Zander is quiet in the afternoon, he’s not losing his temper anymore, but he’s also not speaking. He looks completely different from before, more intimidating, because you don’t know what he wants to do, you don’t know if he has a plan. Damn it, I can’t do anything, my handsome looks are wasted now, Kris is handsome, nothing I can do now, sad. He’s been like this for three days, I’ve been watching him, maybe later he’ll start dancing, or watching K-pop, maybe he’ll start dancing to Twice or Blackpink. He’s always in his condo, he doesn’t go out. From what I’ve seen, when someone acts like that, it’s a sign that they’re about to go crazy. Is Zander going crazy? Where could the pregnant one be? Damn it! I’m full of questions, stress makes you ugly, I’ll just leave it to Zander, I know he’ll figure it out, we just have to stand by for what he wants us to do. “Zander, it’s impossible that he said that on the other side.” Cain keeps insisting that his brother did it, he’s our prime susp
“Shit!” We all looked at each other when we saw that Alpha wasn’t at headquarters, even Kris, who is always cool, suddenly became anxious. Alpha instructed us to call for backup to plan what we would do to properly rescue Elara from those who took her, but we didn’t know that this was what he had in mind. “That son of a bitch is really stupid! His head is really hard!” Kris said in frustration and couldn’t help but throw what was on the table next to him. Even I am annoyed now, we know he can handle it, but going there without any backup is just plain bullshit! He’s risking his life with what he’s doing. “What the fuck is he doing?” Larry said. There are five of us here, he is the head of class B, they are the ones we often call for backup whenever we need them, especially when our mission is in trouble. “We have to stay calm,” I intervened with them, there’s nothing we can do even if we get angry because Alpha has already left. “We need to track him down before it gets too late.”
Twelve years ago… “Papa, when are we moving?” I asked my dad as I watched him pack the things he would bring later. He said he would earn from his friend’s wife who worked abroad because she had something for him, that it was a way to save money compared to sending it by ship, as it was faster to come home. There were toys, soap, lotion, some thick blankets, curtains, and some perfume, and chocolates, we were also given some, they’re in the fridge, mom said every noon after eating, we can ask for some, I’m not really into sweets but I still like it, because it’s delicious. We used to do that too, Papa sent a gift for me and Jepjep for Christmas, we got a nice one before, Papa gave me a white teddy bear with a talking one inside, Papa promised me he’d buy me a bigger teddy bear, taller than me, but until now, there’s none yet. It’s okay, I still love Papa, Mama said he’s just busy with his work so I have something to bring to school, and I know that, I’m a grown-up girl already, I
“How could you do that to Papa?” I could barely recognize my own voice, filled with pain in my heart, as I remembered the last time I was with Papa. “You son of a b*tch, how could you kill him?” I looked at her, tears streaming down my face, “He trusted you, he considered you a brother.” “Elara.” She called me, I heard her deep sigh, “I did everything to avoid ending up like Ben, he found out I was part of the biggest drug export in Macau at that time, I tried to keep it from him, because I didn’t want our friendship to be ruined, or for him to be harmed,” I didn’t know if she was faking her face. “But you killed him, you did that to him, you have the nerve to say he’s important to you and you consider him a friend.” “You’re still young, Elara.” She said, “There are many things you don’t understand yet, I can’t go to jail, I have a husband, and a child, a stable income,” reluctantly I looked at her clenched fist, before she put it in her pocket, “I can’t let your father ruin everyt
“Why am I still here? It’s embarrassing, Jaxon!” I really don’t want to, I’m embarrassed with his friends, and I don’t like those kinds of gatherings, I’m embarrassed. “Love, why is it embarrassing there? Are you ashamed of me?” I looked at him, what’s with this crazy guy, he’s being dramatic again. “What are you talking about?” I started to organize my research, just proofreading, because this is for our finals, so it should be neat, after this, I’ll have it bound. “Come on, love, please. I just want to introduce you to my friends,” I felt his embrace from behind, “I’m that proud to have you, I want to tell people how lucky I am that I got you here, I can hug you, I can kiss you, I can plan my future with you.” I couldn’t answer because of what he said, he sounded very dreamy, so I just shrugged, he was always like that, so futuristic. “Okay.” I replied out of nowhere, my eyes widened when he suddenly pulled me to face him, “What the fvck?” “Okay? You mean you’ll come?” he aske
E L A R A “Hey, Adri! Stop bothering me, I’m really annoyed right now.” I failed our anatomy quiz earlier, which was frustrating because it was difficult, and I’m not good at memorizing yet, which is annoying, especially since it’s a major subject for me. “Don’t be so dramatic, and besides, this is my farewell. You know I won’t be graduating here, right? Dad needs me.” I paused in my annoyance when I heard that. “What?! Why are you telling me this now?” It’s only now that I found out, and I wondered why she suddenly invited me when she’s actually leaving me. “That’s why let’s go! Come with me! We don’t have class anyway!” I took out my phone to check the date. “I can’t, it’s mine and Jaxon’s anniversary today. You said you’d help me surprise him, remember?” This girl, she loves promising to help, then forgets. “Oh, right!” I said, remembering, she forgot again. “Let’s go then, let’s buy what we need. Where should we set up?” “Jaxon has class until 7:30 pm, let’s just do it at h
Z A N D E R J A X O N “Zander, you have a mission.” I nod in response as Alpha handed me a brown envelope. “It will take place in Calderon.” It’s a far place; it will take at least a year for me to finish this one. “This guy has direct contact with the guy we have been looking for.” I took a glance at the paper I was holding, containing the information, from basic up to the smallest details that we could have to help us execute the mission. “You have to leave the country three months before you go with the plan.” I halted at what Alpha said. “He has direct contact with that person, meaning he has wealth and connections. Anyone who’s involved with you, if ever they manage to track you down, will be in deep danger,” he looked at me knowingly, “You know what I’m saying, Zander. I just want everyone around you to be safe.” “To cut them from my life without really telling them why.” I can’t imagine cutting them off from my life, especially her. “I just want the best for you. Elara wil
“Love, what theme do you want for our wedding?” I chuckled as I looked at Jaxon because of his question, it was unexpected for him to suddenly ask that. “You’re being silly, Jaxon. What kind of questions are these? Getting married already? Can’t we finish studying first and find jobs?” I laughed as I answered while writing, we were at his condo, I borrowed his laptop because mine has been at the repair shop since yesterday. “Of course, we’ll finish that first before getting married. I won’t agree to us living off others, or not having our own car, or not being able to provide for our future baby.” I felt a sudden flutter of butterflies in my stomach, was this kilig? I mean, he was planning his future with me. “Focus on your review there.” I replied, continuing to work on my PowerPoint. “Why isn’t Adri with you all the time?” I stopped typing and looked at him, he was busy playing poker on his phone. “Did you two have a fight?” “I don’t know, she’s too busy. We didn’t fight, maybe