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Chapter 17: Quilt

Maita's POV

↠Maita's Dream↞

Quintessential.That's what I want to hear from those people out there when they described my family. That's what I only want so I raised my children in the right way. Taught them in the right way so me and my family would be so proud of them everytime people says their name. But why is this happening to me? Why does all of my effort just turned into waste? I can't take all of this anymore but i have to. I heaved a sigh and look in my reflection in the mirror.

I was busy combing my hair before going to sleep when I heard a voice humming like it's making a child fall into sleep. I followed the voice and it lead me into one of the rooms of the mansion.

When I entered, the lights are off and all I can see was darkness. The more the voice feel soothing, the more I feel qualm. I tried to look for the switch but the door suddenly closed blocking all the light outside. I run to it and tried to go out of this room but I didn't succeed

I was taken aback when an idea struck my mind. Thinking that the killer is here and aiming for his or her target makes me shiver. I tried to think how to get out of here without getting killed by the murderer when the lights switched on. This is a no-window room so no one might notice that I'm here getting killed by the family's assailant.

I looked at the girl at my back who continued to sing a lullaby in front of a painting. It was our family painting when my twins are still 2 years old.

"Miss?Excuse me? Who are you and why were you here?" I asked the girl because I can't recognize her.

She slowly faced me but I can't still see her face because she's wearing a scarf to hide it. I realize that she was carrying a baby but after facing me, she raised the child like it's an offering. I gasped when she let go of the child and let it dropped in the ground carelessly.

"Hmp!"

↠End of Maita's Dream↞

"Hmp! Hmp!" Sigaw ko ng hindi na ako makahinga dahil sa telang ibinabalot sa ulo ko ngayon.

Nagpumilit pa akong tanggalin ang tela at humingi ng tuong ngunit habang tumatagal ay mas lalo ako nahihirapang huminga. Sinubukan kong kapain ang taong gumagawa nito sa akin. Ng mahawakan ko ang braso nya, tinanong ko sya.

"W-who are you a-and and w-why are you d-doing this?" Tanong ko sa kanya kahit nahihirapang huminga dahil mwdyo makapal na rin ang telang naibabalot nya sa akin. Sinubukan kong kapain kung anong tela ba ang binabalot nya sa akin at nalaman kong ito ang mga quilt na ginagamit noon nina Amber ng bata pa ang mga ito. Teka, quilt? Bakit naman ang mga quilt ang ginagamit nya? Napatigil ang taong iyon sa pagbabalot sa akin ng quilt kung kaya't nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na luwagan ang pagkakabuholnito sa akin ng tela.

"Me?... I'm just the one who asked for your help before but you don't even listen to me...Why am I doing this?... Because it's a part of my revenge to those who never give me importance before, to those who's been part on ruining my life."

"What do you mean? I didin't ruin any life before." I told her while still struggling to take the quilt off my head.

"Really? Tsk, Do you know that when you didn't believe me before, it only made the situation worse. That made that ass***e more cruel every time he forced me to do it. Pumabor sa kanya ang naging sagot mo sa akin noon kaya mas dumalas pa ang pambababoy nya sa akin. Pareho kayo ng walang hiya mong asawa. Wala kayong pakialam sa'kin! Lahat kayo, wala kayong pakialam sa'kin kaya nangyari ang lahat ng iyon.!" Galit na sagot nito sa akin at saka muling ipinagpatuloy ang ginagawa nito sa akin.

Muli akong nahirapang huminga kung kaya't muli akong nagpumiglas. Naramdaman at narinig ko pa ang paghila nya sa pinakadulo ng tela at ang paghila nya sa isang... Upuan? Hinila nya muli ang tali kung kaya't nalaglag ako sa kama.

"Alam mo bang magaling ako sa pagdating sa elektroniks at pagaayos ng machines. Kung sana hindi nyo sinira ang buhay ko noon, siguro isa na akong magaling na Mechanical Engineer. Pero inuna nyo ang pagsira sa buhay ko kaya walang sisihan." Anito at saka muling hinila ang tela dahilan upang mapatayo ako dahil hinihila nya ito. Nasasakal na rin akko ngunit hinila nya pa ito ng mas mataas.

"Hmp! Hmp!" Patuloy nya pa ring hinila ang tali dahilan upang mapaangat kahit ang mga paa ko mula sa sahig.

"Alam mo ba kung bakit ang telang iyan ang ginamit ko para patayin ka?... Para ipamukha sayo na isa kang ina... Isang walang kwentang ina." Narinig ko pang sabi nya bago ako malagutan ng hininga.