Life below the Ground (OPRA PISTA #1)

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Eros POV

"Damon ano ba?! Your son is fucking sick! And train?! Nahihibang ka na ba?!" My mother screamed.

"Get up, Eros!"

"Father, p-please." Naiiyak kong sambit.

"Ano ba?! May sakit nga ang bata! Can you at least show care and affection towards your son?!"

Instead of letting me rest, I had to train and kill. Sa bigat ng katawan ko dahil sa lagnat, parang anumang oras ay mawawalan na ako ng malay. I wanted to shout and tell my father that if he can't treat me as his son then at least treat me as a person.

"Si Roweena nanaman ba?! Tangina Damon, may anak na tayo! Patay na nga si Roweena, hinahanap mo pa!"

I always hear my parents arguing about Roweena. Until my mother told me that he is my father's mistress. That's when I started to hate my father. I started to hate everyone, especially Roweena. I started to become evil whenever I see my mother crying.

"I'm leaving! I can't bear to live in this kind of place!" Kairus screamed.

Umalis nga siya, hindi na din nagpakita kalaunan. I tried to understand his decision and I think I did understand him. Who would choose to live here? It's hell.

But I can't help but to envy him because he was able to leave.. I was mad at my brother though, how can he leave...bakit hindi niya na lang ako sinama? I had..to took over his responsibility!

As I grew up, I never trusted anyone. I kill whoever tries to get in my way. I've been ruthless in everything. That I felt so satisfied to know that everyone fears me.

All I felt towards my father is fear, kaya akala ko yun din ang dapat maramdaman ng tao sa paligid ko. I became like my father or even worse than him. 

Then Derrick, he was always on my side. He was understanding and patient with my attitude. He treats my wounds. I hate to accept it, pero mas tumayo pa siyang ama sa akin.

Love? Foolish. Futile. Idiotic. Funny...My father loves another woman, and my mother loves him. I hoped that my mother will just leave him. But she did not. Why? Because of that four letter fucking and disgusting word.

Then there's this fucking tradition called Opra Pista. Most of them are being used as sex slaves. Pagkatapos pagsawaan ay papatayin. I doubt if one of them survived.

They are placed in the dungeon naked. Kapag hindi kinaya at namatay, doon na din maaagnas.

Then a girl came. And that was the fucking first time I broke my principles. I shouldn't care if she'll be used as a sex slave or die. I fucking shouldn't care at all!

The thought of her being molested by other damn jackass made me crazy. The thought of her being touched by other guy made my mind become so fucking irrational.