"Bakit may sugat ang ulo niya?"
"Napuruhan ko, boss."
Voices from somewhere woke me up. I swallowed hard when all I could feel was the dryness of my throat. I tried to move but my whole body was aching and my hands were still tied behind me.
"I told you to just bring him to me! Hindi ko sinabing saktan mo!"
I groaned on the cold floor as I felt my body shook from the cold. Hindi ko alam kung saan nila ako dinala ngunit malamig sa silid na ito. The whole room was dim but I could still see my surroundings.
I tilted my head carefully to look at where the voices were coming from and there... I saw Samuel and his goon who kidnapped me.
I trembled again, but this time it's not only because of the cold, but also because I remembered how terrible I was treated by the man. I could still see his devilish gaze and grin. His trembling, intense hand gripping my jaw. Him talking, emphasizing every word, like he was so close to ending my life. Everything.
"Nanlaban, eh."
The side of my lips curled up because of what the man said.
Nanlaban, huh.
I will fucking kill you once I escaped here. Lahat kayo. I'll make sure you all rot in hell.
Why is he mad at the thought of the man hurting me anyway? He should be happy. He should be celebrating.
I let out an inaudible sigh and licked my lower lip and felt the dryness of it. I want to scream so bad. I want to shout at them, but I couldn't seem to find my voice. All I could do was to close my eyes tightly to suppress my tears.
Nanghihina na ako. My whole body is shaking because of hunger. My head is spinning because of dehydration. Wala na akong lakas. Hindi ko na rin maalala kung kailan nong huli akong kumain o umimom ng tubig.
Collecting all my strength and courage, I tilted my head to look at where the two men are. I then spoke.
"Naiihi ako." my voice, despite being low and weak, echoed in the whole room.
My heart thumped wildly when they both looked at me in unison.
Those same pairs of eyes, resentful and full of rage, looked at me sharply, which made me tremble more.
"Kailangan kong pumunta ng banyo." I said huskily and quietly.
Kailangan kong humanap ng paraan upang makatakas dito. To do that, I need to know where I was first. Nasa isang malaki at mataas na building ba kami? Kung oo ay mahihirapan ako.
Narinig ko rin noong nagising ako ulit kanina na may mga tauhan din si Samuel sa labas.
My fists behind me turned into balls when the man beside Samuel grinned.
"Pwede kang umihi diyan." the man said sarcastically and laughed so loud that it roared in the whole room.
I gritted my teeth and my shoulder tensed because of anger.
"O pwede ring samahan kita sa banyo? Sa tingin mo?" he added arrogantly.
His words sent a chill down my spine, the hairs on my nape stood on edge.
"Daddy..." I called for the man who neither reacted nor spoke, hoping that he would shut the man up or me.
Despite his cruelty, I am still hoping he'll do something good. Or hoping that he'll realize I am his son and that he shouldn't do this to me.
Because what kind of father does this to their child?
I still can't comprehend the fact that he is capable of doing this to me, his own child.
