I woke up and it was midnight. I went to mom's room and saw her sleeping, I'd making sure she was in a deep sleep before i left.
"Mom, are you still awake?"
"Mom."
I waited to see if my mother would reply, but the room remained silent, so I was right—she was in a deep sleep.
I left the house quietly, ride my motorcycle and speed off like a professional racer. It only took me 8 minutes to reach the military headquarters.
I'm also graduated in military.
I'm Junior Battalion Commander Dawn of the 1st Battalion, 101st Infantry Regiment, reporting for duty." Salute. I' also recently graduated with a degree in Education from the University of the Philippines Diliman. My focus was on Early Childhood Education.
I didn't tell mom about it because I knew she would just be surprised. Who wouldn't be surprised to find out that her daughter took three courses all at once. But at least I finished them all and they were all bachelor's degrees. Mom might even throw a celebration if she knew."
I visited the camp to talk to a commander that I knew and trust.
"Can you do me a favor!" I said boringly.
"Yeah, what is it?" about your father?" she said while smirked.
"Hmm, as expected you're eagerly too know it. why not do another job like a investigator, HAHAHAH just kidding. I said sarcastic
She is Nadine Trish Bulgalar, 33 years old. She is also a Junior Commander and my one and only friend since we are trainee. We're close it just that we don't like how should bestie being dramatic and O.A to each other, we are different i said what I don't like to her and she said it to me too in a means or sarcastic way.
"What do you want me to do now! Ann?" She said with a boring voice.
"Don't let my father out of a prison, make sure that he is going to spend his life in jail."
"Ann you also a Junior Commander, why not you do that since is your father!" she said with a big smile on her face.
"Really, Nadine?" I glare at her.
"Come on ann, I was just kidding! you still not tell them that their princess is a Military commander?" she said like she enjoying teasing me.
I just rolled my eyes.
"Okay fine! fine! fine! HAHAHA, but how about your father's connection? You know you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth HAHAHAH," he said while laughing and suddenly becoming serious, then laughing again. My friend seems to have a mental condition.
"Don't worry, I'm the one who's going to handle that." I said as I left.
Nadine is a bit annoying because she likes to tease me, but it's a good thing she's my friend, otherwise we would have been shooting each other by now. Even though I know neither of us would win since we were always equal in grades back then when we were trainees, so we know that we're equal too when it's comes to strength.
"Take care, princess! HAHAHAH" she shouted as if she enjoyed seeing me annoyed.
~MANILA PRISON~
"Hi dad!" I wave at him and he look pissed off that makes me happier.
"So what's your daily routine here, Dad? Share it with me!" I said with a smiling face. "It's not that I'm different you can tell me everything dad! don't be shy." I feel like throwing up from what I'm saying, but when I see dad frowning and unable to do anything, I'm extremely feel happy.
"You brat, don't push me to my limits! You don't know what I can do! You better behave and just take care of your mom!" he said while glaring at me.
I don't know, but I feel my heart pounding so hard.
"You! you will rot in this prison."
I was in a hurry to go home, I don't know why, I just needed to get home as soon as possible, it felt like something was wrong. When dad spoke, I felt a little scared.
If something bad happened to mom, I don't know what I would do, I could kill someone even if they were my own flesh and blood. I focused my attention and sped up on my motorcycle.
When I arrived, silence enveloped the entire house. I rushed to my room where I last saw mom sleeping.
I saw mom lying in her own blood on the bed."
"M ~mom, no.... no no mom please!"
"Mom who did this to you? mom wake up!"
"Mom!" I screamed while tears streamed uncontrollably. I held onto mom tightly and hugged her. "I'm going to kill him! in my own hand." I emphasized.
I was about to leave now wanting to kill my father. My vision was darkening, hoping that god would forgive me for what I might do.
Before I could leave, Nadine called but I didn't answer it I don't have time to argue with her, she sent a message that notification and appeared on my lock screen.
"Why are you not f*****g answering my call? what the hell An? i'm not joking this time so answer my call."
I read her text, so I immediately answered her call, she seems serious this time.
"Na~nadine, mom is dead! I"'m sure dad kill her." I said and burst out to cry, while stuttering.
"No! is not your dad."
"How did you say so?!
"Someone killed your father! After you left, I got a call from Manila prison. Your father was stabbed nine times and you're not f*****g answering my call!" She shouted at me like an older sister.
"Wa~what? Someone murdered him too, who?" I stammered.
"Someone killed my parents and who?"
"I don't know yet, so get your f*****g ass right here now!" she shouted on the cellphone.
While the police and investigators are in our house now to do an autopsy report, I immediately leave and go to a prison.
I see Nadine and we talk in a serious manner like a real commander.
"Commander Bulgalar!" I greeted, showing a serious sign that I'm serious now. "What happened?" That's all I could say after seeing the gruesome crime on my father, who was almost bathing in his own blood and even his face had stab wounds.
"Commander Dawn," she greeted back to me."Your father had a total of nine stab wounds five in his back, one in his neck, two in his chest, one in his face, and some bruises."
"So he was in a prone position," I said seriously.
Nadine gave me a bottle of water, and I drank it.
"Yeah! we did a interview they said before they see him dead, he talk to his one co-inmates."
"Hmm... and who?"
"Josh Nelson Burta! 40 years old. have a 2 daughter and a wife Leora Shas Burta. he massacred the smith family, her daughter Devi Shane Burta boyfriend family and he also r**e his 7 years old daughter that led her die Shiela Sha Burta. They declared him a lifetime in prison."
"Where is he?"
"He committed suicide, he drink poison and I didn't feel his pulse. "
"So he is the one who kill my father but why? I don't remember my father have a grunge on him!" my confused question.
"Maybe it is about business, you know your family have many enemies when it's come to a business world."
I just stare at her.
"Come on ann, I know what's in your mind dont be impulsive" she give me a death glare.
I just left and didn't look back on nadine.
"While I was on the road, speeding up my motorcycle, I started feeling dizzy and my vision became blurred. As I massaged the space between my eyebrows, a bus suddenly appeared. Many people were on board, and I couldn't brake my motorcycle because of how fast I was speed just know, i was sure to crash into the bus. So I turned left the motorcycle and darkness suddenly engulfed me unable to see anything. I lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into something hard. I felt my body go cold, I was sure that i'm drowning in water right know.
"Mom, wait for me! we're going to meet soon wait for me!"