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Building Siji

GWEN

"Focus, Blade," mariing tapik ko sa balikat ni Blade na nagpagulat dito bahagya.

Blade immediately looked at me as he let a deep sigh out of his system. He shook his head before getting his sight back to what we were doing.

"She's probably just inside—"

Khally's words got cut off when a loud bang, made by something falling off on the ground, just occupied the whole building. Just by listening to that loud noise, everyone could tell that this freaking building is huge and empty. Along with that loud noise is the sound of our guns, cocking.

The three of us are pointing our guns scattered at the whole area. Nothing makes me lose my hold on my gun not unless I needed to put it down. And this dark area I'm facing is unexpectedly making myself hold onto my gun as tight as I could.

"Sigurado na 'kong hindi lang tayo—"

"Doc," kaagad na sambit ko nang marinig ang sinasabi ni Blade.

Kaagad na napababa ang mga baril naming tatlo at walang pasabing tumakbo papunta sa iisang direksyon. Our footsteps are echoing along this long hallway.

One tiny sound made me stop.

Kaagad na napalingon ako pabalik sa dinaraanan namin at tiningnan ang lugar na iyon. My heavy breathings are occupying my hearing senses- probably because of the nervousness I could now feel. How could someone make a high pitch noise when the three of us are wearing combat boots.

Strange. Yet no have time to figure it out.

"Quick!" kaagad na sigaw ng dalawa nang maramdamang hindi ako nakasunod sa kanila.

Mabilis na tinahak naming tatlo ang daan patungo sa kung saan man namin narinig ang pinanggagalingan ng kung anong ingay na iyon. I can't be convinced that we're heading the right direction and if we were following the right noise.

Mabilis naming tinakbo ang ilang palapag paakyat ng gusaling ito. I could barely have a glimpse of every floor we're passing by. It is hard to take a clear look with my situation right now. Para bang pinagkakas'ya ko na lamang ang enerhiyang natitira sa akin.

Kaagad na narating namin ang isang palapag kung saan doon kami napahintong lahat at napalinga. My eyes quickly roamed around the whole floor and saw many doors named differently.

Para bang naiinis na napatawa na lang si Blade dahil sa dami ng pinto rito. Para bang hihigit ng trenta. Tig-sampu na pinto kami kung sakaling bubuksan namin lahat dahil ang ingay ay para bang sa gitna ng palapag nagaganap at hindi sa loob ng isa sa mga pintong ito.

"Simulan na," naiinip na saad ni Blade saka lumapit sa isang pinto.

Mas lalo pa atang nainis si Blade nang hindi mapihit ang doorknob ng pinto na kan'yang nilapitan. Sinubukan n'yang buksan ang iba pang mga pinto at ganoon din. Whoever planned this, this isn't a fun plan.

"Rooms are named," puna ni Khally nang makalapit sa isa sa mga pinto.

"Cúig..." hindi ko na narinig pa ang ibang binanggit ni Blade ukol sa mga pangalan ng mga pintong ito.

My sight drifted to some doors like I was finding a certain one of it- like I knew what we are going to do.

"Ceann," my forefinger pointed at a door.

Napalingon namn ang dalawang kasama ko at kaagad din namang bumalik sa akin ang tingin. They looked like, 'why you so sure?', 'how did you know that?'.

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