Prisoner of the Past [COMPLETED] (SOON TO BE PUBLISHED)

CHAPTER 12

THE MAN sends me home to Levi's penthouse. He even escorted me to the penthouse's door.

"Don't think about what happened, hindi lang 'yan ang haharapin mo sa mga susunod na araw." His last words keep running on my head. Nakialam na ako sa penthouse ni Levi dahil wala pa siya.

Nagluto ako ng pagkain at naligo na rin. I busy myself by reading articles. I saw an article about a family, it was a billionaire family that tried to hide their identity but the social is too powerful and able to show them in public. Ang daming haka-haka patungkol sa pamilya at iba't-ibang opinion ng mga tao.

Wala akong nakitang mukha ng bata, tanging mag-asawa lamang ang nasa larawan. They managed to hide their children from society. May ibang comment na ang trabaho ng mga ito ay laban sa gobyerno, ang ilan ay nagsasabing miyembro ng mga Mafia ang pamilya nito. I try to look for their surnames, wala kasi naka-include sa article, I think they're too private.

Binasa ko ang mga comments at nakita ang ilang pangalan at apelyido pero wala sa nabanggit ang tama. Napabuga na lang ako ng hangin. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit lumalayo ako sa mga social media, mahilig magbigay ng mga maling impormasyon na maaaring ikasira ng iba. Social media sucks! It manipulates some people nowadays.

I close the tab and rest my head on the back of the couch. Nasa sala ako ng penthouse at hinihintay na umuwi si Levi. It was already 9 o'clock. Unti-unting bumigat ang talukap ng mata ko.

Dahil siguro sa pagod at nangyayari sa paligid ko nitong nagdaan na araw ay nakatulog ako sa pwesto ko at wala na akong naalala sa nangyari.

My sleep was deep and I had a dream. It was a little girl who was playing with two boys, I think they're siblings based on their faces. I can see similarities between the three.

The little girl is holding a barbie doll and helping it move. She looks like Izzy. I heard loud screams somewhere, biglang nagbago ang paligid. Nasa sala na ang mga bata at kasama ang apat na matatanda. Sa tingin ko ay magulang nila ang dalawang nasa tabi ng tatlong bata.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit naririnig ko ang usapan nila. Dreams are playful.

"We will give you her while the media is still hot, the media are too curious now. I think someone will tip them." The woman holding the little girl spoke.

Nagtaka ako dahil medyo malabo ang kanilang mga mukha at hindi ko gano'n makita.

"Don't worry, Lilia, you can trust us. Kami na ang bahala sa kaniya, how about her two siblings?" ang babae sa kanilang harap ang sumagot.

"Kami na ang bahala sa dalawa, siya lang naman ang kailangan nating ingatan. Papa is too dangerous, if he finds out that the media already knew about our family he will do everything to get her."

"Lilia, you can't hide forever from Tito Zander. She is the next Heiress of your clan, if he finds out she was gone he won't stop looking for her."

The man beside the two boys spoke. "That's why we ask you to keep her. Help us, she doesn't deserve this kind of life."

It was like I'm watching a movie. Nakasubaybay ako sa mga galaw nila. Naputol ang panonood ko sa kanila nang biglang magbago ang paligid, it went black until I felt a soft lips on my face.

"Hm..." napaungol ako at unti-unting nagmulat ng mata. I saw Levi's face. He's smiling from ear to ear. "Levi!"

"You sleep on the couch," he said before giving me a peck on my lips.

"I did, then why am I here?" napansin ko na nasa kama na ako. Hindi ko manlang naramdaman na napunta ako rito.

"Binuhat kita. Kumain ka na ba?"