Chapter 24
"Let her go, she has nothing to do with this! "
Nakaupo sa sala set si Stephen, ang VP at anak ng presidente ng Genesis. Katabi nya si Thea. Pailalim tumingin si Thea na para bang may gusto syang sabihin sa akin. Kevin is at his desk going over the encription of the card.
"I miss you my little Sparrow, you've been gone for so long. Don't you miss me too?" My blood is boiling... May topak talaga itong lalakeng ito e. Actually, kung hindi lang sya may tililing sa ulo, gwapo sana ito e. But looks can be verrryyy decieving.
Nung nakita ko kanina na hindi nakalabas si Thea at hawak sya ni Stephen at ni Kevin, I rushed into the building without even thinking. Hindi ko na din naisip kung anong pwedeng mangyari sa akin. Kilala ko si Stephen, at alam ko ang pwede syang gawin kay Thea kapag nalaman nyang hindi nakalagay sa card ang inaasahan nyang program upgrade ng Fantasy Realm. Sinundan akong pumasok ni Kane. Pagpasok namin sa loob ng building, naharang na kami ng mga gwardya, and since we look suspicious, inalert na agad nila si Stephen at binitbit na nila kami. Hindi naman din ako pumalag, dahil ang goal ko naman talaga ay marating ang kinalalagyan ni Thea and hopefully I can bargain to let her go. On the way to the penthouse, inililigid ko ang paningin ko. I was wondering kung saan na napunta si Ryu at RJ. Are they also held captive?
We reached the penthouse office but Ryu and RJ are nowhere in sight. Asan na sila? Anong nangyari sa kanila? Are they keeping them somewhere? Hindi ko din magawang magtanong tungkol sa kanila, nagbabakasakaling hindi nila nakita ang dalawa at nasa paligid lang sila. Or did they abandoned us?
Ngiting- ngiti si Stephen nung pumasok kami ng opisina and greeted me as if I was his long lost friend!
"No, I don't miss you.... not a bit... But I'm here now... Please let Thea and Kane go, I'll do whatever you ask."
Ngumisi ng nakakatakot si Stephen at lumapit sa akin. Humarang naman si Kane sa harap ko as if he's trying his best to protect me. Ayokong isipin na he's no match for the psycho, tuso itong si Stephen. Ang hirap nyang basahin.
"Hmmmm.... and who might you be? Though I don't think that you're fit to be her protector."
Itinulak ko sa Kane. Hindi nya kilala si Stephen... Walang kaluluwa itong taong ito. Kapag hindi nya trip, bigla-bigla na lang tumotodas ng tao. Hindi ma-e-expect ang kilos nya, dahil nakangiti, friendly pa ang dating pero tumitira ng pailalim. Who knows how many deadly weapons he's carrying inside his suit!
"Can you just let Kane leave with Thea? I'll give you whatever you want. I promise" Inulit ko ang petition ko.
He smiled.
"I know you will. You can't resist me anyway."
Kinuha nya ang kamay ko at hinalikan nya ito... Grabe gusto kong masuka! Ano ba ang feeling nya? Na patay na patay ako sa kanya? Oo.. dati... Noong una ko syang nakita. Pero hindi naman yung patay na patay.. crush lang.. ang cute nya kasi talaga... pero beneath those boy next door face and cute smile, yung kaluluwa nya naagnas na pala sa sobrang kabulukan!
"Ok, fine. I'll let them go." Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. Basta makaalis lang si Kane at Thea, ako na bahalang makatakas dito. I can think of something along the way.
"But, before I let them go, I want to see the content of the card first." Naglabas sya ng baril at tinutok nya ito sa ulo ni Thea. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko pero si Thea tinignan lang nya ng matalim si Stephen. "Kevin... How's it going?"
"Almost done with the decryption ."
Tumingin si Stephen sa akin habang nakatutok pa din ang baril kay Thea.
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