"Holysh*t." He cursed.Blair turned to Trestan and plunged into his chest. She's used to seeing dead bodies but on Christmas day? Really? Trestan looked around and saw a lady, in her mid-twenties, he guessed. She was sitting in the corner and silently crying while a gun was in front of her."I d-don't know what h-happened... It's n-not my fault. I d-didn't kill them. I s-swear!" She cried.There are five dead bodies found at that crime scene and the smell of the blood stinks. The victims received bullet wounds in their heads and the others were at the chest near their hearts."Get outside and call the police immediately," Trestan commanded Blair who just nodded at him and picked up her bag before leaving the yacht.She called the San Lorenzo police station while Trestan checked on some things inside the crime scene. "What happened here?""W-We have a p-party then... Then I fell a-asleep after d-drinking two to three shots of l-liquor." She explained while wiping her tears. "When I w
Crying. Wailing. Sobbing. It really hurts to lose a loved one but we can do nothing but accept the fact that they will die and say goodbye.["SL News... this afternoon the remains of well-known artists were buried, and their relatives could not contain the regret and sadness because of their deceased loved ones. The court sentenced Jennifer Robles to life imprisonment for allegedly killing her colleagues. The suspect in the murder is believed to be mentally ill---"]Ferran turned off the television because he didn't want to hear the news anymore. His blood really boils every time he hears the name of the person who almost killed Blair."I want to watch the whole story uncle," Blair said while eating an apple on her hospital bed. It's been four days and she's still recovering."You should rest." He said and sat on the sofa inside that private room."Fine. Uhm..." She wanted to ask about something but she was hesitant. Since she woke up after forty-eight hours, she has not seen Trestan
After New Year, Trestan contacted doctor De Vega and he found the doctor in the secret laboratory, the day their classes resumed. He decided to go there to tell him something his father did not believe. That night, what he saw was really something, and bothersome."He was about to say the name of the doctor but it’s too late. He stopped breathing." Trestan said while sitting on the swivel chair and facing the whiteboard where doctor De Vega wrote and solved formulas and equations."Did he give you a hint?""Yes, he said: Dr. Ma… then he died." Trestan hit the armrests with his hands, frustrated to know about this case. Usually, he doesn’t care about his surroundings, however, due to his interest in this particular subject, he wants to learn more about the virus."Maybe, he is referring to Dr. Maria Garcia. Tsk. That doctor. She's too much." Dr. De Vega shook his head while he was writing something on a piece of paper. "Can you describe what you saw in his body? It may help us determin
The 'Boss' called for a meeting and everyone was gathered in the conference room. The meeting started with Dr. Maria Garcia who presented her on-going project for making an antidote that can prevent a disease or any kind of illness to occur in the human body."But you should be more careful next time." The Boss said to the doctor. "The Alfarez kid saw the man who was injected by your experiment.""I will, Boss." She smiled as if she's proud that the Boss is not mad at her even though she made lots of mistakes. As long as it will be solved, there will be no problem."Next agenda," the Boss said to her secretary."The issue about the seventy-eight percent of our organization's income which was locked by a system that only Mr. Simeon Ferran knows." The secretary said that made the Boss clenched his fist. He looked around and saw Mr. Leviste, silently sitting on his swivel chair."Mr. Leviste," Everyone's eyes turned to the youngest businessman and member of the BC Organization in that me
Blair woke up in a deep sleep and found herself in an unfamiliar cozy room. The lights were dimmed, and she tried to move but her hands were tied up on the headboard of the bed where she was lying down. She tried to remove the cloth around her wrist but it was too tight.Someone opened the door of that room and there, she saw Reevecus Leviste wearing a coat and tie. He was holding a tray of food when he came in."Finally! You're awake. Are you hungry---""Untie me!" She shouted and commanded him."Sorry but I don't want to." He smirked and put the tray on the table inside that room. "I have something to ask you first." He sat on the side of the bed and looked at her body then at her face."Pervert!""Me? A pervert? What a big word from you." Reevecus laughed as if Blair told a joke."Where am I? Why did you bring me here? Are you going to rape me?" Her eyes widened with that thought but he just smirked at her. "Help! Help! Anyone? Please help me! The ugly businessman is going to rape
Aboard in a speed boat, Sanchez, and Ferran arrived at the young Leviste's luxurious yacht. Five men were wearing a white polo uniform for bodyguards. They didn't do anything, just stood where they were and watched the two until they neared the yacht.A man greeted them, "How may I help you, officers?""A young man reported a kidnapping and someone in your yacht was the alleged culprit who took a young lady named Blair Ferran," Sanchez asked in a tone of authority."We're not kidnapping a young lady, officer. Wait here, I'll just call our boss."After a while, Xol escorted the two policemen inside the yacht and they went straight to the dining area where Reevecus and Blair were waiting."Uncle!" She rushed towards her uncle."Are you okay? Did they hurt you?" Blair just shook her head to answer Ferran who was very worried. "Let's go home." Ferran was about to pull her but Reevecus speaks."Why don't you join me at dinner? The food will just be a waste." Reevecus said, showing his boun
Weeks passed and every grade ten student was preparing for the upcoming event, exclusively for their year level only."Why did they just let us get ready for Prom Night?" Trestan's classmate complained."Yeah right. Examination before the party. Tss."He doesn't want to go but it is required and graded. He needed to attend the party for the sake of his grades. They are graduating students after all and he shouldn’t let his grades flop just because of that event.It's vacant time and the conversations inside the classroom are all about the Prom Night. His classmates’ complaints were extremely annoying. Nothing will change even if they protest all day. To avoid those noises, he chose to go to the library to search for the book he needed for his studies.There were few students in the library when he arrived. Most of the students are just playing with their gadgets and not reading books. They just hang out in the library because it is air-conditioned.'Tss.' He hissed in his mind before
Examination day…The whole highschool building is in peace and silence. They were taking their last day semi-final exam for that year and when the bell rang, the students suddenly made noise. Some are glad to finish the last exam on time, others do not care if their answers are correct, as long as the exams are finally over, the others complain because they did not finish the exam and most of them just sighed in relief.Cally has no classes so Trestan just left her sister to their neighbor, Mrs. Santos. He was unlocking the bike when he noticed a famous and rich man, Mr. Reevecus Leviste waiting outside the school gate with flowers in his hand.Trestan creased his forehead and easily got annoyed. The young businessman gained attention from the students who were going outside the school, especially with the girls. Some of them took pictures with Leviste who is somehow approachable. Well, he has the looks, wealth, and brain so who doesn't like and want him? Only Blair Ferran."Who are
March 16, 2022Wednesday 7 AMMonths had swiftly passed…“Where are you going, dad?”“I’ll just visit someone… it’s been a while.” He said before leaving their house. The sun rose already and the streets of San Lorenzo came back into life.With an open window, Timotheus felt the morning breeze. He was greeted by the neighborhood. On his way to his destination, he passed by a flower shop. “Good morning, officer! You’re at the right time. Our flowers were freshly delivered.”A white bouquet of gerbera flowers caught his attention. He immediately put it beside the passenger seat. He stared at the flowers for a second before starting the engine.It was a peaceful drive not until he noticed a commotion in the middle of the road.“Again?” He parked his car at the side of the road.“You f*cking j*rk! You’re the one who bumped into my car! Look!”“What? I’m just passing by and you’re—”“Excuse me? What is this all about?” Timotheus asked while checking the damages.“Who are you?” One of them
“...Kuya.” Julsen slowly closed his eyes before his ghost left him.“J-Julsen… Hey, man. Wake up. Julsen!”The night became silent after that bloody encounter. A lot of bodies were lying on the ground… lifeless.Timotheus carefully let him go and looked at the blood in his hand. She clenched his fist and rushed to Danryll to give him a hard blow. Danryll didn’t bother to dodge his attack and just let him.“How could you?!”“Sir, stop it!” Xol went in between to stop Timotheus while Ferran, on the other hand, just watched them because the unusual feeling of pain was forming inside him again.“I will never regret it!”“How will you prove that he really killed the doctor? Huh? You don’t have—”“Of course… I have.” Danryll threw him his phone that was immediately caught by Timotheus. He watched the entire video and Julsen really killed Dr. De Vega inside the laboratory. He unconsciously dropped the phone astounded.“Y-You think you all s-succeed? Even if you revealed them to the whole wor
The Chief just arrived at the place where the real Boss was living. Instead of welcoming him, everyone inside pointed their guns at him. “What the hell is happening?!” His eyes widened when he saw the real Boss furiously looking at him, as if he wanted to kill him from that very moment. “You son of a b*tch! How dare you destroy the laboratory without my consent?!” The real Boss held the collar of Chief’s clothes and tightened his grip. “Everything will not go according to plan if I don't do it, Boss.” Fear was visible to his eyes. The real Boss is the only one he afraids of. No one but him. “You killed Maria! And my granddaughter… my precious granddaughter!” He was shaking with anger and slowly choking the Chief. “I thought Cally’s your only g-granddaughter? Ugh! I just did it to reach our goal. To produce a cure—” He was cut off when he felt the need for air. “You thought… Hah! I don’t care about that damn goal! As long as my family’s not involved, you’re free to do anything but
“As I’ve thought… Got it.”Czaquira ready her pen and paper while Blair was dictating the code they needed to decipher. The letter’s too tiny for them and Blair has 20/20 vision. She could easily read the characters unlike the others inside that special room.“R-O-M-12:12—12|13|14|15 II-C-O-R-4:10—31|32|33|34|35 J-O-H-N-3:16—17|18|19|20|214_2_3_5_5… That’s all.” Blair creased her forehead, not recognizing what the code was telling.Czaquira tried to type it all but it’s too long for a passcode. “Fourteen characters… We only need fourteen characters.” Czaquira uttered.“No… it’s nineteen, I guess?” Xol confusedly said.Minutes after minutes… an hour and ten minutes left. In the middle of the brainstorming on how to decipher the code, Timotheus' phone rang.“Aquiro,” Timotheus said, hoping for good news. “Really? Oh God… thank goodness.”“How’s the search, sir?” Xol asked, hoping for good news.“They found him and…” He looked at Blair who was about to cry. “He’s alive.”Blair’s kn
“Trestan… He’s alive!” Aquiro wiped his tears and went beside Trestan’s bed.“It’s a miracle that he’s still alive after that fall.” The street sweeper spoke before he sipped his hot coffee.“You’re the one who helped him?” Aquiro asked.The man just nodded and put the empty cup on the table near him.“He needs a long rest. I should leave. Take care of him.”“May I know your name, mister?” Aquiro stopped him for a moment.“No need.” He tapped his shoulder before leaving.“Sh*t… so it’s true. He’s alive. Thank goodness.” Ziph sighed in relief when he saw Trestan lying on the bed unconscious.“Damn you, cous’. You scared us. We thought…”“Stop being a crybaby, Aquiro. Haha.” Beor teased him.“F*ck you.”They just laughed at Aquiro’s hilarious face. The laughter stopped when they heard Trestan speak.“Cally…” He mumbled. “Hey, Trestan! Do you hear me? Trestan.” Aquiro slightly shook him. “Cally… Cally!” He suddenly woke up from that deep sleep. He groaned when he felt pain all over his
Heavy rain fell while Ferran was on his way to save Blair. He struggled a bit because he couldn’t clearly see the road. Ferran looked at his wristwatch before stepping on the gas to speed up.“Ugh!” He almost got into an accident if he hadn’t stepped on the break immediately. His chest tightened and his breathing became heavy. ‘Alfarez! Alfarez!’ Real Ferran’s voice echoed inside his head.His heart pounded harder than the first one, as if his consciousness would leave him. Regardless of the frigidness of the atmosphere due to the rain, his body was heating up and beads of sweat were forming on his forehead and neck. “H-Hah… Hah…” Ferran’s head dropped on the steering wheel and his sight became blurry.Darkness filled the surrounding and he woke up in a void.***“It’s been a while… Timotheus Alfarez.” The voice echoed everywhere.‘That voice… That voice!’ He opened his eyes but he saw nothing but darkness. ‘I’m here again… Does it mean…’ He held his head when he felt a sudden pain.
“Danryll! We need to go. Something’s going on with the kids.” Zyrille uttered after she got a call from Dylan. “Danryll!”“What?” Danryll looked at her before he ended the call.“The kids… we need to go to them.”“Why?” He stood up and they were walking and exiting the wrecked laboratory after they put Dr. De Vega’s body in a safe space. Even if they wanted to, it is not the right time to mourn. There is a special mission they needed to accomplish.“Dylan called and… and he was crying. I don’t really understand what he was saying but all I understood was they were hiding from bad people.”“I thought they were safe where they were.”“I thought so too but it is not the case now.” Zyrille checked on Julianna who was sleeping peacefully and soundly inside the van. “We need to hurry or else, we might lose those innocent ones too.”Danryll sighed heavily before starting the engine. The place is not that far from Mrs. Santos’ house and the travel was quick because it’s night time and there i
“Trestan!”The sound of the waves coming from the San Lorenzo sea and Trestan’s whimper were heard in the middle of the cold night. He was shot on his shoulder and it’s bleeding too much.“Trestan…” Blair was weeping while trying to assist Trestan. Her hands were full of his blood but she didn't mind.“Shh… Don’t cry. It’s… nothing.” He tried to lift his hand to wipe her tears but he couldn’t. The wound was too painful to bear.“Give me that young man!” The Chief was forcefully pulling the briefcase which contained the cure.“No!” Trestan tightly hugged the briefcase while Blair did her best to defend him. She kicked the Chief’s ass and gave him punches but still, it’s not enough. Blair even received a hard blow from the man that made her weak.“A-Ah!” Trestan cried out of pain when the CHief choked him to death.“T-Trestan…” Blair mumbled while watching her lover crying because of pain but she couldn’t do anything but to watch him suffer. She can’t move an inch.The Chief pushed him
“Oh my gosh!!” Blair covered her ears as they heard the explosion coming from the surface. It slightly shook the place because of its great impact. “Dr. De Vega!”Trestan put his hand on her mouth and strongly shook his head to stop her from running back to the laboratory. He then pulled her again because at any time, the enemies might track them as soon as they learned about the tunnel underneath.Rain was heavily pouring when they reached the exit. They unhesitatingly entered the dark and vast forest even though they already knew what danger was waiting for them.The ground became muddy and slippery that made it difficult for them to run faster. Trestan tightly held Blair’s hand while running for their lives because unfortunately, they encountered fake hunters on their way out. One of Blair’s feet slipped and she almost fell into the pit where the organization disposed of the dead organisms from their failed experiment.“Blair! Sh*t… Careful! Let’s go.” Trestan was tired but he just