Chapter 4: Run

—LIA —

Maybe he has fast reflexes because he was able to catch the album before it landed on his face. Now, he looks more furious than before.

"Really, Dennise?" I furrowed my eyebrows when I heard a name I have never heard before. "Denying the truth even if it's already in front of your eyes? Did your head hurt somewhere that you forgot who you are?"

I walked closer to him and look at his eyes with full determination.

"My name is not Dennise. Don't call me that name. I can tell you a lot of things that will prove that I am not that ex-girlfriend of yours," I told him, starting to get irritated.

He spat out another laugh even if his eyes are bloodshot. "Go on. Tell me more of your lies."

"That woman, in every angle, doesn't have a mole under her right eye," I told him. I point the mole under my right eye and continue talking, "I have one here. Come and scratch it if you think this is fake."

"A single mole is not enough to te-", I cut off his word.

"Shh. I'm not done," I told him. I pout my lips, as if I am going to kiss him, making him move back a little.

"I also have a mole on my upper lips. Again, you can scratch it if you think it is fake," I challenged him. "Besides, I'm sure you know how that Dennise's lips looks like. I'm sure you had kissed her a lot of times and you will know that she doesn't have a mole on her lips."

He was quiet for some moment, staring at my lips. I continue saying more proofs.

"That woman, although her hair was curly like mine, it is not as frizzy as my hair. Her canine teeth are not as sharp as mine," I said as I showed him my canine teeth.

He was about to answer me when we heard a knock on the door. He threw the album on the bed and he walked towards the door. When he opened it, a woman wearing a maid outfit greet us.

"Don, señor y señora estan aqui. Te estan buscando," the maid told the man. I can understand a little Spanish, but not this one!

"Bueno. Los conocere," the man replied. All I understand on what he said is "well".

As the maid left, the man looked back at me. His eyes are still bloodshot as ever, with another emotion that I can't figure out.

"My parents are already here. You don't know what they can do to you. So, if you still love your life, better tell the truth, and tell them where the necklace is," he said before leaving and locking me alone in the room.

I was stunned at his word. He said that I don't know what they can do to me. Why does that sound like a threat?

I can't just wait here for him to return. I'm sure that when he comes back, his parents will be here. God knows what will happen to me!

I need to escape!

I looked around, again, looking for a way out. I can't use the door. Even if I'm able to leave the room by the door, I can't leave immediately because I don't know the way out of the house.

I ran towards the window I saw earlier.

Gulping, my mind is saying that I should jump down so that I can escape. However, there was a small voice inside of me saying that I will get hurt I do that.

But I will still get hurt even if I don't jump right? Those people… They will not believe any word I will say even if I have physical proofs that I am not that Dennise. I'm sure they will hurt me, or worse, torture me just so I can tell them the truth that they want to hear, which is not the truth for me.

I took a deep breath. I will escape this place no matter what. I will escape even if that means I will break my leg. From the look of that man, I'm sure that his threats earlier are not bluffs.

As I close my eyes, I can feel my body falling from a great height. When I finally hit something hard, I whole body felt like it's been electrocuted.

When I open my eyes, I felt a strong pain on my legs. It hurts so much that even if I want to scream, I can't do it. The pain was overtaking all of my energy that I don't have a voice to shout anymore.

Damn! This is the highest one I've jump! I never did this in our operations!

Touching my leg and my back that also hurts, I tried standing up. Fortunately, I was able to do it. I can walk, but every time I will move it, the pain became worse that I have to stop.

As I walk towards the small wall, I heard footsteps coming to my way. Panicking, I rushed towards the wall I'm sure I can climb. Every step I make adds to the pain my body is feeling.

I don't know why, but the footsteps I can hear are so loud even if I can see them. Did I damage my eardrums when I jump?

When I reach the wall, I started jumping up and down while trying to reach the top of it. Every jump is like a torture to my whole body, adding to the pain I am already experiencing.

Finally, I was able to reach the top of the wall after several attempts. I pushed my body to the top even if the gravity and the pain was taking over my whole body. When I can already see the road, I jumped down, giving another electric feeling to my backbone. I felt like I touched something grounded.

When my feet finally landed on the road, I continue running towards a direction I don't know where will lead me to.

I don't know where I'm going. All I know is I have to leave and be away from that place as soon as possible.