Chapter 47: Chapter 47

Where does Eugene’s one hundred percent strength come from?

Shakra from Naruto?

Eh, Son Goco's energy ball?

Or even the magic wand of Cinderella's fairy god mother.

I will just use it to remove the shocks that cause us to have difficulty in life. Blows that cause us to keep going down.

Am I the only one who is really happy that my book cover was bashed?

AS OF FIRST DAY OF JULY, 2021. TAAL VOLCANO HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE EXPERIENCING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKES.

By the way, I want you to know trivia about the previous chapter.

DATU here in the Philippines, is the title for chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

Datu Puti is a one brand of vinegar here in the Philippines.

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Now she is facing Datu Puti. It made her eyes look even more disfigured. She sees the wrinkled face even more. In the light of her life, why did the people who live in this mountain seem to have caught her. If there is an addict in the City. This people are addicted in this mountain.

How is Antoine?

Perhaps this already worries her. Is the man looking for her?

How can you cry when you are laughing in the seriousness face of the person in front of you. The old man was looking at her but not speaking. If only she could multiply her hand to hide her almost naked body in front of this old man.

"Sexy, she's f*cking sexy, Jigs."

The old said to the man still next to her. They face the old man. Seige is probably the name of the man with has strong teip.

"What do you need from me?"

"You're annoying too. Shall I repeat it?", Jigs said who is already scratching his head.

"You are the one Datu Puti chose to be his wife."

She stood up stiffly. Fortunately, her hands and feet were no longer tied.

"Are you serious? Will you marry me? Really, you?"

She pointed at the old man's face.

“It’s not good to point a finger on the elderly here in our place, woman!” Siege said. The annoyance could be seen on his face so she gently removed her index finger that was focused on the old man. They might roast him alive.

"In our area, you can't just marry a woman if she see the old man once, I mean the man." She told them.

"You're not with your place and you're here with us. You are our captive if you don't remember. You'll follow the rule that we ordered here." Siege said rudely.

She looked at the man. Does this one have a problem with her? Why is this one squeamish while Jigs is just laughing.

"Maybe you better teach him the duties of a good wife." Said the old man and stood up to leave them.

"I'll be the one to train her"

Siege’s words shook her. She looked at Jigs and seemed to be asking for help from him. This one is also rough but not like Siege who is always frowning.

"I'll take care of her Seige. You're even better at cooking. Just teach her there if you want. If not, eh, that's wow!"

The two talked a lot more before Jigs finally got to be with her. For now she will follow them first. But she will make a way to get out of that place. She was disgusted but the truth of the matter was that her mind was in turmoil. She wanted to get out of that place. Look for Antoine because something bad might be going on here. What if there was another group in this forest?

Jigs and I are now walking towards the river while it is carrying a laundry tub. And take note those are concentrated large curtains.

"Where will those curtains be used?", she asked annoyed when they were in the river to do their laundry.

"At your wedding with Datu Puti. It needs new washes."

"Ah, wow! You're forcing me to marry that old man and I'll do the laundry for the wedding design. Wow! You are all disgusting!"

She saw it just laugh at what she said

"Do I need it? And did Siege needs it more? No, so you better do that. Then even if Datu Puti is old, he's good."

She couldn't help but resent from what he said. Datu Puti, good?

F*ck!

"Hey, the dirt of your mind. I mean, Datu Puti is good at loving a girl."

She slapped her palm on her face. She was already crying over her situation. Where is Antoine?

When she remembered something, she suddenly turned to him.

"Besides to all of you, is there any other group here in this area?"

"Yes. And lucky you because I’m the one who got you. Because if the group of Bujawe got you they would have probably feasted on your body."

Her hair stood on end at what he said. What if they got Antoine?

"How's my baby?"

"Maybe your baby left you?"

She looked at it badly. Antoine wouldn’t do that to her. You may have already gotten it by what this Bujawe group says.

She just ignore him and faced the curtains to be washed. She needs to get out of that place and find Antoine.

"Fix that laundry and it will use tomorrow at your wedding with Datu Puti."

"Tomorrow? We'll get married tomorrow?"

"Yes. That's long scheduled."

"What! I trapped to this place just yesterday, ah!"

"Can you just focus what you're doing and not just ask."

The man said while was scratching his head. It was heartbreaking that she faced the laundry. How would she think of the plan tomorrow if the she will be married that very handsome old man?

she noticed that Jigs was just sitting in front of her while she was working very hard. To her annoyance she drilled the curtain being washed. Let me see if that vinegar will enjoy their wedding!

Earlier she wanted to cry. Slaved then strangled. she mean get married.

She returned all the washed curtains to the tub. She approached the man sitting while holding a cellphone.

Cellphone?

"W-why do you have a cellphone?"

It looked at her as if wondering.

"Why? I know how to use it. What kind of question is that?"

"Do you have a s-signal?"

"Huh? I use Wi-Fi."

"Is there Wi-Fi here?"

"What do you think of our place here?"

She wanted to tweak the man in extreme annoyance. Why is he so sarcastic?

"C-can I call?"

He looked at her as if something was going to happen.

"You're a captive so you can't use a cellphone."

She just wanted to know if Antoine was okay. Then you know, she might get throush here.

"Oh, it's late and you still have work to do."

"What?"

Do they really intend to enslave her?

"Take that tub."

"A--"

What she was going to say was cut short when it looked at her wickedly.

"What else are you going to say?

"I don't want to take that. That's too heavy!"

"Take that. Faster!"

Disgusted, she looked at the man but in the end she didn't do anything with his gentlemanliness.

Night had come but she still couldn’t figure out how to get out of that place. Her wedding was tomorrow with that Datu Puti. How could she escape if the two men were watching over him.

The two took her to a room and told that she must go to sleep and that she would wake up early to cook. You see, she's going to get married but she's going to do everything. What kind of tradition does this place have?

She glanced around the room. Why isn't there even a window?

She sat on the edge of the bamboo bed. She could still have appreciated the beauty of the room where she was if she hadn’t just thought she was going to get married tomorrow to the old vinegar.

At the thought of how she could escape, she fell asleep.

It was early in the morning when she realized that someone was waking her up. She almost screamed when she saw Gusting.

"You're supposed to be awake and you're going to cook for your wedding."

She wanted to sigh at the man but she thought it was not her fault in her situation now. she wanted to blame herself for why she was in that place.

She got up and left the room. There are women look like Gusting waiting outside to her.

"Good morning. We can help you cook."

She stared at them. She would have liked to reciprocate the greeting of them that;

'good morning to you too'

There was no light yet but she had to wake up just to cook. Will she put a poison to the food she will cook?

She was shaken by the thought. The people here seem kind. They don't even hurt her. That's all, she was chosen to marry Datu Puti.

"We haven't had fun here for a long time, so when they said that someone was going to get married here, we were very happy."

She winced. Este, she smiled. The language of the people here is good and English and not any other language. Somehow they understand each other.

"Have you lived here for a long time?"

"Oh, ma'am. We grew up here. The rest of us are in town and studied there."

"W-we've been talking for a while. I don't know your name yet?"

The girl laughed and saw its white teeth. Fortunately she has a beautiful smile. She wished she have it also.

"I'm Pamela. This is Carmela, my sister. She doesn't speak because she's shy."

"I'm Fatima. If you've been here for a long time, why do Siege and Jigs look different. I-I mean, they don't seem to be staying here."

She asked a very scratchy question.

"Oh, they are? Oh yes, they live in Manila and they are here whenever they bring help and needs of this village."

"N-needs?"

"Yes. They will build a school here. And it is said that the sponsor is from Manila."

She smiled. Those two were kind. They help the people here.

"Let's go and start so we don't run out of time to prepare food."

The smile on her face disappeared when she remembered that she was going to marry Datu. She was forced to cook a variety of dishes whose main ingredients were seaweed. She didn't know much about how to cook it but they had some cooking books with them. She just followed the procedure.

They know how to cook and will just follow what is in the book, why did they make her do it? Strength to trip!

She thought it would be eight o'clock when they finished cooking. She looked at the surroundings. She was very itchy wearing a bra and shorts. She was still wearing them yesterday. She is very hot. Isn't bathing a habit among them?

As far as she could think she remembered to ask that of Pamela.

"Pamela, I'm so hot. Can I take a shower?"

"Oh, wait a minute and I'll tell older brother Seige that you're going to take a bath."

"Wait, why does Siege even need to know I'm going to take a bath?"

"Ah, he will fetch your bath from the spring."

"Oh, at least not anymore. It's just me. Just accompany me to where the spring you say is."

"Are you sure? The spring is a bit far away here."

He thought no matter how far it was as long as he could take a bath. It might be another chance for him to escape them.

"Okay, Pamela. I'll just go with her if she insists."

She turned to the person who spoke at the kitchen door where Pamela and Carmela were cooking.

"It's just Pamela and me. I'm not a choosy person."

She took another breath before telling it to Seige.

"I will come with you. If you don't want to and if you want to."

She wanted to strangle the insistent man. He thought maybe she would run away.

Disgusted she combed her long hair with her fingers. It even stuck because she hadn't taken a bath for a whole day. Include the time she cooked. The strands of her hair seemed to stick together.

Where are you Antoine?

How is Consuela?

She is about to marry DATU PUTI, The vinegar of this story.

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