Code Black: Section X (Section Family)

CHAPTER 38

Chapter 38

MHALIA

Hindi ko alam kung nakailang message, miss called at voice message na kami kay Gelo sa tatlong araw na wala siya. Even Gino don't know where the hell he is! Darn it!

At first day we thought that he got so busy because of their company. I heard what happened to their shipments. Pero nakahalata si Gino na wala si Gelo sa mansyon nila. We suspected that something really happened.

I know him, nagpapaalam siya. He would tell me his whereabouts cause he won't do something that may cause a conflict or misunderstanding between us.

Nasanay na rin ako dun noon pa bago ako umalis ng bansa.

But where the f-ck he is?!

"Gino!"

Agad napalingon sakin ni Gino. Hindi kami makakain ng maayos ngayong lunch dahil panay tingin kami sa mga cellphones namin.

"Sorry." Yun lang ang nasabi nito sakin .

Bagsak ang balikat ko at tumingin sa phone ko. Wala pa rin.

"Where the hell are you?" I muttered with a gritted teeth.

"Everyone should eat, okay? May klase pa tayo." Anunsyo ni Sir Cyro kaya wala kaming nagawa kung ang kumain.

Pero wala akong gana kaya umalis na lang ako.

I don't have any d-mn conclusion. I can't just point it out to those Gimenez freaks cause they were silent for a quite while since Xena revealed her self as the principal.

I'm in the middle of brainstorming when I got a message notification. Dali dali ko iyong tiningnan sa pag-aakalang si Gelo na to.

But no.

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Stop looking for him, dear. He's gonna die in his father's hand anyway.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa nabasa. I reread it and it was confirmed. My mind think of a place.

"Mhalia—"

"Gino!" Agad akong lumapit kay Gino na sumunod pala sakin.

"Hey, you look—"

"I know where he is." Natigilan ito sa sinabi ko.."I know where Gelo is."

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"In our... mansion?" Naguguluhan nitong sabi habang nakatingin sa mansion nila. Medyo may kalayuan kami at hindi pansin pero ang mansyon, sa laki nito ay kitang kita namin.

In so much hurry nakisakay na lang ako sa kotse niya. Hope no one would notice that we're absent.

"But... How? Why? What the—" Hindi na nito naituloy ang ano mang sasabihin dahil mas ko siya ay naguguluhan. Even me. I don't know why but I really have a strong feelings with it. I trust my guts on this.

"Do you... perhaps, have a secret rooms?"

Napatingin siya sakin. "We use to hide when we were a kids, and yes, may mga secret rooms. Pero hindi ko na ganun maalala, iilan lang. But I bet Gelo remember it all."

"Let's check one of 'em." Bababa na sana ako ng pigilan niya ang pulsuhan ko. I looked at him questionable. "What?"

Umiling siya. "Mhalia, wag tayong padalos dalos. Yes, that's maybe our mansion but we don't have enough power to hold all the properties inside, bilang lang. Anak lang kami, Mhalia." Saka nito tinanggal ang hawak sa pulsuhan ko.

Kumunot ang noo ko at umayos sa pagkakaupo. "Are you telling me that we still need to do illegal and unappropriated way?"

Simple itong tumango. I scoffed unbelievably. Being a son and daughter of a powerful family is not that blessed. Mas pinagkaitan ka pa.