♥ CHAPTER 94:3 ♥

"40 DAYS OF HELL"

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5 years ago, on the 13th day of April, I was kidnapped by a group of men. The powerful group of Chained School kidnapped me.

They brought me to a place where no one could hear me, even if I scream they couldn't hear me. I was alone...and kidnapped alone. That place could be found underground.

I felt the life in hell. I couldn't find a way to escape that's why I endured it. 

I lived 40 days in hell.

On the first day, inihiga ako and I was tied tightly on the floor and I couldn't move. A hundred metal barbels fell into my body. From head to toe. Hahawakan nila 'yon sa tapat ko, at bibitawan. I became their entertainment at dinig na dinig ko ang mga tawa nila sa tuwing mahihirapan ako. I tried my best not to scream in pain. I endured it, assuming that someone would save me and would come for me. After that 5 hours of torture, my body was in so much pain at magang-maga na ang buong katawan ko. They didn't remove me from being tied on the floor so I couldn't escape.

From day 1 to day 7 of being kidnapped. Paulit-ulit nilang ginagawa 'yon sa akin at walang araw na hindi nila ako tinigilan.

Day 8, I was tied on an electric chair full of spikes. Pagkaupong-pagkaupo ko pa lang, nasugatan na ako, even my feet and hands. Konting galaw lang, lalong lumalalim ang mga sugat. But that's not the end, kinuryente nila ako and while seated there, spikes are slowly making the wounds worse. I fought assuming that I could escape. That 2nd torture lasted for 1 hour for 4 consecutive days. From day 8 to day 11, paulit-ulit nilang ginagawa 'yon sa akin. And I couldn't even ask for help because of pain.

From day 12 to day 15, I was hanged upside-down and made me as a punching bag. Ginawang katuwaan ang nanghihina kong katawan. For 3 hours, they had fun making me suffer. After that, they left the room and filled the room with gas smoke, I couldn't even cover my face because I was still hanged. I couldn't escape so I endured it. The smoke stopped at pumasok ang isa sa kanila para tanggalin ang pagkakatali sa akin, I fell down and vomitted blood because of that smoke. My throat was in so much pain even my body.

That was my 4 consecutive days of  another torture.

From day 16 to 23, I was beaten in a room filled with broken glass. Sa bawat suntok nila na tinitiis ko, palagi akong nasusugatan because in every punch they do, natutumba ako sa mga basag-basag na salamin na nakakalat sa sahig kaya't bukod sa mga suntok nila, unti-unti ring dumadaloy ang mga salamin na 'yon sa katawan ko. I stood up more than 5 times but same thing happened at pinagbubugbog pa rin nila ako, hindi na sila natuwa at nakuntento, when I couldn't stand each of them held a broken glass from the floor at sinaksak 'yon sa binti ko so I screamed.

From day 24 to day 27, my body was wrapped up around a burning chains. Ibinalot nila ako sa mga kadenang nag-aapoy and I couldn't stop myself from screaming. That chain was slowly consuming my skin at unti-unti itong bumabaon sa balat ko. While screaming, they were just laughing. No one could surpass the kind of torture I went through.

From day 28 to day 31, muli akong itinali sa isang upuan. My nails were removed one by one so my fingers were filled with blood at higit pa doon, pinilit nilang palipitin ang mga daliri ko kaya't wala akong nagawa kundi ang sumigaw na lang sa sakit. And again, they were having fun.

Day 32 to 35, itinali ako habang nakahiga sa isang kama. I saw one of them holding an electric wire that's why I panicked because I couldn't endure the pain anymore dahil alam ko na kung anong gagawin nila sa akin. They held me at inumpisahang kuryentihin ang ulo ko. I couldn't scream because of so much pain that I even begged them to just kill me and end this pain but they did not listen. I thought sasabog na ang ulo ko dahil sa sakit.

From day 36 to 39, hindi ko na magalaw ang katawan ko dahil sa lubusang panghihina, pero pinilit nila akong pinaluhod. They held me and I couldn't move anymore. Hinawakan ng isa sa kanila ang buhok ko at pilit akong ipinatingala. I saw one of them holding a candle at itinapat niya 'yon sa mata ko at pinatakan ito ng kandila kaya napasigaw ako sa sakit. Nanlabo ang paningin ko at unti-unti itong dumilim hanggang sa wala na akong makita.

Day 40 became my final day with my torturers, I was stabbed with a heated metal 3 times at the same place. It happened only in one day. Isang araw lang nangyari sa akin 'yon but that was the most painful of all. Because of pain, I gave up. So my demon consumed me and that was the start of everything. 

Within 40 days, they didn't give me even a drop of clean water to drink and enough food to eat. I asked for water, but instead of giving me water they gave me blood, blood of a dead person so I didn't take it. I asked for food, but instead of right food, they gave me the intestine of a dead person placed on a plate so I didn't take it.

Hindi na ako makakita noon dahil sa kandila na ipinatak nila sa mata ko. Unti-unting pumasok sa isip ko lahat ng sakit na ibinigay nila. All the tortures I went through.

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"Just like you, I lost control of myself. I did everything to escape at dahil madilim na ang paningin ko, I stabbed each and every one na makakasalubong ko. I gave them the hell they want and now they made me like this. Napatay ko lahat ng members ng grupong kumidnap sa akin at kumalat 'yon sa campus. Since that day, kinatakutan na ako ng lahat because I managed to kill the powerful group in Chained School alone. And that's where I got this wound, because of that heated metal they stabbed me on my final torture"

While I was looking at him, bigla na lang akong napaluha dahil sa lahat ng sinabi niya. I didn't know nas mas malala pa pala ang pinagdaanan niya noon kumpara sa akin ngayon. He became so strong enduring the pain. He became the demon they turned him to be. 

Itinaas nito ang kamay niya at dahan-dahang pinunasan ang mga luha ko, "S-sorry. I didn't know you went through so much pain" saad ko dito at bahagya siyang napangiti, "It's okay. Stop crying sweetie. Mas masakit na makita kang umiiyak kaysa sa sakit at sugat na natamo ko" sambit nito kaya pinigilan kong maluha. Napatingin ako sa sugat nito sa gilid ng tiyan niya at labis akong nag-alala dahil may pakonti-konting dugo ang lumalabas mula rito kaya tinignan ko siya, "It's bleeding" 

Ibinaba nito ang kanyang kamay bago muling nagsalita, "Sometimes it is. At ayaw kong mangyari 'yon kapag nasa laban ako because it's my weak spot but I become weaker everytime I see you being hurt or crying" nanatili lang akong nakatingin sa kanya habang nagsasalita ito, "The most brutal torture happened in this school was mine. It was 40 days of torture with no food or water to take. But look now, they give way for me. They highly respect me. No one knows about my weakness, sayo ko lang ipinakita at sinabi because I want you to know everything about me" pahayag nito. If I were in his place, I would surely die because of those tortures but he managed to survive it alone. Masama mang sabihin pero bigla ko na lang naalala lahat ng nangyari. Gusto siyang pabagsakin ng Venom ganon rin ng ibang grupo at estudyante. But I don't want to lose him and I won't let it happen. Kaya kong sirain ang masamang balak at plano nila sa kanya huwag lang siyang mawala sa akin. I can't.

Hindi man magandang sabihin but still, I want to ask him a favor. It's me who's being selfish right now, "Can you promise me one thing?" muling tumulo ang luha ko ng sabihin ko 'yon.

Dahan-dahan itong lumapit sa akin at hinawakan ang magkabila kong kamay habang nakatingin pa rin ako sa kanya. Bahagya itong ngumiti bago ako sinagot, "Anything for you sweetie" he said using a husky voice kaya pinunasan ko ang luha ko.

Hinawakan ko ang magkabilang-pisngi nito gamit ang mga kamay ko habang nakahawak pa rin siya dito kaya diretso kaming nakatingin sa isa't-isa, "Don't lose to anyone. Don't let them defeat you. Huwag kang magpapatalo kahit kanino para sa akin" sambit ko dito na parang inuutusan ko siya sa gusto kong gawin niya. He's the target of all to be powerful and in order to be a king, you need to kill the king that's why they want to kill him. 

Diretsong nakatingin ito sa akin hanggang sa niyakap niya ako, "I will, my queen" bulong niya. 

Nanatili lang kaming dalawa sa ganoong posisyon dahil hindi na siya humiwalay mula sa pagkakayakap namin at nararamdaman kong pahigpit na ng pahigpit ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin. Habang magkayakap kami, napansin kong pinagpapawisan na rin ako kagaya niya lalo na't basang-basa ng pawis ang katawan niya at bukod pa doon ay naririnig ko rin ang lalim ng paghinga nito.

Habang yakap ko siya ay napatingin na lang ako sa kamay ko at nakitang may dugo ito kaya nanlaki ang mata ko at dahan-dahan na lang bumaba ang kamay niya na parang nanghihina. Tinignan ko siya at hinawakan ang mukha nito. Nagulat na lang ako ng maramdaman kong pawis na pawis pa rin siya at malamig ang pawis nito kaya inalalayan ko siya para humiga sa kama niya. Habang nakahiga ito ay nakaupo ako kaya't dinig na dinig ko rin ang lalim ng paghinga niya at parang napakabigat ng mga mata nito para mabuksan niya.

Napansin kong dumudugo pa rin ang sugat nito kaya't tumayo ako at saktong nakakita ako ng panyo sa lamesa. Kinuha ko agad 'yon para takpan ang sugat niyang patuloy pa rin sa pagdugo habang nanginginig ang kamay ko. Nilapitan ko ito at tinakpan ang sugat niya pagkatapos ay hinawakan ko ang noo nito at naramdamang mainit siya. Nag-panic na ako dahil doon kaya kinausap ko siya kahit na nanghihina ito, "Muffin, you're sick! We need to go to the clinic. Ayaw tumigil sa pagdurugo- " tumayo ako ngunit napatingin na lang ako sa kanya ng hawakan niya ang kamay ko.

"No it's fine, sweetie" sambit nito habang nakapikit at bahagyang ngumiti, "It'll be fine"

"What's fine with your situation?!" nag-aalala kong tanong dito.

"Sometimes it happens at sanay na ako na malagay sa ganitong sitwasyon, kusa rin titigil sa pagdurugo so don't worry too much"

"Don't tell me everytime na nangyayari sayo 'to, nagkukulong ka sa kwarto mo?!" I'm starting to shout just because of what he said pero hindi ako sinagot nito at ngumiti lang ng konti kaya nagtaas na ako ng boses.

"Seriously?! Dean Carson what if may mangyaring masama sa'yo sa ginagawa mo?!"

"Don't worry about me sweetie. Matagal na 'tong nangyayari but look I am still alive I just need to rest" kalmadong sabi nito kaya napahawak ako sa buhok ko.

"I can't just let you sleep na ganyan ang sitwasyon! I will just call the nurse" saad ko dito kaya't tumalikod ako pero mas hinigpitan niya pa ang pagkakahawak sa kamay ko at hinila ako papalapit sa kanya kaya napahiga rin ako at napahawak sa dibdib niya.

Napatingin na lang ako sa kanya dahil sa pagkabigla at nakita kong pilit niyang binuksan ang mata niya, "Don't leave me. Just stay with me and I'll be fine" I saw his eyes na parang nagmamakaawa kaya kahit nag-aalala ako ay sinunod ko siya, "Fine" dahan dahan akong humiga sa braso niya at yumakap sa kanya kaya hinawakan niya ang balikat ko, "Don't tell them about it" saad niya kaya tinignan ko siya ulit habang nakapikit ito.

"Bakit? Hindi ba nila alam?" tanong ko dito ngunit nag-aalala pa rin talaga ako. Kapag naging mas grabe pa ang sitwasyon niya ay hihingi na talaga ako ng tulong kina Raven.

Nakita kong umiling na lang ito at muling napapikit habang humihinga pa rin ng malalim, "I don't want anyone to know my weak spot. But when it comes to you, I want to scream that you are my weakness. Mas manghihina ako kapag nasaktan ka kesa sa sugat na to"

"Fine, just rest. I'll stay with you" saad ko dito at mas hinigpitan ko pa ang pagkakayakap ko sa kanya.

Nakita ko na lang na ngumiti ito bago muling nagsalita, "I love you sweetie"

"I love you too, my muffin" at pumikit na rin ako.

To be continued..