Tale Of Descendants

13: DEAD MANSION

13: DEAD MANSION

Para akong humawak ng kumukulong tubig. Tila napaso ako. I blinked several times and I felt numb. I tried to compose myself, but I can still feel my body’s shaking. I’m afraid about the thing on my hand. I am afraid on what I might do. I’m fvcking scared of myself and not to those bastards who’s going at my Mansion. I’m scared that I’ll let again my hand controlled me. I’m scared to pull this trigger. I am scared that I might kill one of us.

“Entlise.” Napatingin ako kay Creai nang lumabas siya sa taxi. She’s facing her phone, na para bang may binabasa roon. And based on her reaction, hindi maganda iyon. “Sir Alegra got shot by a group of men. Jill tapped the emergency button on our phones. We need to— what happened to you?” she stopped on what she’s saying when she turned her gazed at me. She looked at me worriedly.

I breathe in and out deeply. I place the gun inside my pocket of my jeans. Tinanggal ko yung coat ko at inilagay sa maleta. I closed it then the compartment. “Can I borrow your phone?”

“Huh?” she arched a brow. “Okay. But the four—”

Hindi ko na siya pinatapos. I grabbed her phone then I walked towards the backseat at binuksan iyon. I saw Kalyana still reaching the phone of the first four. Prix was just relaxed, sitting beside the window na para bang hindi siya nag-aalala sa mga kaibigan niya or kahit man lang kaklase niya. He doesn’t even care at all. Tiningnan ko yug driver na natataranta na rin. Kinuha ko yung wallet ko.

“Hey, Mr. Pakielamerong driver. Take this and leave. I don’t want you to get involved.” Dali dali naman niyang kinuha yung pera.

“Bumaba na kayo. Aalis na k—”

“We’ll use your car.” Inabot ko na yung card ko. ‘Yun lang yung nag-iisang card na dinala ko simula nang mapunta ako sa Migona. At wala pa iyong kabawas bawas. “Sa tingin ko, sapat na ‘yan.”

“Hindi ko pwe—” he was cut off guard when I point the gun at him. His eyes widened at dali daling lumabas ng taxi. I rolled my eyes at him at binalik na yung baril sa bulsa ko.

“Don’t point—”

“Shut the fvck up!” I yelled at Kalyana nang paparangalan na naman ako. She glared at me, and as if I care at her. “Creai get inside.” As a cue, sumakay na siya sa taxi. She seated at the passenger’s seat. Sumakay naman ako sa driver’s seat.

I started the engine and moved the steering wheel.

“Can you tell us what’s happening?” I heard Kalyana’s irritated voice.

“Can you fight?” I ignored her questioned but instead I asked another. “Can you all fight without using your power of descendants and the abilities of yours?”

“Mapapalaban tayo?” Creai asked, curiously.

“Obviously.” I murmured.

“What’s with that black car with PV 06616?” My eyes widened when I heard Prix voice. No, I mean on what he’d said. He memorized the plate number? And why the hell he knew that car? Did he just saw me looking at that car a while ago? “Can you answer me quickly.” That’s not a question, it’s a command. Tsk.

“Sigurado akong patungo ang kotseng iyon sa Mansion. And the thing is…” I looked at the rearview mirror. “Nakarating na nga sila roon, at nahuli yung apat.”

“I said… what’s with that car?” he asked again. Napapikit naman ako saglit. Kainis naman ‘tong lalaking ‘to.

“Fine! I’ll tell you later. But first, we need to save the four.” Mas diniinan ko ang pagtapak sa kambyo at mabilis na umandar yung taxi.