Danger, Danger, Mr. Stranger

#DDMS37

#DDMS37

Trigger warning:
Bl*od. Violence.

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XANTIEL

Present Day

"H-HELLO . . . this is Feuille Guivellnova speaking."

Nagtaasan ang mga balahibo ko nang marinig ang boses ng babaeng pinakamamahal ko galing sa kulay gintong butones na nakaipit ngayon sa pagitan ng mga nanginginig kong daliri. "If you're listening to this recording, then please p-prepare yourself from what you are about to hear."

My eyes were straining, fixated on the small piece of rusty button between my fingers. I glanced up at the lovely woman in front of me, who's looking as clueless as I am. Folie really had no idea what happened to her five years ago.

And now, we're listening to her voice from the past who slowly narrated everything that happened from the night she left our mansion to the moment she left theirs.

It wasn't easy, and my imagination's too vivid—hearing her go through everything alone was suffocating. Naikuwento niya kung gaano siya katakot na takot sa bawat pagkilos ni Zilvane, kung gaano niya nilakasan ang kaniyang loob sa pagbukas ng bawat pintuan nang hindi nalalaman kung ano ang naghihintay sa kaniya sa loob.

My poor little lady mustered up the courage and stomached the toxic environment of the Guivellnova household, all that so she could save innocent girls from being potential victims of Zilvane.

You really haven't changed. You're always saving others despite putting yourself in danger.

Naging mapungay ang mga mata ko nang mapansing parang natatakot si Folie habang nakikinig kami. Lumapit ako sa kaniya't niyakap siya nang marahan. "Don't worry, I'm here . . ." malambing na wika ko habang hinahaplos ang nanginginig niyang mga balikat.

It must be traumatic for her to realize what she's been through for the past years. Even though she couldn't recall them, they were still events that happened for real. And hearing those triggers her body to recognize the lingering feelings—what her skin has touched, what her nose has smelled, what her eyes have witnessed . . . making her uncomfortable.

Kinuwento ng boses galing sa comm-button ang mga natuklasan ni Folie noon bilang Feuille. Ang nakaraan ni Zilvane at ang mapait niyang naranasan mula sa kaniyang mga magulang. Ang dahilan kung bakit kumukuha sila ng mga babaeng magkakamukha upang gumanap bilang Feuille kada limang taon.

At ang kagimbal-gimbal na katotohanan na si Flumerys ang tunay na Feuille, ang totoong kapatid ni Zilvane na kaniyang tinago mula sa kanilang mga magulang upang lihim na abusohin, bilang paghiganti sa lahat ng kaniyang tinanggap na pang-aabuso. This fucking devil.

Naging mariin ang kapit ko sa butones dahil sa matinding galit na namuo sa dibdib ko. Hindi ko man nakikilala pa si Flumerys, tandang-tanda ko pa kung paano siya iniwanan ng papel na bulaklak ni Feuille noon nang bisitahin namin ang kaniyang puntod, kaya alam ko kung gaano siya kalapit at kaimportante sa kaniya.

Feuille's voice narrated everything and exposed the Guivellnova family's doings. She also enumerated the locations of the different rooms in their mansion where we could find evidences to everything. Yes, this is our key.

With this, we can finally implement our plan and push Zilvane into a corner.

Or so I thought.

The recording from the button has stopped playing, but Folie is still shaking in fear. I could sense her uneasiness.