The Dominant and the Submissive

1: Hell Life

"Sigurado ka bang ayaw mong magpahatid?" siguro'y pang anim na tanong na iyon ni Mia sa kanyang kaibigan.

"I'm perfectly fine, Mia. Alam ko din namang may lakad kayong dalawa ni Jeff, ayoko namang istorbohin kayo," sagot pabalik ng kaibigan.

"Mag iingat ka Ellie ha,"

"Oo naman!" nakangiting turan ni Elizabeth, matapos ang ilang minuto ay huminto ang isang itim na sasakyan sa harap nila, lulan nito si Jeff na katipan ni Mia. Sumakay ng sasakyan si Mia at binuksan nya ang binata ng driver's seat tapos ay nagpaalam kay Ellie.

"Got to go, Elizabeth," Jeff said as he waved a hand on his friend.

"Sige, please take good care of my friend,"

"Why do it feels like you're saying a goodbye?" Mia pouts on her friend with a deep frown. Ellie chuckled on the cuteness Mia is showing.

"Because it's friday and we will see each other again after two weeks," Pabirong saad ni Ellie tapos ay itinaboy na ang magkatipan. "Sige na, lumakad na kayo baka gabihin pa kayo sa daan nyan,"

"Take care Ellie, enjoy the sem-break!"

"You too, Mia. Take care Jeff!" then the couple said their goodbyes to Elizabeth before the engine roar and they sped off on the wide flat road on the border of the campus.

Naglakad si Ellie hanggang sa labasan ng kanilang campus, makalipas ang ilang minutong pagiitay ay pinara nya ang isang pampasaherong jeep. Sumakay siya dito, doon sya sa dulo pumwesto para di sya maabala sa pag aabot ng bayad ng ibang pasahero. Pagod na pagod sya sa pagaasikaso ng mga requirements nya para sa 1st semester nya bilang senior. Ilang bwan nalang ang gugugulin nya sa pagaaral sa unibersidad dahil ga-graduate siya sa taon na ito bilang gurong pang elementarya. Makakatapos siya ng pagaaral at makakatulong na sya sa mga gastusin nilang mag-ina sa bahay pati narin sa maintainance ng kanyang ama na halos isang taon nang mahimbing na natutulog sa hospital. Isinara ni Ellie ang kanyang mata, pero nakikiramdam padin sya sa paligid. Bumaba sya ng jeep at sunod na sumakay sa tricycle papasok sa subdivision nila. Hindi sila mayaman, noon oo, pero ngayon ay hindi na, tanging ang maliit na bahay nila sa Quezon City ang natira sa kanilang ari-arian. Pero ni minsan ay hindi nakalimot ang kapamilya niya sa Brazil, minsan pa ay dumadalaw ang mga kapatid ng kanyang ama sa kanila para magdala ng mga pangangailangan nilang mag-ina. Ganon din sa side ng kanyang ina, nagaabot at nagpapadala ito ng pera para suportahan ang pagaaral nya at ang kalagayan ng kaniyang ama.

Sa susunod ay sya naman ang magdadala ng pera sa kanilang bahay, kaunting panahon nalang at mababasawan na ang gastusin nila.

"Bayad po, oh" sambit ng dalaga kasabay ang pagabot ng labinlimang pisong bayad nya sa magta-tricycle. "Salamat po,"

"Salamat din," sagot ng matandang lalaki tapos ay pinaandar nang muli ang sasakyan palayo.

Pagtalikod ni Ellie ang una nyang nakita ay ang dalawang itim na SUV na nakaparada sa tapat ng kanilang munting mansyon. Ninisip niyang baka ang kanyang mga tiya at pinsan ang dumating para bumisita.

Binuksan niya ang gate ng kanilang bahay at tuloy tuloy na pumasok sa loob, sinubukan nyang buksan ang pinto ng kanilang salas pero nakalocked ito. Kunot noong kinuha ni Ellie ang susi nya sa bulsa at binuksan ang pinto.

"Ma? Hello? Ma nasan ka?" taong niya matapos mag tanggal ng sapatos. Naglakad siya ngunit mayroong nabangga ang paa niyang matigas na bagay na nakaharang sa daan, bumalik sya sa pinto at binuksan ang switch ng ilaw. "What the..." she mumbled after seeing their house in a mess! Wasak wasak lahat ng kasangkapan, nangangalat ang bubog sa lapag, pati ang mga sofa ay nagtikwasan! She stand there, dumbfounded and confused. Ultimong nawala ang kapaguran niya dahil sa inokupa siya ng ibang isipin. "Ma?? Where are you? Ma!" She called louder this time.

"Hello, dear" a voice of a man coming from her back makes sound. Elizabeth immediately felt the goosebumps all over her body. Nakakatakot ang malaking boses na iyon, ultimong ayaw nang lumingon ng dalaga pero wala siyang magawa kundi tignan kung sino ito.

She succeed! Despite of shaking out of fear, she was able to face the man. "Who are you? Where's my mom!" she gathered all the courage left in her system and asks him the question. He doesn't possessed any feature of a Pilipino, Ellie guessed he is American.

The old man clapped his hands and from her mom's room, five big men wearing black shirts and pants went out, two of them are dragging Marcel by the hair.

"Mom!!" Ellie cried seeing her mom like that. She is covered with violet and red bruises, her mouth is bleeding, she look a total stranger, Ellie can't even recognized Marcel's face. "What the fuck did you do to my mother!!" Ellie accused rather than asks.

"Never use that tone on me, young lady," the old man says as he held Ellie's chin and squeezed them hard, Ellie knew it'll leave a violet bruise on her chin. "Your bitch of a mother has to pay me back right fucking now! I want my money back!!" he screamed which makes Ellie jerk.

"W-why... why did... you go home, Ellie? I... I told you to spend the night with Mia..." Despite of the fact that Marcel is having a hard time speaking, she still managed to spoke up. Her tears are now pooling.

"Mom!!" was all Ellie can muttered, she is crying just like her mom.

Ngayon nya lang napagtanto ang lahat... madalas siyang tine-text ni Marcel na makitulog kayna Mia twing hapon, at tuwing umuuwi sya kinamagahan, may pasa ang ina sa muka, minsan ay sa hita o braso. At ngayon nya lang nalaman kung bakit! Dahil sa mga walang hiyang mga lalaki na ito!

"How much? Tell me how much do my mother owe you!!"

"3 Million! 3 Million pesos!"

Ellie's eyes went wide. She then muttered, "t-three... m-million?"

Napakalaki non! She look at her mom who is currently crying her heart out. "I'm s-so sorry... Ellie... I... I has to borrow money from Mr. James in order to keep your father alive... but my original debt is just five hundred thousand... I found out late that I borrowed from a shark loan..." Marcel cried.

"Cut the drama, bitches!" Mr. James shouts then kicked Marcel. Ellie screamed. "Give me back my money, bitch! Give it to me right now!" Hindi makatugon si Marcel o si Ellie, pareho silang umiiyak, yakap yakap ni Ellie and ina, ang kanyang kawawang ina na ang tanging kasalanan ay sobrang mahal ang kanyang ama.

Mr. James looked at Elizabeth,  then he found a way of paying him back. The old man smiles widely. "Get her," he commanded.

"Who Sir?" asks goon number one.

"The daughter, idiot. Get her," Then the goons do separated Ellie from her mother who desperately tightens her embrace on her child.

"Mom!!" Ellie cried, afraid and scared of what's happenning.

"No, Mr. James! Not my daughter, I'm begging you! Not my daughter please! Please!!" As if she doesn't suffer from body pain, Marcel pleaded to the old man. But the answer Marcel gets is merely a hard blow of kick that makes her curl up in the ground. Ellie cried even louder, then she screamed for help. Wishing that some good samaritan will bang inside their house and save them.

"Make that girl stop!" Mr. James commanded, then the goon number one punched Ellie on her stomach, she immediately lost her consciousness. "Retrieve your daughter after paying me full cash! Let's go!" then the old man with his men exited their house, leaving Marcel alone crying on the cground helplessly while watching the men leaving with her only child...

"Elizabeth... no..." Marcel mumbled then her sight gets blurred, she too lost her consciousness.

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[Draft your comments Jazzies! And btw, I decided to call you Jazzies. I love you all! Muahhhh! :)]

-jazzlived

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