The Mafia's Slave Part 1 & 2

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Kinabahan ako ng slight dahil nabura itong story 'ng ito kanina 

dahil sa system glitch!!!

~Author-sama

Hinawi ko ang mga tuyong dahon na nakakalat sa lapida.

Christina Maxene Logans

19**-20**

I am staring at the grave tomb where that name was engraved bago ilapag ang bungkos ng bulaklak na hawak ko. It is where my past was buried-- my pain, my grief, my nightmares. This tomb looks abandoned, walang bakas ng upos na kandila or even dried petals.

Dito na rin siguro nailibing ang mga ala-alang nakalimutan ko. There's a missing year in my life, ang mga ala-ala ko nung naisipan kong itakas si Paeng mula kay Lolo hanggang sa magising ako from comatose.

What happened after I died? What happened to my sacrifices? Kinalimutan na lang ba nila ako ng ganun-ganun na lang?

Ilang taon na rin ang nakakalipas, and until now hindi pa rin bumabalik ang mga ala-alang iyon. Siguro nga may rason talaga kung bakit ito tuluyang nawala sakin.

*BEEEEPPPPP!!!*

Napalingon ako sa kotse ko dahil sa malakas na busina nito.

"Mom! We're going to be late! Hurry up!" Naiiritang sambit ni Hansel. Nasa tabi nito ang kakambal na si Gretel na nakatanaw lang sa bintana.

Muli akong bumaling sa libingan ni Maxene and uttered some prayers.

"You rest well old self, I will make this life worth to live. Hinding-hindi ko sasayangin ang mga sakripisyo mo. Rest in peace Maxene McNeil, Christina Maxene Logan... I'll still carry your name."

"But I am Maxene Prime Chua now. And this is my new life..."

*BEEEEPPPP!!!*

"MOMMY!!!"

Napapikit ako ng mariin at mabilis na naglakad pabalik sa kotse. I softly pinched my son's cheek bago ayusin ang upo nito sa car seat and closed the windows.

"Wag malikot Hansel..." I glanced at him when I saw him taking off his seatbelt. They both just turned 3, at alam kong may ikukulit pa itong anak kong lalaki.

"Mommy who was that?" Gretel asked.

"An old friend sweetie."

"Why did she die?"

"She was so sick. She was in too much pain." I said. Lumamlam ang mga mata ng anak ko at maiyak-iyak na bumaling sakin.