Without One Blood. | Mafia Series #2

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Chapter one: Missing her

"Isn't it fucking terrifying that no matter how many promises that they make. People can just get up and walk out of your life." Pagrarant ko kay Ryota.

Nasa kwarto kami ngayon at our new group house. Malapit sa dagat yung pinili namin so that we can use our boats.

"Are we still talking about Ravenna? Can't you just let go of it? Naihatid naman natin siya sa airport last week." Sabi niya at inakbayan ako. Natulala ako sa view na makikita mo sa bintana.

I can see the waves crashing into the coastline. Ang ganda niya, sobra.

"It still kind of hurts.." Sabi ko at kumunot noo niya. "Hearing her name. I know na wala nang mababalik, until her dad dies. She used to be our happiness bago namin kayo makilala." Naluluha nanaman ako. Reminiscing on the past will not help me, pero yun ang ginagawa ko.

Ryota heavily sighed and faced my direction. Hinawakan niya yung shoulders ko para mapunta sa kanya atensyon ko. "You guys already had closure, besides nandyan pa si Hailey." Hinalikan niya pisngi ko.

"How is Hailey coping up?—" Natahimik ang lugar when we both heard sobbing noises.

Umiiyak na naman siya.

Lumabas ako ng kwarto at sumunod naman si Ryota saakin, lumapit ako sa kwarto nila Calyx at Hailey at kumatok ako.

I knocked three times pero no one answered the door, but Hailey is still crying.

I knocked again at bumungad sa akin si Calyx.

"How is she?" Tanong ko at sumilip sa likod, nakatalukbong si Hailey ng kumot niya, and crying. Sobrang kalat sa kwarto nila puno ng mga tissue.

Ganito na ang nangyari kay Hailey araw araw. Basically this was her daily routine. After Ravenna left and boarded the airplane, there was never the time that she wouldn't cry in a period of day.

"I guess she's still... not okay." Sabi ni Calyx at umalis sa pinto para padaain kami ni Ryota.

Lumapit ako kay Hailey ata tinapik braso niya. Inalis niya ang kumot niya at niyakap ako bigla, she cried on my shoulders.

"Kaede, bakit kasi natin siya pinaalis? She practically solved our case in Halton, tapos we are not giving her credit. And plus wala pa siya saatin. Ang tanga din minsan ni Ravenna noh. Her dad said na bawal siya tumira sa kanilang bahay, so bakit hindi siya saatin tumira?" Umiiyak na pagrarant niya. Parehas kami ni Hailey, nagrarant lang palagi pero siya kasi may halong pagiyak.

"We did the right thing, at ang sabi niya babalik siya."

Totoo naman, sabi niya babalik siya. Kapag napatawad na namin siya pwede na siyang bumalik as this groups leader.