After weeks of being abducted, Seth had already accepted his fate. In the tender age of ten, he knew this was the end.
His captor—the woman—was in no doubt a cruel person. She was ill-tempered. Whenever Seth didn’t want to wear the girl clothes the woman wanted him to wear, she would hit him. Her eyes looked scary and weird. Seth couldn’t even remember the last time he ate. The old woman didnt give him food on a daily. His stomach was rumbling in hunger.
Seth was hungry, frightened, and he finally gave up hope. He knew he would eventually die in the arms of the crazy woman.
However, something unusual happened. Seth had been abducted for almost three weeks at that time. One night, the woman came to his ‘room’ with a beautiful smile on her face. It was the first time he saw the woman wearing an expression like that.
She looked happy. It was as if she was experiencing the best night of her life. Seth had the chance to look at the woman’s face without getting scared. She was undoubtedly beautiful. Her facial features looked angelic and serene. She looked like a goddess when the moonlight shone on her face. The crazy look in her eyes was also gone. She looked normal and divine.
“Let me give you a bath.” The woman said to him.
Seth had no choice but to follow. He also badly needed a bath. It’s been a while since the last time he felt clean. The two went to the bathroom. Who knew there was still a water supply in the abandoned building?
The woman was humming a lovely tune while giving Seth a bath. Seth was too stunned to speak. The woman’s touch was gentle and comforting. A far cry from how she treated him in the past.
“Why are you doing this?” Seth couldn’t stop himself from asking that question.
“I don’t know. Sadly, I don’t know myself anymore. But, child, tonight you are coming home.” The woman’s voice was soft and sweet. “Before the devil returns, I’ll make you safe.”
“D-devil?” Seth was frightened. “What are you talking about?”
The woman held his hand. “There’s a devil inside my head. It tells me to do bad things. When he’s here…” she tapped the side of her head. “…I have to do things that I don’t want to. The devil wants me to keep on hurting you. I don’t want to hurt you, child…” Seth could see tears fell from the woman’s eyes. “I am sorry, child. Please, there is something wrong with me. I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to hurt anyone. I don’t want to continue living like this. I just want everything to end. My child…my beautiful child…I lost my daughter and I neglected my son. I feel so tired. I want everything to end…” The woman sobbed loudly.
Seth didn’t know what to do. He was frightened of this woman but seeing her sobbing like a child made him feel a little less scared. He wiped the woman’s tears away. “Please let me go home…” he said.
The woman nodded in agreement. In a miraculous moment of clarity, the woman helped Seth to clean his body. She even gave him the clothes he was wearing when she abducted him. Seth was happy he could finally go home. He missed his mother badly.
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The woman left Seth for a moment. After weeks of helplessness, it was time for him to go back home. Suddenly, he felt energized and excited. He forgot his hunger and exhaustion. He felt stronger and alive more than ever. He was going home. He was finally free…
However, when the woman came back, Seth saw that there was something different with her facial expression. The woman looked furious. “Where are you going?” her voice thundered inside the room. “Why are you wearing those clothes?”
Seth knew it was over. The woman was back to being crazy. Seth decided to run, but he was too weak, the woman grabbed his shoulder and yanked him towards her with so much force. Then, she proceeded to beat up Seth.
Seth didn’t fight back. He just surrendered everything to oblivion. If he would die tonight, so be it. He was too tired to fight back. He just wanted to rest. Just like what the woman told him, Seth also wanted for everything to come to an end.
After the beatings, Seth’s limp body was lying on the floor. His body hurt so much, it was not hard for him to believe that he was dying. The woman was in the corner of the room, muttering words Seth couldn’t understand. He closed his eyes, expecting for the pain to subside. But, the pain was too much, Seth lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he heard noises outside the room. There was a man—no, a boy’s voice, talking…pleading…sobbing while talking to the old woman. Seth could hear glimpse of the conversation.
“I am sorry, mom. I am sorry for leaving you in the hands of that monster. I am sorry that I failed to protect you. I love you, mom. Please…”
Seth heard footsteps coming to his room. When the door opened, he saw a boy maybe a bit older than him just a couple of years, crying while looking at him with guilt.
“My mom is not usually like this. I am sorry. I am sorry. She needs help. But that doesn’t serve as an excuse that she could hurt you like this. I am sorry.” The boy kneeled in front of Seth. “I will help you. I am sorry.”
Seth didn’t know what happened next. He lost consciousness for the second time. When he woke up again, Seth was in the hospital. The memory of the boy immediately faded from Seth’s memories, but the pain and suffering he experienced in the hands of the boy’s mom would forever be part of who he was…
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So, it was Gil who rescued him many years ago. But Seth was having a hard time wrapping his mind around the fact that the woman who abducted him was Gil’s mother.
Seth needed to breathe. He went outside the tent to think. Shit. How could he tell Gil about the incident? He didn’t want to hurt Gil. Seth sat on the grass, hugged his knees and buried his face on them. Then, he cried his heart out. The memories of the woman still brought pain to Seth whenever he thought of the incident. Well, the pain gradually became duller after so many years. But, it was still there. Lingering, taking shape from time to time, never to disappear entirely.
“Seth…” said a voice behind him.
He immediately wiped his tears away. He knew it was Gil without looking behind.
“Why are you crying?” Gil sat beside him. “Do you miss your mom?”
Seth took a deep breath. “Can you tell me more about your mother?” he asked.
Gil didn’t answer immediately. Seconds passed before he finally answered. “For me, mom was the loveliest woman in this world. Not just because she looked like a goddess but also because of her personality. She was kind, affectionate, and she’s someone with a heart of gold. She was sunshine in the truest sense of the word. But…”
Seth didn’t say anything. He waited for Gil to continue what he was saying.
“…there was a time she was not okay. After my sister—by the way, she’s my twin—after my twin’s death, my mom had never been the same.” Gil heaved a deep sigh. “I was studying abroad, my father made me believe that there was nothing wrong with mom. I grew up thinking that mom was perfectly fine, that she was well taken care of. But the truth was, my mother needed medical attention immediately but my bastard of a father turned a blind eye and let mom waste her life away. This is the first time I am going to tell you this, Seth. My mom was sick. Not in a physical way. She couldn’t accept my sister’s passing. Her sadness and grief became the trigger for her mind to collapse. She was not herself for many years. She did things that were unforgivable. She…she abducted a boy…oh, God. I am sorry…”
It was when Seth realized that Gil was crying. The memories of his mom were too painful for Gil.
“I blame my father for everything that has happened to my mom. He could have saved her. He could have given her the medical attention that she needed to be okay again. But, he didn’t do anything. I hate that piece of shit. He ruined my mom. If not for his negligence, my mom would not even think of abducting a boy, much more hurt him like what she did. Oh, I just hope the boy live the life he truly deserves. I hope he is happy somewhere…”
Seth gave Gil a smile. He cupped his boyfriend’s face with his hands. Seth looked straight into Gil’s eyes and said: “The boy lived. Oh, yes, he did. He experienced many hardships and struggles in life, but he lived. It was not easy for him. There were times he just wanted to end everything, but he lived. As a matter of fact, he is still living his best life. He is happy. He is with the people that truly matters to him. Believe me, Gil. Because that boy is me.”
Gil’s eyes grew wide in disbelief. “You…it’s y-you…?” His voice cracked.
Seth just nodded.
In a flash, Gil stood up and walked a good distance away from Seth. Then he started to sob. His cries were full of pain and guilt. Seth gave his boyfriend a moment to fully understand what he just told him.
Not a moment later, Gil went back to him and gave Seth a hug. It was the kind of hug that told Seth that Gil was asking for his forgiveness, for his love. Well, he didn’t really have to do that. Gil was not the one responsible for Seth’s past trauma. Besides, he loved this guy too much to make him suffer for the things beyond his control.
“I’m sorry, Seth. I don’t know what to tell you right now. Just let me apologize for you again and again. And let me make it up to you for the rest of our lives…”
“You don’t have to…” Seth replied.
Gil let him go and with obvious fear on his face he said: “Do you want me to keep distance from you for a while? I know looking at me will remind you of everything my mother did to you. There are no words that I can tell you to justify what happened—”
Seth gave Gil a quick kiss on the lips. That made his boyfriend shut up for a while.
“You don’t need to do that, Gil. I want you by my side, always. What happened with your mother clearly left a deep wound in me. I don’t want to be a hypocrite and tell you that I can forget about it this instant. That incident will forever be a part of who I am. But, I will also tell you this: You are the one who saved me that night. You saved me in the past. You saved me in the darkest moment of my life, and you are still here saving me from the demons still lingering in my present. I am strong because of you. You are the fire that keeps me burning. I don’t know what to do if you’re to disappear. I love you, Gil. Please don’t leave me.”
“Never will I leave you, Seth. You’re stuck with me for the rest of your life.”
Their lips met. The kiss last longer that the kisses they shared in the past. The truth gave them a new sense of understanding of each other.
“Wait a minute…” Gil said when the kiss ended. “That ass told me that he would help you after the incident. He promised me that he would make sure that you will be safe and secured from then on. Did he really do those things?”
“That ass? You mean your father?” Seth let out a laugh. “Of course…he didn’t do any of that.”
Gil’s face darkened. “I was adamant in finding you after the incident. I wanted to extend a helping hand. But that ass of a father told me to go back to my studies abroad and he would take care of everything. I was a fool for believing that piece of shit.”
“Yes. He is a piece of shit.”
“I know what I should do.” Gil’s voice sounded determined.
“I also know what I should do…” Seth said.
“What do you mean?”
“This…”
Seth hooked his arms on the back of Gil’s neck and pulled him closer to his. Their lips once again met for a passionate kiss.
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That Dad is horrible
T_T
And also knife emoji for that father >_>
Some parents and human beings seriously need to suffer🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪. Thanks for the chapter. I like this story and am looking forward to the rest. I want to see what they become and their lives together.
what a terrible parent
Hi, I binged read this novel and, my heart demands for more. Please. I’m looking forward to its next chapters.
God can the dad be worse? Poor gil istg