Wow. I never thought that he meant that to her that dearly. I laughed to myself. This stupid motherfucker received a damn tasty looking black forest cake!
"Me?" gulat namang tanong ni Pisces. Umangat ang isang kilay niya.
"Y-Yep!" Kira stuttered. "I think... that you deserved this small appreciation from me for being a good leader. I really appreciated it." Kira smiled, now, a little bit shy. Her cheeks turned bright red when we turned to her.
"Naks naman, swerte ni leader!" Humagalpak sa tawa si Max, halatang inaasar si Pisces.
I shrugged it off.
Ang oras ng schedule ng training namin ay tuwing alas dose ng tanghali hanggang alas sais y med
I held his hand as we walked into the aisle. Tumugtog ang isang pamilyar na party song. Hindi ko lang matandaan kung ano 'yon.Nagsimula siyang sumayaw sa harap ko kaya dahan-dahan din akong sumayaw. He held my waist, I was a bit taken aback but I managed to dance."Why so pretty, Collier?" tanong niya. His dimple showed when he smiled.I just smiled. I don't believe him. I'm mediocre. I know that."You look cute with this ponytail." Ang akala ko ay nang-iinis lang siya nang sabihin 'yon peeo nang makitang seryoso talaga siya ro'n ay hindi ko naiwasang mahiya.The neon lights made me dizzy. Nasabayan pa 'yon ng tama ng alak sa akin.
Kinabukasan ay maayos ang naging gising nila. Maliban sa akin. Kahit pa antok na antok na ako kagabi ay hindi ako makatulog nang maayos. Naiisip ko pa rin ang ginawa niya. He left without saying anything and we were damn worried. Tapos ay uuwi lang siya na parang walang nangyari?"Mabuti na lang talaga at ligtas ka. Alalang-alala kami sa iyo, lalo na 'tong si Collier," banggit ni Celine. Napahinto ako sa pag kain ng pancake at napansin ko ang lingon nila sa aking lahat. Now, they are teasing us. I'm not even in the mood to go with the flow with them."What?" tanong ko nang nanatili ang tingin nila. Tumigil naman sila agad.I couldn't understand why my heart was thumping so bad when he disappeared. Why did I recall every moment with him... the kiss we shared, even if it
We shopped, ate food, went to arcade. Nang mag gabi ay dumiretso kami sa night club na pinuntahan namin noong unang beses. I looked out of place here!But who cares?We drank until midnight. Until I can feel that the whole place is spinning around. Until my lips became numb. Until it all swirls. Parang umaalon. The place, Jeth, and my ugly feeling. Haha.Medyo naibsan naman ang mga iniisip ko. Sa sobrang dami kong iniisip. Masyado talaga akong nagpapakastress. Dapat lang na mag chill ako pa minsan minsan."Now, Collier. Tell me. What's your problem?" Jeth's eyes are droopy. Tingin ko ay lasing na lasing na rin siya. His neck and ears are turning red.
"Collier! Where have you been? Palagi na lang ba kayong mawawala ng walang paalam?" Ito ang pambungad ni Celine nang tuluyan kaming makauwi.My head is still spinning from all the alcohol intake."Why is she drunk?" marahang tanong ni Nate at pinilit na alalayan ako. I feel like I wanted to vomit."I fucking hate this man over here. He's an asshole. Akala niya yata ay hindi ko siya magagantihan!" Kahit walang kausap ay hindi ko na napigilang mapasigaw pa."She's too drunk!" alalang sabi ni Cedrick. "What shall we do?""What happened to your lips, Pisces?" napansin niya yata ang kagat ko sa labi ni Pisces.
Her jaw dropped. She then hugged me tight after that. "Thank you, Collier! Thank you! Thank you!""What do you want me to do?" I reiterated."Help me bake a cake for him and ask him to come with me.""Wala naman akong magagawa... sa kung sinong gusto niyang samahan. He'll probably come with you dahil close naman kayo. Why don't you just say it directly to him?""We need to make sure na ako ang magiging ka partner niya.""He has no choice... Ikaw lang naman." My words spitted like an acid.Isinama ako ni Kira sa kanila. Excused na raw ako sa trabaho sa araw na ito. Mas gugustuhin ko pa ring umusad s
They ate it, but they kept silent."Gawa mo rin 'to? Mas masarap'yong nauna. May kakaiba sa texture nito tapos parang may after taste. Sobra siguro sa baking powder?" Parang ekspertong puna ni Cedrick. Sumang-ayon naman ang lahat."'Yong chocolate cake na nauna na lang ang gawin mo palagi, Collier."Nakita kong kumuha ng platito si Pisces, kakain din. Kumuha siya sa gawa ni Kira at tinikman ito.Wala naman siyang nasabi tungkol dito. Kumuha ulit siya ng isang slice pero sa gawa ko na.Matapos ay tumingin siya sa akin. I didn't like the intensity of his stare that's why I looked down."Si Kira ang gumawa niyang dala ni Pisces." Itinuro k
All I can feel for Kira right now is envy. She literally has everything. She even has my family. She can laugh with them, talk to them, kiss them.I can't even touch them. My father didn't bother to fake his hatred towards me.Hindi niya iniabot ang kamay ko. He just ignored me. My mother acted as if she didn't know.That feeling driven me to find what happened years ago. They loathed me so much... Gusto kong malaman kung anong ugali ko dati para naman matanggap ko ang galit nila sa akin. Hindi 'yong ganitong patuloy akong nasasaktan dahil sa ginawa ng dating ako na hindi ko naman maalala.A tear escaped my eyes. I immediately wiped it off. Nate handed me a handkerchief. I nearly weep at that moment.
CHAPTER 49Nothing stopped me. 'Yon pa nga ang naging dahilan para mas galingan ko. Naiisip ko paminsan-minsan na sumosobra na ako, nagawa ko nang tumakas mula sa mga kaibigan ko para makapunta sa south.Binalikan ko ang lugar na kung saan ako nagmula. Kung saan ko mismo pinatay ang doktor na nagbalik ng buhay sa akin. Patuloy akong umaasa kahit bakas man lang, kung may iniwan ba sila. Sa kung paano susugpuin ang virus na ito.Bigo akong uuwi pero paminsan-minsan ay babalik pa rin sakay ng isang kotseng ako mismo ang nagpundar.Walang nagtatangkang manakit sa akin sa buong dahil kilala nila ako. They would even praise me everytime they would see me. Paminsan minsan ay nagbibigay ako ng pagkain o pe
Dan. Meow-Meow. Carrot. Bolt. Huwanie. Zyrah. This story is for you. --- After three years of hardwork, we finally reached the end. I would like to thank all of those people who supported me. It took me a lot of time to finish this because deep inside myself, I never want this story to end. I want to cherish every moment with my very first story. I want to cherish all the lessons that I've learned throughout this journey. I would like to thank you for reaching this part. You made it. I hope I made an impact with your life. I hope that you've learned something from Collier and her friends. If ever you feel like there's no hope for you, always remember that living is really hard... Life is really unfair... Live through it and be happy. I love you so much.
They said that dying is easier than living. I used to think before that I never wanted to die too early. Everyone count on me and I am their only hope.Reminiscing those memories of the past... Those people that I lost... I think that dying for them could be peace.Yumuko ako para tingnan ang puntod niya. It’s been four years but the wounds are still fresh. I learned to forgive myself but I don’t think I’ll ever forgive fully.“Bago pa man magsimula ang lahat, kinaiinisan ko na siya... Hindi ko gusto ang aura niya.” Cedrick was beside me while holding a bouquet of flower. He is smiling but his eyes were never happy. “Makaka-move on kaya tayo?”I chuckled a little. “Hindi na yata.”
Tinuloy ko ang paglalakad. Every step I take feels so nostalgic. It’s as if I was back to the nightmare I entered... Just like before, I was the one who enter it to my doom.Nakarinig ako ng pag-uusap sa gitnang parte ng arena. Naaalala ko pang ito ‘yong parte ng arena na madamo. Tiningnan ko ang inaapakan at tuyong damo lang ang mga natatapakan ko. This place is a mess.“Aalis na ako, Sir. Nagawa ko na ang trabaho ko.” Mababa ang boses ng lalaki pero nakapaninindig ng balahibo.“Walang aalis! Sama-sama tayo rito! You entered Fascist and there’s no turning back!”“Hindi ko pa ho gustong mamatay, kung gusto niyo pong mamatay, hindi ako ang tamang tao na dapat niyong idamay.”
“We have no time for this...” Napaupo ako kahit na nanghihina. “Sabi niya ay pasasabugin niya ang buong bansa! We know his capabilities!”Kunot ang noo ni Apollo habang malalim na nag-iisip.“Matagal nang inihinto ang land bomb project dahil self-destruct ang plano na iyon kaya paanong-” Nanlaki ang mga mata niya sa iniisip na posibilidad.“He’s purposely doing it to self-destruct. Na kung mamatay man siya ay damay ang buong Coventry,” wika ni Nate sa isang malalim na boses.“We have to stop him, Harem.” Puno nang pag-aalala ang boses ko. Ang mga taong umaasa sa pag-uwi namin ay hindi ko maaaring biguin.Sumakay kami sa sasakyan namin upang ihanda na ang
I really don’t know what gotten into him but after that realization, he helped us... He probably thinks that he doesn’t want Celine to really die in vain.He told us all the possible places. Nakakagulat na sobrang dami niyang alam na kahit pasikot-sikot ay alam niya. Of course, it’s his job!There are three possible hideouts. First, his unit just near La Serpienta. His oil company on Sky Town, and the last one is their vacation mansion on the Isla Corvientos. Some of our men headed to his unit and some went to Sky Town. Kaming lima ay nagpasyang magtungo sa Isla Corvientos dahil iyon ang pinakamalayo.“Hindi kagaya sa Coventry, dito sa Naion ay may signal. Tawagan niyo kami sa kung anong balita. Ganoon din ang gagawin namin,” paalala ni Harem. Sila ang team na pupunta sa unit. Sina Apol
“He’s two cities away from Azteria. Ayaw niya rin talagang bumibisita ako dahil may naaalala raw siya. Kaya tinanong ko rin kayo kung sure ba talaga kayo... Lalo na si Collier...” Malapit na kami sa probinsiya ng La Serpienta at mas nadadagdagan lang talaga ang kaba ko sa tuwing maaalala kung kanino kami patungo.“Sigurado naman akong alam niya ang buong Naion dahil mahilig daw mamasyal ang mga amo niya,” dugtong pa ni Nate.Nagkabati rin sila ng fiancée niya kagabi. Nagselos lang daw dahil akala yata ay kinausap ako para sabihing mahal pa ako. Na kaya raw ako umiyak ay dahil mahal ko rin talaga si Nate kaso lang ay hindi na kami pwede. Gusto kong maiyak lalo sa katatawa pero alam ko ang pakiramdam ng nagseselos kaya hindi ko na ginawa pa.Kaya rin busangot kagabi si
I couldn’t believe it... Magician na siya? Agad akong tumakbo patungo sa kung saan nagkukumpulan ang mga tao at doon ko tuluyang nakita ang dating kaibigan. I almost cried and felt nostalgic to see Max right in front of me pero hindi ko na pinalampas pa ang pagkakataon.“Puntahan natin siya!” tawag ko kay Pisces.“He’s still performing... We don’t want to let this people get mad at us for ruining his performance.”“B-baka umalis siya...” wika ko habang patuloy na pinagmamasdan ang kaibigan.He changed a lot... mas tumangkad siya at mas nag-mature. Sa ganda ng ngiti niya ay para bang payapa na ang utak laban sa mga trahedyang pinagdaanan. I suddenly felt embarassed... dahil pumunta kami rito para lang
I never knew that I’ll be able to go to the Naion. Hindi ko iyon naisip kailanman at nadagdagan pa nga ang takot ko na pumunta roon nang malamang nadi-discriminate ang mga taga-Coventry dahil sa lumalaganap na zombie virus outbreak. Malamang ay kung malaman nila na ako ang pinakanaunang maging zombie ay hindi na sila mag-aksaya pa ng panahon para paalisin ako. They would probably stone me to death for the mischief I brought and what I can bring to their country.Well, that should be the least of my priority. Takot lang din siguro talaga ako dahil alam ko kung sino ang pupuntahan namin doon. Ang taong pinagkakasalaan ko ng malaki. Hindi ko alam kung handa na ba ako na makita sila dahil hanggang ngayon ay ikinahihiya ko pa rin ang nangyari dati.“Don’t worry... I know them.” Napansin yata ni Pisces ang kaba ko nang nasa eroplano na kami pa
After a long journey of searching for the remains of those people inside the helicopter, we found out that it was Vos Rockefeller, Crimson and Velvet Benchers’.Nahirapan pa kaming ma-identify and mga bangkay dahil sunog na sunog na ang mga ito but the accessories and jewelries gave it all.I’m happy that we eliminated three of them but still unsatisfied since Sid Rockefeller is still at large.“His first hideout would probably be Naion since they can enter it back and forth without any permission from the government.”Ngayong iniisip naming kung paano mapababagsak si Sid nang walang nasasaktan na taga-ibang bansa, alam ko na agad na mahihirapan kami. We don’t want to cause any bad image and the team wants to do it secretly.