Kabanata 30
Enchantress
I was eighteen. Nobody knew...I entered a group. To be specific....it was a kind of gang. Pati ang sarili kong ama hindi alam kung anong pinasok ko.
Noong una, tipikal lang ang ginagawa. Hanggang sa nagiging illegal na. It was a kind of underground transaction. Illegal guns..nakaw na mga kotse....droga. But for me, the very reason why I entered that group was because I want to know who is Amaro Rosalvo.
Dati siyang kasosyo ng tatay ko sa isang minahan. Bata pa lang, mulat na ako sa kompanyang iyon. Hindi ako nagka interes na pakialaman ang minahan na pinapatakbo nila.
Not until....mom died.
My mom died inside the laboratory where the ores and gems are being extracted. She was there to meet Adelisa.
Ngunit wala pang oras ay sumabog na ang minahan at nadamay ang laboratory kung nasaan si mommy. Sa nangyaring pagsabog, walang umalma. Binigyan lang ng pera pagkatapos ay pinatahimik na.
They didn't care for those people who lost loved ones because of the bombing.
They didn't care for a child who lost a mother. All because of their irresponsibility.
For the first two years since my mother died, binitbit ko ang galit sa minahan na iyon.
Simula rin noon, nakatatak nasa isip ko na hahanapin ko ang tao na may kakagagawan nang pagsabog.
My dad was helpless. He gave up for a justice but not for me. Kung kayang manipulahin ang batas at pulis...puwes hindi ako.
Ginawa ko ang lahat para magkaroon ng kapangyarihan. Marami akong binangga na mga mas matataas na grupo para makapaglikom ng yaman. Idadaan sa diskarte pero kung masyado ng matagal....kinakalabit ko na ang gantilyo. Sinusunog o tinatapon.
That has been my life. That is how I rule. I have no mercy who don't show mercy to me. They kill. Well, I burned bodies.
Everything I own from the very start until now, I worked hard for it.
I did everything. I used my power until I found out that it was really Amaro. Yung gagong 'yon...nagtagumpay na pasabugin ang minahan.
I am ready to kill him.
At the right fucking time.
I saw Amaro entered in my office. He gave me a smile just like old times.
Ako naman ay dumekwatro. Sinenyasan ko si Rix na lumabas muna.
Naglalakad ito habang nakatungkod ang baston. Inilahad ko ang aking kamay sa kanya. Mabilis nitong tinanggap at hinalikan ang dragon na singsing sa aking kamay.
"Have a seat. Amaro." Turo ko sa isa sa mga upuan na nandoon.
Malugod itong umupo. Tinuro nito ang isang bote ng alak. "Can I have this?"
"Sure." Sagot ko.
Nagsalin ito ng alak at uminom. May sinenyas ito sa sekretarya.
Mabilis na lumapit ito sa lamesa at inilapag ang isang kulay itim na folder.
"That is the company's annual report for the first quarter." Amaro informed.
Ngunit imbes na kuhanin at basahin ay inilagay ko iyon sa gilid.
"You know Amaro? Aren't you tired of this? Lagi kang sumasadya dito sa opisina ko para lang dito?" Sabay turo ko sa folder.
"Where in fact...puwede namang hindi na.." ngumisi ako habang tinitingnan ko ang magiging reaksyon niya.
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