The Missing Royals (Completed) ✔

Kabanata 25 : Aliciah

"Mommy! Daddy! I want Hello Kitty, buy it for me pretty please..." I plead wearing puppy eyes in front of my pretty mom and handsome dad.

Mommy is like a princess, she's so pretty and graceful, no woman can be compared to her... she's perfect!

"Sure sweetie. Wait here with your mom, okay? I'll go get it." Daddy softly said and kissed my cheeks, he faced mom and pecked her lips.

I clapped my hand smiling widely, "So sweet! More!" I yelled gesturing 1 finger.

Mom laughed "You silly girl, enough of it." She messed my pretty hair but I smiled.

We were in the park having a picnic and from the distance are stall selling different products like foods and toys. In front is a road and then after it... is a pretty lake.

Suddenly, mom's phone rings.

"Baby, I'll answer the phone you behave, okay?" Mom softly asked and I nodded, so she went to the corner not far from here and answer the call.

Looking around the place is so peaceful. Suddenly, my eyes falls to the rabbit standing on the road.

"Mommy! There's a cute rabbit." I yelled to her, smiling.

But it seems like she did not hear me, as she was into her call with someone on the other line.

So I walked towards the rabbit, and I smiled when I got to see it closely. I picked it up. Suddenly, I heard my mom called my name.

"Aliciah!" I looked at my mom to see her running faster into me looking on the distance at my side, when I looked where she was looking at... I was shock, frozen on my spot.

There was a car running fast towards me and when it was too close I felt myself being pushed to the side.

"Oliviah!" I heard father screamed mom's name.

I stand up and just find mom rolling on the road with bloods flowing out of her. "Mom!!"

"Mom!!" I gasped opening my eyes.

When I remember my dream once again, I cried... it wasn't just a dream but a memory of the past. It was my fault... mom died because of me, patuloy na umaagos ang mga luha ko... I-I killed her, I killed mom. Para bang wala nang saysay ang buhay ko nang malamang ako ang dahilan nang pagkawala ni mommy "Mom..." tawag ko ngunit alam kong wala na siya.

"Well, well, well, I think someone remembers her mom, was it good?" I immediately find the voice and spotted Mommy Matilda on the side.

I looked around at nakita kong narito ako sa isang marumi at may kadilimang lugar, para itong malaking bodega, I tried to move myself but I found myself tied up.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked founding my voice groggy from crying.

"Why? Kay tagal kong inasam mapasaakin lang si Jonathan pero anong ginawa niyong mag-ina? Kinuha niyo siya sa akin!" Singhal niya.

Suddenly, a picture of her na hinahalikan si Daddy ay agad na nagpop-up sa isipan ko. "Sa'yo na siya ah, ano pang kailangan mo sa akin?"

Umismid siya "Kailan ma'y hindi napasaakin si Jonathan kahit pa noong namatay ang ina mo dahil wala na siyang ibang inisip kun'di 'Aliciah', 'si Aliciah, anak ko' puro na lang Aliciah! Kaya kailangan mo ring mawala!" Singhal niya sabay tutok ng baril sa ulo ko.

Gulong-gulo na ako, napakarami nang nangyari ngayon at hindi ko alam kung makakaya ko pa "H-hindi ko maintindihan, hindi ba't nagpanggap ka ngang tunay kong ina para lang magkasama kayo ni daddy? Magkasama na kayo ah, nawala na nga ako't nagpakalayo-layo bakit mo pa ako kailangang patayin?"

Kunsabagay, wala na din namang silbi ang buhay ko, wala na rin naman akong rason para manatili, mom died, dad doesn't love me but this mad woman! And Jacob... I lost him.

"Magkasama?" She laughed na para bang nagbigay ako nang nakakatawang biro. "Your father did that to save you."

Kumunot ang nuo ko kasabay nang paninikip ng aking dibdib "S-save?" Ano bang hindi ko alam? Litong-lito na ako, ano pa bang dapat kong malaman?

Inalis niya ang baril na nakatutok sa ulo ko at pinaglaruan ito "Total mamamatay ka na rin lang naman, eh sasabihin ko na sa iyo. Simula nang mamatay ang ina mo, hindi ka na nakakapagsalita, poor mute Aliciah. May mga pagkakataong sinusubukan mong patayin ang sarili mo dahil sinisisi mo sa sarili mo ang pagkamatay ng 'yong ina, which is true... it was your fault." But she smirk "Oh well, maybe mine."

"Y-you?" Then suddenly another memory came flashing in my mind, bago ako itulak ni mommy, nasilayan ko ang taong nagmamaneho ng sasakyan, at sa mukha nito alam ko na kung sino ito... mommy matilda. "It's you." Matigas kong sambit at nakuyom ko na lamang ang mga kamao ko, ngunit hindi ko maigalaw ang mga kamay at paa ko dahil pareho iyong nakatali sa upuan.

"Oh you remember, nawala na ata ang bisa ng psychiatrist." Saad niya.

"Tinanggal ang mga ala-ala ko???" Tanong ko na pawang hindi makapaniwala.

"Walang magawa ang iyong ama, para maibalik ka sa katinuan kailangang mawala ang mga ala-ala mo Aliciah, para mabuhay ka ay 'yon ang napagdesisyonan ng iyong ama. At para rin makalimutan mo nang tuluyan ang iyong ina ay dapat may impostor na ina, and there comes me in." Ngumiti siya nang malapad.

I felt my cheek getting wet once again, kahit na gustuhin kong magpakatatag ay hindi ko magawa, si daddy... akala ko hindi niya ako mahal... akala ko... mas pinili niya ang kabit niya, nagkamali ako, ginawa ni daddy ang lahat mailigtas lang ako.

"Akala ko nga lang nakuha ko na ang lahat, 'yon pala wala parin siyang ibang inisip kun'di Aliciah, kahit noong nawala ka halos Aliciah parin ang bukambibig niya, pinahalughog niya ang buong Pilipinas mahanap lang ang kaniyang Aliciah." She grinned "Pero ang magaling na anak, magaling magtago, kaya naman para matigil na ang kahibangan ng ama mo at mapasaakin na siya, kailangan na kitang patayin."

And again, she pointed her caliber gun in my head.

"Please... I beg you. 'Wag mo akong patayin." Pagmamakaawa ko, ngayon may rason na ako para mabuhay, daddy needs me.

"Sorry, not sorry." She smiled pulling the trigger kaya pinikit ko na lamang ang mga mata ko, kasabay nito ang pagputok ng baril.

*bang!*

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