Missing Melody (COMPLETED)

Missing 22: Sick Joke

SENRI DAEYL'S POV

I am beyond pissed. This entire situation feels like a sick joke, a hostage drama I never signed up for. All I wanted was to be with my wife, but this asshole Heri made sure that wouldn't be easy. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan si Sinji at kung anong kalagayan niya. I miss her so much it physically hurts—I just want her back by my side.

As the car finally screeches to a halt, Herianus and Thud force us out. I don't know what Thunder's ultimate end-game is, but I want to end this nightmare immediately.

Rent, Fourth, Flame, Cold, and I were dragged inside a building that felt cold and unfamiliar. The moment we stepped inside, my blood ran cold. This was the first time I had ever seen a facility like this—rows upon rows of glass tanks filled with liquid, and inside them were humans.

"What the fuck is this?" I heard Rent mumble under his breath.

Hindi lang siya ang maraming tanong ang naglalaro sa isipan. All of us were reeling from the sight. Hindi lang isa o dalawang tangke ang narito sa loob ng building kundi sangkaterbang mga cylinder na naglalaman ng mga tao—mapababae o lalaki man, bata o matanda. It was like a human farm.

Ito ang unang beses na makakita kami ng ganitong uri ng hindi makataong proseso.

We silently followed Heri as he led us deeper into the facility. He kicked open a heavy metal door and shoved us inside. But the moment I looked at the center of the room, my heart stopped. There she was—the person I've loved my entire life. She was lying there, unconscious, with dark bruises blooming all over her pale skin.

"Holy shit!"

"Sinji?"

"What the fuck?"

The sight of her broken state snapped something inside me. Pumalag ako mula sa pagkakahawak ni Thud at mabilis na tinahak ang distansya naming dalawa ni Sinji. I didn't even mind the handcuffs; with a surge of adrenaline, I felt the metal snap and break away from my wrists.

"Wife? Hey, wake up!" I knelt and cradled her face, my hands trembling. She was covered in dried blood and purple welts.

I gritted my teeth, my vision blurring with rage as I reverted my gaze to Heri. "What the fuck is the meaning of this, Heri? Bakit siya nagkakaganito?!"

"They already found her," Heri smirked, looking down at us with pure malice. "That's a rare gem that my Boss wanted."

"What do you mean by that?" I spat.

"That woman is a living treasure."

Hindi ko alam kung anong kamangmangan ang pinagsasabi niya, but one thing was for sure: I was getting my wife out of this hellhole.

"Stay here and act like a good dog, you shithead. I'll be back in a minute. Let's go, Thud." Heri and Thud disappeared, locking us inside the room after dragging us like cattle.

"Tsk! This can't be happening," Rent said, pacing back and forth.

I sat on the floor beside Sinji and pulled her into a tight embrace. She wasn't waking up. Every time my hand brushed against a bruise, I felt a new wave of guilt. She was exhausted, her body broken from the beatings she must have received.

"What should we do?" Cold asked, his voice low.

"All we have to do is stay still and wait for Thud. That asshole is playing a double game, and he's good at this," Rent replied.

"But why is Sinji here?" Fourth asked. "Anong kailangan nila sa kanya?"

"Heri said she's a living treasure... I don't get that," Cold added.