🚨 WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT AHEAD 🚨

The dinner didn't go too well...

Remember how my family didn't want me to be friends with Maureese anymore?

Yeah, that.

Mars and I met when I was still 14 years old while she nearly 16 that time . We got close even after the club stuff. I got to introduce her to my family and she, too, introduced me to hers. For a year, our friendship was out to both our families. Nakapag-bonding na kame sa place namin and ako sa bahay nila. It really went well nun.

Then another half-year passed. So, almost a year narin ngayon. What happened was, the both of us planned to have a sleepover sa bahay nila Mars. My mother agreed and so did my sisters. Ate Pat was the one who sent me there sa bahay nila Mars nun. She was tasked by mama na kilalanin ang mga tao sa bahay nila Mars bago umalis.

When ate Pat left after getting information sa kung sino ang mga lumalabs pasok sa bahay ng mga Ruis, Mars and I began to enjoy the day na. We went ligo sa pool nila, we played sa gaming room, and such.

It was afternoon already when 2 unfamiliar men came inside the house. Mars was ecstatic when she saw who the men were. She introduced me to the two of them. Jeremiah and Landon. Mars' dad's adopted siblings. Mars' uncles.

At first, they played with us. Taught us a new game sa xbox. Then when we got tired with the game, the two of them made paalam na saamin 'cause they needed to go home before Mars' dad gets home.

I was confused with that. And when I asked Mars about it, she was just confused as I was. The only thing that she said was that her dad prohibited her uncles to come near her and her little sister and made me swear not to tell her dad or mom about her uncles' visit or else she'll get in trouble.

Of course me being a good friend that I am, I chose to shut my mouth even though I really wanted to tell her parents. There must be a reason as to why they, the two men weren't allowed in the house. But still, I swore that I would not tell anything about the matter.

Later that night, we were both confused when her dad wasn't home yet since I got told that 6 ng gabi talaga umuuwi ang ama ni Mars. But, we shrugged it off.

Nalaman nalang namin sa kasambahay nila na mali-late raw ito ng kaunti dahil bumper to bumper ang traffic. He also told the staffs sa bahay na e-close ang gate at walang papapasukin unless siya ang dadating kase nga gabi na and the mom was on a business trip.

Kame namin ni Mars ay nagtungo na sa silid niya para matulog since wala ng katao-tao ang bahay nila kase magpapahinga na.

Mars was alseep already when I decided to go down to get some water.

Bad move.

Just when I was about to go back upstairs, I felt hands covering my mouth tapos inalsa ako. O didn't know how to react. I felt frozen. I didn't know what to do. Hindi naman ako makasigaw ng saklolo dahit nga natakpan ang bibig ko.

All that I got to do was cry.

The one who captured me brought me to the pool house. Inihiga ako doon as they chained both of my parted feet onto somewhere.

The only thing that I felt that night was the heavy and fast beating of my heart. I wanted to scream but the hands on my mouth remained there.

All I did was cry.

Praying didn't even cross my mind that night because of how terrified that I was. My mind was blank.

All I did was cry as Landon and Jeremiah began to guide and use both of my hands to pleasure themselves.

Fucking pigs.

I didn't even fight with my free hands para makawala kase baka suntukin pa nila ako at mawalan ng malay. Mas mahirap na, baka I'll get worse that what they did.

After they used me, they left me sa pool house. I don't know how they got out or even went inside the house ang alam ko lang ay nandoon ako, prenteng nakahiga sa sahig. Tulala. I wanted to scream but all I could do was cry.

I was scrared.

I didn't even know that I jumped inthe pool, already.

The next thing I knew nalang was I was lying down in a hospital bed.

Mga isang buwan din ako takot na takot sa mga lalaki nun. My doctors and nurses were all girls. Tapos everyday pa akong binabantayan ng mga ate ko at ni mama.

I recovered.

The monsters went to jail.

Mars and mine's friendship broke.

Mama didn't want me to be friends with her anymore. She wanted my to cut all ties with my best friend and I didn't really know why. Wala naman itong kasalanan. But still, they made me cut my friendship off with Mars.

I know what happened to me wasn't really why they wanted me to cut things off with Mars. Which I did. For three months, we didn't talk.

Mars was kinda trouble maker sa school. My family thought that baka ma-influence ako. Last straw nalang talaga siguro 'yung nangyari saakin.

Then we started hanging out again. Then, ate Pat found out then si auntie Risa ang sumunod. I thought na magagalit sila but they we fine with it basta lang hindi malaman nina mama kundi patay ako.

Then, here we are now.

Back sa occasion yesterday na nagkagulo.

Dag-dag pa ang sinabi saakin ni Mars.

"When are you going to tell them?"

"Baka dila pa mismo ang maka-alam, Jeileurv."

"Tell them nalang, it's for all of you naman."

Andaming dapat sabihin pero ni isa ay wala akong gustong palabasin. The secrets I'm keeping are too deep that my family might drown if they take a dive.

I, myself, is almost drowning and I don't know how much longer I can hold on.

We really were having fun last night. Kain doon, kain dito. We all enjoyed it. Not until may uninvited na bwisita ang dumating.

Landon.

The mother fucker showed up when he was supposed to be in jail together with his son of a fucking bitch of a brother. Lahat kami nagulat. Mars' father went rage when he saw his adopted brother.

Si ate, galit na galit.

I didn't know what happened next kase Mars and ate Lauren immediately pulled me patungo sa taas.

I was frozen.

Parang bumalik ako sa gabing 'yon.

I didn't known what to do.

I was just there, sitting on Mars' bed when I my world blacked out.

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After the night with the Ruises, ate Pat literally dragged me home. Ni hindi pa nga tapos ang kasiyahan nun. She was angry. So angry to the point na nagpipigil siyang mailabas ang galit saakin.

When we got home, I thought the chaos from earlier ended already. I was wrong. The moment we entered our unit, ate let all her anger out.

"Putangina! Ma! 'Yong putanginang inang nang-abuso sa anak mo, nakawala sa kulungan!" That's what she greeted to my mother who was with my sisters sa living room. "Ma, we saw Landon earlier."

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