(FHS #4) Tired of running away from her nightmares, Kirsten returns to Filimon Heights to make peace and start anew. Little does she know, returning has its own consequences. Deadly ones.
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Every day felt like hell with the Abaddon family. They weren't inflicting any physical harm on us but the emotional toll of keeping us from the world above was already pure torture. There was no way for us to know what time it is, the only concept of time we could cling to was the meals — that dinner time means night time, an end of a really long boring day.
Judging from the marks I drew on the wall just above my bed, I've been in the Abaddon Family for two months... two long months of dread and isolation. Kung hindi dahil kanila Magno, siguro sumuko na ako gaya ng mga nauna sa amin.
Magno, Fredd, Evan, Jean, Raven, and I — Our bond strengthened because of our ordeal. In a way, we became a family of our own. We all had each other's backs and yeah, we kept stabbing the crazy Abaddons in the back. Hindi man namin laging kasama si Raven, we made sure she never felt alone as well.
Raven wanted us to be her baby's Godparents, Magno being the happiest at the news. He even volunteered to name the baby but Raven immediately declined the moment she learned that Magno named his little brother John Megatron. Gago lang! Who the hell names his brother Megatron at anong naisip ng mga magulang niya para pumayag?! Naalala ko tuloy na pinangalanan din ni Reika na Drummer ang kapatid niya.
The Magno family is crazy! At least not as crazy and murderous as the Abaddons though.
"Naniniwala ba kayo sa alien?" biglang tanong ni Fredd habang nakahiga kaming lahat sa garden-kuno. Nakatitig kami sa maliit na salamin na nagpapakita ng kalangitang punong-puno ng bituwin. Gabi-gabi na yata namin itong ginagawa. Kung sana lang talaga kasama rin namin si Raven kaso sobrang arte ng lintik na sina Mamay at Papay.
"Mula nang makita ko si Kirsten, Oo," sagot ni Magno.
Dahil nasa tabi ko lang siya, madali kong napalo ang mukha niya. Hindi nagpahuli ang lintik at sinubsob naman ang palad niya sa mukha ko, parang gusto pa yata akong lunurin!
"Baho ng kamay mo!" Pilit kong winakli ang kamay niya mula sa mukha ko pero sobrang bigat at maugat nito, palibhasa medyo buff siya kahit baby-face.
"Magno, masapak ka ulit niyan," natatawang biro ni Vicky na ginawa pa talagang unan ang kawawang balikat ni Evan.
Sa loob ng mga nakalipas na buwan, napagtanto ko kung gaano kadaling paikutin si Vicky. I didn't know if it was because she trusted me so much or was it because of her upbringing, but damn! Having her wrapped around my finger was easy! Araw-araw kini-kwento ko sa kanya kung gaano kasaya at kaganda sa taas, I even planted a seed of idea in her mind — that she has to enjoy her life even if it means utmost demise. In simpler terms, YOLO. But I guess what really caught her attention was the internet. Poor girl didn't have any idea what the internet is! Nang kinwento ko iyon sa kanya, sabi niya daw iyong isang Magic! Naawa tuloy ako bigla sa kanya.
I even convinced her to call us by our real names instead — of course, without Mamay and Papay's knowledge. Takot daw kasi siyang mapagalitan.
I hate to admit it but I actually started to feel bad for Vicky. She's crazy alright, but I think if she was born in a different family, maybe she'd grow up differently. Maybe we would even be friends, for real. I guess she wasn't really evil... she was just nurtured to become one.
