Beyond the Border (COMPLETED)

Chapter 17.

Third Person's POV

"Well? Where is she?" Delilah asked nang makabalik na sina Sunoo at Jungwon.

"She didn't come back." Maikling sagot ni Jungwon.

"Wag mo akong pinaglololoko, hijo." Nagtitimping sabi ni Delilah.

"Do you see her with us? Hindi naman diba? Wala. Hindi siya bumalik." Jungwon said coldly.

Inis na tumingin si Delilah sa mga binata, at ang mga binata naman ay kinabahan bigla.

"Sigurado ba kayong pinatay ninyo ang Tita at natitirang kapatid niya?" Inis na tanong ni Delilah. She doesn't even care kung nasabi niya ito nang malakas sa harap nila Jungwon.

"The fuck?" Jungwon cussed, catching Delilah's attention. "You killed her only family? The fuck? For what? Ano bang ginawa niya sa'yo?"

Delilah chuckled. "I thought you know everything by now. I guess hindi pa rin. You're still clueless about what's happening."

Kumunot ang noo ni Jungwon.

"Pamangkin mo lang naman siya. Anoman ang nangyari sayo at sa kapatid mo, na nanay niya, labas siya dun. Walang ginawang masama si Alliyah."

"Oh, so Alliyah's her name." Nakangising sabi ni Delilah.

Jungwon got taken aback by her response.

"Wag na wag niyong gagalawin si Alliyah." Jungwon said fiercely.

"Oh, don't worry. Hindi ko siya gagalawin. I'll help her meet her parents. Yun lang."

"You mean... y-you'll kill her..." Sunoo murmured.

Muling ngumisi si Delilah.

"You don't know what she looks like." Sabi naman ni Jungwon, pero ngumisi lang lalo si Delilah.

"You know... someone offered her brother to us." Delilah said mysteriously.

Kumunot ang noo ni Jungwon. "Offered?" Then it hit him. "May kasabwat kayo mula sa kabilang mundo?"

Napa-palakpak si Delilah. "Tama ka diyan!" And she laugh evilly. "Turns out, that someone knows that girl's family too well. So, it doesn't matter kung di ko pa siya nakikita or what. That someone can help me." And she smiled at Jungwon and the others before standing up straight. "Well then, we'll be going now."

At nagsialisan na sila sa bahay, leaving the boys bewildered.

"She'll be safe... right?" Sunoo asked.

"As long as hindi na mabubuksan ang lagusan, she will be safe." Jungwon answered.

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Alliyah's POV

I woke up dahil naalimpungatan ako. Matutulog pa sana ako kaso hindi na rin naman ako inaantok kaya tumayo nalang ako at inayos ang higaan ko.

I'll be lying kapag sinabi kong hindi ako nagexpect na I'll still find myself inside the room sa bahay nila Jungwon.

I sighed. Nandito na ako eh. It still feels empty though...

Now that ako nalang ang natitirang buhay sa amin nila Tita.

Napatingin ako bigla sa picture na nasa taas ng drawer ko. It was our family picture.

We look so happy here...

I clenched my fist. I'll catch the culprit, with or without Jungwon's help.

Kailangan ko lang bumalik sa Vamphaven.

I immediately opened the door and was about to go out nang may maalala ako.

Right... every Friday or Sunday nga lang pala nagbubukas ang lagusan... and it's Monday today...