Dark and Dirty

Prologue

Madison Ivery

Eleven years ago..

This was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Sa wakas, natapos ko na ang high school. I finished it with flying colors. Mama and Papa are so proud of me as well as my siblings. I was supposed to be with my friends, partying..but everything didn't go well with the plan. My friends are already in the hotel room that we rented for a night dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay pinayagan ako ni Mama at Papa na mag-sleepover.

I went back to the parking lot to get my stupid wallet. Next thing, I knew, somebody punched me in the gut at may panyo na tumabing sa aking bibig at ilong.

"Who are you?! Please, let me go!" Sigaw ko nang magising ako. I am laying on the floor of a moving car. I can feel them around me. May mahigpit na nakatabi sa mga paa at kamay ko. It's burning againts my skin, probing through my flesh. My head hurts from the drug that made me pass out. Masakit din ang kaking sikmura dahil sa suntok na tinamo ko.

"Please, please, I don't know y-you." Nababasa na ang tela na nakatali sa mga mata ko. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako narito. Sinubukan kong magpumiglas ngunit may kamay na sumampal sa akin. The sting spread across my skin.

"Stay still, you fucking bitch. If you don't want me to kill you. If you so much as scream. I will slit your throat here."

My heart hammered inside my chest as fear and disgust crept up to my system. I shut my mouth. I don't want to die. Sinubukan kong hindi gumalaw kahit na nanginginig sa takot ang buong katawan ko. The cold sweat is running down my back. Sinubukan kong pakalmahin ang sarili ko. Ang amoy ng sigarilyo at leather ay pumasok sa aking ilong, making my stomach turn add the fact that I am sorrounded with criminals.

Matapos ang ilang sandali narinig ko ang pag-dial ng telepono.

"La tenemos, jefa. Si. We're on our way."

Bumilis ang tibok nang puso ko nang marinig ko iyon. We got her, boss? Are they talking about me?

"Por favor déjame ir. Yo-yo no te conozco." Please, let me go. I don't know you. I am now thankful that I took spanish for two years.

Tumawa ang lalaki na ikinatindig ng aking mga balahibo.

"La perra puede hablar español." The bitch can speak spanish.

The metal wires are burning against my skin. He ignored my plea until the car stopped.

"Where are you gonna take me?!" I panicked as I felt someone lifted me from the floor. My tears soaked through my blindfold as I blindly fought. I'm fucking scared for my life..worst case scenarios are running through my head, are they gonna behead me? Rape me? Sell me?

"Cállate la boca!" Shut the fuck up!

Nagpumiglas pa din ako ngunit wala iyong nagawa dahil mas malaki ang may buhat sa akin. My whole body is shaking in fear. Naramdaman kong pumasok kami sa isang pinto at pababa sa hagdan. The smell of metallic blood and the putrid scent of rotting flesh greeted my senses.

Sinubukan kong lumaban ngunit wala iyong silbi.

"Perra, deja de pelear!" Bitch, stop fighting!

No matter how much I pleaded, no matter how much I begged. They wouldn't let me go. Marahas akong ibinaba noong may buhat sa akin sa sahig. I felt the cold and concrete floor against me. I curled in a ball and tried to protect myself. My heart is racing in fear as I heard footsteps and a fucking click of the heels.

"Madison Del Russo, seventeen years old. Daughter of the billionaire. Von Del Russo." The spanish accented guy said.

Narinig ko pa ang pag-click noong hills, nararamdaman ko ang paglapit niya.

"Hmm..good job. We're gonna ask for fifty-million pesos for this girl. If they don't comply you can do whatever you want with her before we sell her, intiendes?" The woman has spanish accent...nakakatindig balahibo dahil ang kanyang tono. It's like a normal and everyday thing for her to say.

"Si." I heard three different voices.

Mas lalong umagos ang mga luha sa aking mga mata.

"NO! Please, please, my father is gonna give you what you want..just p-please--" Hindi ko na naituloy ang sasabihin ko nang may marahas na maglagay ng tella sa aking bibig. Gagging me.

Suddenly, I heard a door bursted open at ang sumunod doon ay ang mga nagkasahang mga baril.

"Everybody, stand down. Alejandro--you're not suppose--"

May baril na kumasa matapos noon ay nakabibinging sunod-sunod na putok nang baril ang narinig ko. I felt a blood splatter on me. I curled in there as I cried in fear. I let out a muffled scream when I heard a body drop next to me. The blindfold is wet with my tears as well as my skin is damp with someone else's blood.

"No, Alejandro--"

And then a gunshot. I heard another body dropped on the floor.

Sinubukan kong hinaan ang aking mga iyak dahil baka ako na ang sumunod. Instead, I heard footsteps coming to my direction and somebody pulled the gag from my mouth. The saliva ran down either side of my cheeks.

"P-please, d-don't hurt m-me.." Nanginginig kong pakiusap nang maramdaman ko na binuhat niya ako.

"Shh..don't be scared." His voice was deep and has a russian accent. I can feel his tensed body against my side. "I got you..they're gone. You're safe, malen'kiy." That's the last thing I heard before I passed out in fear.