Bliss under misery (Elementary Series #04)

Chapter 17

"I am really s-scared yaya. I was scared and until now I am still scared of what happened" I said and my tears fell unexpectedly. "There is no one in the house aside from me and I don't know where to h-hide. Io don't k-know what to d-do yaya" I sobbed. "I don't know w-what to do.... Where to hide... Who to ask for help? Because I am afraid to m-make any noise that w-will catch t-their attention. Until I went under the b-bed but..." my voice trembled on almost every word I said. "B-but they still c-caught me y-yaya. They're s-scary, t-they dragged me on t-the floor I hit the bed and f-fell asleep"

I still finished my answer but yaya don't want to let me go, so the doctor told her that they still need to ask me some questions.

"Masakit ba ang ulo mo?" they asked again and there are other follow up questions before they told me that it's already time or my lunch.

A man delivered a food for me and yaya prepared it.

I am just looking outside the window, it's sunny day. I remembered that it's still summer vacation.

Why do I feel like so many things happened during my vacation? It's not even finish yet, but there are so many things that were happening to me.

Kinalma ko ang sarili ko sa pag-iisip. Pinigilan kong isipin ang nangyari dahil natatakot pa rin ako.

"Lois, Lois"

I looked at yaya who's already in front of me, I am so immersed on my thoughts that I didn't noticed her.

"May masakit ba sayo? Okay ka lang?" nag-aalalang tanong niya at huminga ako ng malalim.

"Okay lang po ako" ssabi ko at tumango naman siya at tinuro ang pagkain ko

"Kain ka na para mas lumakas ka" sabi niya at sumunod na lang ako dahil nagugutom na rin naman ako.

Tahimik at mabilis kong natapos ang pagkain kahit ayaw ko ng lasa nun. Saging lang yata yung nagustuhan ko sa dinala nila sa'kin.

I was about to stand up when I felt something.

"What happened?" I asked as I looked at my legs. "What happened to my right leg yaya?"

My right leg has a bandage for I don't know the reason why.

"Yaya, what happened to my leg?" I asked and looked at her. She looked sad and her eyes were teary as well. "Hindi na po ba ako makakalakad? Bakit po kayo naiiyak? Ano pong naangyari sa paa ko yaya?"

"May... may sugat ka dyan kaya nilagyan ng bandage ng doctor" sagot niya at umiwas ng tingin sakin.

"Sugat? Wala po akong sugat sa binti at paa ko, yaya. Ano ang nangyari sa'kin?"

"Nung, binalak ko ng balikan ka ulit sa bahay. Nakita kong may kotse sa harap, nagtaka ako dahil hindi naman 'yun sa mama mo" pagsisimula niya ng kwento. "Nakita kong may lalaking buhat-buhat ka at may isang lalaki na nilalabanan siya. Magulo. Hindi ko maintindihan ang nangyayari, bukod sa may gustong kumuha sayo at may nagliligtas sayo. May hawak siyang kutsilyo" sabi pa niya an aparang natatakot pa haabang nagkukwento siya. "Nung binaril siya..."

"Nung binaril siya?" takot na tanong ko.

Everything is started to sink in on my mind. That I almost die.

Kung nagkataon na walang dumating, baka hindi na talaga ako nagising ngayon.

Yaya nodded and held my hand.

"Akala ko." sabi niya at tumingin sakin. "Akala ko ikaw ang tinamaan. Akala ko mawawala ka na sa amin. Natakot ako, sobra"

"Yaya"