Chapter 1: Goodbye second life

I woke up caressing my grumbling stomach with my dirty hands. My face is painted with mud that I've got when I was pushed and beaten by those beggars that passed by. They were angry because I've step foot in their territory. Yes... I am a sinner so this should be my punishment that God has granted.

Since I was 2 years old, I remember my past life. I was once a lady who came from a noble family. I learn etiquette, manners, and everything that is required for me to act and look noble.

My mother and father both liked to earn money.

My father likes to have all the money acquire by my mother in his hands so that he can start an even bigger project. While my mother also has the same thinking as his.

But my father likes to invest even though he knows the obvious outcome. He doesn't care about failure as long as he'll be acquainted to his friends. well my father's friend are good for nothing to be exact.

When my father lost it all, even the money that my mother acquired. None of his friends even helped him. That's why he decided that I should get married to that old businessman who likes to abuse his spouse.

His first wife died because of whip lashes. The second wife died because of the dagger he's been playing with, and now he wants me to be his third wife in exchange of a small property?

'Hell no!' I shouted silently on my head.

But my father already received the property as a dowry.

I was crumbled by hate that time. I was thinking that if it was my mother holding the money, she won't spend, spend, and spend just like my father. I tried to do something, but everything was in vain. They even fought because of money. In the end I couldn't stand it and committed suicide.

***

I get up feeling the pain of the bruises and carefully walk until I saw a trashbin.

My eyes twinkled by the sight of a chicken joy with rice on side which is almost rotten.

I ate it faster than a hungry dog. It's been three days since the last time I ate something, even if it taste's a little sour and has a rotten smell.

In this life I was an orphan I don't know who my parents are. They said I was left in the gate of the orphanage lying on the rag like cloth.

I grew up in the orphanage for 13 years, but it was burned down last month and I am the only one who has survived. That's why I've been wandering around the roads lately. Wondering why was I the only one who survived, since I was once a sinner who took her own life without God's permission.

It's been hours since I was walking. I saw a bench on the side of the road and decided to stay the night there.

As I was sitting, my hands was fidgeting and my eyes are wide open. I played with my fingers. I was looking at the stars, it was so cold that I can't sleep.

I was thinking about Laura the manager in the orphanage where I stayed. She's a beautiful woman and has a good personality. She didn't treat us badly like the others who manages the orphanage. She even gave me a dress once and even let me play on her phone.

Laura has a husband whom she loves so much, but sadly they didn't have a child.I was planning to find her but I decided not to because I can't face her. With the catastrophe that we've faced I'm sure she'll be shocked. I don't even know if the news has reached her yet.

Hours passed while I was thinking about many things, and my pupil dilapidated and I fell asleep on the bench.

***

I woke up because of the loud noises that I've heard.

I slowly open my eyes and I was blinded by the sunlight.

It's already morning. I look at the direction where the noises came from, and I saw three guys with many tattoos in there body that is looking at my direction.

I thought they looked familiar.

*snap

"Aha, weren't they the kidnappers who kidnapped those kids that I saw on TV?"

I covered my mouth after saying that because they might here me.

Now that I think about it. The ages of those kids that they're kidnapping were 4-15 years old.

'I better get out of here'

I tiptoed so that they won't notice me.

*creak

But I didn't see the can and accidentally step on it.

The men with tattoos shifted their attention on me. There eyes were telling me that they've found a new target.

I ran as fast as I could. Moving to the left direction, I entered the 3rd kanto[1]. Then I cross the street but I didn't see that there's a car coming.

*bang

I was hit by the car.

'This should be my end. With all that suffering, it should be enough to pay for my wrong doings in my past life and in this life.'

My eyes are tired, my body is tired, and I felt so sleepy. I slowly closed my eyes as bloods from my head were dropping rapidly.

Filipino words meaning for you:

1.) kanto - is a Filipino word which refers to a place where two streets meet.

- also referred as a street corner

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