Content Warning: This chapter contains scenes depicting violence and abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
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I was on my knees and Mademoiselle is in front of me. May hawak-hawak siyang whip. I can feel its cold touch on my face. Inangat ni Mademoiselle ang mukha ko, hinawakan niya ito ng mahigpit. I'm shivering but I didn't utter a sound.
"You know, I was delighted when I first held you," she was hovering around me, "You and I are so alike, enveloped with darkness. However, as time goes by—you, my dear little Twilight, glimmer like an expensive diamond. Suddenly, I realized I'm just a filth wrapping your brilliant light. I hated it," hindi ko alam kung anong ibig niyang sabihin pero she acted like a manic. She makes distorted sounds na napakasakit sa tenga.
"I once loved you—so so much," then she caressed my hair at hinila niya ito. Ang hapdi, I felt the gush of blood running down my face. "You look like her, my child, the real one. If not for your cursed hair, maybe magiging masaya pa tayo. As your mother and as my daughter."
Mademoiselle continued to pull my hair, but I couldn't bring myself to cry. I have to endure—kasi kung hindi, mas malala pa rito ang matatamo ko.
I don't know why, pero as I grow up, may tumubong strands of white hair sa ulo ko. The other half was black pero sa kabila, it's white. When I was a child, my hair was barren. I can't remember what happened pero sabi nila, I was involved in a car accident. Sumabog daw ito, fortunately hindi nadamay ang mukha ko. However, hanggang doon lang ang knowledge ko about it. I do not know other details about my life, especially before nung accident.
"Just know, my lovely daughter—I'm doing this for you," inangat ni Mademoiselle yung latigo, saka niya hinampas ng malakas ang likod ko. I cannot contain it much longer—I cried out of pain.
10 minutes have past, tumigil na rin si Mademoiselle. She was exhausted sa 'chore' na ginawa niya. Pero ako? Nakaluhod pa rin ako at hindi ko magawang tumingala. I'm afraid sa mas malagim na consequences if I ever did.
"You can go now, send my regards to your father. Tell him I had a fun time with my lovely daughter," I tried my best na tumayo na parang walang nangyari pero I can't seem to find my balance kaya sumemplang ako sa tea table ni Mademoiselle.
"Tsk—weakling," pabulong na sinabi ni Mademoiselle. That's why I gathered all my strength and nagmadali akong lumabas mula sa hellhole na 'yon.
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"Jusko! Miss Twilight!" Dali-daling pumunta si Anna sa tabi ko at inalalayan akong makaupo. I'm both grateful and ashamed. Ayaw kong may nakakakita sa akin ng ganito.
"I'm fine," pabalang kong sabi sa kanya, I appreciate the act pero I'm not in a position para makaistorbo pa ng iba.
"You're not 'fine'. Maghintay ka lang dito okay? I'll just get yung medical kit sa storage room."
Nakaraan ang ilang minuto, dumating na rin si Anna and she helped me to dress my wounds sa likod ko. I always wore a sweatshirt para matakpan lahat ng scars ko over the years. Mademoiselle, Livia Blair Walton—is an extremely beautiful woman. She was the only person that Monsieur cares about. They had a child together pero namatay ito for unknown reasons. Naulila siya sa anak niya, maybe that led her to adopt me.
I was looking at Anna who seemed like may tinatago ito. I gaze at her questionably when she grips both of my shoulders "Twilight," she said in a low, whispering voice.
"Do you want to escape from here?" her eyes bore into mine kaya napaisip ako, do I want to escape from this hellhole? May part sa'kin na gusto pero it's too dangerous, and if I consider this, where would I go? Do I run away from them forever? Because they will surely turn the world upside down just to find me and possibly kill me.
Before I could answer, lumapit si Anna sa tenga ko at bumulong—"I have a way. They can never find you unless bumalik ka sa kanila," nararamdaman ko yung kaba, excitement, at takot at the same time. Pwede pa... Pwede pa akong tumakas. Maybe, this is my chance to be finally free.
Tumingin ako kay Anna, "What's the possibility for this plan to fail?"
"To be honest, it's a 50/50 chance. Pwedeng pumalya pero once na nakatakas ka, your new life awaits you," am I really sure? Final na ba 'tong decision ko? I really want to get out of here, no matter what it takes—but before I agree to this, I have to ask this extremely important question.
"Why are you helping me, Anna?" kunot noo kong tanong sa kanya.
"I sincerely want you to be happy Miss Twilight," with that, I was really determined to chase my freedom.
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