As soon as Uno left, I got his phone on the table. Lucky me. I moved the chair I'm sitting to and turned to it. My hands were just tied up side by side on the chair so it gave me free access. I immediately called Markian. Gracey was still with me so I did everything to not make any noise.
"H-help me, Markian." I immediately said as I called him.
[Markian: Uno—dang it! I'm right. Where are you, Macky? Tell me. I'll get you out of there.]
"I-I don't know Markian but please help me. Find me. I'm afraid that they'll kill me and our baby." I whispered while trying not to sob.
"What do you think you're doing?" I flinched as I heard Gracey. "Help me, Markian!" I immediately said as Gracey caught the phone in my hand.
"W-who did you—oh okay." she said as she looked at the phone.
"Here, eat first so you'd have strength for your plan." she said and dropped the plate on my lap. It was full of fruit.
"You didn't put poison on it, didn't you?" I asked awkwardly. "Err. Sorry to ask. " I said and awkwardly smiled.
"And what if I did?"
"How could you do that? That's so mean." I said and pouted while glaring at her.
"Mean if it's mean but at least I could kill you, right?" she said and left a creepy smile on her face.
"I-I'm sorry but I won't eat that." I said and looked away.
There's a moment of silence until she went near me and touched my hands. She looked at me, directly in my eyes. I could feel my heartbeat racing as if I'm going to die. She immediately freaked out and shouted. She murmured something but I didn't hear it.
"You really think I could do that?" she suddenly asked. I nodded in response. She heaved a deep sigh and reached for my face.
"Mommy never wanted that to happen. I'm not as bad as you think. I'm just a normal person…until you come." she said and turned her back on me.
"Hello, Aunt Gian." she said and sat on the chair right on my side.
I can barely hear what they're talking about but I guess it's not good. I-I don't want to die. I still have many dreams to fulfill. I am still young and the child in my womb hasn't even seen how beautiful the world is.
I miss everything I have outside this house. My mother… Mrs. Gavin. I should have reached out to her first. I'm sure she's worried now and this is all my fault. It's been two weeks since the party happened and I regret what happened that night…
"A baseball bat to hit her? T-that's too bad. The baby might die." I heard Gracey exclaimed. It seems like she really wanted me to hear that by the tone and loudness of her voice.
They would really kill an innocent life? How cruel they are! I would not let them do that. I'll find some ways to get out of here before they can do what their plan is.
"Okay. Bye, Aunt Gian. I'll just text you the address." she said and ended the call.
Her face' expression shifted from jolly to blank. She took three steps and reached me. My mouth went agape as she started untying me. "W-what are you... "
"Why? Don't you want to be free?" she asked and looked at me.
A part of me thinks it's genuine and the other part of me thinks it's bait.
"Eat that food." she mandated and turned her back on me, again.
"W-why? You said you put poison in it!"
"Idiot. You really think an antagonist will say if it does have any poison? I'm not that dumb, Mackenzie. Eat that if you want or leave it there and let the baby starve to death."
She's right. I wouldn't let my baby die but what if she really put poison on it? What if my baby dies not because of starvation but poison? And what if it really doesn't have any poison?
"U-uh, Gracey?" I called her. She turned around while looking at Uno's phone.
"C-can you pick one of these and eat it? Hehe." I awkwardly said and closed my eyes. Oh my gosh, Mackenzie.
"Sure." she said and ate one of those pineapples on my plate.
I heaved a deep sigh. What a relief.
"When Uno came, just slid your hands on that rope on the chair. They weren't tight anymore." she said and took steps out of the room.
I thought she's wicked…
As soon as she stepped out of the room, she stopped, "If you think I'm doing this for you, you're wrong. I'm just doing this for our mother, twin."
I smiled at that realization. Why can't she just admit that she cares for my baby? But I guess that's still sweet. She's cute. She can't admit her feelings, haha. Oh, we're really twins but I sure wish she would realize soon that it's better to admit what you feel before it's too late. I mean, look at me now.
I regret everything. I shouldn't have run away from them. They did nothing to me but good things. Ms. Santos… my real mother; she just did what she thought was right. To give me a great life with my father but I'm just wondering… why didn't she get me back when my father died?
I was awakened by the sudden touch on my body. "Hmm." I murmured as I opened my eyes. It was Uno, pretending to be Markian. He's shaking my body to wake me up. It seems like he's in a bad mood.
"Where did you placed my phone, huh? Who did you called?" he asked and choked me.
I couldn't breathe.
"Easy on her, babe. It's on me." Uno turned around and saw Gracey, holding his phone.
They talked for a little bit and I didn't listened to that until I heard about the baby. They make love again—in front of me. How could they do that? Aren't they ashamed?
I felt sad for Gracey… she shouldn't have did something like this. I shouldn't have knew Uno. I shouldn't have let Markian see what I feel for him. My twin sister did terrible things to revenge on me but little did she know, she's also putting herself in danger.
The loud sound of the doorbell interrupted them. Gracey looked at me as Uno went on the window to check who came. They put their clothes back and Uno went out, leaving me with Gracey.
She just smiled at me until we heard footsteps, "Mackenzie…" she murmured and hugged me so tight.
Such a great actress but I think I'm much greater than her when it comes to acting.
I cried and cried as if they did something terrible on me.
"What did you do to her, Markian?! I can't believe you." she confronted Uno.
She really believes I am convinced that Uno is Markian? Well, she should obliged Uno not to wear red shirts and eat pineapple. I mean, hey. Markian never wear red shirts, he hated red as he believes it was the color of hell and about the pineapple, he's allergic on it. He should have hid while eating those.
"Auntie. I'm glad you came. Let's get out of here... " I dramatically said and hugged her back.
Her face suddenly changed but I didn't stopped crying. "Get outta here? Why? Because you're pregnant?" my mother said and emphasized the word "pregnant".
"W-what do you mean?" I asked her, pretending not to know a thing.
"Do you really think I came here to save you?" she laughed sarcastically and so I leveled up my acting and pretended to be surprised and puzzled.
She started hitting my face and pulling up my hair. She threw hurtful words at me and I literally cried as she called my mom a slut. She immediately asked Gracey to get the baseball bat and it took her minutes before she could get back.
Aunt Gian seems really mad at me… what did I do to deserve this?
I know my mom did something terrible back then but that's not a point to make a person suffer on your own hands.
"Goodbye, baby." she said and held the bat tightly.
I already closed my eyes but I didn't felt anything. We all heard her phone rang. As she looked on it, she gulped and glared at me.
"I'll make you all pay if my baby dies." I threatened them and spit on the floor as I really feel my stomach throwing up.
"Is that so?" Uno asked and smirked but I smiled back.
I want to slap Uno but I kept it inside me as I can't reveal that my hands weren't tied anymore. Gracey has a plan and I'm trusting her even if I don't know what that plan is.
"How could you do that, Mackenzie? You're just a daughter of a mistress. You're just a mere mistake. A weak innocent. You don't already know what a world can give you. Too young. Too weak." I gazed upon the wall as Aunt Gian started throwing up nonsense words, again.
"I'll be back, real quick. Don't let her escape." she mandated and left.
Uno seems to believe that I was fooled by them. She make out with Gracey right in front of me, again and again and again. I can't feel anything but gross.
As soon as they finished their thing, Uno stepped to reach me. He suddenly choked me again that I could barely breathe. "You seems so jealous.You're really weak, a weak innocent like how my mom said." he stated and called Gracey. She immediately went near him and kissed Uno asked if she's really longing for this disgusting guy.
He really thinks I'm jealous, huh? Well if he wants to play, why not?
I let my tears flow.
I could see Gracey almost burst into tears. As soon as I get out of here, I will make sure you won't live miserable again, Gracey. She nodded and I hid my smile.
"Oops I just did it, baby. I played with your innocent heart. I might say… oh, sorry. This might hurt but I think you lost the game." he said and smirked at me. I just cried until he's about to say another word.
"Oops so you think I'm in love, that I was drooling for you?" I raised her hands and his mouth went agape as he noticed that my hands weren't tied anymore. "I'm not that innocent." I said and smirked.
As I looked at Gracey, she just left a smile on her face. I don't know what it means but I feel it's genuine.
Uno was about to grab me and tie me up again as I saw...Markian, holding handcuffs. He put it on Uno and he immediately freaked out but the police came, holding their guns. They pointed it on Uno and Gracey.
I was about to stop them on putting handcuffs on my sister but she gave me an assurance through her smile.
It seems like she's saying…
Everything's going to be alright.
GRACEY'S POINT OF VIEW
Thinking that after calling Markian and telling him we abducted her girlfriend made me want to die. I know he'd call the police. I know it's a dumb move to bring myself to the cops but I guess it's the right thing to do.
All of my life, I never made decisions that felt right… until now.
I hope my mother and sister will be proud on me. I hope she can still forgive me after everything that I have done...to her, to my twin and to all of the people around me.
All these years, I'm out there and paying attention to material things without even looking what things are really important. All of these years, the only thing I value was luxury things. Money, designer bags, designer shoes, jewelries.
I haven't think if my mother already ate when I was there, posting my photo eating on an expensive restaurant.
I haven't noticed that she don't have any new clothes when I'm scolding her just to buy me a designer dress.
I didn't realized that I was a suffocating gas to my mother, killing her slowly.
I felt stupid after realizing everything. I wasted my own life just to get along with the world. I became a monster eating itself to stop dying from starvation but didn't realized I'm slowly cutting every part of my body just to please myself.
I'm a coward, hiding from the dark and giant shadow of mine, eating me.
I guess it's payback time.