Pariah's Wrath

Chapter Forty-One: Signs of Life

I dedicate this to: BashfulWoman, ashtreaesthereal, ccchabelita, xyrakilla, cccrmona, sittieainnah22, 

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Jophiel

I watched as my coffee swirled around my cup as I stirred it. It's just some local 3 in 1 coffee that I found in the cupboard. I hardly had enough sleep after what had happened yesterday. My hand gripping the coffee cup tightened when images of Georgina bleeding out until she decided to take a run for the cliff and jumped down replayed in my mind.

Hindi 'ko padin maintindihan at kahit kailan ay hindi ko maiintindihan. 

How could she jump off just like that?

We were already there to save her, all she needed to do was to go home with us but she chose death instead. 

Death is easier, isn't it?

It's easier to die and leave your issues behind rather than to face them. It was how I felt back then until Lakan and Mama Amanda gave me a new start. A life where everything is at my hand's reach. The life my biological father was supposed to give me. The life that was Georgina supposed to enjoy. 

Napatigil ako sa paghalo at napapikit.

I remember the day that she was born. Our life in Columbia was then slowly stabilizing. Lakan's alliances with the cartel was booming, deals were being made and contracts of shipments were being signed. It was one of the days where we were able to breathe easy. It was just almost a year since we immigrated, when we found out that mama Amanda was pregnant. We were all happy, it was as if Georgina was our embodiment of our new beginning that's why I promised to take care of her, to give her all she needs, to protect her and carry her burden with her. I promised to do all the things that I wasn't able to do for my little sister. 

I sighed, and opened my eyes bago ko itinaktak young kutsarang pinanghalo ko sa kape and took a sip of the hot coffee.  

Hanggang ngayon wala padin akong balita tungkol kay Lucas. Is he dead?, siya ba yung tumalon sa bangin kasunod ni Georgina. 

I shook my head. 

No. 

Magkakambal ang bituka namin ni Lucas, I know the sound of his voice and that man didn't sound like him. Isa pa, with everything that was going on ngayon 'ko lang proproblemahin kung paanong nakalusot yung pekeng Sidriel. 

Fuck. 

Tanginang katangahan 'yan. 

How the fuck was that undercover cop able to pass through my security?. 

No. 

It's impossible. 

Sidriel, Lucas and I grew up together in the closest sense were like brothers. We trained together and fought in the cartel together in Columbia. He was one of our first friend when we first arrived there. He is the bastard son of a cartel leader that was Lakan's biggest alliance in Columbia. He was like family, the three of us are like kindred spirit, we were like the band of outcasts, him because he was an illegitamit son while for me and lucas was because we were the new kids. We only started to drift apart years deep in our lives there when Sidriel fell for Georgina. 

My boy tried to keep it a secret. 

I chuckled lightly as I remember all the times I caught him glancing on  my sister but she was in love with Lucas. Lucas was easier to like, he was jolly, full of life and goofy while Sidriel is stone heart cold.