Life below the Ground (OPRA PISTA #1)

Tres

Ashtrid's POV

I looked at my reflection in the mirror only to see my eyes full of fear and pain. Wearing a bloody red wedding gown, my collarbone looked so prominent because of the tube gown. I looked so intimidating in a sense that I barely recognize myself.

 Napatingin ako sa sariling mukha, mugto ang mata ko ngunit hindi gaanong mapapansin dahil sa mga make up na inilagay. My cupid-arrow shaped lips were highlighted because of bloody re shade of lipstick. Mas naalala ko lang tuloy ang dugong nanalaytay sa mukha ng matanda kanina.

I closed my eyes only to open it again and see myself in the mirror...with that fucking wedding red gown. I bit my cheek only to know that it's not a dream. It's really happening..right now.

I have never been into a relationship, and now marriage? 

This is insane. I smiled sarcastically.

My hair was tied into a neat bun, there were gold hairpins and designs on the sides of my head. Some strands fell to the side of my face, making it look more intimidating. My earings were shaped oval and looked sophisticated. 

With a gold necklace, I looked so expensive.

I refused to take off my own high heels. Kahit ito lang ang masasabi kong akin. Sa araw ng kasal ko. Kasi...parang nababaliw na ako sa lahat ng nangyayari.

A tear flowed from my cheeks as I stare at my face. This is not me anymore. I never wished for something like this. I wished to get married with the man that I love so much. I wished to wear a long white gown, walking in the aisle in front of all the important people in my life. Not like this. Definitely not with a man I don't even know, a man who's scary and cruel. Kailanman hindi ko pinangarap ang makasal sa isang demonyo. Sa isang hayop. I never wished to get married to a beast disguised into a shape of a human. 

Hindi ko alam kung nasaan ako, hindi ko alam kung bakit kailangan ako.

'Just close your eyes' I told myself so I could live. Mamamatay ako kapag hindi ako susunod. Mamamatay ako kapag mananatiling matigas ang aking ulo.

Sumagi sa isip ko ang pamilya ko, even Drexa. They have no idea that I'm abducted. Propably after days of searching for me, they will eventually give up. They would assume that I'm dead because of the accident.

"Natatakot na ako." I whispered. I hugged myself for comfort and wiped my tears using the back of my hand. My breathing hitched when sob came from my mouth. 

"Ayoko na.." Bulong ko sa hangin at mas umiyak.

"It's time."

I inhaled deeply as I stood up to follow the woman, wiping the tears of my own. Hindi ko ata kakayanin kung may iba pang mamamatay dahil lang sa hindi ko pagsunod.

Hanggang ngayon hindi ko maalis sa aking isip ang pagkamatay ng matanda kanina.