EMILY POV
Lucas decided to tour us on their hideout.
"Sabihin na lang natin na isa ako sa kauna unahang taong nanirahan dito" he said while smiling like it was his most memorable day in his life.
"Every morning we go outside to hunt and of course if we can, we also save people who are needed to be save. Nag kataon na nakita namin kayo sa kagubatan. It was a wise move since madaming puno pwede niyong maligaw si Bersy"
"Bersy?"
"Yes. It was from the word Berserker. Since its looks like a human that lost his mind but still has immeasurable strength" napatahimik ako. I can't help to remember what happen that night.
"Ahm... Did I trigger some bad memories?" umiling ako "Hindi, okay lang. Ahm... Isa ka din ba sa mga niligtas?" umiling ito "Nope, bago magkanda letche-letche lahat I was working for military. Saktong pagka uwi namin biglang nagkagulo na lahat" napatigil ako sa pag lalakad "Sundalo ka?" tumango ito "Bakit nandito ka? Bakit hindi mo gamitin pagiging sundalo mo para humingi ng tulong sa pamahalaan. Use your authority as a soldier!" he gave me a small laugh "Satingin mo ba hindi ko yan ginawa?" napaiwas ako ng tingin ng makita ang kakaibang emosyon sa mga mata niya, like he was in pain.
"When the world started to fuck up I tried to call every general I know, every soldier na naiwan dun sa kampo. But they all gave me the same answer 'Stay where you are and be safe' You think all these years wala akong ginawa? Watching all the people around me die, all the survivors we tried to save still died, wala akong ginawa? Do you-" he paused.
He look at me at my eyes and took a deep breath. "Sorry" he said saka hinilot sindito niya. "Hindi dapat ganung ugali pinakita ko. Sor-" he stopped when we heard the alarm.
Anong nangyayari?
Napasok ba kami ng mga Bersy?
I was panicking when Lucas held my shoulder.
"Kalma. Haha. Si Zephyr lang yun" he gestures for me to follow him. I told Lenlen to go back to her room to rest more.
"Zephyr? Sino yun? At saka bakit natunog yung alarm"
"Everytime na mag bubukas yung pintuan tutunog yung alarm. Pag tumunog yung alarm we need to guide the gate para walang Barsy ang makikieksena habang may kotse or taong napasok and who's Zephyr? Kasama ko siyang umuwi galing kampo para sana magbakasyon saglit. He is the most respectful man in this household" binuksan niya ang isang bakal na pintuan and give me gesture like he was saying 'ladies first' kaya pumasok ako sa pinto.
Pagkapasok ko napayakap agad ako sa sarili ko sa sobrang lamig.
Bakit ang lamig?
Sobrang lamig na pag may hihinga lang ay may lalabas na agad na usok mula sa ilong.
Nang mapansin ni Lucas na giniginaw ako agad naman niya ako binigyan ng jacket na pang snow. Pero ramdam ko pa rin yung lamig!
Napalingon ako sakanya ng marinig ko ang mahinang tawa nito.
"Malamig ba? Sorry, recently we learned that this is not a gas leak since we all know that gas leaks are not necessarily weak against low temperatures but this one is somehow weak in cold temperatures so we came up with the idea that this might be an airborne virus"
Virus?
"Maya paliwanag ko tulungan muna natin sila Zephyr makapasok" tumango na lang ako at habang nanginginig sa lamig nilibot ko tingin ko at nakita ang isang malaking garahe. Hindi ko alam kung garahe pa ba 'to dahil may 2nd floor. Mukhang warehouse sa lawak. Bakal na hallway at hagdanan ang nagsisilbing 2nd floor, madaming armadong lalaki ang naka bantay sa malaking bakal na gate. Pawang handang barilin kung sakaling may mangulo sa baba.
Dahan-dahan bumukas ang gate. Pagka awang nito ng unti lumabas ang limang lalaking naka suot ng gas mask para siguro bantayan ang labas ng hideout habang napasok yung sasakyan. When the gate was open widely, mula sa kisame may malakas na buga ng hangin ang lumabas na para bang ididisinfect kung ano mang papasok dito at saka unti unting pumasok ang limang armored vehicle. Nang maayus na iyong nai-park tumunog ulit ang alarm at unti-unting nag sara ang gate. Bago pa ito tuluyang maisara pumasok na ang limang lalaking kanina ay lumabas. When the gate was finally closed, the car door opened and a beautiful man appeared.
He is a tall, tan, masculine, and beautiful man. If I'm not mistaken Zephyr is a Greek name. Well, this man's appearance screams Greek!
Hindi ko mapigilan hindi siya titigan. He is so attractive!
"So you're awake" even his voice screams attractiveness. Hindi ko siya magawang sagutin. All I can do is stare at him. I noticed he looked at me from head to toe at saka napabuntong hininga.
Pinanood ko ito habang tinatanggal ang scarf niya at nagulat ng ilagay niya ito sa leeg ko. Nang matapos niyang ilagay ito ay nilampasan na lang ako nito na para bang walang nangyari.
Napahiya ako sa totoo lang. Hindi ko din naman expect na mapapatitig ako sakanya at mas lalong hindk ko expect na susuotan niya ako ng scarf.
Napabalik ako sa realidad ng marinig ko mahinang tawa ni Lucas. Pagtingin ko sakanya nahuli ko itong nakatitig sakin habang pinagtatawanan ako kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.
"Napogian ka noh?" sabay tawa nito kaya iniwan ko na lang ito saka pinuntahan si Lenlen.
Madaming tao dito sa hideouts. According kay Lucas all of them are saved by them. Kapalit ng pagtira at pagligtas sakanila ay ang pagsunod sa utos nila Zephyr. Every person have assigned task. Meron nandito lang to do chores and protect the hideouts, they are called The Stay In's. Meron din na sumasama kanila Lucas sa labas to hunt the Bersy and to get supplies, they are called Ulquiorra.
The Ulquiorra are also separated to different task. Since nasa labas sila they need to pick a person wisely para walang malagas.
Lucas pointed at a girl with braided hair. "That's Jane, she's the archer and also the looker. She usually position on higher place like trees so if may something dangerous sa daan na tinatahak namin mabigyan niya kami ng babala" he pointed at girl that looks fragile "That's Amara, the healer. Nasa truck lang siya nag aabang samin if may babalik man na sugatan" he pointed at a five masculine man's na ngayon ay kausap ng masinsinan ni Zaphyr "They are the frontliners, syempre kasama ako sakanila. Kami usually ang sinasabak sa mga close combats" he next pointed to the three man na may mga hawak na snipers na para bang chinecheck ang mga ito "They are the snipers, usually nakatago sila sa mga damuhan or kung saan man to watch our backs" he also pointed at two man na lumapit ngayon kay Amara "Oh I forgot, sila naman nag babantay kay Amara habang wala kami" I looked at Zaphyr "What about him?" I asked whole looking at him "Si Zaphyr? Tinatanong pa ba yan? Of course he is the commander. He is the one that give us orders. You know, everyone respect him. Haha syempre rerespetuhin ko siya mas mataas rank niya sakin nung nasa military service pa kami eih. You know what, kung siguro hindi natin kasama si Zephyr walang buhay satin ngayon" he looked at me with amusement on eyes "Thats how great he is"
I looked at Zephyr again and looked away when I saw him looking at me.
THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
"Simple lang gagawin mo. Pumasok ka lang dun para bantayan siya" a girl with a lab coat said while looking at hundreds of monitors in front of her. "Mahirap na. Baka may gawin siya na malayo sa expectation natin" a man looked at the monitor where the woman is looking at "So it's like guiding her into the light?" the woman laughed "Light? More likely into darkness" They both looked at the monitor like they are watching some movies
"Time's up. Go back there"
"At your command"
