Caught By Her Elegance (UNO)

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I woke up. It's a unfamiliar room, a white room. Inilibot ko ang tingin ko roon at doon ko lang napagtantong nasa isang silid ng hospital ako.

Then flashbacks came to me, shrimps, the text.

Binalot ako ng pagkataranta, dali dali akong bumaba ng kama at dumiretso sa pintuan. I was about to open the door when someone from behind opened it. It's Lorcan.

Pero kahit nandito sya ay gustong kong makita ang Daddy ko, ang kapatid ko. I'm starting to hate myself for not being there! I am useless.

"Gising kana, you should rest-"

"No, I need to see my Dad, Lorcan I need to see my brother." I cut him, pinipigilan nya ako sa paglabas.

I begged him to let me go but he didn't. Hindi ko na rin namalayan na umiiyak na ako, kailangan kong makita ang ama ko, ang kapatid ko.

"Lorcan, please."

"Ligtas ang Ama mo, Calithea. Your brother begged not to show you to them. It's for your safety, please. Huwag ng makulit."

My eyes started to glare at him. Deadly.

"I fucking want to see them! Putangina, pamilya ko iyon. Gusto kong makita ang pamilya ko." nakita ko ang pag atras nya dahil sa lakas ng sigaw ko.

"Cali-"

"No, stay the fuck in here. I'm going to see my family. Huwag kang makikialam Lorcan, hindi mo gugustuhing inawat mo ko."

Pagkatapos non ay iniwan ko na sya, not wearing any shoes. Pumunta ako sa pinakamalapit na nurse at tinanong roon ang room number ng pamilya ko na agad naman nyang ibinigay dahil narin sa ginawa kong pagsakal sa kanya.

Hindi ko alam kung gaano ako kabilis huminga dahil nakita kong nagwawala si Kuya.

'You freakin have the guts to show your face in here? You're the reason why Mom died!'

I was crying, taking his words. He changed a lot, he blame me for Mom's death.

Hinawakan nya ng mahigpit ang dalawang braso ko, it hurts. I am crying.

'Don't cry in front of me, Aideen! You were there!' he pushed me hard that I had to protect my head from the metal behind me.

But I was too late, I just felt the blood streaming down to the back of my neck.

Napapikit ako nang maalala iyon. Kuya. I want to go near but I was too afraid. He might do it again, I can't.

Hindi ko kayang maranasan nanaman iyon, I am to weak to face him.

I was about to turn my back but I frozed. His eyes were on me, he's looking at me, emotionless.

Hindi ko alam pero nagkaroon ng kontrol ang katawan ko. Nakita ko nalang na umiiling na ako at dahan dahang lumalayo, he's going to hurt me.

I saw how Caliks' eyes looked in my direction, I saw how worried he was.

"No." mahinang sabi ko nang bumalik ang tingin ko kay Kuya.

Lumalapit sya sa akin. I saw his eyes, mad eyes glaring directly at me. He's going to hurt me, like what he did before.

I turned my back, ready to run but I bumped into someone. Wala ba akong panahon para umalis sa paningin ng kapatid ko? Damn it.

I saw Lorcan, worried about me.

Umalis ako sa harap nya pero may putanginang nakakuha sa kamay ko. I look at it and on it's owner, the freakin horror.