Treatment (BxB) Completed

Thirty-nine

Chapter 39

Yvan

I woke up with head's slightly feeling dizzy. I squinted my eyes and adjusted to the surroundings. The place is dark and empty. There's an unpleasant smell and cold silence. Where in hell did they took me?

I was at our family house a while ago. Mga katulong nalang ang nandoon dahil wala na si Faith simula noong nangyari sa opisina. While I was on our house, an uninvited guest appeared—it was Philip.

"Good day Yvan," he greeted.

"You're dropping the formalities now? Good day Philip."

We sat across each other until he offered to make coffee for me. I didn't declined and let him do whatever he wanted. He came back with two cups of coffee. We again sat across each other, staring at each other's existence as if we have something in mind that will blow the latter. After I took a sip of my coffee, we were still silent. I got conscious for a while thinking that Philip might be waiting for something. And I was right. Later on I got dizzy then in a second I collapsed and woke up on this place.

I heaved a loud sigh. I should have known better. Inilibot ko ang paningin sa paligid. Walang mga bintana at nakaaninag ako ng isang pintuan. Kahit may kadiliman ang lugar ay may kakaonti namang liwanag na pumapasok. I could have escape by now but I can't. My hands and feet are tied on a chair—I am tied on a chair. I scoffed. How long had it been since I got kidnapped? Now, I am here again. What is this? A remake?

I was in a verge of bursting into a laughter when suddenly the door opened. Umangat ang mukha ko upang tingnan ang pumasok. At gaya ng inaasahan, pumasok si Philip sa loob. Ngunit ang nasa likuran niya ay hindi ko inasahang makita. So she's also part of this lame abduction? Siguro kung mas maaga itong nangyari ay umiiyak na ako ngayon at inaatake. Ngunit hindi na ngayon. I am healed and I already accepted what happened. Being on this situation again brings back bad memories that I wanted to bury, that has been a burden to me. Back that time I only have my father as a reason to come back safe. Now I have a lot of reasons.

I need to be with my boyfriend, right now. I still have things to say to him. I still have to apologize. I still have a message to deliver. I still want to be with him.

"You're awake," ani Philip. I pity my father for having this man as his secretary that's secretly betraying him.

"And you're alive. Kailan ka pa umuwing Pilipinas?" I asked.

"Matagal na."

I tilted my head and take a look at the woman behind him.

"Nakalabas ka na pala ng kulungan. Nagpyansa ka ba o tumakas ka?"

"You shit!" I was caught off-guard when she suddenly came rushing to me and slapped my face. It hurts. I didn't know that she can slap that hard. "Ang tagal ko ng gustong gawin 'yon sayo, hayop ka! You're such a hindrance! Sagabal ka sa lahat ng plano ko simula noong bata ka pa lang!" she furiously said. My cheek's still burning from the slap that it received. Yet, my focus is not on it. I am focusing on every words this people will spat on me. Ako ang may karapatan na sabihan silang hayop. Despite of the good looks and decent appearance that they have, they're all an animal—no. Kawawa ang mga hayop kung ikukumpara sa kanila. They're the worst. How cruel can they be?

"Sino kaya ang hayop sa ating tatlo rito?" I raised my head and glared at Faith. "After what you've done to me, when you die, can you say hi to Satan for me Faith?" Her teeth gritted and then slapped me once again. Napapikit ako ng mariin dahil sa pagsampal niya. Sasabihin ko ito kay Jao, humanda kang babae ka. He will cut your neck for slapping me.