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(S4) 63. DEAL 1
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TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 64. DEAL 2
TRACE The plan was perfect. Tiwala akong magiging maayos ang lahat ng plano at mapapalabas si Louisianna. The GPS locator device was implanted under Chloe’s skin. Yes, everything was plotted well until this day. And even Chloe agreed na ilagay sa ilalim ng balat niya ang GPS para masigurado na hindi maaalis. I entered the building as soon as I got in. Hindi ko na hinintay ang abiso mula kay Nite. At hindi na rin ako nag-aksaya ng panahon makipagsuntukan sa mga lalaking nakita kong nakaharang sa fire exit kanina. Binaril ko na lang lahat para tapos na. All I need is to get inside of this fucking building and rescue my wife to her safety. Already in an open area when Louisianna’s men started coming. Ten. Eleven… Fifteen… Fucking seventeen. Nakaabang silang lahat at nakaharang sa dadaanan ko. I sneered looking at them. Mukhang inaasahan na talaga ang pagdating ko kaya narito sila para harangan ako. I squinted my eyes. “Seventeen, huh?!” Puro lalaki at wala kahit isang babae. I
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 65. SILENCE 1
TRACE Great! Asking me of Foedus is asking me for my life. What a fucking deal indeed! I chuckled the moment I figured out what to do now, as I realized that Louisianna was not as weak as I thought she could be for hiding behind Raymundo and Helio. She was far from weak. She’s one of the most dangerous ones I've ever met. “Why?” tanong ko kay Louisianna nang makita ko sa wakas ang speaker device na nakakabit nang pasimple sa likod ng collar ni Chloe. I will run the show now and I won’t waste any moment. “Why you become like this… Loui?” Louisianna stopped laughing. Silence came next. I tried not to grin but I was right. Calling her Loui was a way to make her remember how she used to be, a nice and sweet young lady whom I fell for before. “That night was like a dream for a boy like me, Loui…” Fuck that I need to say this in front of Chloe but this is the only chance I have. I need to buy time and reminiscing is the only way for now to make Louisianna be calm. Mas kalmado siya
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 66. SILENCE 2
TRACE “What’s wrong?” tanong ni Chloe na nag-alis sa kung anong pagkalito na nararamdaman ko. I gulped while staring back at her gaping eyes at me. “There is something wrong, right?” Chloe held my arm, gripped at it. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang takot niya. “Nothing’s wrong, roxo…” I lied. Ayokong sabihin ang talagang status ni Exodus. Ayokong malaman ni Chloe na hindi pa pala nahahanap ang program ng bomba. “Everything is wrong here… you liar…” Exodus rhymingly said. “Nakapasok lang ako dito dahil pinauna ako ni Levi nang makita namin na kasunod na namin si Nite. They are back to back fighting outside with mama’s peeps and yet you—” “Fuck it!” asar kong putol sa sasabihin pa niya. Nagmamadali na ay kung ano-ano pa ang dinadaldal. “You should clarify it to me first!” I give one of my Glocks to Chloe na nanlalaki lalo ang mga mata. “Chloe left the timer and it started already! Unahin mo na hanapin ang program!” “But I did inform you!” Exo yelled. “Hindi ka kasi nakikinig! Sana hind
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 67. HOPE 1
CHLOE I screamed as I saw Trace being shot. Nailapitan ko si Trace. I sat in front of him. I held his hand na puno ng mga dugo mula sa dibdib niya. I was crying loud. I was losing hope. Takot na takot ako. Tinitigan ko ang tinamaan sa dibdib niya. Trace was shot near in his heart! Oh, God!!! He was having a hard time breathing. Halos pumipikit na rin ang mga mata niya at pinipilit na lang niyang idilat para makatingin sa akin. I was panicking. Hindi na mag-function ang utak ko ng tama. Niyakap ko siya at umiyak nang umiyak. “Trace…” I sobbingly said. “Shhh… Don’t cry…” mahina niyang sabi. His left hand was placed at the top of my head and ruffled my hair weakly. “You should… you should fight, roxo… rescue is coming. Any moment ay… ay nand’yan na sina Ice at Genesis. You must—” Trace coughed. “No… No…” I cried as I shook my head. “Don’t die on me… oh, please…” natatakot kong iyak. Trace chuckled. Still, he was making me feel that he’s fine. I know nahihirapan na siya pero pin
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 68. HOPE 2
CHLOERescued and saved… That was what I thought would happen for me and Trace, but instead we were facing danger and death. May mga pumasok pa na ibang mga lalaki pagkatapos niyon. They became seven all in all circling me and Trace. Wala na akong hawak na grenade. Wala na akong alam na panlaban. Hindi naman ako gaya ng triplets o ni Cent na kayang tumayo at makipaglaban sa pitong lalaki at may pag-asang manalo. We were screwed. Literally and figuratively. “No!!!” I screamed my heart out as one guy among the seven kicked my husband before Trace lifted his arm to fire the gun he was holding. Nabitiwan ni Trace ang baril pero pilit na gumapang para kuhain iyon. Another man followed Trace and another kick was made to cease my husband from moving. That made me crawl to my husband and try to protect him from those beatings. Another guy came to me and dragged me away from Trace. I was shrieking and trying to wriggle free from the grip the man was doing to my arms as he pulled me away fro
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 69. ANOTHER 1
CHLOE Two months have passed… Two months yet still I am fighting with the affliction of what happened. Hindi basta-basta ang pinagdaanan namin kay Louisianna and— Wait no! No… I should stop there. I should not go there… I sighed next. The fact that the horror is still in me and I don’t know when those nightmares will end should make me consider not to walk back and visit the past. Tapos na iyon. Ang hindi na lang tapos ay ang trauma ko. “Lalim na naman ng iniisip mo…” sabi ni Alguien na ikinatingin ko sa kaniya. I was alone earlier, hindi ko napansin na nakalapit na pala siya. “Yeah…” I agreed. “Some sort of memories.” “Minsan, may mga alaala na kailangan natin i-let go, Chloe.” “We can’t let go of memories freely, Alguien. We could live with it but we cannot make it fade away that easily.” “Louisianna took us all in vain… But she could no longer harm us, Chloe.” “I know…” Totoo na wala nang kayang gawin pa sa amin ang taong patay na, pero ang kamatayan ni Louisianna, ay
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) (S4) 70. ANOTHER 2
TRACE “You’re late…” nakangusong sabi ni Chloe at masama ang tingin sa akin nang lapitan ko. “It’s better late than never…” I grinned, then glanced at Willow and Gani. I nodded to Gani and said, “Pwede na kayong umuwi ni Willow. Ako na ang bahala rito.” “Sige,” sabi ni Gani at pinauna na si Willow pumasok ng sasakyan. Nakaalis na sila nang hilahin ko si Chloe papunta sa mausoleum ng mga Esposito. “Primero Esposito Dimagiba,” basa ko sa pangalan ng anak ko nang makita ko ang lapida nito. “Mabuti naman at napalitan na pala ang apelyido ni Prime,” nakangiti kong sabi. “Yeah…” Lumapit sa akin si Chloe at ipinaikot ang braso niya sa beywang ko. “At sinong dapat pasalamatan?” tanong ko sabay akbay kay Chloe. “Alguien…” Chloe shrugged, “obviously…” “Remind me.” I stared at Prime’s grave for a while. Sighed. I squatted next, but the stingy pain in my right knee made me stand straight again. Chloe concernedly stared at me. Alam kong nakikita niya na iniinda ko pa rin ang naging tama sa
TRACE DIMAGIBA (Wild Men Series #1) Epilogue 1
TRACE‘I met you in the dark, you lit me up… You made me feel as though I was enough…’ As the famous international singer started singing his rendition of the song titled Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur, Chloe’s blindfold was removed. Walang kaide-ideya si Chloe na ngayon ang pinangako kong grand wedding sa kaniya. Namimilog ang mga mata niya habang inaayos ni Willow ang veil niya at ang mga mata niya ay nasa wedding gown na suot. I could read her lips asking Willow and Alguien ‘what was happening’ next.Then Chloe’s gaping eyes looked around the whole area until she saw me. I smiled at her warmly. She started sniffling. Alguien hugged her, kissed her head next, and offered his arm to Chloe. Si Alguien ang maghahatid sa kapatid niya sa akin, para patas kina Papa na stepfather ni Chloe at kay Daddy Jonas na adoptive father. ‘...We danced the night away, we drank too much… I held your hair back when you were throwing up…’I smiled wider with the lyrics of the song. Noong pinapipil
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