Golden Ceremony

Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

Black and White

"It's time for you to rest, darling."

I still felt chills went up my spine when Mordecai said those words. He not only said it playfully as if he was toying with his little mouse, but his eyes and lips are enjoying this too.

"No! Please! I'm just doing my job!" The hostage's voice trembled.

"Ang trabaho mo pala'y panuorin kaming lahat mamatay? Ang sarap ng buhay mo, noh? Sana kami rin, pinapanuod lang kayo malunod sa mga dugo!" Mordecai laughed while shaking his head in disappointment.

He puts me on edge especially when he keeps tossing the knife from his hands back and forth as if he's playing with it, deciding whether to kill or not like when a girl leaves her fate whether he loves or not by picking petals from a flower.

Sabay-sabay kaming lumingon sa hostage namin. Umiiling siya na para bang sinasabihan niya kami na ayaw niyang mapatay.

Sino bang may gusto nito? Unless it's Mordecai...

"Hindi natin kailangan siyang patayin." Hinawakan ni Lothaire ang pulso ni Mordecai na nakahawak sa kutsilyo.

Tiningnan ni Mordecai ang kamay ni Lothaire na nakahawak sa kanya, sunod ay sinamaan siya ng tingin nito. Hindi siya nagpapa-intimidate sa kahit na sino, at ganoon din si Lothaire sa kanya.

"Do you really think being a saint would help you survive?" Ipiniglas ni Mordecai ang hawak sa kanya ni Lothaire.

"It's not the right way to survive. There has to be a better way."

"Like what? Seems to me be the best one is to kill them before they spill, or better yet, kill all of them when we have the chance!"

"I disagree. Authorities should have to deal with how to punish them, not us. We are here to survive, not play their tricks. You are being fooled by their own game."

"You are not an angel, Lothaire Santiago. If you want to play it fair, we should tear them down. Your way is too petty and trying to be goody-goody when you're just being plain naive and stupid."

"This isn't about being morally good." Lothaire said. "It's keeping yourself sane in an insane and murderous environment. You do not stoop down to their level of insanity, no matter how hard they try to pull you down with them."

"That's when you're wrong, Lothaire. Sometimes, you need to make the hardest decisions now so you won't regret anything later on."

Naging tahimik silang pareho, mata sa mata na nagkatitigan, walang nagpapatalo sa sarili nilang salita. Ramdam namin ni Enid at Oslo ang tensyon sa pagitan nilang dalawa na tila bang yin yang sila na lumalaban sa isa't-isa, kung sino ang magwawagi o matatalo.

"And one thing you should know about me..." Mordecai pointed the tip of his knife below Lothaire's chin to raise his head as if he's threatening him. "I had already lost my sanity the moment this Golden Ceremony had started."

"Tsk." Ang kalmadong tingin ni Lothaire sa kanya'y biglang napasama dahil sa ginawa niya. Itinaboy ni Lothaire ang kutsilyo. "Don't put your knife at my throat."

"At bago ko pa makalimutan..." Humarap si Mordecai sa hostage. Inangat niya ang kutsilyo na siyang nagpasigaw sa hostage namin na nakamaskara pa rin hanggang ngayon pero kitang-kita sa mata niya ang takot niya kay Mordecai.