Chapter 50
Sobrang curiosity ang nagtulak sa akin na pasukin ang basement. Habang nanginginig ang paa ay tumuloy pa rin ako kahit nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang kaba na ngayon ko lang naranasan. Kung kanina ay naexcite ako ngayon naman todong kaba ang nararamdaman ko kasi napaka dilim rito.
The basement, hidden beneath the façade of this house, was dimly lit and filled with an ominous stillness. As my eyes adjusted, a chilling scene unfolded before me.
Halos mapatakbo ako ng makakita ako ng tao!
A man with disheveled long hair and a tangled beard stood in the center, may hawak itong basag na baso!
Matangakad ito, mga nasa 6 foot tall, at may kapayatan rin. His eyes were fixed on a figure I could hardly believe — Tita Frances, standing on her own two feet.
She was not in a wheelchair!
In a surreal moment, Tita Frances clung to the man, her attempts to break free only intensifying the sense of wrongness in the air. Her foot collided with the man's shins, a feeble attempt to escape his grasp.
I was frozen, unable to comprehend the scene unfolding before me. Was Tita Frances not paralyzed? Who was this man, and why was she with him?
Sa pinagsama samang takot at pag-alala ay pinilit ko pa rin mag salita.
My voice quivered as I stammered, "Sino ka? Bitawan mo si Tita Frances, or I'll call the police!" The man slowly turned, his eyes locking onto mine, a malevolent smile playing on his lips.
Yung napaka habang buhok nito at balbas ay natatakpan ang buo niyang mukha. Nakakatakot. May nakapasok ba sa bahay ni tita Frances? Isang baliw na drug addict? Who is this guy? Yung hawak nitong basag na baso nakatutok pa rin sa leeg ni tita Frances.
Pero ang nakapagtataka, may mga paso ang lalaki sa braso, parang paso ng kandila! And there, nakita ko ang mga scented candle na nagkalat sa gilid ng isang manipis na kutson na halos hindi ko maatim tignan dahil sa dumi.
Yung amoy ng basement, amoy kulob at hindi kanais nais ang amoy. Shit! I wanna shout kaso baka baliw ang nakapasok sa bahay ni tita Frances at bigla nalang siyang saksakin kapag gumawa ako ng ingay.
"Wala kang tatawagan. If you do, you'll both die at oras na humakbang ka palayo sa basement na ito, gigilitan ko ang leeg ng babaeng to," he hissed, sending a shiver down my spine. The gravity of the situation sank in, and I felt a chilling uncertainty about the depths of the secrets hidden within Tita Frances' house.
"No! You better run fast here and ask for help!" I was weighing my decision when tita Frances encouraged me to move. Hahakbang na sana ako ng unti unting idiin ng lalaking ito ang basag na baso sa leeg ni tita Frances, at maya maya pa ay nasugat na iyon. Nakita ko na tumutulo na rin ang dugo sa leeg niya, pero as I can see, hindi malalim ang sugat.
But if I was to assess this man's mental condition, I am pretty sure he is crazy. Base na rin sa pag galaw ng mga mata niya. Hindi iyon mapakali.
"Please? What do you want? Money? I can give you, just let go of her, we'll settle this. How much do you want?" I raised my right hand to stop him sa possible niyang gawin kay tita Frances. Saan na ba kasi sila Aya and Freya? Okay lang ba sila? Nasaan sila? Where is the maid?
Tumawa ito ng sobrang lakas na parang nakakaloko, "who needs money here when I can even buy you, you bitch! Sino ka ba sa akala mo?"
What the fvck? Who is this guy? Bakit niya sinasabi ito?
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