HYEORAEK

Part 64: Another Encounter

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Erros POV.

My eyes stayed longer at my little sister before they finally vanished at my sight. I took a deep breath before I opened the door and turned to Jean. "C'mon," I mumbled and took the lead, then gently pulled her behind me. I don't have any idea what this room has but despite that, I'm still sure that we'll go out of here alive.

"A-Anong tunog 'yun?" Jean asked when we both heard a loud siren occupying all the corners of this building. I'm certainly sure that my comrades heard it too, and I have a bad feeling about it. I felt Jean's shaking hand while I was still holding her. "M-Makakaalis kaya rito tayo nang ligtas? K-Kanina pa kasi ako nag-aalala sa kung ano man ang pwedeng harapin natin dito," she spoke up and all I could do was to calm her down.

I stopped midway and faced her while the darkness of the room surpassed us. I held her shoulders with gentleness. "Everything will be fine and we'll go out here alive, okay?" I softly said to her after letting her go. I can feel all her fears and her conservative side. This woman is really a preserved woman whose only belong to the man above. That's maybe why I admired her.

"Siguraduhin ninyong walang makakakita nito sa isa sa kanila, naiintindihan ninyo?" I abruptly pulled Jean with me to hide behind the room that was halfway open and peeked at our right where the familiar voice came out. I'm not surprised after recognizing the leader of the pretend military who abducted us. He's standing and ordering his minions like he always does.

I'm just amazed after seeing a Filipino like us who is currently mandating about something. I thought the Chinese people were the ones I'd be encountering in this dark den. "Sige na at iakyat niyo na'yan! Magmadali kayo dahil marami pa ang mga 'to!" he ordered again while pointing something at one of the rooms on his right. His face was facing sideways on us. That's why I recognized him as our companion so-called Pinuno.

"S-Sino ang mga iyan? A-Anong laman ng mga dala nila?" Jean mumbles behind me, still trembling. Kung ano ang iniisip niya ay ganun din ang nasa isip ko. Maybe it's the vaccines that they stole from us, but my eyes were glued to the medium boxes that each of his goons was carrying. This couldn't be the vaccines. From what they're carrying, I think it's just a few of them that I must dismiss that it's the vaccines. Then what are they trying to export out of this building?

We stayed at our place when the man's phone suddenly rang up. He picked it up and we immediately hid when he turned his side on us. "Hello, Boss! Aba, oo naman! Malapit na pong maiakyat lahat at sa tingin ko naligaw na nang tuluyan ang mga t*ang*ang lumusob sa 'tin dito," I heard him said that made me clenched my fist. Jean just stayed quiet beside me. "Ako pa ba? Syempre hindi na nila mahahanap pa ang pakay nila rito. Mababaliw lang sila sa paghahanap!" he added and followed his irritating laugh.

I got f*cking carried away from the way he insulted us and was about to go outside of where we were hiding, but I suddenly felt a shaking hand on my left arm, stopping me from doing so. That's when I realized that I was with the woman whom I'd committed to protect against them. "H-Huwag... huwag mo akong iwan dito..." she whispered while her tears streamed down on her angelic face. F*ck! My jaw slightly dropped and I held her hand that was holding mine.

"I'm sorry," I whispered, almost not coming out of my dry mouth. Something stabbed my heart when I saw her crying, and that made me look away from her. She shouldn't be here. She's bound to serve God and doesn't deserve to encounter this kind of sh*tness. I'm about to hug her when she accidentally loses her grip on her rosary thats creates a cringe sound. F*ck...