Play Hostage Taking

Chapter 1: Keep as a Hostage

Late na yun. Nagising si Faith sa kakaibang ingay sa baba. Bumangon siya when she sensed that it was not normal. She slowly walked out the door and opened the door to have a peek.

Nothing. There was nothing.

Lumabas siya dahil nagtaka ito sa patuloy na ingay sa baba. Nang malapit na ito sa banister, nagulat ito nang marinig ang isang putok ng baril at tinakpan ang magkabilang tenga sa takot. She shrieked when she saw unidentified men with white masks showing evil and crepy expresions.

"Ang babae!" Sigaw ng isa kaya dali-dali siyang tumakbo palayo.

Wala siyang ideya kung sino ang mga taong yun. Ang alam lang niya ay hindi ito magiging mabait kung mahuhuli siya.

"Anong nangyayari? Asan na ba si Daddy?!" Yun ang paulit ulit na tumatakbo sa utak niya habang kumakaripas siya ng takbo papunta sa kwarto niya nang may humila sa kanya bigla mula sa pinto ng kwarto ilang hakbang lang mula sa kwarto niya.

"Mmmmphh!!!" She protested habang tinatakpan nito ang bibig niya.

"Faith, calm down." Kumalma siya nang nakilala niya ang boses na iyon.

"Dad?" She looked up and saw her father's face. Nakangiti ito ngunit napansin ng babae na may sugat sa braso ang ama. "Dad, you're hurt!"

"Shh, shh. It's okay sweetheart." Her dad asured.

"But—."

*Thud! THUD! Thud!*

Natunugan na ata ng mga bandidong iyon na nasa loob sila.

"Dad..." she gripped her dad's sleeve tightly dahil sa sobrang takot at kaba.

"Faith, you've grown into such a wonderfull lady... you never failed to make me feel so proud to call you my daughter."

"Dad?! Why are you talking like that?!" She protested dahil hindi nito gusto ang tono ng pananalita ng ama niya. It sounds like he's leaving and she never liked that idea.

"Listen to me, Faith." Her father put his hands to both her shoulders habang kabog ng kabog ang pinto. "I want you to be a good girl and go down to the backlawn and get my car parked there."

"But dad—." She paused and covered her ears nang marinig nilang pinapaputokan na ang pinto. "You always treat me like a kid. For heaven's sake, I'm about to turn 18!"

"Stop protesting and just follow, Faith."

"Dad!"

"Hurry! I programed it to a certain place. Hurry up and when you get there, find Lance. He'll keep you safe." Sabi ng ama nito habang dali-dali siyang tinulak papunta sa isang trapdoor sa sahig na kinukubli ng makapal na carpet.

"Bakit? Anong nangyayari? Sino ba siya?"

"A friend. Now hurry. Remember, the moment you arrive, get out of the car immediately. It will explode after a minute after arriving the location."

"What?!"

"Shh. Go now." He kissed his daughter's forehead. "I love you, sweatheart. Stay safe."

"Dad!"

That's the last thing that she heard from her dad before he stut the trapdoor close. Wala siyang ideya kung anong problema at bakit kailangang pasabugin ang kotse gayung alam niya kung gaano kamahal yun.

Dispite all of those confusions, she followed her father at linunok na lang ang lahat ng yun. Sure enough, the straircase led down to their back lawn at ilang hakbang lang at nakita niya ang pinakamamahal na kotse ng dad niya na hindi niya maimagine na ipapasabog lang ng ganon. The car is purposely covered with vines na tila ba alam na nga ng dad niya na mangyayari yun.