Shaquille
Shaquille Montefierro
/Sha-kill/ /Mon-tea-fyero/
My eyes followed the hands of the ticking clock as it move. The minute hand reaches 5 and my eagerness to go home intensified. Mother has something to say, an important one.
"Ma'am dismissal na, overtime ka na," bulong ko.
"Shh... mamaya marinig ka ni ma'am mas lalo niyang tagalan ang klase," bulong naman ng katabi ko.
Humalukipkip ako at tumingin na lang sa bintana. Ano kaya ang sasabihin ni Mama? Is it about my father's death?
"That's all. Class dismissed."
Kumaripas ako ng takbo pa-uwi. Nag-taxi na rin ako imbes na sumakay sa jeep na siyang pinagsisihan ko. Ang isang linggong allowance ko!
"Mama! Ano pong sasabihin mo?" tanong ko kahit malayo pa ako sa pintuan namin.
I opened our door and as usual it wasn't locked. I am welcomed with the deafening silence of our house which is unusual. Something's off, I know.
"Ma? Saan ka po?" tanong ko. Inilibot ko ang aking paningin sa buong bahay at walang bakas ni mama kaya na-alarma na ako.
Tumakbo ako sa kuwarto at kinuha ang computer ko. I opened several tabs and a tracking app which I personally made. Five seconds and I found her phone's location. Nang makita ang location ay akong nakahinga nang maluwag. Nasa bakuran lang.
I rushed to our backyard expecting that mother is there doing her usual routine but I saw drips of blood instead. What happened here? Nilapitan ko ang kumikinang na bagay sa tabi ng flower pot at nakita ang cellphone ni Mama. My hands were trembling while picking it up. No... not my mother. She's the only one left with me.
Suddenly an unknown number sent a message.
Unknown number:
La Bescoda cafè parking lot, 6 pm sharp, meet me or your mother will meet death.
I forced my fret to rise. I can't be weak. Maybe this is the time to apply the things I learned from training.
I only had two daggers and a hand gun. Tinago lahat ni Mama ang mga armas ko dahil aniya ay magsisimula kami ng bagong buhay. Malayo sa pamumuhay na nakasanayan ko— hacking date bases, training basic fighting skills, handling a gun and a lot more.
I know that I can't fight an enemy unprepared. I did everything to hack that number and luckily it was not heavily guarded. Parang small time kidnapper— kung kidnapper nga ba sila.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Vengeful Lament (Hegira Series 3)
Akční"The Hacker" Revenge. That's their goal from the start. They trained hard, enough to defeat their unknown enemy. Living under El Mirouge gave them a new home, money, power, and a lot of promising things given by EM. But in this chaotic world, nothin...
