Beyond Elegance [Divinagracia Series #1] - COMPLETED

BE Chapter - 18

Seraphina Brielle Divinagracia

18 | Kahit Kailan

Three months later...

"Seraphina, please. Magsalita ka naman. Stop crying! Speak up! Tell us what's wrong!"

"Zuri, alam mong nandidito lang kami, hindi ba?"

"We can't fix this if you won't tell us the problem. Pwede nating ayusin ang kahit ano man, Zuri."

Sa bigat ng nararamdaman ko ay halos hindi na ako makahinga pa. Everything... every memory of his touch came back. It doesn't feel like it's been months. It feels like I was raped yesterday.

"Zuri... Zuri, ang putla mo na. Come on... inumin mo muna ito." Dahan-dahang lahad ng tubig sa akin ni Divina.

Tubig. He drowned me with water... in the restroom so I couldn't plead for help. Then he touched me... in every way possible.

Humikbi ulit ako, naalala ang sikreto na itinatago ilang buwan na.

Umiling lang ako ng paulit-ulit, at inilayo ang tubig sa mukha ko.

"Please? Where are they? Gusto ko na silang kausapin." Mahina kong tanong kina Kuya Zach. Nabigla sila dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay nagsalita ako.

"They're almost here... hey, come on... tell me what's wrong." Tanong ni Kuya Zach sa akin.

When he touched my elbow, I jolted out of fear.

Hinawakan niya ako ng ilang beses. He said I couldn't shout or else he'll kill me. Papatayin niya ako kapag sisigaw ako.

"Seraphina..." Gulat niyang utas pagkatapos makita ang reaksyon ko.

My tears began falling down my eyes. Naalarma ulit ang mga pinsan ko at inilayo na si Zach sa akin. He was in rage right after River told him to stop getting near me.

Si Divina lang ang katabi ko. She's holding me like a very fragile object.

I cried again.

Saan ba kayo noong pinagsamantalahan ako? Where were you guys when I shouted your names for help?

But I couldn't blame them. Wala silang kasalanan.

"What's happening here?" Napatayo ako nang makita sina Mommy sa sala namin.

All the Divinagracias are complete.

I smiled, because for the first time in months I got what I wanted.

Nang masilayan nila ang kalagayan ko ay nagtaka sila. They all settled and waited for me to talk. I calmed myself and erased every little bit of memory about that tragic night.

Inuna ko muna ang solusyon sa panibago kong problema.

"Please permit me to leave the country." I started.

Lumingon silang Zach sa akin, gulat sa sinabi ko. The older Divinagracias just sat and observed me.

"I want to leave... for good. I'll come back when everything's fixed already."

"And what should be fixed, Seraphina?" Tanong ni Mommy sa akin.

Fear enveloped me again... but I'll fight, for me and for them.

"I was raped... 3 months ago. Hindi ko kaya manatili rito sa Pilipinas."

Everyone froze in their seats. I smiled at my cousins.

I'm sorry...

Napapikit lang ako, wanting to forget everything and just go on. When I opened my eyes, Zachariah's teary orbs greeted me right away.