Lies After Lies

Chapter 9.

Xyrhil's POV.

I fell down as I cough up blood. I don't think I can take anymore beatings, it feels like my body is going to collapse any minute. I could feel blood all over my body as I am laying down. At first, I tried to fight them but it's all useless, they're much more stronger than me and they're using bats and at the same time threatening me with a gun.

"I wish I could take you home." Balthazar trailed off as he look at his wrist watch. "But it's almost 4am and I still have meeting later, I need to sleep." He smirk as he kneel down and grab my chin.

"What a shame. If only your Brother didn't run away, I already gave him two days to pay me back the money he borrowed but of course he didn't. And now you're suffering the consequences." I close my eyes as I felt him stood up and walk away, I could hear them leaving one by one but I didn't bother to open my eyes.

I'm tired.

It hurts.

I don't even know what hurts anymore, is it my heart or my body.

Ah, he said that it's almost 4am. My Eve must be worrying about me, I suddenly miss her.

I need to go home. I need to go to Eve.

But I can't seem to open my eyes, I'm tired. This is all exhausting. Bakit ako yung kailangan mag suffer sa mga kagagawan ni Cj? Bakit kami ni Eve yung kailangan maghirap? Bakit ganito, bakit parang kami lang yung pinapahirapan, bakit ako lang?

He's supposed to be the older Brother. He is supposed to protect us, not lead us to this.

I felt the drops of rain in my face but I didn't bother to stand up nor open my eyes because clearly, I can't. I couldn't hear anything except for the heavy rain.

I want to live a normal life too. Can't I do that?

"Davidson?"

Ah, it's funny.

I'm in this situation but I could still hear Ma'am Albrecht's voice. I shouldn't be thinking about her right now, I shouldn't.

"Oh my God. Kyle help her get inside the car." It's Ma'am Albrecht.

I tried to open my eyes but I just can't as I slowly losing my consciousness.

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I open my eyes and was immediately blinded by the sunlight, I close my eyes for a few moments and open it again, trying to adjust from the sunlight.

Where am I?

What happened?

Sinubukan kong tumayo na dapat pala ay hindi ko na ginawa dahil agad akong napadaing sa sakit. Tinignan ko yung katawan ko na ngayon ay puno ng bandage, I'm not wearing anything dahil natatakpan na din naman yung bandang bahagi ng dibdib ko dahil sa bandage na nakalagay na simula sa tyan. Bahagya ko naman hinawakan yung mukha ko at may mga plaster tape iyon, mula sa bandang kaliwa ng pisngi ko at meron din sa gilid ng noo ko.

Ah, I remember now.

It was Balthazar De Guzman, his men did this to me because of Cj. My great Brother.

Iniikot ko naman yung paningin ko at nakita na napaka-laki ng kwarto na ito, wait, kwarto pa ba to? Eh mas malaki pa to sa bahay namin eh. Imposible naman na nasa Hospital ako dahil hindi naman mukhang Hospital tong kwarto na to.

Dahan-dahan naman akong tumayo habang naka-alalay sa kung saan ako pwedeng humawak para lang maka-labas sa kwarto. Napansin ko din na naka-suot ako ng pajamas na mukhang mas mahal pa sa kaluluwa ko. Napa-iling naman ako at tuluyan na lumabas ng kwarto.