BC # 3: Shattered Chains (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 29

Trigger warning: Words connected to r4p3.

BUONG araw lang siyang nasa loob ng silid na nasa ilalim na bahagi ng yate na matagal ng nakabinbin malapit sa Qasr El Nile. Pinili niyang dito na muna magpalipas ng isang linggo para pagplanuhan ang bawat hakbang na gagawin habang nasa Egypt siya.

She does not want any failure as she starts her revenge. All of her plans will be ruined once the Descendants hear that she is here. But first, she has to know whether Abha or Cyjaile is connected with them.

Based on their reactions when she arrived, they both froze and felt scared about her remark. Are they just scared? Or they did something for them to get scared?

Nilagay niya ang litrato ni Abha at Cyjaile sa isang malaking board at pinagkonekta ang dalawang pin gawin ang manipis na yarn.

"Their hesitations and eyes say something. I guess, I just have to investigate then once I'm done planning."

Nagkalat din sa lamesa ang iba't-ibang litrato ng lalaking dahilan kung bakit mayroon siyang peklat sa kaniyang likuran. Sumandal siya sa lamesa at sinilip ang peklat sa malaking salamin na nasa kaniyang likuran.

Buhat noong umuwi siya para magbagong buhay, hindi na niya inisip pa ang paghahabol sa kaniya ng mga kalaban. Basta ang gusto niya lang ay makaalis sa ganoong pamumuhay dahil hindi na niya kaya.

Her life is at stake. Same as her friend - Xaia. She did not know how long they can live. That is why she decided to stop and retire together with Xaia. But things would not fall unto place where they want it to be. Kahit anong takas nila, susundan sila ng mga nasagaan at ang masama pa roon ay ang pagganti ng mga ito.

Hindi naman na bago sa kaniya ang ganitong pangyayari ngunit hindi ganito kalala ang inaasahan niya. Hindi kagaya sa negosyo, tanging agawan sa kliyente at paninira ang gantihan. Hindi ang pagpatay o di kaya'y unti-unti silang binabaliw.

"Abha and Cyjaile are the only people who have the possibility to say something about my identity." Malalim siyang nag-isip at walang hirap na hinilot ang sentido na lagi niyang ginagawa upang mag-isip. Mabuti nalang at bumili siya ng contact lenses kanina.

"If they have the chance to destroy me, will they do that?" Isang ngisi ang umukit sa kaniyang pisngi nang marinig ang pagbukas ng pinto sa opisina niya.

Malaya niyang naririnig ang pag-uusap ng kung sino man dahil nilagyan nya ng recorder ang ilalim ng lamesa.

It is a trap. And they feel for it.

"Go find her passport!" Sigaw ni Cyjaile sa kabilang linya.

"Where is it? I told you that she will hide it. Maybe she has it." Malumanay naman na sagot ni Abha. "Where do you think she hides her files about her identity?"

"You told her that you dug deep! What are you talking about?" Naiinis na sagot naman ng babae.

"I was just testing if she'll be shocked. Her files from the Philippines are nothing aside from being a well-known engineer."

"What about her family? Does she have one?" Litanya ni Cyjaile.

"I don't know. I can't find anything about it. Nor the descendants."

Of course. They won't find any because my parents died a long time ago and I kept their files hidden from the public's eyes.

"The Descendants want to know her weakness aside from the man named Poseidon and Xaia." Otomatikong napakuyom ang kamao niya nang marinig ang nanunuya nitong boses. "Xaia deserves that. If they didn't accept the mission and let me handle it, then Xaia would be sane."

How dare you, bitch.

"It was all Ream's fault. She chose a weak partner and abandoned me." She can feel the bitterness on her words but it does not change the fact that she is connected with what happened to Xaia. "Xaia's really a burden. Eversince Ream chose that bitch, Ream's reputation became tainted."

"Is that why you're helping the Descendants to kill Xaia?" Agap na tanong ni Abha na nagpaalarma sa kaniya.

"Yes but they can't. They said that all they can do is to make Xaia kill herself." Parang wala lang dito ang sinabi at tumawa pa. "Then, Ream will be back in service. With me. Her original partner. And we'll earn money. Lots of it."

"But we need to find anything about Ream before it's too late. She'll be back any minute." Naaalarmang sabi ni Abha.

"She's busy finding the man with the eyepatch. Xaia did that so for sure, he's happy about the news."

"News about what?"

"He ordered someone from their country to rape Xaia. Again." Tumatawang sabi ni Cyjaile na nagpakilabot sa kaniya. "I mean, Ream's skills are getting rusty but I'm sure her ability to find a culprit in a snap will be back once she's with me."

Para siyang tinakasan ng lakas nang marinig ang sinabi ni Cyjaile. Hindi na niya marinig ang susunod pa nitong sinabi dahil sa malakas na pagtibok ng kaniyanh puso. Hindi niya matanggap na tama ang kaniyang hinala.

She somehow wished that her instinct was wrong. But it turns out that she is right. It is heartbreaking for her to hear Cyjaile who wishes Xaia to die. And the most painful thing is that she did all of those things to be with her again.

Magmula pa noong tumigil siya sa serbisyo, hindi na niya masyadong nakausap si Cyjaile lalo na nang sumunod si Xaia sa kaniya. Napapansin niya ang panaka-nakang pagseselos nito ngunit hindi niya nalang pinansin dahil sa pag-aakalang lilipas din iyon at hindi namang isang malaking bagay.

Hindi niya maiwasang sisihin ang sarili dahil kung nalaman niya lang kaagad, kung nahanap niya si Cardoval, kung hindi niya sinama si Xaia ay hindi ito mangyayari.

"Do you think Ream will find out that we're behind that? That you told the Descendants about Xaia?" Natatakot na sabat ni Abha.

"No. Ream trusts me. I am sure of that." Buong kumpiyansa nitong sagot.

Napatingin siya sa cork board kung saan dilaw na yarn ang ginamit niya dahil hindi siya sigurado na konektado ang dalawa. Ngunit ngayong narinig na niya ang dapat na marinig, pinalitan niya iyon ng kulay pula.

Pula dahil dadanak ng dugo. Pula para sa sidhi ng galit na nararamdaman niya ngayon.

All of the situations that they have been. All of the times that they saved each other. The promises they made. It was torn into pieces because Cyjaile was jealous of Xaia.

I will make sure that you'll regret getting associated with me.

Because I am worse than Xaia in ways you can't imagine. If she's the Goddess of Death, then I am Death itself.