Who Killed Jeon Jungkook?

Chapter 17

Jimin's POV

Lahat tayo, may mga storyang ayaw ipaalam sa iba.

Mga sikretong gustong itago habang buhay.

Mga memoryang gustong ibaon sa limot.

My-My childhood was a wreck.

I have kept my story untold for so long. I haven't shared to anyone, not even to a single person.

But it keeps on bugging me. Always hunting me that sent me to two straight nights of insomnia. Kahit anong limot ko, ayaw parin mawala-wala.

I was twelve years old. Kakauwi ko lang nang mapansin kong magulo ang bahay. Our house was usually lively, but that time it felt so eerie.

Hanggang sa nakarinig ako ng pagkabasag na nagmula sa kusina. Tumakbo ako papunta doon at nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa nakita ko.

My mom was tied on a chair, crying and begging. My father was on the ground, writhing in pain. He was full of bruises and cuts, as well as my mother. And there in between them was a man. His face was covered with a mask with only his mouth to be seen and he was pointing a gun to my father's head.

'Di ako makagalaw sa kinatatayuan ko. I was frozen; my mind went blank. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko sa sitwasyong iyon.

I looked at the man with a horrified look. Nang mapatingin siya sa'kin, kumurba ang labi niya sa isang ngisi at saka ipinutok ang baril.

My father was killed right in front of me.

It was a traumatic event for a twelve-year-old like me. 'Di ako makatulog ng ilang araw pagkatapos ng aksidenteng iyon dahil laging bumabalik sa akin ang larawang namatay ang ama ko sa harap ko at dahil na rin sa walang tigil na pagwawala ng mama ko.

Pinapatay ang papa ko sa utos ni Mr. Jeon.

Nagtatrabaho ang papa ko dati bilang hardinero sa mansion ng mga Jeon. Maayos naman ang trabaho ng papa ko hanggang sa isang araw, pinatawag siya ni Mrs. Jeon sa kwarto niya.

She offered him to have sex. Kilala si Mrs. Jeon bilang isang napakagandang babae na kahit sinong lalake, hindi siya matitiis. Alam ng mga tao sa mansion ang mga pinanggagawa niya. She does dirty works behind her husband's back.

Laging wala si Mr. Jeon sa bansa dahil sa mga business trip niya. Isa na rin siguro ito sa dahilan kung bakit nagagawa yun ni Mrs. Jeon. And even as a girl, she has her needs. Kaya naman kung may natitipuhan siyang lalake, sa mansion man o kung sinong lalakeng nakikilala niya sa mga club, ino-offeran niyang makipagsex sa kanya.

Pero nung si papa ang inofferan niya, tinanggihan niya ito. Masyadong loyal si papa kay mama na kahit kaakit-akit naman talaga si Mrs. Jeon, hindi parin siya pumayag.

But Mrs. Jeon was desperate. She took the initiative to kiss him pero pilit siyang nilalayo ni papa. Dahil ayaw talagang bumitaw ni Mrs. Jeon, nasampal siya ni papa.

And two days after that, Mr. Jeon went home.

Nang makita ni Mr. Jeon ang pasa sa mukha ni Mrs. Jeon, he was furious. Of course, sinong lalake ang hindi magagalit kapag nasaktan ang kanilang kasintahan?

Mrs. Jeon fabricated everything. She changed the story. She made herself the good man. Sinabi niyang pinagtangkaan siya ni papa na i-rape. She said she was struggling out of my father's abusive actions, trying to avoid my father's desperate kisses kaya siya nasampal ni papa.

Lies. Those were all lies.

Habang kinukwento ito sa'kin ni mama, she was crying so hard. I clenched my fists really tightly. That woman just destroyed a family.