasakyan na kami pauwi sa bahay.
To be honest, while my eyes and ears were covered I kinda knew what's going on. I smelled something metallic, which I suspected was blood. Hana must've had a reason why she covered my eyes and ears, she probably didn't want me to see what's going on. So I didn't ask her anything about what happened. I stayed quiet in her car until we got home.
"Are you sure you're ready to go to school now, Shin?" Nag-aalala akong tinignan ni Ate.
I smiled at her bitterly. "I'm fine, Ate. Thanks for worrying," I said.
I actually haven't recovered from that incident. I mean who would recover instantly? I was about to get sold if Hana didn't come. Who knows what's gonna happen to me after I get sold, right? I might end up dead.
I'm traumatized. Another trauma, damn it.
"I'll drive you to your school," sabi ni Kuya na kakababa lang.
"No, Kuya. Kaya ko naman," sagot ko at umiling siya.
"After what happened to you, I can't let you go out alone for the meantime. Baka nasa tabi-tabi lang iyong kumidnap sa iyo, it's not safe. I hope you understand," saad niya.
Naiintindihan kong nag-aalala sila dahil sa nangyari pero hindi na ako bata, I'm 18.
"I got him, Shien." Napalingon ako sa pinto nang marinig ang boses ni Hana. "We're going to school together, and I'll drop him off here later," dugtong niya.
Nginitian naman niya ako. Hindi ko mapigilan mapangiti rin dahil nandito siya. Mas naging confused tuloy ako sa nararamdaman ko.
"You don't have to do that, Hana," sabi ni Kuya.
"I have to. I want to. And I will," sagot naman ni Hana kay Kuya.
"I'm fine, Kuya. Sasabay na lang ako sa kaniya. We're going to the same school naman," sabi ko.
Hindi ko na hinintay si Kuya na magsalita at naglakad na ako palapit kay Hana.
"Don't worry, Shein, he'll be home safe later, I promise," sabi ni Hana at nginitian si Kuya. "Let's go, Shin."
Lumabas na kami ng bahay. Nakita ko naman agad ang pamilyar na itim na sasakyan. Nanlaki ang mata ko ng makita ang maliit na tatak sa harap ng sasakyan.
"Holy shit! Is that yo-"
"Yes. Bugatti La Voiture Noire," putol nito sa akin.
Hindi ako makapaniwala na nasa harap ko ang Bugatti La Voiture Noire at sasakyan ko maya-maya lang! I've seen this before, but damn! It's so gorgeous in close up! This is a dream!
Nauna siyang sumakay kaya kaya lumapit na ako sa sasakyan. Nang buksan ko ang pinto ay bumungad sa akin ang bag niya na nakaupo.
"I forgot to put that in the trunk. Ikalong mo na lang sa iyo, it's not heavy naman," nakangiti sabi niya.
Kinuha ko agad ang bag niya at umupo. Ipinatong ko ang bag ko at bag niya sa lap ko.
"This car only has miniscule trunk, only one bag can fit kaya hawakan mo na lang," sabi niya pa at pinaandar ang sasakyan.
"Oo na, hawak ko na e," sabi ko naman.
Okay lang naman since hindi rin mabigat ang bag ko.
"Is it hard learning how to drive this Bugatti?" tanong ko.
Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwalang nakasakay ako rito. This Bugatti is worth a billion pesos! It's so expensive!
"Not really, sanay na ako," sagot ni Hana na ikinatango ko. "I'll teach you if I have free time, madali lang naman."
BINABASA MO ANG
Lives for a Life
ActionA painful past that made Shianley Vaughn forget, including his mother's death. He grew up with missing pieces of his past. Now, little did he know, he's being hunted by a notorious syndicate for the things he had done in the past that he couldn't ev...
