Days passed, Mademoiselle didn't showed even a strand of her hair. She got scared? Really? But I believe that she's cooking up something too. Ang kailangan ko ngayon, is to prepare, to create an opportunity for me to strike back. Gone was the person who I was before. I'm not going to make the same mistake. I will never show them any weaknesses anymore. Kung gusto kong maka-survive sa impyernong 'to, I have to think like them. I have to act like them. A monster. An abomination. A curse.
Since I was stripped of my title, mas lalo akong pinahirapan. Pinagbubuhat kami ng mga bloke ng bato, pinagtitibak ng kahoy, at pinagtatrabaho na parang mga alipin—only to receive a disgusting meal after. Pero I'm still relieved dahil mas maganda ang condition ko rito keysa nung nasa Mansion ako, hindi ko na nararanasang i-torture ulit. Kaya I took this as an opportunity para palakasin pa ang sarili ko. Every locked door has a key. Hindi ko hahayaan ang sarili kong dibdibin lahat ng nangyari because once na ginawa ko 'yon, parang namatay si Sanji sa wala. I cannot fathom kung sa pinakahuli ng paghihirap namin, wala akong nagawa.
"Hey. Ikaw 'yon diba?" Napataas ang kilay ko nang may kumalabit sa likod ko.
"Hm?" tipid kong tanong. She is wearing a ragged cloth with short unkept hair. Sa itsura niya, kahit punong-puno ng abo yung mukha at katawan niya, her toned and well-built muscles are surely noticeable.
"That girl! The infamous adopted daughter of the nefarious couple. Pero ba't ka andito?" nagtatakang tanong niya.
"Why? Is there any reason why I shouldn't be here?"
"Hindi naman pero... I thought the madame treasures you?" then she added, "nevermind. Andito ka na rin naman na, I'll be the one who'll guide you here. Tutulungan kita."
"I appreciate your gesture but no thanks. I don't need your help," saka ko siya tinalikuran. I won't trust anyone kahit gaano pa sila kabait sa harapan ko. I know that 'helping' comes with a price. Hindi ako naniniwala na bukal sa loob nito ang tumulong.
After that, the woman named Nera kept on bothering me nonstop. Kahit saan ako pumunta, automatic nakaabang siya. Sa tuwing kakain na, laging may naiwang mansanas sa kulungan ko. Kaya once na nagkasama ulit kami in doing the detainee's duties, kinausap ko na siya kahit labag ito sa kalooban ko. I don't want to be involved in anyone's business. Lalong lalo na ngayon, I can't afford to have friendships only to be betrayed again for their own benefit.
"Can you please stop it? Ano bang kailangan mo? If you want merits dahil 'anak' ako ng mag-asawang 'yon, pwes wala ka mapapala. I've been stripped of my title. Hindi na ako isang Walton. Like you, I'm also a prisoner." Diretsahang sabi ko rito. I don't care kung ano man ang maging opinyon niya about me.
"I admit that I need you pero hindi dahil sa merit or dahil gusto kong mas mapaagang makalaya rito once na nagamit kita. No. Like you said, we're both prisoners. I know that we have the same purpose," nagkatitigan kami saka niya sinabing, "To get revenge."
I frowned about what she said pero nagtataka ako, what makes her so furious about the couple?
"You know why I was jailed in the first place? I couldn't pay the debt my father owed to the couple on time. You know that they're the most affluential family in Evershall. Lahat ng businesses sa kanila, even gambling. Nalulong sa sugal ang tatay ko, I also have younger siblings at home. Ngayon, dahil hindi namin mabayaran yung utang--namatay yung tatay ko and they took my siblings away from me. I don't know kung anong ginawa nila sa mga kapatid ko. I tried to meet them, dala-dala ko pa yung perang naipon ko habang nasa puder nila ang mga kapatid ko pero they wouldn't even let me," I saw her face filled with anger and anguish pero tinuloy niya pa rin yung kuwento.
"I was at my lowest point, I don't know whom I could ask for help. Hence, I took the matter with my own hands. I infiltrated the facility where my siblings are held in custody. I failed kaya ngayon andito ako," ngumiti pa ito sa akin, "and when I heard about you, the girl who was adopted by that couple--I was intrigued. I thought na kung mayroon mang taong makakalapit sa Waltons, ikaw 'yon. Even if you were disowned by them."
"Makakalapit? What do you mean by that?"
"We're planning a rebellion. Most of the prisoners here are imprisoned wrongfully. Soon, magkakaroon ng tournament para sa next member ng Privileges. For others, chance nila 'yon to aim for a better life pero pagkakataon din ito to have an access sa loob ng Mansion."
"So? Bakit ako? Bakit mo sinasabi sa'kin 'to? Aren't you afraid that I'll tell what you've said sa kanila? And isa pa, if it's rebellion that you want--can't you do it yourselves? What do you need me for?" kunot-noo kong tanong sa kanya.
"I overheard your conversation with Madame. You wanted to give her the greatest show eh? I'll help you. Use our plan to get back at them. However, I would also need you to become one of us in order to destroy them. At isa pa, I know that you will never tell them. I told you, we're the same. We're aiming for one thing... their complete annihilation."
BINABASA MO ANG
GAME OF DEATH: Wrath Online
FantasySynopsis: "Man by nature is a selfish creature." A girl who wants to escape from the clutches of her adopted parents--a living abomination, as they say. However, as her bottled fury grows and her desires burrow deeper--stronger, the place where she...
