Avoiding The Mafia (COMPLETED)

Chapter 43

Celene POV

It's been ten days since I discovered the truth behind the hatred of Zanturi toward us and I'd say they had the right to hate. And I can't hate them for hating me too since I thought my dad was the victim but turns out it's the other way around. 

At first I thought Warith was lying. I can't believe it since it was too cruel. No one can assassinate its sibling just for a mere position, but it was backed up when finally, I got to open the file I ever wanted to open. 

The night after I discover the truth. Hindi ako makatulog. Nagbabalik balik sa akin ang mga kuwento ni Warith about the past and I hated it. It's making me mad, insane, miserable and most of all guilty. 

Bumaba ako para magtimpla ng gatas at nang papaakyat na ako sa kwarto, may nakita akong anino sa pinakadulo ng hallway banda kung saan naruruon ang control room. My head was aching and my eyes were puffy so I thought I just imagining thing but then pinuntahan ko padin. 

The door of the control room was ajar and I saw no one inside. I was about to go back when my sight caught from one of the monitors a file that was left open. I was dumb and too miserable to even felt scared of being caught seeking inside. 

And then what I saw was the file of Famiglia na matagal ko ng sinusubukang buksan. I read it and it coincide with Warith story. It's too far from what Don said to me, too far from truth I believed. And not just that, I watch from one of  the monitor kung paano nilusob ng mga tauhan ng Don, na pinangungunahan ni Matrox ang dating bahay namin. Nakita ko kung paano nag unahang tumakbo sina Margaret at Mitchelle paalis ng bahay without mamita ang tito Balderick. Nakita ko din ang paglabas ng mga tauhan na may mga ngisi sa labi. And I know these were the time when Don assassinated his twin. 

And that's the beginning of my misery yet again. I was back in isolation. All this time, I thought Zanturi were the bad people. And I'm so naive to believe it. 

Pinapadalhan lang ako ng mga maid ng pagkain ko sa kwarto. I refused to talked to someone, to get out of the room and to even crawl out of my bed. I was alive yet dead inside. 

Warith called almost a hundred times already pero hindi ko sinasagot hanggang sa malowbat na lang ang phone ko. Cerene and Aihama was no where to be seen which just the way I wanted. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko pa sila haharapin. Most especially Margaret and Mitchelle. 

I cried for five days straight. I lost weight, I looked too old for my age, and most especially my heart was back to being abnormal. It's still beating but if I continue my misery, I think it will give up on me so, I tried distracting myself the sixth day up until now, mostly from sleeping. 

Nagising ako ng may kumatok sa pintuan ko. It's my 9th day of isolation at ito ang unang bises na may kumatok sa kwarto ko. The first person maybe to noticed my disappearance. 

"Celene, are you inside?" tanong ni Cerene sa labas ng kwarto ko. 

Hindi ako sumagot. I don't want her to see me now but it's too late. Pumasok na siya before I can even lock my door. 

Bumangon ako at binalingan siyang papalapit sa akin.

So I thought siya lang. Kasama pala si Aihama. 

"Sis, I heard na hindi ka nanaman daw lumalabas ng kwarto mo?" nakataas na kilay niyang tanong sa akin. 

Aihama looked at me with worries on her face and I looked away. 

I sighed deeply. 

"I'm just trying to find peace!" walang buhay na sabi ko. 

"Couz, something wrong?" Tanong ni Aihama but it sounded like a statement to me. Why do I always feel that Aihama knows something?