Haunted Past

Chapter One

"Kung ayaw mo pang magsalita, okay lang." He smiled at me then pat my head. "I don't want to rush you, pero... I just want you to know that you can trust me, okay? Palagi ko namang sinasabi sa'yo yun." 

I look down where his hand covering mine. He squeezed my hand and, "May kukunin lang ako, wait here."

Hindi ko siya kilala, but he's so kind. He even let me use his room. At ni minsan hindi ako umaalis dito until he told me to do so. Hindi niya ko sinasaktan. Hindi niya... Well, he's really kind. 

Sa loob ng six months na kinupkop niya ko dito, I don't even know anything about him. Alam ko na nagpakilala siya sakin pero hindi ko na matandaan yung pangalan niya. Something like... Zeny? Ben? Ken? 

Nung una pa lang na dinala niya ko dito, I'm always trying to escape. But at the end of the day, palagi niya kong nahahanap. I even cut my wrists, pero ginagamot niya. Everytime na gusto ko nang patayin yung sarili ko, pinipigilan niya ko. Saying that I can still change. That I can be happy. Everything is gonna be alright.

But he doesn't know what I've been through. He doesn't know me. So wala siyang karapatan para pigilan ako sa kung anumang gusto ko. Wala siyang karapatan para sabihin sakin na mababago ko pa lahat. Na magiging masaya ako. 

Because now, I'm nothing but a big despicable person. 

I'm useless, and I have nothing. 

When he came back, he hand me a white board and a marker. "Well, hindi ako maghuhula. At matagal ka na dito pero hindi ko pa alam yung pangalan mo. At least, kahit yung pangalan mo lang." He smiled at looked at me intently. "Go on. Write your name."

Should I write my name? Wala namang masama, pero... 

"Dan...zelle." He whispered. "Your name's Danzelle." I turn to look at him, but his eyes are on the white board. He smiled and met my gaze. "What a nice name you have." 

He offered his hand, "Nice meeting you, Danzelle. I'm Zedri."

Bago ko pa man abutin yung kamay niya, the door opened. 

"Sinasabi ko na nga ba may kalokohan kang ginagawa Zedri eh!" A beautiful, young woman said. She glared at me and I look away. "Zedri! Who's this slut?!"

"Jeavy." Lumapit si Zendri sa kanya. "Bakit ka ba nandito? Akala ko ba aalis ka na? Wala akong ginagawang kalokohan, and she's not a slut. Watch your words, little brat."