Freed

CHAPTER 1: Weapons

CASSIDY'S POV

After the announcement from Vainglory, everyone rushed to their home. But I just stood there, face void with emotion. I stared at the men who's now exiting the scene thru the helicopters that roared above me awhile ago. But most importantly, I am staring at Vainglory as he stared back at me.

His eyes are cold, but there's something in there that I can't explain. Playfulness? Sickness? Psychotic? His eyes softened for a while before he turned around and leave with his colleagues.

"CASSIDY VILLAFLOR!" napabalik ang pag-iisip ko sa kasalukuyan nang may pares ng mga kamay ang yumakap sa akin. 

"Lovely." I called her while trying to free myself from her hug.

"Cassy! Everyone in school was going haywire! There was a girl named Envy! She killed our principal! She used a chainsaw and sliced his stomach open! If only you could see how his intestines fell out, you would also leave the place the same way we did!" she was clearly panicking while speaking, her hand shaking and her face full of tears. 

Everything seemed to sink in to me, finally. We're in danger. I pulled Lovely's arm as we rushed towards our apartment. We've been living in the same home ever since we entered college since we've been together naman for like 8 years. She's my best friend and the only person I have since nung na- involve ang family ko sa isang car crash. In her case, she came from an orphanage.

I immediately locked our door the moment we entered the house. Pero imbis na lumayo dito ay nanatili lang akong nakatulala, tinititigan ang kulay puting pintura ng pinto. I can hear the faint sound of people panicking outside and Lovely's cries behind me.

"What... what's going on, Cassy?" I heard Lovely ask in a shaky voice.

"I don't know. There was this guy, Vainglory. He told us that they will rule the whole Hanses... and..."  I was stopped when I remember something.

"He said that they will give us weapons." I whispered to myself.

"Weapons?" nagtatakang bigkas ni Lovely. Di ko sya pinansin at nagmamadali akong nagtungo sa sala. 

And there, I saw a big box, almost the size of a 5 year old child. Nababalutan ito ng kulay pulang plastic... Wait... Naglakad ako palapit dun at napakurap ako nang may napansin. Hindi iyon pulang plastic lang kundi parang bubble wrap na may pulang likido sa loob. Pinisil ko ang isang bubble and the red liquid touched my finger. I smelled it and the smell of blood filled my nose.

"Ano yan?" tanong ni Lovely pero di ko sya pinansin. Muli kong inispeksyon ang kahon hanggang sa may nakita akong papel sa taas nito.

To Cassidy Villaflor and Lovely Santos

Happy Freed Day! Use this wisely!

PS: And deadly

Signed,

Peccatum

"Peccatum?" tanong ni Lovely mula sa likod ko.