Trigger and Bullets

bullet 28 - harrowing touches (part 1)

Hindi ko napansin na malakas na ang ambon at ako na lang yata ang hindi sumisilong---halos wala nang tao sa paligid. Nagpasya pa rin akong ituloy ang paglalakad. Ilang metro na lang ang layo ko sa aking Ferrari...

Ngunit hindi ko na napaikli pa ang distansya ko mula doon dahil may biglang humawak sa braso, sabay ng isang malakas na tadyak sa sikmura ko. I choke with the impact.

"AAH--" Isang kamay pa ang humawak sa bibig ko nang magumpisa na akong sumigaw. The rain started pouring hard as I was dragged harshly. This was it, I was going to die now. Nanlaban ako ngunit masyadong malakas ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin. It all happened very quickly, a van stopped where we were then the bastard who was gripping me picked me up by my waist and dropped me inside the car. I didn't even feel the pain from hitting the solid interiors of the van because all I could feel was fear.

The guy who dragged me hovered above me pagkatapos niyang isarado ang pinto. Umarangkada ang sasakyan. Doon na ako nakaramdam ng sobra-sobrang takot na ngayon ko lang naramdaman. I have faced guns and even bombs but this was nothing compared to all of my fears combined. But I was sure as hell that I will cross swords for my dear life.

"SHIT! GET OFF ME!!!" I screamed as I put up a fight, as he run his dirty hands on my arm. "HEEEEELP! HE---" nilagay nya ang isang kamay niya sa bibig ko to stop me from screaming. Then the van stopped. Tumalon ang driver papunta sa backseat. Tuluyan na akong humikbi nang may naramdaman akong isang kamay sa binti ko at dumaan iyon patungo sa kanang sapatos ko, dahan-dahan niyang tinatanggal iyon. I couldn't move... I couldn't even kick my legs because a bastard was now sitting astride me. I pounded and slapped until he restrained both of my arms on the van's floor.

I should die now. I should fuckin die now! It was that terrible that I wished for death. I even wished that the world has never been made. What did I do to deserve this, huh?! Was I that evil enough that someone would punish me this great? If only I was stronger to defend myself from these gross bastards. Huwag silang magkakamaling hindi ako patayin dahil pinapangako kong kung nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataong mabuhay ay ako mismo ang papaslang sa kanila. I swear that.

It was nightmare, a very bad nightmare. Someone… Oh please… Anyone! Where the fvck was Luisa?! Dana! Zeus… Oh please, kahit sino! Devin...

Where on hell are you, Devin?

Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng van at bumungad sa akin ang puno ng galit na mukha ni Nycholo Sy. Oh God. Oh dear God! Cole... I called his name but no voice came my mouth. I screamed his name one more time. Saglit na rumehistro ang pag-aalala sa mukha ni Cole nang magtama ang mga mata namin at mabilis din iyon napalitan ng nakakatakot na hitsura. I didn't know how he did it but the guy who was taking off my shoes was now slumped on the van's chair. Unconscious and head tilted in a very strange way.

Hinila ni Cole ang lalaking nakapa-ibabaw sa akin and I saw Ella moving frantically into the door to me. It was just now that I realized I wasn't hearing anything... Did I lost my sense of sound? Nakikita ko ang takot na takot na mukha ni Ella habang ibinabangon ako. She was saying something but I can't hear her.

Tears started to fall from her worried eyes when I didn't move and just stayed sitting. Niyakap niya ako nang sobrang higpit kaya naramdaman kong basangbasa siya. Slowly I started hearing her cries.

"You are okay. You are okay..." she whispered between her sobs. "Venice, look at me." Hinawakan niya ang pisngi ko at tiningnan ako sa mata. "Nothing. Happened." It was like I was waiting and silently praying that she tell me that. Yeah, nothing worse happened. It just that the fear exceedingly, beyond what I can take, consumed me.

I softly pushed her off me then I got on my feet. Bumaba ako mula sa van at nagpunta sa kinalalagyan ni Cole. My attacker was on the ground at walang awang pinapaulanan ng kamao ni Cole. I shoved Cole away from hovering him.

Sa galit ko sinumulan ko siyang tadyakan sa iba't ibang parte ng kanyang duguang katawan.

"You mthr fckr son of a fckng mthr bitch!!! Die!" I screamed against the rain as I kick him to death. I booted him with no pity. Tutal nasa likurang bahagi kami ng paaralan kaya walang ibang mata ang makakakita sa akin sa unang krimen na gagawin ko. I won’t be giving the Police the fortune to punish these devils. My justice will be served by me. Tumigil ako at kinapkapan siya. I was right, he brought a gun. A gun that will finish his own life. Ikinasa ko agad ang baril at itinuro ito sa kanya. My fingers were shaking as I touched the trigger.

Before I could totally unleash my awoken demon Cole's strong arms suddenly wrapped around me from behind, stopping me from killing the monster on the mud.

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