42 : The Truth that hurts

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KLEYA


      I crept out of the mirror and found myself coming out from a normal looking closet. Python was a genius to put trapdoors and secret passages here, it's a good thing Muerte and his monsters haven't figured this out yet.

       I took a deep breath and stood with my head held high, trying to ignore the intensity of my heartbeat and the worry of what will go down from this moment onwards. This is gonna be a forking long night.

      I walked and moved like I always do, like I didn't just learned that my Mother was a nun that got abducted and raped by a psychotic midget with a sick obsession with twins, like this entire place isn't invaded by brainwashed teenagers with metal blades for teeth.

     I  don't want to die, I still want to hug my Mom... I suddenly thought when I saw two teenage boys guarding a room. It's the room where they are kept, as what Ledory said.

     My breathing hitched when one of them suddenly looked at my direction. He was alarmed. He was about to attack me so I smirked and tried hard not to show my fear.

      "Ganyan niyo ba tratuhin ang anak ni Dr. Muerte?" Para akong nakahinga nang maluwag nang hindi ako nautal. Napangisi ako lalo at mas nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob.

       "Ali?" Sambit nito kaya bigla akong nanlamig. 

       Lumitaw ang ngiti sa mukha nilang dalawa na para bang natutuwa silang makita ako kaya naman natagpuan ko ang sarili kong tumatango. Bakit nila ako tinawag na Ali? Kilala ba nila ako?

       Imbes na magtanong, pilit kong itinuon ang atensyon ko sa totoo kong pakay.

       "Kakausapin ko si Paula dahil may inuutos si Dr. M-- si Papa." Gusto kong kutusan ang sarili ko dahil sa sobrang pandidiri pero wala akong magagawa, kailangan kong magpanggap.

       Nagkatinginan ang dalawa. Kinabahan ako bigla. Tumingin sila pabalik sa akin at sa pagkakataong ito'y kapwa sila tumango. 

       "Good," sabi ko at ako na mismo ang naunang lumapit sa pinto habang sila ay nakasuno sa amin.

        "Masaya kaming makita ka ulit, Alicia. Sana hindi mo na kami iwan ulit," wika ng isa sa kanila habang nakatayo sa likod ko. Bago ko pa man magawang magtanong, nabuksan ko na ang pinto at nagtama ang mga tingin namin ni Paula, ang kakambal ni Lauren.


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      "THAT WAS FUN!" 

        That was not fun, but I have to admit, Nina deserved that from me after all she's the reason why we're trapped here again.

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