S.I.A.T.T. Series Book 5: The Silent Heartbreaker

Chapter Thirty

Kamila Odeana Rickshaw Foster

That was her name before. She was the youngest among her siblings and she was spoiled by everyone around her. Everything were so perfect in her own little world, until that one fucking day that changed her life.

She remembers now the few details of her childhood. The blurry faces in her dreams were now as clear as water. Everything is crystal clear to her.

Anak siya ng mag-asawang Kraig Foster at Odette Rickshaw Foster. Bunso siya sa tatlong magkakapatid na Kramer Odysseus at Kassandra Odessa, at sa San Francisco sila nakatira.

Madalas silang maglarong mag-ate at palagi siya nitong pinagbibigyan sa gusto niya. Kaya't nang mag-aya siya na maglaro sila sa labas ng bahay ay pumayag ito kahit na sinabihan na sila na huwag lalabas.

Ang kuya nila ang pinagbabantay sa kanilang dalawa, ngunit abala ito sa paglalaro ng play station, kaya't nakatakas sila palabas ng bahay.

It was a happy day. A few minutes of fun outside their house, but that fun has changed into her worst nightmare. A nightmare that she couldn't escape and couldn't wake up from, for a very long time.

She was abducted a few meters away from their doorstep. She was begging for help from her elder sister- Kassie, but just like her, she was just a little girl who is powerless and weak. And there was nothing that she could've done aside from crying and calling for help. There was nothing that she could've done to stop those men from taking her away.

Then the next thing she knew, she was already on an island with the other girls, fighting for their own lives, fighting their way to survive.

Hindi niya akalain na sa puntong iyon niya maaalala ang lahat. Na kailangan pang may masaktan upang malaman niya ang totoong pagkatao. Na sa tinagal tagal ay kasama na pala niya ang matagal na niyang hinahanap.

Kasama niya sa trabaho ang kapatid ngunit hindi man lang nila parehong nakilala ang isa't isa. Matagal na panahon ang nakalipas kaya't imposible nga na maalala pa nila ang mga mukha dahil nagbabago iyon.

Dahil sa napatulala na lamang siya roon ay si Bricks na mismo ang umakay sa kanya paalis sa kinatatayuan. Natagpuan na lamang niya ang sarili sa loob ng isang ospital kung saan sila dinala lahat.

Inaaya siya ng binata na ipagamot ang mga sugat niya subalit tumanggi siya dahil mas gusto niyang malaman ang kalagayan ng taong nagligtas sa buhay niya- ang kanyang tunay na ama.

Dali-dali siyang nagpunta sa Operating room kung saan inilipat na ito mula sa Emergency room dahil kailangan na itong sumailalim kaagad sa operasyon upang matanggal ang bala na tumama rito.

Pagkarating niya roon ay hinarang niya ang isang doktor upang malaman ang lagay ng ama.

"How is he? Is he okay? He's gonna be fine, right? He's going to make it, tell me, Doctor. Please, tell me that he will make it through this operation." Pagmamakaawa niya.

"Are you related to the patient? Are you his daughter?" Tanong ng doctor na nahirapan siyang sagutin.

"Y-Yes." Nauutal niyang sagot.

"I'll be honest with you, Miss, just like how I was to your brother." Anito na nagpakaba sa kanya. "The bullet hit his back and punctured his left lung. He is in a critical condition and there is only a fifty-fifty chance of survival. But we will do the best we can to save him. And for your part, pray for him. Nothing beats prayer." Payo nito na tiningnan pa ang mga sugat niya. "Why don't you go to the emergency room first and have your wounds treated." At saka ito umalis na upang pumasok sa loob ng kwarto kung nasaan ang kanyang ama.