Cosima Sanctuary is a one of a kind safe house for teenage survivors, but when they realize that one of them is a psychopath, all hell breaks loose. The hunt is on for the psycho next door.
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Tasha
I could hear the sirens blaring. Shades of blue and red lights are peeking through the door.
My heart is at it's heaviest as I follow the paramedics who are trying to keep her alive. One of them is pushing the stretcher where Kleya lies bleeding and clinging to life. The other is keeping her heart from losing it's beat. She's lost a lot of blood and she already lost consciousness.
"I can't lose her! Please save her!" I kept pleading to them over and over again as I follow.
Not a moment to soon, we finally got out of Cosima's enormous doors. I was immediately greeted by the sight of numerous swat vehicles and ambulance. We're all saved and surrounded by those who has the power to help, but that's not enough to get rid of the fear in my heart.
Kleya is still fighting for her life.
"Ma'am hanggang dito lang ho kayo." One of the paramedic says as he closes the door of the ambulance. I wanted to defy their orders. I wanted to get in and hold Kleya's hand. But before I could say anything, they drove away left.
I covered my mouth and sobbed repeatedly. I turned around and saw Wolfgang and Shawn being wheeled out in stretchers and treated for their gunshots. Just like Kleya, they were immediately rushed to the nearest hospital.
My knees weakened as soon as I saw body bags being carried out of Cosima. There were too many casualties.
"Python, asan ang mga anak ko?! Ayos lang ba siya?!"
Napalingon ako nang marinig ang boses ng isang babaeng tila ba kararating lang.
They stood there not too far from me. She was crying right in front of Python. She's still wearing her dress and veil. My memories of her is still vague but I already know who she is. My mind may be a mess but what Kleya told me earlier is enough for me to figure out the pieces of our puzzled lives.
"With my brother no longer a threat, I believe it's time for you to know who Alison is... And this is the time for you to be a family again..." Python said as he turned to look at me.
Following Python, she looked at my direction and froze. She looked at me with so much longing and sadness as she gasped. "Alison?"
That was her. She was the nun who raised Alison and I.The nun who loved us like we're her real children. The nun who took care of us ever since we could remember. She's our real mother all along.
I found myself walking fast towards her but before I could even say anything, she pulls me into a hug. The kind of hug that brought me sobbing like a little kid. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" That was all I could utter. I'm sorry for leaving Kleya when we were kids. I'm sorry for letting Kleya sacrifice her life just to save me.
"Alison, wala kang kasalanan. Anak, mahal na mahal kita. " She said in between her cries as she caresses my head. It was enough to bring back all of my memories of her.
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"Anak, magpahinga ka muna. Sasamahan ka ng mga tauhan ni Python." Mom said but I continued staring at the operating room doors. I've been sitting here for God knows how many hours but the doctor still hasn't come out.
Mom knelt right in front of me and held my hands while looking at my eyes. "You're injured. Please let nurse put first aid on you." Tears are brimming on her eyes and I could tell that just like me, she's worried as hell. Maybe she's more worried than me, after all she's our mother. And nothing can surpass a mother's love for her children.
"W-why?" I couldn't help but ask. "Why did you sent me away? Why did you let another family adopt me? I don't blame you but I just can't help but ask why did you let me live a life away from you and Kleya."
Mom took a deep breath and looked into my eyes with nothing but pain and regret. "Alison, I was once a nurse who worked in this same hospital when I met your father. He was looking for some patients so I helped him... but then he abducted me and..." Mom choked up crying. "Your uncle Python saved me. When I learned that I was pregnant, Python told me to run away because he knows what his brother is capable of. I was once an orphan so I decided to go back to the orphanage where I was from. The nuns allowed me to pretend just like them to hide my identity. I was scared of what your father might do when he finds out you're his children so I decided not to tell you. But Alison, you and Alicia are the love of my life."
I nodded as I wiped my tears. I believe her. She never failed to make us feel loved.
"When he took Alicia, I was scared. I know the horrors that Alicia would face at your father's hands. I know about his evil twin experiments. I also know that he won't kill Alicia because he wanted you to kill each other off. Even if it was hard, I sent you away to be adopted by another family. With the help of Miller's Father who specialized in Hypnotic therapy, he erased your memories of me but not Alicia's because I want you to always love your sister. Python was the only person who knew about your location. I didn't ask where you were because I know that you are safer that way. God knows how much I wanted to see you and be with you but you were safer away from me." She hugged me as we both sobbed.
"I don't want Kleya to die! Babawi pa ako sa kanya!" I cried as I hugged Mom tight.
"Your sister is tough. She will get through this." Mom said tearfully as she sat right next to me and let my head lie on her shoulder. "I thought I would never get to see Alicia again but I was wrong. Thank God I was wrong. Python found them and rescued them. When I got Alicia back, I decided it would be best to transfer to another orphanage. But before that, I asked Miller's father again to hypnotize her so that she will forget about all of the horrible things that happened to her while she was held captive. I wanted to protect her from her very painful memories. But I didn't want her to forget about you or your memories together. I also didn't want her to forget the threat of Dr. Muerte's existence so that she will always be careful. We all thought it would be better for her to believe that she's Alison, that she's the one who survived and didn't suffer. After making her believe that she's Alison and not Alicia, I asked her to change her name to Kleya, pretending that it's a way of evading the serial killer who once kidnapped her sister."
Nahinto kami sa pag-uusap ni Mommy nang lumapit sa amin ang isang nurse.
"Ma'am kayo ho ba ang pamilya ni Wolfgang Santander?" tanong niya.
