Ontogenesis: Turning Point

XVI- Answer

Ingrid stared blankly across the vast nature below. Lulan siya ng helicopter at nakagapos ang mga kamay sa kaniyang likod. Her mouth wasn't shut but she doesn't wanna waste her precious saliva on these monsters. Hindi na rin niya pinag-aksayahan pa ng laway si Zyke. The smallest remaining faith she had for him was long gone. It was shattered the moment he fired the gun at the people who help them survived the blow on the island.

She's crazy if she would still want to believe in him. Parang wala lang dito na binaril ang mga kasamahan nila. Hindi rin ito nagdalawang-isip barilin si Jangmi, who's just a teenager. She would never forgive him. Sa oras na makahanap siya ng paraan para makatakas, she'll do everything to get back to these evils.

Kanina pa sila nakalayo mula sa isla, pero malinaw pa ring nakaukit sa kaniyang balintataw ang itsura nila Khalil. Zyke shot Khalil on the head, Rico on his tummy, while Conrad and Jangmi, on their chest. Who would survive such a fatal blast?

If she could spew out some fire, she had burned this thing the very minute she was dragged to board here. Wala talagang ibang laman ang kaniyang isip kung hindi ang sunugin ng buhay ang mga ito. Noong una, naisip niya na tumalon sa helicopter kahit mukhang imposible. Napagigitnaan kasi siya ng mga ito. But thoughts kept coming on her head. Why does she have to kill herself? Wala naman siyang kasalanan. She does nothing to harm anyone. Bakit sarili niya ang sisisihin niya? The people who did the wrong should be the ones to pay.

Makalipas lang ang halos kalahating oras, lumapag ang sinasakyan nila sa isang malawak na bakuran. Nasa likod ito ng isang malaki at malapad na puting gusali. Napakunot ang noo niya nang mapansin ang bandila ng America na nasa loob ng bakuran.

What am I doing in the American embassy?

Nagpagkit ang kaniyang kilay nang may lumapit na tatlong tao na pare-parehong nakaputi. Ang lalaking nasa gitna ay nakasalamin ng makapal at mukha namang isang pinoy.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Señor. You'll hear from me soon enough we got a positive result," sabi noong Agent Luke sa matandang kausap. Nagkamayan ang dalawa na parehong halang ang kaluluwa. They were both grinning from ear to ear.

Sinulyapan siya ni Aaliyah at tinaasan ng isang kilay bago nagsalita. "It's time for you to serve your purpose, Ingrid."

And what is my purpose bitch?

Ingrid didn't say anything, instead, she gazed at her with fuming eyes. How she wished she had superpowers and could melt her by a simple stare.

Kinaladkad siya pababa ni Zyke kaya sinamaan niya ito ng tingin. His face was still blank of any expression. Nagpumiglas siya sa pagkakahawak nito kaya binitawan siya ni Zyke.

"Ingrid," tawag ni Aaliyah na nagpalingon sa kaniya. Pinukol niya ito ng matalim na tingin pero nang-uuyam na umangat ang isang dulo ng labi nito.

"Gusto ko lang sabihin sa iyo na, huwag mong dibdibin masyado ang pagkawala ng mga kaibigan mo. Soon enough, most of the population will vanish to the other world too. You know, we have to make sure that only people with significance will remain. Sayang ang planeta natin, it will extinct because of unworthy people," mahabang litanya nito.

"You mean, people like you!" sagot niya bago talikuran ito ng lubusan.

"We have our definition of it, Ingrid. When we say unworthy people, it was the weak people. Ang mga taong emotionally invested. Kung hindi ka nga lang espesyal, you belong to those kinds of people," pahabol nito kahit hindi na niya sinulyapan.