BADA LEE as Your Deranged Stalker

E P I L O G U E

EPILOGUE

"I'll be your angel giving up her wings if that's what you need I'll give everything to be your anything"

- Taylor Swift

I can still recall how Kathreen used to sing that song just for me whenever I pass by the hallway and she would saw me.

Her affection for me was so intense that it reached the point where she was secretly keeping tabs on me.

Kathreen Jewels was just a student at De La Pheobe University back then, and I had no clue that I would eventually find myself deeply in love with her.

Three years have passed.

I am now residing here in Virginia City, Nevada with Kathreen.

After what happened that night, Kathreen was diagnosed with dissociative amnesia.

Dissociative Amnesia occurs when someone goes through a very frightening or painful experience, and their mind tries to protect them by making them forget it.

Her mind has selectively wiped clean the events that happened in the Philippines including the cherished moments we shared, and the unspeakable act I committed against her parents.

All she remembers is me keeping her locked in a small dark room after she trespassed inside my house.

She believes we are still in the Philippines, her parents are alive, and that I have locked her here for a few days now.

I restrained both her hands and feet with chains. A blindfold shrouds her eyes, leaving her in darkness.

I stand before her, clutching a tray filled with foods I prepared for her.

"Good morning, Ms. Kathreen," I say softly. My heart aches as I observe her body tense with fear at the sound of my voice.

"You have to eat, Ms. Kathreen," I add gently. I desperately wish she wouldn't be afraid of me; I long for her to recollect the love she once had for me.

"B-bada?" Her voice trembles as she utters my name, and I can witness tears tracing down her cheeks.

"B-Bada, can I go see my parents, please? I-miss them so much. I-I just want to see them before I—"

Napahawak ako nang mahigpit sa tray, "Why do you always think that I will kill you?" my heart is shattering. Hindi ko mapigilang hindi magalit sa SARILI ko. Perhaps, this is the universe's way of balancing the scales for all the wrongs I've committed.

I've ended lives, and now, the girl before me is inflicting a profound emotional pain on me.

It feels like a devastating reckoning for my past actions.

"S-sorry. I just miss my mom and dad" through her tears, she utters, her voice choked with emotion.

"Oh, please stop crying!"

All the things she said to me when were still in my old house come flashing through my mind, and I can't help but feel the pain inside of me.

I lost control and slam the tray onto the floor. The foods I prepared for her scatters.

With cautious steps, I lowered myself onto the floor directly in front of her, all the while maintaining an unbroken and intense gaze into Kathreen.

My love for her is so strong that it feels like a sharp ache in my heart.

I refuse to surrender.
I totally believe that she will find her way back to loving me.

A few seconds later, I stand up and composed myself as best as I could and spoke softly, "I'm sorry, I'll go get another one. Wait for me." With that, I turn away from her and began my departure from the room, my footsteps echoing.

As I left, I stole a fleeting glance back at My Kathreen.

My heart heavy with the weight of unspoken words. A solitary tear welled up in my left eye, its silent descent mirroring the sorrow within me.

Finally, I close the door gently and, with a bittersweet sigh, locked it from the outside.

FIN