The Black Market

They dragged me.. and put me in a cage.. they took a photo of me... and I don't even know kung para saan iyon.. naaawa ako sa sarili ko.. because I looked helpless... why did i become like this?.. bakit.. a-ako??.. I was in a corner of the cage.. shoving my face between my palm.. crying... while they take photos of me.. 

After a few mins.. kinuha na nila ako sa cage.. at may tinakip sila sa handkerchief sa aking bibig.. at.. for some reason.. everything was becoming blurry and I felt dizzy... Then i passed out... When I woke up.. my head hurts.. pakiramdam ko na my head was spinning... two guys dragged me inside.. and they put me inside a box... a black box... I still don't know what was going to happen.. I was just silently praying that my sufferings will end already..

After a few mins.. nararamdaman ko na gumagalaw na ang box kung saan ako naroon.. I was getting scared.. but I shook the feeling off. Hanggang papalapit kami ng papalapit.. I can hear so many voices.. such a loud noise.... I was getting curious on where are they taking me??.. then.. naramdaman ko na tumigil na ang pag galaw ng box.. I can hear people cheering?.. then in that moment.. they opened the box.

Then there it was.. ang daming tao sa bawat paligid.. at mukhang mga elite sila na mga tao.. may nag salita na lalake.. na may mic.. and I assumed that he was a host..

" Good evening, everyone! WELCOME TO OUR NATIONWIDE'S BLACK MARKET! "

A-a..a black m-market?.. I'm gonna be sold in here?.. 

" This is one of our main product for this night! Again, the highest bid WINS THE PRODUCT! "

Then the crowd errupted.. ang dami kong nakikitang mga matatandang lalake.. na mga kilalang tao at matataas ang posisyon.. then I panicked.. I don't wanna be sold.. I SCREAMED.. and cried.. begging the crowd to stop.. but... n-no one listened...

" The starting bid is 1 MILLION US DOLLARS! "

Nag simula na ang bidding.. at nakita kong andaming gustong bumili sakin..

" 2 MILLION! "

" NO! 3.5 MILLION! "

" 5 MILLION. She's gonna be MINE!.. "

Ika ng matanda... then dun na nag simula bumagsak ang aking mga luha.. n-no.. n-n..no... pls.. p-pl..s.. then all of a sudden..

" 10 MILLION. take her out and give her to me. "

Sabi ng isang lalake.. his voice is familiar somehow.. at naka mask siya.. he has a tall figure.. and a body of Zeus.. natakot ako.. baka anong gawin niya sakin.. 

" IT'S YOURS! SOMEONE HAD WON THE PRODUCT! "

Kinuha ako ng isang lalake.. at hinatid niya ako papunta sa lalakeng iyon.. my knees were far too weak to stand.. I almost lost my balance.. then he caught me.. in his arms.. my face was in his chest.. to the point that I can clearly hear his heartbeat.. I backed away.. and push him away...

" I'm sorry.. p-pls.. let me g-g..go..."

He didn't answer.. pero sa tingin ko ay hindi siya pumayag sa gusto ko.. he simply carried me on his shoulder.. and for some reason.. I didn't resist.. I felt like I'm secured.. aaaaaa what is going on with me.. I shouldn't feel this way kasi I WAS ALREADY BEING SOLD OUT TO SOME OTHER MAN THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW.. plus I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW HIM..

Nung nareach na namin ang exit ng building na iyon, I saw that he has a Porsche... I was literally shock.. who is this MAN really? Ugh, whatever.. I don't WANT to know him and I don't NEED to know him..  he put me down in the back seat of his car.. gently.. 

" Thank you.. but can you please just let me go?.."

Again.. he was just silent... he didn't even care responding to what i keep saying.. I guess he was no different from those bastards. Hayss.. gusto kona makaalis dito... kahit alam kong wala namang nag aantay sakin kahit makalaya ako dito.. napa hinga nalang ako ng malalim.. thinking about what my life would be kung makaalis man ako dito.. I don't think that it's any better.. but I still want to get out of here so that I can start a new LIFE, away from everything, and every person that had hurt me.. those persons that inflicted pain on me..

After a few minutes.. dumating na rin kami sa hahay niya.. at first I can't clearly see what's outside.. kasi kulay itim ang nasa salamin.. then he got out of the driver's seat.. then he came to me and binuhat niya ako.. hindi niya manlang naisip ang timbang ko.. he carried me like I weight nothing... and somehow, it made my heart race.. and I can feel the thing that almost everyone says.. a butterfly in the stomach.

But I shrugged that feeling off.. ayoko.. hindi ko dapat ito maramdaman.. It's not right.. at this point I'm just a slave... that he bought in that black market. Buhat buhat niya ako and I keep hitting his back to let me go.. and surprisingly.. he's not hurting me back.. if it was my Ex-Fiancé.. he would've slap me already.. he's not gentle.. not even a little. I don't even know bakit ko siya minahal ng sobra.. sobrang tanga tanga ko haha...

" Pls.. hindi ko alam kung sino kayo.. but pls.. just let me go, sir.. "

" I'll pay you back once I've made my way up, again.."

" Pls.. I'm begging you pls..."

" No. "

I was stunned.. ayaw niya talaga akong pakawalan... I thought I have some hope.. but I guess not.. I felt like my only hope vanished again, instantly. Bakit ba ganito ang nangyayare sakin? God, what did i do to deserve this?.. ang sakit na sobra.. pls tulungan mo ako..

" Bakit mo ba ako ayaw pakawalan?!... Babayaran naman kita nang lahat ng nagastos mo sakin.. I'll pay you back once I've done my thing.."

He didn't move.. he did

n't respond.. he just simply move his face closer to mine..