CHAPTER 8LEIGHTON WAJEEHThud!A LOUD and sudden thud sound emerged from the outside of the building that caught everyone's attentions, including me. Kaya agad akong kumaripas palabas thinking it would be probably earthquake that caused something to make such noise. Pero paglabas ko ay iba ang aking nadatnan.Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa pagkagulat. Bukod sa akin ay nagsipuntahan na rin ang iba. Habang ako ay tulala pa rin sa nakita. We are currently gathering around with a man in the middle, cruelly laying with a lot of twisted joints. What much worst is that his eyes remained open as his blood flows away from his body. And with that, his white t-shirt is starting to get red---Wait, siya yung lalaki kanina. He's one of those who climbed through the stairs earlier.Nakatawag pansin naman sa akin ang kaniyang kanang kamay. Sa gitna ng pagkagulat ay napansin kong wala ni isa pa ang tumatawag ng pulis at ambulansiya. Kaya ako na ang tumawag. Umalis ako sa kumpulan at naghanap ng hi
CHAPTER 9LEIGHTON WAJEEH"...pero wala na sa kanya ang butterfly hairclip. Pero nakikita ko nalang ngayon na iba na ang may suot nito."PAGKATAPOS NILANG marinig 'yon ay tumingin silang lahat sa babaeng kasali sa suspek---si Iris. Parang naiintindihan nila kung sino ang tinutukoy ko. Pero nakatutok lang sa akin ang mga matutulis na mata ni Iris. Now, she's mad at me, perhaps."Hindi ko alam kung paano mo 'yan eksaktong nakuha. Well, siguro kinuha mo 'yan mula sa bata para walang magbago sa mukha mo na maaaring mapaghinalaan ng mga pulis. Napagtanto mo na nahulog 'yong pantali mo sa buhok kasabay ng paghulog ng biktima. Tama ba, Iris?" baling ko sa kanya.Nakatingin sa kanya ang lahat. Hindi ko alam kung bakit niya 'yon ginawa. Wala siyang nabanggit about sa relationship nila ng biktima, kung magkakilala ba sila o hindi. And for that, I don't have anything to prove her reason for doing such thing and even a guts, I have nothing."I don't know where in this corner you got that words of
CHAPTER 10NIKOLINA EUN-JI"AYSH, JINJA! Why did you---wae wae?""Did you just twist that goatsh*t?""D-Did I? Oh... Sorry.""UGH! This will be great!"I woke up because of that sudden noise in my room. Matapos ang isang parang putok, many voices followed.Who the hell interrupted me while sleeping?!Wala naman akong naaalalang kasama ngayon dahil 'yong mga kasama ko dito noon sa bahay ay natakot noong na-tyambahan sila ni mommy kaya ayon, nagsilayas silang lahat. I pity them, though.I rolled on my bed, still trying to think what was that noises all about. Wait, these voices... These voices seems familiar! No way!Agad kong iminulat ang aking mga mata at napaawang ang mga labi ko."Saeng-il chukahamnida... saeng-il chukahamnida... Saranghaneun Eun-ji shi... saeng-il chukahamnida~"Matapos nilang kantahin iyon, paulit-ulit akong napakurap. Kinukusot-kusot ko pa ang aking mga mata para masisiguro kong hindi ako namamalikmata lamang. Then later on, it sank unto my mind who are these peo
CHAPTER 11YUNA AYANNEI WAS STILL staring at the two women who were walking on the street. They were trembling and crying. I keenly looked at the surroundings, though hindi ako nagpapahalata. I just pretended that something's wrong with my car, then slowly drove.Maybe they were watched by someone holding a sniper from afar, or worst there is a bomb on them that once they move na hindi nakaayon sa plano ay papuputukin ng manipulator ito.Maybe yes.Nasa park na ako ngayon. Tumingala ako sa mga bintana at rooftop ng mga gusaling nakapaligid sa amin upang siguraduhin kung may nagmamasid sa kanila mula sa malayo. Pero wala akong nakitang kahina-hinala.I gazed around and there I saw three suspicious people-two guys and one lady. The first guy was busy reading his newspaper, he is sitting on a side seats. Panay ang tingin niya sa dalawang babae. The next guy is wearing a black shade. Nakatayo lang siya sa gilid pero kahit hindi nakaharap ang kaniyang mukha kung saan mismo naglalakad ang
CHAPTER 12HARRY JEFSOVILENAGISING AKO dahil sa malakas na tunog ng alarm clock! Argh! I'm very tired. I am still yet wanted to sleep. Damn, alarm clock.Sinubukan kong abutin ang alarm clock para patayin ito. Kinapa-kapa ko ang aking kamay pero hindi ko ito maabot. I stretched my right hand more sa abot ng aking makakaya para maabot yung hayop na alarm clock. Pero...Blag!Sh*t!Nahulog ako sa higaan at nauntog ang ulo ko. I groaned as I opened my eyes at napagtanto kong mali pala ang direksyon ng inabutan ko ng kamay. Nasa may kaliwa nga pala ang table ko kung saan nakapatong ang bwesit na alarm clock na 'yon. Nakakainis."Harry! Are you okay?" narinig ko ang sigaw ni Mama mula sa labas."Yes, ma!" nasagot ko nalang. But the truth is, I'm not. I'm pissed.Imbis na tulog mantika pa ang utak ko, pero dahil sa pagkahulog ko kanina ay nagising na lang ito bigla na parang inapoyan. Kay aga-aga, eh. Wait, maaga pa ba? I checked the time and it's already past 11 in the morning. Hindi kat
CHAPTER 13HARRY JEFSOVILEHALOS LUMIPAD ang kotse ko sa pagmamadali ko. Putik, I am surely be late!I arrived in front of the Royal Town House in 30 minutes. Dali-dali akong nag-park ng aking sasakyan at pumunta agad sa reception table."Good eve---""Where I can find the function hall?" I asked the staff immediately. Napatulala pa muna siya at biglang yumuko. Please, answer immediately. I am 28 minutes late!"E-E-Eighth floor, room number 504, Sir." she answered, bowing her head. Na-offend ko ata siya no'ng pinutol ko ang bati niya kanina. Well, pasensya na pero may party pa akong hahabulin.I immediately went to the elevator and pressed the number 8 in the buttons. Paglabas ko ng elevator ay marami-rami na rin ang nakikita kong naka-formal attire. Sa dulo ng hallway ay may nakabukas na double door. Para itong maindoor sa isang mansion. Lumalabas din mula sa loob ang iba't ibang kulay ng ilaw.I looked for my
CHAPTER 14YUNA AYANNEAFTER AN half hour of driving, I stood in front of this-if I am not mistaken-12-Storey building. I walked to the reception table and I saw a group of my classmates on the left. So, I joined their crowd.They stared at me from top to bottom. They might thinking about me wearing this royal blue dress. Yes, dahil naubusan ako ng oras doon sa park kanina, I decided to wear the color what I liked the most. Hindi naman sila nagtanong kung bakit ako nakasuot ng color blue."Oh, nandito na pala si Yuna, oh." sabi ni Trixie. "Sabay-sabay nalang tayong pumunta sa function hall."I just smiled at them."It's 5:50. Maybe we should go now. Eun-ji might already be waiting for us upstairs." Madame Velasco announced so we started walking to the elevator. Yup, our professor joined the party kasi magka-vibes na sila ni Eun-ji sa LSA. At dahil marami-rami rin kami, hindi kami kasya sa iisang elevator kaya umuna na sila.
CHAPTER 15LEIGHTON WAJEEHI JUST WOKE up from bed soon as the rays of the sun reached my eyes. I looked at the clock and it says, 10:23 AM. Today is Sunday. And Sunday is...Naalipungatan ako nung narealize kong Sunday nga pala ngayon! It's her debut party! Ibinangon ko ang aking katawan mula sa higaan. At...Hays! I nearly forgot. I'm still here at the hospital!I remember that I took sleeping pills last night. Kailangan daw kasi ng pahinga. Pero ang tagal ko naman yatang nagising.I fixed myself before I walked out from that room. I felt my foot back to it's normal state. Hindi na siya masakit at nakakalakad na ako nang maayos as I try to walk around the area.I went directly to the billing station. "Miss, Is Leighton Wajeeh Estrella cleared?" I asked the woman on the chair."Let me check." she answered. May pinindot-pindot pa siya sa computer saka siya bumaling ulit sa akin. "Mr. Leighton Wajeeh Estrella haven't yet paid his bills." she resumed.That only means, I'm not yet allowed
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