SA BUONG CHRISTMAS BREAK, nag-out of town kami nina Mama, Papa at Archer. Sinulit talaga namin ang aming bakasyon. Kahit gano’n ay patuloy pa rin ang lihim naming paghahanap kay Archie at wala pa ring pagbabago. Medyo nakaka-frustrate pero pinapatatag nina Mama at Papa ang aking loob na mahahanap namin si Archie. Bumalik na rin ako sa MTD Jewels para asikasuhin ang launching ng Rare Collection sa public. Pumasok na rin sina Ate Maricel at Ate Marissa para din asikasuhin ang launching para sa Premium Collection at binigyan din nila ako ng maraming mga pasalubong. Mabilis na-sold out ang Premium at Rare Collection. Medyo nalungkot si Madam Jen-jen Fontanilla dahil hindi niya nabili ang Kryptonite Necklace pero halos bilhin niya halos karamihan ng mga jewelries na mga designs ko. “Grabe! Sold out ang Kryptonite Necklace kahit hindi pa na-la-launch publicly. Kilala mo ba kung sino ang bumili, Girl?” tanong sa akin ni Ate Marissa. “Actually, hindi ko po siya kilala, Ate. Ayaw din po
I’M TREMBLING IN FEAR. I didn’t know where these goons would take me. I’m hugging the solid attache case where the Kryptonite Necklace was like my life depended on it. But the man who had been called as Master kept on glancing at me with a menacing smirk which brought shivers of fear all over my body. All I knew was that I would deliver and personally meet the mysterious buyer, not this sudden ambush to my companion, and they abducted me. “Ang ganda-ganda mo talaga at napakakinis sa personal. Mas lalo tuloy akong natatakam sa iyo, Allyssa. Hindi mo ba alam na ikaw ang aking pinagpapantasiyahan habang nag-ha-handjob ako? Baliw na baliw ako sa iyo simula nang sumikat ka. Hindi ko inakalang matutupad ang pangarap ko na makatabi ka at matikman pagkatapos nito,” malaswang niyang turan. “Teka, ipapakilala ko muna ang sarili ko lalo na’t paniguradong hinding-hindi mo malilimutan ang itsura kong ito. Ako nga pala si Jeric, ang leader ng Omicron Gang at Drug Lord. Pero sisiguraduhin kong ako
MALALIM NA ANG GABI. Hindi ko tinantanan ng tingin sina Jeric at kaniyang mga alagad na nagkakasiyahan dahil binigyan sila ng milyon-milyong mga pera ni Anastasia dahil matagumpay ang kanilang misyon. Mayro’ng dumating na isang babae na alagad ni Jeric at ginamot ang aking sugat, pinakain ako at nilinisan ako habang nakagapos. Ingat na ingat sila sa akin dahil ayaw nilang maparasuhan ni Jeric. Kasalukuyan silang nag-iinuman at mayro’ng ibang mga alagad ni Jeric kagaya ni Kievan na nagdala ng mga iba’t-ibang babae na isasama nila sa kanilang quarters para maka-sex. Nakakadiri man panoorin pero hinihintay ko na makatulog sila sa pagod at kalasingan para makatiyempo ako na makatakas mula sa kanilang lungga. “Jeric Baby, mag-sex na tayo, oh? Miss na miss ko na talaga ang etits mong malaki at mataba na nakapasok sa loob ng aking kuweba,” malanding turan ng isang babae na halos hindi na maitago ang kaluluwa sa suot na tube top at shorts na pinaresan ng gladiator shoes. Mayro’ng tattoo sa
MY HEART LEAPED FAST. The man in front of me who was wearing a golden mask was indeed familiar to me. The gunshots were already gone, and I only heard loud cries. He slowly untied me from the metal chair, and helped me gently to rise, but my knees suddenly became weak when I saw the horrible scene in front of me. I saw many lifeless bodies from Jeric’s men. Blood was scattered everywhere. I saw Kievan who lay lifeless in his blood while Jeric was still alive barely breathing. “H-Huwag kang sasama sa kaniya, Allyssa. . . H-Hayop ang gagong iyan. . . A-Akin ka lang dahil natikman na kita,” hirap na hirap na turan ni Jeric at naubo pa ng dugo. Marami siyang tama ng baril sa katawan lalong-lalo na sa dibdib. Hindi ko napigilang umiyak dahil do’n at manginig sa galit nang naalala ko ang ginawa ni Jeric sa akin. Malaki ang pasasalamat ko na dumating ang grupo ng lalaking nakasuot ng gintong maskara dahil kung hindi ay paniguradong binaboy na ako ni Jeric.“H-Hayop ka! H-Hayop ka! H-Hind
A LONE TEAR escaped from my eye as I heard Allyssa’s revelation which totally shook my world. I thought that I only had one child from her, but not, because she carried my twins inside her womb. “W-We have twins?” I uttered huskily to make sure that I heard it right. She nodded her head while sobbing. “O-Oo, kambal ang anak nating dalawa. S-Sina Archie Luther at Archer Louise. H-Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin nahahanap kung nasaan nagtatago ang mag-asawa na naging mga amo ko no’ng ipinagbubuntis ko pa ang mga anak natin hanggang sa nanganak ako. A-Alam kong matutulungan mo ako lalo na’t isa kang Mafia King.” My heart clenched in pain. My little boy was nowhere to be found, and away from us. He was in the arms of the fucking strangers who abducted him. I couldn’t help but to rage in fury. ‘F*ck! How dare them to abduct and steal my son from Allyssa! Kung sino man sila ay sisiguraduhin kong pagbabayarin nila ang kanilang ginawa. I would kill them in my own hands, and burn them
I KISSED Archer’s forehead as he slept peacefully in my arms as I hummed him a lullaby. I really loved his warmth around me. He was truly my blood and flesh. I would definitely find his older twin brother. I couldn’t believe that I already had two children which were twins from the woman I loved. Kung puwede lamang ay hindi ko na bibitawan ang aking anak. Ngunit hindi pa muna puwede lalo na’t wala pang alam ang mga magulang ni Allyssa tungkol sa akin. Napabalik na lang ako sa reyalidad nang nilapitan ako ni Madam Maxine Delimondo, ang biological mother ni Allyssa. She went closer to me while smiling. “Mabuti naman at nakatulog na nang mahimbing ang aking apo. Medyo nahirapan din kaming patulugin siya dahil iyak siya nang iyak at panay ang kaniyang paghahanap kay Allyssa no’ng dinukot ang aking anak. Thank you very much for your help, Achil.” “No worries, Madam. I really enjoy and love being with Archer. He was such an adorable little boy that had a precious spot in my heart,” I
AFTER A FEW MORE DAYS, Allyssa was already discharged from the hospital, and still, I didn’t leave her side. I’m still hiding myself from my facade under the silhouette of Achil Costa. Spending days with Allyssa in the hospital gave us time to talk more things, and enlightened ourselves to be on good terms. It was a relief that she wasn’t aloof at me, especially that it really pained me the most to see her annoyed and furious at me. ‘She was indeed my weakness and downfall. She was the Kryptonite of the Hidden Mafia King. I really love her so much, and I couldn’t live without her.’ “Mio Signore,” Guishonne called me, which made me return to reality. Napatingin ako kay Guishonne habang nakaupo ako sa aking gintong silya habang nakalumbaba sa mesa sa tapat ko. “Hmm. . . Why, Guishonne? Mayro’n na bang balita tungkol sa ipinapagawa ko sa iyo?” He pushed his glasses up to the bridge of his nose lightly. “Yes, Mio Signore. I already have a lead regarding the investigation into Giova
I MADE SURE that everything was perfect. I mandated my men not to creep out Allyssa and Archer, and just be invisible for the meantime while I’m having my euphoria with my family. “Wow! Nandito na si Ater sa big house ni Hewo!” tuwang-tuwa na bulalas ni Archer nang nakapasok sa loob ng aking bahay. Palinga-linga ang aking anak habang tumatakbo. “Anak! Huwag kang takbo nang takbo at baka madapa ka,” sita ni Allyssa. Mabilis namang huminto at sumunod ang aming anak habang nakangiti. “Ganda-ganda po kasi, Naynay. Ni-tingin lang po si Ater.” Allyssa sighed heavily. “Please, huwag ka munang makulit. Nakakahiya at wala tayo sa bahay para magkulit ka nang gan’yan. Mamaya ay makabasag ka pa sa mga gamit dito.” “Oh, it was alright, Allyssa. Just let him do what he wanted. I wouldn’t mind if he run all around inside my house, and crashed my things here,” I butted in. Inirapan naman ako ni Allyssa. “Huwag mong i-spoil si Archer. Kailangan niya maging disiplinado kapag nasa ibang bahay siya