To The Man I Love (LF Series #1)

Kabanata 15 | Horror

"Mama, I'm scared."

"It's okay, Marco. When your daddy is home we will get out of here."

Everything was dark. We were in the living room. May ilaw na nanggagaling sa labas at nakikita namin ang sarilinaming reflection ni mama sa tv. Nakatali si mama sa upuan and I am stuck in the sofa. Mama said that the guys here with us are my daddy's friends and they are just waiting for him.

"Punyeta! Bakit ang tagal ng taong ito!" Sigaw ng isang matandang lalaki, he was wearing a black jacket and a mask. Mata lang ang nakikita. He looked at his phone when it rang.

"Oh, ihanda mo na baka katawang walang buhay na lang madadatnan mo."

Then, a thunder roared. I want to run to Mama pero nakatali ang dalawang paa ko so I fell and cried. The other guy held me and I screamed in pain when he slapped me. Mama was furious.

"Itigil mo iyan! Please! My husband is coming. Please, let him go. He's just a child." Mama is crying.

After hours, the other guy is frustrated.

"Animal talaga ito! Ang sabi niya 2 oras lang nandito na siya!"

Mama looked at me. The guys went out so we were the only ones here. She is now standing in front of me. She removed the rope on my feet and on my hands. She held my hand and went on the back of our house.

A scary sound explode in our living room. It echoed on my ears. Mama yelped. I cried.

"Nasaan sila?!" The man shouted.

Mama instructed me to follow her. She held my hand tightly. We went outside of our house. The rain was pouring hard and we cant see a thing.

"Marco, we have to run, okay?" She said to me. Then, we ran. I heard the scary sound again and mama fell down. I saw a big red dot on her back. With her white dress the spot was visible.

"Mama!" I screamed at her.

"We have to run!"

"I am tired, baby. You have to continue running for me. Please. Dont let the men catch you or else you won't see me. Go! Run! I'll follow you." She told me! Then, I ran.

It was very dark while I was running. And I cried when I didnt see my mama tagging along. A car with blue and red lights on the top approached me. They led me to their car. One man and a woman with blue uniforms.

"Saan ka galing?" Mahinahong tanong sa akin ng babae.

"My mama. Our house is dark. Two men had toy guns." I said to them. They looked at me na nakakunot ang mga kilay.

"Wait, ikaw ba si Marco?"

"Opo."

They called someone on their radio. Then, we stopped in front of our house. The two guys got cuffs on their hands and led to a van accompanied by men and women with blue uniforms. My mama was in a bed that is being carried by 2 people. My daddy came and he ran to my mama crying. Then, he looked at me and ran to me. He was still crying.

Then, i woke up. But still seeing a dark. Bakit hindi ko mabuksan ang dalawang mata ko? Wait, may nakatakip. I can't reach it. My hands are tied. Gumagalaw ang lugar ko. I heard a honk.

"Buwisit talaga iyong lindol na iyon. Ang lakas." Sabi ng katabi ko.

"Ba! Gising na ata ito." He continued.

"Maraming pera iyan. Kapatid ni Paul Ruiz yan. Panigurado maraming namana." I can hear the fast movement of the vehicle. Then they laughed. I can't still move. Fuck. We stopped. How many hours did I sleep? Strong winds. Hard rain on the roof. It went quiet. I soaked. Hardly breathing. Two people carrying me. Four hands. Two on the shoulders. Two on feet.
They dragged me out to the vehicle. Kapag gusto kong pumiglas they will hurt me. May bugbog na ata ako. When I didn't calm they injected something on me. I fell asleep, again.

I woke up feeling cold. Shit. The rain stopped. It stopped. But strong winds came through. This is definitely not a shelter. I can smell gas. I felt naked. Well, i am. Underwear lang ang suot ko and my eyes are still covered and also my mouth. Nakatali din ako sa kamay.

"Wala na! Punyeta! Na-trace na tayo ng pamilya nito. Wala tayong armas o ano. Sunugin na lang natin itong building na to! Tara na!"

I can smell the smoke. I coughed. I got the chills with this hot degree. I heard running feet. I removed the rope on my hands and the damp cloth on my mouth. Then, once I removed the cloth on my eyes, a raging fire welcomed me. I ran.

I got out of the abandoned building. I can tell na this is going to be a long dark night for me. Just like the horror movies I've watched, running is the answer. Hindi ako makaiyak dahil busy ako sa pagtakbo. I didn't look back.

I am still naked. I looked at my hands. Their trembling. I am trembling. I lost my bracelet. The thing he gave me. Nakarinig ako ng isang malakas na sigaw at sumabog ang building. At pumatak ang napakalakas na ulan. I ran again out of that place.

While running for my life I saw a road. Hindi ako makakita nang maayos dahil sa sobrang dilim at lakas ng pagpatak ng ulan. Two headlights. Then, it hit me. Sumakit ang ulo ko at hindi ako makatayo. I tried to but I failed. A person got out of the car. He ran to me. He went back to his car. And just like life's a horror, everything turned black.

I woke up with a white ceiling. A guy is standing beside me, observing me. Then, he pushed a button.

"Doc, he woke up minutes ago." He told the old man that entered the room.

"Okay, sundan mo ang ilaw na ito." Tinitigan ko ang maliit na ilaw sa kanyang flashlight at sinundan ang ilaw.

"Blink twice kung naramdaman mo ang kurot ko sa kamay mo at isa naman kapag hindi." He pinched me. I felt it so I blinked twice.

"Okay, good. Good. Call his guardian, now." Sabi niya sa nurse.

Isang lalaking naka-suit ang pumasok at pag-aalala ang nasa mukha. Who is this guy?

After hours, I woke up again. Nakatanggal na ang nasa bibig ko. But I still can't talk. The guy earlier is sleeping on the provided couch. Nang maramdaman niya na gising ako, he got up. And looked at me. He smiled. Who is he?

Wait, who am I?