CHAPTER 18LEIGHTON WAJEEHILANG MINUTO lang at narating na namin ang isang napakalaking hotel. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano kami nagkasyang anim dito sa loob ng sasakyan ni Tito. Basta ang mahalaga ay narating na namin ang venue.Sa sasakyan, binigyan kami ni Tito Fred ng tig-iisang mask. Sa akin ay isang plane black na may desinyong ocre sa gilid at may isang malaking diamond sa gitna. Kay Eun-ji naman ay isang mustard yellow na may black feather sa gilid at tulad ng sa akin, may malaking diamond rin ito sa gitna. Kay Yuna naman parang galaxy ang kulay na may dominant color blue ngunit sa may bandang gilid ng mata naka-pwesto ang dalawang diamond. Sa tatlong kaibigan naman ni Eun-ji ay kagaya lang nang sa 'kin na plane black na may white feather sa gilid kagaya ng kay Eun-ji at may dalawang diamond sa gilid kagaya ng kay Yuna."Ito ang hotel na kung saan may naganap na insidente noon na sanhi ng pagkamatay ng asawa ng may-ari nito na si Mr. Mukuwaki. At kung tama rin ang pagkaalala
CHAPTER 19LEIGHTON WAJEEH"Wala na siya." ITO ANG isinaad ni Tito habang pinpulsuhan niya si Mr. Padilla. Lahat ng tao ay nakiusisa na sa nangyari sa mag-asawa.Then, tito Fred touched his chin. "Ipapa-autopsy natin ang katawan para malaman kung ano ba ang sanhi ng pagkamatay niya. Pero isa lang ang sigurado ako... ito ay murder." he declared.Tama si Tito. Kasi kung susuriin ang kilos niya kanina, napakalakas pa niya. Base na rin sa hubog ng kaniyang katawan, halatang alagang-alaga ito. Makikita mong he is physically healthy and fit, kaya imposibleng mangyari ang mga natural phenomena na sanhi ng pagkamatay nya. Pero ang nakakapagtaka, paano kaya siya pinatay? Wala naman kaming nakitang dugo para ipagpalagay na binaril siya o kaya ay sinaksak.Paano ba...I was in my deep thought when I realized something. Dali-dali akong pumunta sa mga table at hinanap kung saan nakalagay ang pangalan ni Mr. Padilla. Nakita
CHAPTER 20LEIGHTON WAJEEH"SALAMAT SA tulong n'yo," pagpapasalamat ni tito Fred sa amin pagkabalik namin sa Royale Town House. "No problem!" sabay na tugon nina Eun-Ji at ng tatlong babae. They're like twins. Same height, same body figure but what differs them was their hair styles and color. Oharra's hair is braided, Lice has a bangs while Kiera's shoulder-lenghted hair is wavy black.Yuna just nod her head in response and then headed directly towards her car. "I should go." humihikab na sabi niya pagkapasok niya sa kaniyang sasakyan."Sige. Ingat." tugon ko sa kanya.The three women waved their hands and smiled. "Bye, bye!" "Take care, Yuns." Eun-ji bade.Pagkatapos naming sabihin 'yon ay tango lang ang aming natanggap. Agad niyang binuhay ang makina ng kanyang sasakyan saka tuluyang umalis. Pagkatapos ng ilang segundo ay tiningnan ko silang apat. "I should also go." I said while my hands are insi
CHAPTER 21HARRY JEFSOVILE"I GOT THIS feelin', inside mah bones. Ehgowz electric wavy wena turn it on~" I sang habang inaangat-angat ang kanang kamay kong nakahawak sa test tube na may lamang likido. Kumembot-kembot pa ako ng konti para mas dama ko ang kanta.We're here at wet laboratory inside the school, having our third activity. I found myself sitting here in the last row and in the last column. Meaning, I'm in the corner. And I can do whatever I want because no one could ever notice me here doing something. I hope this one would be perfect."All through mah city, all trough mah---""Shush, noy. Hilom ra!" (Shush, noy. Tumahimik ka nga!)Napatigil ako bigla sa pagkanta dahil bigla nalang akong sinita ng kikay kong kaibigan na nasa kaliwa ko nakatayo, si Inday. Tinaasan ko lang siya ng isang kilay dahil hindi ko mawari kung ano man 'yang pinagsasabi niya. Laking Cebu si Inday, lumipat lang sila dito para s
CHAPTER 22HARRY JEFSOVILE"A-AHH... YUNA, may gusto sana akong sabihin sayo.""What?"Bumuntong-hininga pa muna ako bago magpatuloy. "Since the day that I met you, I felt something strange inside me," I muttered. Nakatingin lang siya sa akin, naghihintay sa susunod kong sasabihin. "You were always and still inside my mind. And I-I don't know why."Napangiti siya bigla sa sinabi ko. Nakita ko pa siyang napabuntong-hininga bago magsalita. "And what are you trying to say? That you also have feelings for me?" diritsahang tanong niya.Wait, did she just say...Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. "Also? S-So ibig sabihin...""Pagdating sa mga bagay-bagay, ang dami mong alam. Pero sa puso ng babae wala kang kaide-ideya." she directly said."Yuna, please tell me. Just tell me straight to the point. Do you..." I paused. "Do you like me too?" seryoso, na may halong excitement, na tanong ko."Yeah, I
CHAPTER 23-3-THIS AFTERNOON, Levióur Seijin Academy will held a club fair. Supposedly, the club fair would take place yesterday, but due to the bomb threat, it was moved today.Right after the class, nagkanya-kanya sina Eun-ji, Yuna, Leigh, at Harry sa paghahanap ng kanilang sasalihang club dahil magkaiba ang kanilang interest. Pagkatapos um-attend ng meeting ni Eun-ji sa kanyang club ay umalis na siya sa LSA at pumunta sa kanyang bahay. Pagkarating niya ng bahay ay nakita niya sila Oharra, Lice, at Kiera na nakaupo sa sofa na masayang naglalaro."What are you guys playing?" bungad na sabi ni Eun-ji sa kanila."Oh? You're already here! We are playing Gawi Bawi Bo. And whoever loses, we will slap her. Do you want to join?" saad ni Oharra. Napailing nalang si Eun-ji sa kanila."No thanks. Your faces would just melt if I'll join." mayabang na sagot niya sa kanila."In your dreams, Jie." sarkastikong sabi ni Lice. Hindi nalang iyon pinansin ni Eun-ji at nagpatuloy nalang sa paglalaro s
CHAPTER 24-3-WHILE YUNA is currently keeping the stuffs in her bedroom and her school things, she suddenly freaked out when someone suddenly appeared in front of her."Mom?!" gulat na usal ni Yuna. Napaatras pa siya bahagya. "Can you be at least give me privacy? Tss." she muttered in annoyance. To be clear, sumulpot ang kaniyang ina, not physically, but through a hologram."I just want to tell you something, Anak." sabi ng kanyang ina inside the bluish thingy hologram."Can't it wait, Mom? What if I am naked here and you just suddenly appeared out of the blue?!" inis pa ring sabi ni Yuna at pinagpatuloy na ang kanyang paghahanda."Don't worry, honey... Nakita ko na naman 'yan noong bata ka pa." sarkastikong sambit ng kanyang ina na ikinangiwi ni Yuna."Tss... Just wait me down there instead, Mom. Next time be more sensitive and make an announcement or else I'll remove your programmed hologram in my room." sabi niya. "Wait for me downstairs, and we'll discuss what is that about." pa
CHAPTER 25HARRY JEFSOVILEILANG ORAS na ang lumipas ay hindi pa rin nakabalik ang tatlo. Naramdaman ko na ang hapdi ng aking mga sugat."U-Ugh..." rinig ko ang mahinang impit ni Yuna. Nakapikit siya ngayon ngunit kita mo talaga sa kanyang mga mukha ang sakit na iniinda niya.Hindi ko na napigilan at tuluyan na akong tumayo. "'Wag kang umalis diyan." tugon ko at hindi ko na siya hinintay pang sumagot.I am going to find some herbs to help lessen her pain. Para na rin magamot ito.Naturuan kasi ako ni Inday na hindi lahat ng gamot nabibili, ang iba nakikita lang sa paligid. Kagaya nalang noong nagkasugat ako dahil hinabol kami ng aso. Sabi ko sa kanya na uuwi kami para magamot ang sugat ko pero bigla nalang siyang tumakbo sa maraming damo at pagbalik niya ay may bitbit na siyang maraming dahon at isang bato.Natakot pa ako no'ng una pero sabi niya lang na magtiwala lang ako sa kaniya kaya ayon, hinayaan ko nalang. Pinukpok niya ng bato ang dahon na dala niya hanggang sa lumabas ang kat
EPILOGUELEIGHTON WAJEEHCHANGE REALLY is the only thing that remains constant in this world. Even though how tough the world throws at you, let's just all remember that everything will change. From tough, everything will be just alright. From sorrow, it will turn into joy. From cry to laughter.And from worst, chaotic, and messy situation changed into peaceful and back to the usual one. "Leigh, let's go." I am in front of the mirror, fixing the collar of my jacket when I heard a voice in front of the door of my bedroom. Tumingin ako sa kaniya at ginawaran siya ng napakatamis na ngiti. "How do I look, mom?" I asked her. That's my mom right there. The one and only Sabrina Estrella-Hedalgo."Good as always, anak." sabi niya matapos niyang tingnan ang kabuuan ko. I just responded with chuckle while walking closer to her. Inakbayan ko na lamang si mommy at saka pumunta na lamang kami sa labas para mag-abang ng masasakyan. It's been a year since the worst scenario ended. That night,
CHAPTER 64-3-"WAIT, I think I can deactivate the nano virus."Done with some manipulations, the VB has already dominated the entire system. It wasn't tracked down since it has the same identity as nano virus, but still loyal to its purpose, to stop the spreading.But somehow, with the same identity as the nano virus, Yuna found an opportunity to take advantage of it so that it can deactivate the nano virus. And that is by letting those nano virus copy what the VB orders.To illustrate this, since the VB has a form of a nano virus, the nano virus will think it as the same as them, so it might somehow follow what it does. Hence, if the VB self-destruct, the nano virus might follow its destruction that would surely stop the nano manipulation in human brain. In a nutshell, Yuna can control the nano virus, can even deactivate them.But that is just theoretical. It is not a hundred percent sure that those nano virus would follow."It is... quite sacrificial. If this fails, we don't have o
CHAPTER 63-3-"Alright, we're in!"YUNA'S FACE brightened when suddenly, a green circle pops out from her Cabinet's hologram. That small green circle scatters around the entire screen until a couple of word appeared.'Stealing Access...'After that, a series of dots moves below those words, an indication that the software is trying to do its job to have a complete access.Just like her, Leighton's face was painted with a curve on his lips. It was burst with an excitement and a taste of victory, especially when the loading succeed.The first couple of word vanished and it was replaced by another two words.'Access Complete!'Yuna was fetched by black screen with different codes running upward through her screen. She then manipulated a few touches and later a grid of different areas shows. Those are the access of the base's surveillance cameras. Such as the lobbies, operating rooms, and other protected areas. "Phase one is done, I just hope the rest will go well."Yuna swiped that scr
CHAPTER 62DOSNAPATITIG MUNA ako sa babae matapos niyang sabihin iyon. She showed us two green flash drives that I couldn't distinguish what type of flash drives these are. "Well, you don't have any choice but to trust me." I just answered her. I knew it's really surprising that I suddenly changed my course. They knew me as one of Blaze's right hands---or, should I say, minions. Yeah, minions. Noong oras na kinalaban ko ang lalaking si Ashley sa Questas Forest---ang gabi kung saan muntik ko nang mapatay sina Yuna at Harry, Ashley spared my life. I was struggling that night and when I acted to run away from him, he just let me. Hindi niya ako hinabol para patayin. And the next thing I saw was Blaze just easily shot Khora. I was so shocked that time. Khora was important to me because we've been friends and partners-in-crime ever since. And starting that night, I just realized one thing. Napagtanto ko na maybe, he didn't really considered us family. And time comes, gagawin niya rin
CHAPTER 61THIRD PERSONEONKIE, as what Eun-ji stated, is a group of four assassins. But people, who have known that name around Asia, thought that it is a name for a single heartless and frightful assassin roaming around the continent to hunt its prey.They called them heartless and frightful assassins because they believe EONKIE targets random people in a gruesome way. As their signature, they always cut the victim's manhood and hang around near its dead body.Nikolina Eun-ji Kim of South Korea, the knight of EONKIE and sword is her technical expertise. Kiera Lee of Japan, the crowd control specialized in lashing a whip.Lice Nekath Zy of Thailand, the marksman of the group trained to master shurikens, a weapon in the form of a star with projecting four blades.And the pride of China, Oharra Zen Gu, known as the dasher for her excellence skill in manipulating dual blades.Together, they made EONKIE.It was horrifying to all men thinking that someday EONKIE will also come to them an
CHAPTER 60LEIGHTON WAJEEEH'That school... that LSA really did this!''Sila ang nasa likod ng mass suicide kanina. Kailangan mong iwasan ang tinatawag nilang eye piece.''Join our saint, join our saint...''Another Leonard's family! Sahara Kim and Nikolina Eun-ji Kim-Villaluz!'I REPEATEDLY shook my head because of the voices and scenes that keeps flashing into my mind. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang nangyari. My eyes still close and all I could feel is the softness sheet behind my back.'Wait, you forgot to introduce me! I am also a Villaluz! Also a son of Leonard Villaluz! I am Blaze Villaluz! And I am here to kill all of you!''Leigh is not Leonard's son. He's not a Villaluz. Anak naming siya ni Fred. K-Kaya huwag mo siyang idamay dito...' 'I am Zhavira. S-Sorry, L-Leigh... for everything...''Die!''Leigh, anak. Kapit ka lang nang m-mahigpit.' And the next scene happened went black.Napabalikwas agad ako sa pagkahiga dahil sa mga naalala ko. Sumakit ang ulo ko at napatulala ako sa
CHAPTER 59-3-HINDI ALAM ni Leighton kung ano ang sasabihin niya. He looked daze, yet he responded to Eun-ji's hug. As Eun-ji broke the hug, agad niyang pinahiran ang kaniyang luha and gave him a smile. "Welcome back." she muttered.Pagkatapos ay pumasok na sila sa loob ang isinara ang pintuan. Dim surroundings welcome Leighton's eyes. They did not turn the lights on because they worry that it would catch attention of the Nanos. They just used lamps and candles, enough for them to see the surroundings, their faces.Eun-ji guided Leighton to sit on the couch while Sahara just stood first beside him."Oh, finally, tita Sahara. You're here already---"Mula sa kaniyang kwarto, lumabas si Yuna. Napatigil siya sa kaniyang pagsasalita nung nakita niya ang taong nakaupo sa couch, kaharap ni Eun-ji."L-Leigh?!" she muttered in shock and surprise. Gaya ni Eun-ji, her tears automatically flooded. "Oh, my god..."Agad siyang pumunta sa direksiyon ni Leighton and just like what Eun-ji did, she h
CHAPTER 58SAHARA KIMHONESTLY, I'M glad that my people found him. That they found Leigh. Few years ago we already had given up in finding him, not because we just concluded that he's dead but because it was difficult to do so. The moment Ashley told us that he's alive, I immediately made up my mind to check on him there even though it's really hard to leave Santa Luna. Whenever you went outside your house, those Nanos immediately attack you. Yeah, Nanos---that's what they called them, might as well used that term.Anyway, those Nanos seemed very hungry to kill those normal ones, including us. Their minds have been corrupted and controlled. I know for sure that one day will come that they could dominate the whole place, or worse, the whole world. And that is what we needed to stop. However, I admit that my plan went vague and vague as time passes by.I sometimes left Santa Luna to see Leighton. To see how he is; if he's still doing good. However, every time that I went to where he w
CHAPTER 57-3-Two years ago...SA ISANG lugar na puno ng mga taong nagkakasiyahan ay napalitan ng katahimikan at takot. Mangilan-ngilan na lamang ang lumalabas. "A-Anak..." a woman whimpers. Nakatingin siya sa isang batang lalaki na ngayon ay marahang lumalapit sa kaniya."M-Mom... I d-don't know Jexler is already infected..." the boy suddenly cried. 'Yong mga mata niya ay kahit saan na tumitingin. "Hinipan niya ako bigla sa mata at bigla siyang umalis. M-Mom, h-help me. I d-don't want to be like them."Napaluhod na lamang ang babae. Her hands trembles as she looked at her 13-year old son. Agad na lamang siyang napalapit sa kaniyang anak at niyakap ito nang mahigpit. "I t-told you to just stay in our garden..." she whispered with a sob. Pagkatapos ay sinapo niya ang mukha ng bata. "D-Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright." After that, biglang napahawak sa ulo ang bata at ilang saglit pa, bigla itong napatingin sa kaniyang ina. In just a snap, bigla niyang sinugod ang babae.A