Fatal Trouble | Completed

CHAPTER 26

Chapter 26

"Arc? A-Anong ginagawa mo dito?!"

Hindi ako nakagalaw sa gulat. I didn't expect her. Magaling na pala siya.

"Sasabihin ko na sa'yo lahat, Rob. Lahat-lahat tungkol sa pamilya mo."

"Bakit parang nagmamadali ka?"

"Dahil wala ng oras. Kung hindi ko ngayon sasabihin, kailan pa?" she said, her voice filled with seriousness. Handa na ba akong malaman kung sino sila?

Desidido akong bumaling sa kaniya at tumango. Ready na'ko.

"You are an Yvarez, Rob. Your older brother is Zackarrias Agosto Yvarez and your younger sister is Jhammaica Lorraine Yvarez." she stated plainly.

I gasped. "Impossible. 'Wag mo kong pagtripan, Arc. Sabihin mo na kung sino. Do you honestly believe that what you're saying makes sense? My younger sister? Jham? Sa pagkakaalam ko ang nawalang kapatid nila mas bata kay Jham ng dalawang taon. At hindi ako 'yon dahil mas matanda ako sa kaniya ng dalawang taon."

"They lied."

"What?"

"Pinalabas lang nilang lahat 'yon. If you still refuse to believe me, then take a look at these photos." inabot niya sa akin ang dalawang litrato, halos manginig ang tuhod ko sa pinakita niya.

The first photo shows three kids. I am very certain that the first child is Zack Yvarez, who was nine years old at the time, and the second child is Jham, who was two years old. The last child, who is four years old, seemed familiar to me.

In the second photo, it is a picture of a six years old me with the other kids from the syndicate.

Nanginig ang mga kamay ko habang hawak iyon. The unknown child in the first photo bears a striking resemblance to me in the last photo. It is undeniably me, the younger version of myself.

Akala ko iyon na 'yon pero may nilabas ulit si Arc. "Alam mong malinis ako magtrabaho, Rob."

DNA test namin 'yon ni Jham. And it was ninety nine percent probability of relatedness.

Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko. Gusto ko pang kausapin si Arc pero naabala kami nang biglang tumawag si Noe sa akin.

"Why are you calling me?" bungad ko.

"R-Rob... si J-Jham..." her voice conveys a sense that something is wrong.

"Bakit, Noe?! Anong nangyari kay Jham?"

"Sa tingin ko kinuha siya ng mga tauhan ni Guzman!" puno ng pag-aalala ang boses niya.

"Fuck." Not my sister, Old man.

Wala kaming sinayang na oras ni Arc, mabilis kaming umalis. Inutusan ko si Noe na i-track ang location ni Jham. After several minutes of searching for her location, we found ourselves standing in front of an old, abandoned building.

Rinig na rinig ko ang bawat tibok ng puso ko sa sobrang tahimik ng lugar. Ensure my sister doesn't get a single scratch, Guzman, or I swear I'll obliterate you down to your very core.

"H-Help me...T-Tulong..." It was a indistinct voice of a woman. Pero isa lang ang sigurado ko, si Jham iyon.

Umamba akong sisigaw pabalik nang biglang hawakan ni Arc ang balikat ko at umiling. "Don't. This might be a trap."

Tumayo ako ng tuwid at nag-isip. We couldn't afford to make a mistake. We quickly devised an alternative plan. We would split up, with Arc creating a diversion to draw out any potential threats while I used the opportunity to sneak in and find my sister. It was risky, but it was our best shot.