Agad na hinarap ni Aaron sina Carlo at Dax.
“Tumawag kami sa kakilala namin sa San Gabriel. There was a kidnapping that happened in the mall where Sam and Charlie were waiting for you. There was also an open fire that happened at the parking lot when the bodyguards found that Sam and Charlie was taken. Sam’s father got shot and one of the bodyguards was dead on arrival at the hospital,” pagbabalita ni Carlo.
Lalo siyang nanlumo. Hindi niya mapigilang sisihan ang sarili niya sa nangyari. Maling-mali talaga na iniwan niya ang mag-ina niya sa San Gabriel. They were never safe anywhere but near him.
He clenched his jaw, angry at himself.
“The initial investigation is still rolling,” ani Dax. “There’s no lead yet for who did this—“
“It was my family’s damn enemy isn’t it? Kagagawan niya ‘to,” putol niya kay Dax, humigpit ang pagkakakuyom sa kamay.
“A big cha
Samantha literally stopped breathing as she looked at Kristine while she points her gun at them. The crazy woman was throwing daggers at her with her eyes, challenging her to an eye duel. Subalit mabilis siyang pumihit patalikod at iniharang ang sarili sa anak na kanya pa ring buhat-buhat. And she’s more than sure that a little more time, Kristine will kill her and her daughter if she wouldn’t think fast to pacify the crazy woman. And then she thought… “Aaron, si Kristine! Hawak kami ni Kristine!” sigaw niya, hoping and praying that Aaron would hear her cries of help from the phone. Maya-maya pa, pumailanlang ang halakhak ni Kristine sa buong silid. Napilitan siyang lingunin ito. Hindi na nakatutok ang baril nito sa kanilang mag-ina. Wala na rin itong kausap sa cellphone. At ang mga lalaking kumidnap sa kanilang mag-ina, nakikitawa na rin sa babae. She cursed under her breath. Oh god! They are in the midst of crazy psych
Abot-langit man ang kaba, ni hindi kumurap si Samantha nang magsimulang maglakad palapit sa kinauupuan niya si Eddie. He was holding a gun in one of his hands. Sigurado siya, sasaktan siya nito kapag nakalapit ito sa kanya.She held her daughter tighter—praying that if it is really their end, they’d spare her daughter from any lingering pain that comes before death.Huminto si Eddie sa mismong harapan niya at walang sabi-sabing kinamal ang buhok niya sa likuran at pinilit siyang mapatingala rito. Pinigil niya ang mapahiyaw sa sakit when she felt Charlie stirried in her arms. Charlie must remain asleep.If this is the start of the torture Kristine has been saying, she doesn’t want this part to be seen by her child. Mabuti nang wala itong alam sa mga magiging paghihirap na dadanasin niya sa kamay ni Eddie.She met the dark menacing eyes of Eddie. They were no trace of mercy in any of those—just fury fo
Aaron anxiously drummed his fingers on his lap as he waits for an update regarding the capture of Eddie Espiritu. Naroon siya ngayon sa opisina ni Capt, Javellana. Doon siya idiniretso nina Carlo at Dax nang malaman nila ang tungkol kay Eddie kahit na sana ang gusto niya ay siya mismo ang susugod sa bahay nito. His bodyguards made the right decision in keeping him level-headed in facing the ordeal before he could do something irreparable. Maging ang mga kapatid niya, kinausap din siya—pinakalma siya at kinumbising hayaan ang mga awtoridad na gawin ang trabaho ng mga nito.Nai-coordinate na rin niya sa iba pang ahensiya ang nangyaring kidnapping sa mag-ina niya. At umaasa siya na habang kumportable siyang nakaupo sa opisinang iyon, maya-maya lang ay magkakaroon na rin ng linaw ang lahat.Ilang oras na ang nakakalipas mula nang malaman niya ang tungkol sa tunay na pagkatao ni Eddie. Ang taong lubos niyang pinagkatiwalaan. Ang taong itinuring niyang ka
Muli, nag-umpisa ang panginginig ng tuhod ni Samantha nang dumaan ang matinding galit sa mga mata ni Eddie. He looked like a monster ready to unleash his wrath on her and no amount of plea or anything could stop him.He was determined to hurt and torture her until he gets the revenge he’d been planning for in a long time.Napausog na siya sa gilid ng sofa dahil sa matinding takot.“Y-you don’t want to do this, E-Eddie. P-please,” pakiusap niya, muling pumatak ang luha.Eddie is blinded by revenge. At hindi siya sigurado kung makikinig ito sa kanya, but she has to try. She needs to.Subalit imbes na pakinggan ang pakiusap niya, natawa lang lalo si Eddie. “Oh, believe me, Sam. I’m more than ready to torture and kill you,” anito bago humakbang palapit sa kanya.She hugged Charlie tighter na nagpangyari upang tuluyang magising ang anak niya.“Oh good! The princess is awak
Maingay sa tenga ni Aaron ang pagtik-tak ng orasan niya. Sumasabay sa tunog na nililikha niyon ang pagkabog ng dibdib niya habang nakatingin siya sa abandonadong bahay kung saan dinala ang mag-ina niya.Kanina, nang ma-locate nila nang tuluyan ang kinaroroonan nina Sam at Charlie, Major Javellana immediately coordinated the information to the other agencies his family had sought help for. Maging ang ibang mga tauhan ni Eric sa SSA, pinagalaw na rin niya upang tulungan slia sa rescue operation ng mag-ina niya. Wala pang isang oras, narating nila ang Nueva Ecija where they were welcomed by the police head na kakilala rin mismo ni Eric. The head of provincial PNP in Nueva Ecija instantly alerted his men about the operation and from there they travelled another half an hour just to reach their destination.And after more than 10 agonizing hours since Sam and Charlie was taken, here they are, in front of an old abandoned house— the ex
Nagmadaling humakbang si Samantha sa kinaroonan ng baril upang sana ay pulutin iyon. Subalit mabilis na inabot ni Kristine ang paa niya at buong lakas nito iyong hinila. Agad siyang napaluhod at napahiyaw sa sakit na sumigid sa mga tuhod niya.“Mommy!” sigaw ulit ni Charlie.“Stay where you are, Charlie. Hide behind the sofa,” mabilis niyang utos sa anak sa kabila ng iniindang sakit. She turned to Kristine who was still holding her ankle.“You are not going anywhere, bitch,” anito.She mustered all the strength she had and kicked Kristine’s face. Agad nitong binitiwan ang paa niya, humawak sa ilong nito at humiyaw sa sakit.She was determined to fight. At kung mamamatay lang din siya talaga ngayong gabi, mamatay siyang lumalaban.When Kristine let go of her foot, she crawled her way to the gun and grabbed it. She struggled to stand. He knees were still hurting from the impact of the fall.
Abot-langit ang kaba ni Aaron habang pinagmamasdan niya si Samantha na nakahiga sa stretcher. They were now inside the ambulance and was on their way to the nearest hospital. Hawak niya ang anak niya na ayaw nang bumitiw sa kanya mula nang makita siya nito. Truth be told, he doesn’t want to let go of her child too.Nangyari ang mga nangyari ngayong araw dahil hindi niya kasama ang mga ito.And he doesn’t want to make the same mistake again now or in the future.Agad na nag-replay sa isip niya ang nakita niyang pagkakabaril kay Samantha kanina. Muli siyang nilukob ng galit at takot. Galit para sa tauhan ni Eddie na bumaril kay Sam at takot para sa babaeng pinakamamahal niya na ngayon ay nag-aagaw-buhay.Sam, groaned. She was going in and out of consciousness for some time now and he’s getting more and more anxious by every minute they spend there in that cramped up ambulance.“Are we there yet?” tanong niy
Aaron’s mind was in a daze. Pakiramdam niya nananaginip lang siya at ang mga nangyari ng nakalipas na ilang oras ay hindi totoo. Kundi isa lamang mahabang bangungot na kahit na anong ipilit niya, hindi siya magising-gising.He had been awake for almost 24 hours now subalit parang wala siyang maramdamang antok. Wala kasi sa pahinga ang isip niya. Iisa lang ang nais niya, ang magising na si Sam.Last night, Sam went critical. Dax and Carlo had to hold him down to keep him from rushing inside the ICU suite where Sam was at. He wanted to see her, be with her and tell her to hold on and fight for him and Charlie. Mabuti na lang din at pinigilan siya ng mga bodyguards niya. Now that he’s sane enough to reflect on his actions, it was really stupid in his part to interfere when the doctors and nurses were frantically working on to save Sam.In the end, he was forced to pray and wait for he had nothing left to do but just that. The uncertainty w