Protecting What's Hers

𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞

Felicity Alvarez

Hindi ko alam kong ilang araw na akong nakagapos sa poste. I even lose counts of the meal that I rejected at tanging tubig lang ang naging laman ng tiyan ko sa ilang araw pagkakatali ko dito.

"Ayaw pa rin kumain?"

"Ayaw boss eh," he took the bowl with a porridge in it sa kamay ng mga tauhan nito at naglakad papunta sa akin.

He took a spoonful of the meal at inilapit ito sa mukha ko na agad kong tinabig ng pisnge ko. The content spilled on the floor at tumiim ang bagang ng lalaking nakatingin sa kumalat na pagkain sa sahig.

"You don't want to eat? Fine, go die in starvation."

"Tangina mo Brendan! Demunyo ka, ilabas mo ako dito!"

"Oh sweetie, and have you running back in Katherine again? I would rather have you locked up in here than to be with her," kumuha ito ng upuan at inilagay sa harapan ko. He sat on the chair with his legs crossed while looking at me.

"You need a real man, Felicity. You know, I found you first. I was your damn supporter ever since you starts entertaining people in the club but that bitch appeared and got a hold of you first."

Kahit alam kong imposible ay pinipilit ko paring makawala sa pagkagapos. I can feel my the skin on my wrist starts to sting but I paid no mind in it. "You're crazy! Oh my god, pakawalan mo ako!"

"Oh sush, kahit pakakawalan kita ay wala ka naman nang madadatnan."

"Katherine," I muttered under my breath na siyang ikinangisi ng lalaki. "N - no! Anong ginawa mo?"

Hindi ito sumagot but with the triumph written all over his face is enough to tell me what he done. "You're a damn bastard!"

"Go cry about it," he said smiling, as if he's enjoying seeing me suffer.

I know he is having no remorse about the situation. He lacks empathy, a lunatic. A goddamn psychopath.

"Boss, may tawag ka." His men went inside and handed him the phone na siyang sinagot niya sa harapan ko.

"Hey, there. Anong balita?" He hummed in satisfaction while bobbing his head up and down habang nakikinig sa sagot ng kausap nito. "Wait," he said on the other line before facing me. "can you shut up?"

But I didn't stopped at mas lalong nilakasan ang pag sigaw. "Goddamit!" Tumayo ito at lumabas ng pinto para tawagin ang tauhan niya. "Fucking sedate that bitch," and he went out.

Naramdaman ko nalang maya maya ang pagtusok ng karayom sa braso ko at ang muling pagsakop ng dilim sa mata ko.

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Sa pangalawang pagkakataong pag-gising ko galing sa drogang itinusok nila sa akin ay siyang pag - ngiwi ko sa sakit.

Sa pag dilat ko ng mata ay siyang muling pag - pikit ko dito dahil sa nakakasilaw na liwanag na agad na tumama sa mata ko.

Alam kong iba na ang lugar na pinagdalhan nila sa akin ngayon.

The blinding laser lights is the only source of light to support my vision It took me a couple of minutes for my eyes to adjust in such stimulating lights na siyang inilibot ko agad sa kwartong kinaroroonan ko ngayon.

The surrounding is so familiar, that it brings a lot of memories of my struggles. This is the place that supports me for who I am. The place that became the road to reach my dreams. The place that I've been working my body off all night to please random men in their raging hormones.