Warning! Sensitive Content Ahead!
This is Gulf's past. Gulf is 12 years old
Gulf's pov
Me and my friends were just playing and the schools playground. It was a Monday afternoon class was over and we were waiting for our parents to pick us up.
We were on the swing when suddenly a black van was seen at the front of the school. There were about 4 men in black with a cap and a mask. We couldn't see there faces.
As the men approached we tried to run but they were fast and caught us immediately. We couldn't fight we were young for gods sake.
The last thing I remembered was a man put a handkerchief on my nose and everything went black.
I felt cold water in my face and it forced me to wake up. I was blinking multiple times to adjust to the darkness. I couldn't see what was around as there was no light around.
The only light turned on was above me and that's about it. I tried to stand up but my arms and legs were tied to a metal pole.
As a son of a mafia I tried to untie myself but it wasn't working it was tied pretty well. My heart raced when someone familiar spoke.
"Don't try to fight Kanawut it will just hurt you more" Uncle Thomas said
Uncle Thomas was my best friends dad he was one of the people my dad trusted but my dad still didn't tell him everything we were capable of. AA was the name of my best friend.
We met at school and we just clicked. We were best friend in a snap of a finger. We would play football at the school field. We would go home together after school and we even talked about our secrets.
Of course I also didn't say anything about our group because thats what my dad told me.
"u-uncle Thomas? Did you take me?" I said looking at him confused.
"Well yeah as you can see I'm here" Thomas said boringly.
"B-but why? I didn't do anything wrong to you. I respected you! Me and Win treated you like a father! Does AA know about this?" I said raising my voice a little.
"Oh dear that's where you went wrong it was your choice to respect me. And AA? He knows about my plan from the beginning that's why I let him stay in the school your studying. Thomas said
"W-what? Your lying!" I said as I feel tears of my eyes. I'm sure AA wouldn't allow this we were best friends!
"I'm not lying dear" Thomas said as he went nearner to me
"Why are you did to me? " I desperately asked.
He chuckled "Well I know there is so much more to your family. You think I'm dumb? I know you have so much capability in your hands. Now you are going to tell me everything your family has to offer okay? " Thomas said as he went to the dark
I couldn't see him anymore but I can hear his footprints. I am not saying anything about my family. We could be destroyed and my family will be in danger.
"No! I am not saying anything to you even a singer detail!" I raised my voice.
"Your making yourself suffer more Kanawut. If you won't say anything I'll make you say it." He said I was confused for a second but then I felt something on my back it was painful and I couldnt help but shout.
"Ahh! " I shouted and I heard the man chuckle. "Now you want to spill it or you want me to continue." Thomas darkly said. I still can't see him but I know it was a whip he used.
I still kept quiet then I felt another pain in my back.It won't stop I already lost count and I could feel my blood at my back. My skin was torn and I almost felt numb. I couldn't take it anymore and I fainted.
I was woken up by a slap across my face and I saw a man I have never seen before. "Wake up and eat boss ordered. He untied my hand I tried to escape but I couldn't even move.
My body was weak my back was in pain I almost couldn't move my hand even just to lift a spoon. "W-what time is it? " I couldn't help but ask the man.
"It's 8 in the morning" the man said
Oh I slept through the whole night. After I ate my hands were tied again. It was tight and I could feel my hands bruising because of the rope.
A few hours later of trying to untie the rope. Nothing happened I was glad that I didn't see Uncle Thomas. Now I was worried about my family.
Are they safe?
Are they looking for me?
Uncle didn't hurt them right?
Right?
But my thoughts were interrupted as I saw uncle. My heart raced as I saw him walking across the room. But I was shock to see who was behind him. It was AA my best friend
I couldn't help but cry. I guess everything was really planned. He never treated me as a friend it was all fake.
"Nice to see you Gulf" AA said smirking. I couldn't help but get angry.
"How dare you AA! I trusted you! You were my friend! I said shouting while tears were falling from my face. I heard him laugh.
"Oh Gulf it was your fault for trusting me" He said
Like father like son.
"I thought befriending you could get me information about your family but I was wrong. You still kept things for yourself. Now look we had no choice to do this" AA said as he was walking behind me.
"Now Gulf I know your gonna regret not saying anything" AA said as I could feel a sharp objects by my back.
AA was using a small but sharp knife to pierce my skin. I couldn't help but frown in the pain. I was just hit in the back yesterday with a whip now my skin was being wounded. Sometimes AA would pierce the knife where the whip wound was and I couldn't help but scream.
I still didn't gave them answers they wanted after 3 hours of torturing I feel my eyes getting heavy again and I fell asleep.
At night I woke up with the sounds of heavy footsteps. There were many footsteps but I couldn't see whose it came from.
Then I heard the footsteps stop. Then a light was turned on. I saw my uncle with about 20 kids they were younger than me. Bit I saw they were also blindfolded and there clothes were worn off.
Are they orphans?
What is he going to do this time?
Then suddenly I felt my back being burned I screamed.
"AHH! PLEASE STOP" I begged while tears escaped from my eyes. "I'll stop if you give me what I want" Thomas said.
I just kept quiet. Giving our family's information is like inviting everyone to start a war. If they know our capability they will challenge us. They will be a blood bath. And my dad doesn't want that.
He said to me that our capability will not be revealed in his time of leadership. It will be revealed when it is my time to lead. That's why my dad is just strengthening our group. So that when I lead there would not be any more problem.
"You really won't spill Huh? " Thomas said and he burned my skin again
"AHH!" I felt pain again. I'd rather feel pain than to put my family in danger. I know they are looking for me right now.
My mom must be worried sick. But if I die I'll be okay. Knowing that my family is okay. I swore to myself that I will protect my family even if I die doing so.
Thomas just kept on burning my skin. All I could hear was my screams. Then I fainted.
Truth to be told but I'm glad that I would faint. I know it sounds bad but at least I couldn't feel pain anymore.
Next day I wasn't fed.
I've been here for 3 days.
I woke up to the sound of a screaming boy. I looked up and I saw AA hitting that little kid with a whip.
"AA! STOP THAT WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU!? " I couldn't help but shout I could feel tears in my eyes but I blinked a lot to prevent them from falling.
AA didn't day anything. I kept on telling him to stop but he turned deaf. I could see the little kids blood spread on the floor.
The boys eyes were half closed. Then I saw AA with a gun. My eyes widened.
"NO AA DONT DO IT. THE KID DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG! AA STO-" I didn't get to finish my sentence as I heard a gunshot.
Then I saw the boy laying on the ground. Without movement. I was terrified. I was yearning for my mom's warmth. I wanted to call her but I know she won't come. It's not the she won't but she can't.
Now I know at that time.
I am alone.
"AA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YOU KILLED AN INNOCENT BEING! HOW COULD YOU BE SO CRUEL" I shouted as tears were falling in my face.
He didn't say anything. He just smirked and walk out. I could still see the boys body.
Still lifeless.
My body was now shaking in fear. How could AA do that? After a few minutes a guy picked up the boys body and carried it outside.
Then Uncle Thomas entered the room. With 5 different children. I was scared on what he was going to do.
"Still won't spill Kanawut? " My uncle asked. As he waves a gun. He is meters away from me. Before I could answer I heard 5 gunshots I closed my eyes as I was startled by the noise.
Once I opened my eyes I saw 5 lifeless bodies on the ground.
"NO! YOU MONSTER HOW COULD YOU DO THAT! THEY ARE CHILDREN!" I shouted loud as I can.
I am still weak from the torturing they did to me. But everything felt numb. As I already saw 6 kids murdered in front of me. In just one day.
Then Thomas chuckles. "You want to be next Kanawut" He said as he was walking closer to me. "NO! PLEASE! DONT I'M BEGGING YOU! " i said sobbing.
Thomas was pointing the gun towards me.
Maybe now he found me useless. As he knew that I won't spill anything anymore.
"Any last words kid?" Thomas asked as he chuckled coldly.
I was just glaring at him. I could see his finger, he was about to pull the trigger. I heard a gunshot. I closed my eyes and thought it was from Thomas.
But I heard him grunt in pain. I opened my eyes and saw him on the ground he was clutching his chest. He was about to get the gun on the floor.
Then another gunshots was heard, and another and another. I closed my eyes again. Then somebody held my shoulder and I flinched.
"Baby open your eyes it's dad" My dad said softly. I opened my eyes and saw my dad with a smile on his face I couldn't help but cry.
"Your okay now baby. I'm sorry for taking so long to find you. I promise you no one will be able to hurt you. Not when I'm around okay. My dad said while untying the rope.
I just nodded. "Let's go home baby okay? Your mom and Win is waiting for us."
Home.
That sounds nice.
I nodded as I was about to stand up everything went black.
I woke up feeling someone caressing my hair. I look who it is and it's my brother. I could see his puffy eyes. He has bags under it as well
Oh my poor baby brother.
I was about to stand up but then I felt sharp pain in my back and I groaned. I heard Win gasped and he started crying.
He went out of the room and shouted. I heard him call my mom and dad. After a few seconds I could hear my mom sobbing.
"Oh my baby boy you are okay now moms here" My mom said as she caresses my cheek and I leaned in her touch.
"Mom I'm scared" I said and sobbed. My mom sobbed as well. "I know dear but everything is going to be okay. Mom dad and win are here okay? No need to be afraid. We love you so much baby thank-you for being so strong" My mom said
"I love you too" I said.
Weeks after the incident happened my back was healed. There were still a lot of visible scars but I chose to ignore it.
My dad told me that Uncle Thomas was now dead. As for AA well. They are still finding him. AA escaped after what happened. The kids who were kidnapped was now being treated and will be put to care.
I'm still having nightmares on what happened. It wasn't about me being tortured. It was about the kids who were killed. I kept seeing their eyes in my nightmare. Their eyes pleading and desperately begging for help.
Everytime I dream about this I will have a panick attack. The last attack I had was the worst I couldn't really breath like my lungs were not functioning.
Then I fainted. The next day I woke up I was in a hospital and an IV drip was in my right hand. The doctor said that I am having a panic attack because of the trauma I have.
They suggest that I should have therapy. Of course I agreed. I want to help myself. But the most important thing is I needed to heal because if I won't heal I won't be able to protect my family. I won't be able to protect my baby brother from this cruel world.
After a few months of therapy I felt that I was better. I stopped having nightmares
But
I was wrong
One time my nightmare came back but it wasn't me who was kidnapped. In my nightmare I could see Win in my position. I wanted to free him but I couldn't move. Then I saw uncle Thomas picked up a gun and shot win.
Finally I could move I run to win and held him tight I kept on crying. Saying sorry multiple times. Then I woke up.
I woke up with my mom dad and win embracing me. I sobbed hard when I felt their warmth.
"Please p-promise me that you will be safe" I said while sobbing. My mom cried harder as I said that and I could hear win cry as well. "I promise you son we will be safe. All of us will.Okay?" my dad said and I nodded.
After I called down and settled everything they were headed back to their rooms but I called my dad because I wanted to talk to him.
"Dad I'm sorry for being weak" I said tears were visible in my eyes.
"No.No.No baby you are not weak. You are the strongest person I know" my dad said caressing my hair.
"No I am weak. I'm causing you guys trouble I'm taking your time from the group. I'm am now ugly because of the scars." I cried. I thought i could just ignore the scars but my brain won't let me.
"No you really not any of those. You don't take my time okay? You are family. Family always comes first. It's me who have to be sorry. I couldn't protect you enough" my dad said I was shock to see my dad in tears. I have never seen my dad cried before.
"I promise dad I will be better I will heal as fast as I can so that I could help you" I said with full determination bit my eyes were still watery.
"No baby. Don't heal because you feel you need to help me. Heal because you want to. Heal because you want to feel better. Don't heal because you feel pressured. Heal for your self not because of others. Heal as long as you can baby we will just wait. It will be more painful for you and the family if you fake everything.
"It's okay to be weak. We are human we can never be always strong. There will be a time where you feel weak and vulnerable. There will be a time when you would feel empty and sad. But instead of forgetting the pain. Overcome it. Yes it takes time but once you've done that everything will be worth it. Okay? Don't need to rush anything. And take your time. We will support you." My dad said and I was now crying again
I let go of everything I hugged my dad. And sobbed in his embraced. My dad didn't say anything he just rubbed my back. After I calmed down. I bid my dad goodnight and fell asleep.
Now I feel at ease
It's time for me to heal.
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Now that Gulf's past was revealed how do think Mew will react?
Is AA still alive?
I felt sad writing this chapter.
Well thankyou guys for reading
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