Desirable Maids 3: Istredd Dominika Zavŭrshil [Valados Alcatraz Series 3]

CHAPTER 9

Chapter Nine

La Spieza

I'm in La Spieza. A world where justice and duty was very alive.

Everything was new to me, but I get a hold of myself. Simula nang mapunta ako sa lugar na ito ay wala akong ginawa kung hindi ang hayaang gumalaw ang buhay kong hindi ko na kailanman magiging kontrolado. Kahit na wala akong idea sa mga haharapin ko ay hindi ako nagtangkang tumakas. Bukod sa wala akong mapupuntahan ay alam kong dito sa mundong ito ako nabibilang.

I lived in a place called the mansion. It was huge, but I could only roam where I was stationed. In my case, hangga't hindi nagsisimula ang tinatawag nilang zapošljavanje o ang recruitment or employment ay mananatili ako sa aking silid. There were servants in every part of the mansion. Kahit ako ay mayroong dalawang lady's maid or personal maid.

"They were called servantes and nothing else." Milev said one night after visiting me.

"Are they all deaf and mute?"

Milev chuckled and shook her head. "They are not, Dominika. The servantes are not allowed to talk to anyone except the people who have ranks. Even so, they were not allowed to talk unless it was required."

"What is this place, Milev? Alam kong malalaman ko rin pagdating ng sinasabi mong panahon pero hindi ko na kaya pang maghintay. Give me something or else I'll go crazy."

Nanatili ang paninigarilyo niya't pag-inom sa hawak na whiskey. She stared at me. Umayos ako ng upo sa aking kama. Mas maayos man at magaan ang buhay ko rito at hindi na dapat ako magreklamo pero gusto ko pa ring malaman kahit na ang pinakamaliit na detalye. If this is going to be my world now then I need to know all the details about it.

"You're impatient, Dominika."

"Anything, Milev. Just give me something, please?"

She heave a sigh. Tinungga niya ang laman ng hawak na baso at pagkatapos ay muling nagsalin pero imbes na inumin ay ibinigay niya iyon sa akin.

"S-sabi mo bawal akong uminom ng alak?"

"Trust me, you need it."

Walang pag-aalinlangan ko na iyong tinungga. Napangiwi ako sa lasa at init na dumaloy sa aking katawan dahil sa alak. I waited for her to talk.

"Mr. VA was the one who's behind everything here, Dominika. He has eyes everywhere even outside this please and it was too impossible for you to meet him in person. Hindi lang ang lugar na ito ang nasa La Spieza. Just like the world we were born in, ang mundong ito ay mayroon ring normal na mga tao. Kung ano ang mayroon sa labas ng La Spieza ay narito rin at marami pang iba. The only difference is that this place was built to give fairness to the people. There were no violence here. Everyone was treated equal and taken care of. This place was the real heaven on earth or whatever those authors write in their fictional books."

Humigpit ang kapit ko sa baso sa kanyang pagbaling sa akin matapos idiin ang yosi sa nasa lamesang ashtray. She then sat on a chair few steps away from me. She crosses her feet and continued speaking.

"I know you still have a lot of questions squirming your head non-stop, but trust me with this one, Dominika. You've already come this far and trust me when I tell you that you're going further than this. Make me proud, will you?"

Kahit na hindi ko alam kung paano ay tumango na lang ako. Sa mga sumunod na araw ay wala akong ginawa kung hindi ang ihanda ang puso ko sa mga bagyong parating. Good thing the my room have lots of entertainments so I didn't get bored. Bukod sa mga iyon ay mayroon ring napakagandang view ang aking veranda. As if like I was in a whole new world with all the perfect landscapes and sceneries around me. It was actually better than the movies. Hindi ko akalaing isang araw ay magbabagong muli ang buhay ko. I felt like finally stepping into a ladder of success and because I trust Milev with all my heart, alam kong makakamit ko ang lahat ng mga pangarap ko sa tamang panahon.