Crossing His Borderline (Werewolf Collaboration Under PaperInk Publishing)

Chapter 6

Crossing His Borderline
Chapter 6 | Deathachment

ANG bilis lang nang paglipas ng mga araw, ngayon ang araw ng kaniyang kasal. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang una niyang maramdaman. Kung saya ba, inis, lungkot, pero ramdam niyang kaba ang nangingibabaw sa loob ng kaniyang dibdib.

"Mayz, where have you been?" She asked Mayz, who just showed up in front of her after an hour or two of absence beside her.

"Inayos ko lang ang security, Senyorita." Mayz replied. Kapagkuwan ay sumenyas na naman ito sa kaniya na may sasagutin lang na tawag sa cellphone nito.

"Iha!" Tawag sa kaniya ng pamilyar na boses, dahilan para lingunin niya ito. Lumiwanag ang kaniyang mukha.

"Tita!" Aniya at saka tinakbo ang pintuan kung saan ito nakatayo. "How's Tito doing?" Tanong niya agad bago hinalikan ang pisngi ng Ginang.

"Richard is still Richard, Iha. He's healthy and doing good." Sagot sa kaniya ng ina ni Silva.

"That's really great to know, Tita." Wika niya sa ina ng fiance niya.

"You really look stunning with that wedding dress, Iha." Komento pa ng ina ni Silva sa kaniya matapos nitong sipatin ang kabuoan niyang porma.

"Thank you, Tita." Malawak ang ngiting pasasalamat niya sa ginang. "You also look pretty with that white dress, Tita." Pagpuna niya rin sa suot na gown ng ginang.

Biglang sumeryoso ang mukha nito, "How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me Tita? When are you going to call me mommy?" Tanong nito sa kaniya.

Napayuko siya, kahit na mabait kasi ang ginang na kaharap niya sa kaniya, hindi pa rin niya maiwasan ang mahiya sa pagtawag ng mommy rito.

"My son and you will be husband and wife in an hour, yet you are still calling me, Tita?" Dagdag pa nitong tanong sa kaniya. "I'll be your mother-in-law so start calling me mommy from now on." Dagdag pa na utos nito sa kaniya.

"Y-Yes po, M-Mommy." Nanginginig ang boses na tawag niya sa ina ng kaniyang fiance.

"Anyway, they've been waiting for you in the church. We have to go now, the driver is waiting outside." Wika nito sa kaniya, tumango naman siya bilang sagot at tinapunan ng tingin ang kaniyang make-up artist.

"Sumunod kayo sa church, okay?" Pag-imbinta niya sa mga ito. Kaibigan ng mga ito si Mayz. Gusto kasi ng sekretarya niya na kilala nito lahat ng trabahador ngayon sa kaniyang kasal.

She mouthed 'thank you' to the three friends of Mayz before leaving them. They just nodded on what she said.

ON the other side, too far from the benches in the church, a lady wearing all black was standing the whole time, waiting for the bride to arrive.

Her sister couldn't be happy ever after because of this new comer woman. She's been thinking about it since she got the news about this wedding.

"I'll wipe that smile on your face, b*tch." She murmured, making sure that those words are for her ears to hear only.  "Be happy for now, you'll cry blood soon." She added as she studied the face of the b*tch that made her sister tear up every night.

The woman is untouchable, she noticed that a lady named Mayz is always around here. The woman's personal butler, she guessed.

"Hey, let's go home." A cracked low pitched voice of her sister, who's hiding behind the cement hall near her, penetrates her ears.

"Do you want me to end her life now, Ate?" She asked her sister. Umiling lamang ang kaniyang ate bilang sagot bago siya tinalikuran.

Bago nila nilisan ang simbahan na pagdarausan ng kasal ng boyfriend ng kaniyang ate ay tinapunan niya pa ng huling tingin ang bride nito.

"You'll die in my hands." Those were her last words.

Habang naglalakad sila palayo sa simbahan ay napansin niyang pasalubong naman sa kanila ang personal butler ng bride. Yumuko siya upang itago ang kaniyang mukha.

May kausap ito sa cellphone, mukhang galit din ang tono nita nang tuluyan na silang nagkalapit sa isa't isa.

"Tonight she will be unstoppable, that's why the wedding must happen today. She needs the youngest Sortin's blood!" Galit, ngunit mababa ang boses na wika ng personal butler ng babaeng umagaw sa boyfriend ng ate niya.

"And tomorrow make sure that we have tight security in the Royal Court! She is scheduled to be announced as the new Boss for the South position." Dagdag pa na wika nito, na hindi naman nakaligtas sa kaniyang pandinig.

Kumunot ang kaniyang noo bago niya kinalabit ang kaniyang nakatatandang kapatid. Hinaklit niya sg braso nito at mabilis ang mga hakbang na inakay ito patungo sa parking area ng simabahan.

Agad niyang pinagbuksan ito ng pinto at dali-daling inalalayan papasok. She can see her sister's reaction, confusement is well painted on her sister's face.

"Why are you in a hurry?" Nagtataka nitong tanong bago pinahid ang luha sa pisngi nito gamit ang likod ng palad nito.

"You were in the Underground City yesterday, right?" She asked her sister. Tumango naman ito sa kaniya na nagtataka pa rin.

"Why did you ask?" Tanong nito sa kaniya, tinanggap ang inabot niyang panyo.

Umiling siya, "Is the South position vacant?" She asked, trying to confirm what she had in mind.

"Yes. The late South Boss is dead, her one and only daughter is the successor to the position." Her sister told her. "Why did you ask? You're being nosy today, you know that?" Tanong pa nito sa kaniya.

What the hell? Her sister doesn't have a clue that the successor of the late South Boss is the woman who stole her boyfriend? She asked in her mind. Mabilis siyang umiwas ng tingin nang titigan siya ng kaniyang ate.

Her ate has the ability to read other people's mind by just looking directly through their eyes. She hates that ability of her sister. She always ends up getting caught when she's planning something.

"What the hell? Are you planning something?" Her sister asked her.

See? That's what she's talking about. She figured out that easily even though she's wearing a poker face right now.

"Wala akong pinaplano, Ate. I was just curious." Aniya rito, hindi pa rin sinasalubong ang tingin nito.

Pinagsarhan niya ito ng pinto, umikot siya sa driver's door, at umupo roon sa driver's seat. Pinaandar na niya ang makina at ilang metro na ang layo niya sa simbahan, ngunit sa gilid ng kaniyang mga mata ay nakikita niya ang kaniyang ate na nakatitig pa rin sa kaniya.

"Look, Ate." Panimula niya, maybe it's the right time to tell her about what she found out earlier. Keysa magmukha itong tanga bukas sa kanilang pagtitipon sa Royal Court. "The woman that Silvanus is marrying right now will be the next boss of the South." Pagtatapat niya rito.

Nang lingunin niya ang nakatatandang kapatid ay natigilan ito. Nakaupo lang ito pero yung isip tila nilipad ng hangin kung saan.

"Ate, did you hear me?" She asked her again.

Nilingon siya nito at sinalubong ang kaniyang mga mata. Tumango ito bilang sagot s kaniyang tanong. "Where did you get that news?" Her sister asked her.

"The woman earlier that we passed by, she's the personal butler of your boyfriend's fiance. I just overheard her saying over the phone about the successor of the South's position." Mahabang sagot niya sa kaniyang kapatid, natulala ito ng ilang sandali.

"I didn't hear anything." Matapat na pag-amin ng kaniyang kapatid.

"That's because your mind were occupied of the your boyfriend's wedding" Aniya sa kaniyang kapatid at inirapan ito. "

"Are you really sure about that?" Hindi makapaniwala na paninigurado ulit ng kaniyang kapatid sa kaniyang mga binitawang salita.

Tumango siya bilang sagot. Kapagkuwan ay binigyan niya nang makahulugan na ngiti ang kaniyang ate. "Don't worry, Ate. Leave the dirty work to me." Matapos niya iyon sabihin ay kinindatan niya ang kaniyang kapatid.

"F*cking sh*t, Aila! Don't get yourself involved with her!" Saway ng kaniyang ate, pero nakatatak na sa kaniyang isipan ang mga plano niya. There's no turning back for her, there's no kind of option as 'turning back' inside her head.