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SINANDAL NI DEVON ang ulo sa dibdib ni Khairro at pinikit nito ang mga mata "Shut up and don't mind me baka iba ang isipin ko" sabi ni Devon saka umayos ng upo "Hindi na kita hahabulin. Hindi na rin kita kukulitin. And don't act like you care for me anymore...besides, aalis din naman ako pagkatapos ng misyon ko"
"Devon---"
"I'm sorry for leaving before. I'm sorry the pain that I caused. I'm sorry for lying. I'm sorry for pretending. I'm sorry for everything, Khairro" pagpuputol nito sa sinasabi nya. Umangat ang isang kamay ni Devon at hinaplos ang pisngi nya. Napatitig sya kay Devon at kita nya ang pangingilid ng luha nito "I'm sorry for coming in to your life. I'll try my best to avoid you from now on"
Tipid na ngumiti si Devon at sinuot ang helmet saka umalis na parang hangin. Sinundan ng paningin nya ang motor ni Devon hanggang sa hindi na nya iyon makita
Mapait syang napangiti at bumuntong hininga. Sumakay sya ng kotse at nagmaneho patungo sa bahay nila
"Son...your home early? I thought you're gonna stay up all night with Justine and Leif?" tanong ng ina nya
Ngumiti lang sya "Postponed, Mom. I'll be in my room. I have to check some papers"
"Okay" sabi nito at nginitian sya
Nagtungo sya sa silid at hinarap ang laptop nya. Napatingin sya sa picture frame sa gilid at tinaob iyon. Hinilot ang sentido at nagumpisang gawin ang naiwan nyang trabaho kanina
"WE HAVE TO find the last two fast. Get at least 200 people to search, Lourd and call the bomb finders and computer hackers. Everyone of them" sabi ni Devon habang nakatingin sa mapa na nakita nya sa vault ng kanyang tito
"Everyone, Miss?"
Tumango sya bilang sagot
"Yes, Miss" sabi ni Lourd saka lumabas ng opisina nya
One in Cebu, One in Vigan, One in Luneta, One in Palawan and a bomb has explode in Albay. Where the last two? And how was this related to me?
"It's a key to the vault, Devon. You have to decipher the message hidden between the numbers"
Tinignan nya ang numero sa baba ng mapa. 5-22-5-12-25-14-4. What's with these numbers?
Muli nyang tinignan ang mapa at mga nakaekis na lugar roon. Iyon ang mga lugar kung saan nila natagpuan ang mga bomba
5-22-5-12-25-14-4. Who could've thought that devils know how to watch detective movie huh? This is fucking sick!
Tumayo sya at naghanda para sa pagpasok. Kinuha nya ang susi ng motor nang matapos syang mag-ayos at nagtungo na sa ospital. Dumiretsyo agad sya sa opisina ni Justine at walang katok katok na binuksan ang pinto
Nakita nya roon si Evelyn, Khairro at Justine. Sinarado nya ang pinto at naupo sa visitor's chair "The civilians are okay now. My people will be taken care soon" sabi nya at pinagkrus ang braso
"Where did you find the other bombs?" tanong ni Justine
"The first one was in Cebu, the second one was in Vigan, third in Luneta, fourth in Palawan and the fifth bomb that exploded was in Albay" sabi nya
"Cebu, Vigan, Luneta, Palawan, Albay. Those places doesn't have a common denominator" sabi ni Justine at napailing
"It has. Maraming tao sa mga lugar na iyon at tourist spot ang mga iyon" sabi nya at bumuntong hininga "The only thing that I can't understand is the numbers that I need to decipher"
"What are those numbers?" tanong ni Evelyn
"5-22-5-12-25-14-4. He said it's a key to a vault but we searched every safety deposit box he had. We even raided his house but we can't see any vault there" sabi nya at hinilot ang sentido "That motherfucking old man is getting into my nerves"
"Saang lugar kayo ngayon naghahanap?"
"In every part of the Philippines. I can't let my guard down especially now that civilians are involved"
"I could lend you some agents---"
"No" pagpuputol nya sa sinasabi ni Justine "Too much work. I need to explain so much to them and I hate that. I have people in my disposal and many more are coming"
"Are you okay?" tanong ni Evelyn
Umiling sya "But I have to pretend that I am. It will be nonsense if I breakdown, I still have a fight to finish" sabi nya at tinignan si Justine "I'll go to the bathroom first"
Tumango lang ito. Tumayo sya at mabilis na lumabas saka nagtungo sa banyo. Sinuka nya ang laman ng tyan nya at finlush iyon. Nagmumog sya at bumuntong hininga
"I heard you vomiting. Are you okay?"
Napatingin sya sa pinto at pinunasan ang bibig "I'm fine"
"You don't look like one" sabi ni Khairro at nilapitan sya. Sinalat nito ang noo nya "You have a fever"
"It's nothing"
"Did you eat?"
Tumango sya "A little. I don't have appetite" sabi nya at tinignan ang oras sa relo nya. Akmang lalabas sya ng banyo nang hawakan ni Khairro ang braso nya "We need to talk"
"Some other time. I need to discuss something" sabi nya
"Now."
"That can wait" sabi nya at tinignan si Khairro. Kinuha nya ang calling card at binigay kay Khairro "That's my new number or better come to my house tomorrow" lumabas na sya ng banyo at pumasok sa opisina ni Justine
Naupo sya sa kaninang pwesto at tinignan si Justine "I received an order to the higher ups earlier. They want me to clear everything"
"Huh?"
"First of all, my mission is to convinced everyone of you that I am the Queen. I'm posing as her"
"What?" takang tanong ni Justine
"I'm pretending as the Queen and order people. My position is like the Madrigals but I'm way more higher than her"
"You mean?"
"I'm not a reaper. The Mitchell's are known for being the perfect copycat. From the height, talents, way of thinking, and skills. I copied everything to pretend as the Queen"
"Do you look like her?"
Nagkibit balikat sya "I haven't seen the Queen"
"Bakit hindi ko kayang paniwalaan 'yan?" sabi ni Justine at umismir
Ngumiti sya "Do you know why my uncle left that code?"
Umiling si Justine
"It's to reveal the Queen's identity"
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An Angel's Life (AGENT SERIES #16)
Ficción GeneralAngelique Devon Sy or simply Devon Sy, code name Gemini. A woman who has a very angelic face, emotionless eyes but she smiles bery pretty. Mysterious and very secretive. Pretending is her second skin. Khairro Oliver Marques, a multi-billionaire man...
