Academia Soul (CTR series #3)

chapter 47

3rd person pov (part 3)

Mabilis na kumilos ang dalawa– Si Maeve na nasa second floor, at si Calliope na nasa first floor pa rin. Parehas nilang tinahak ang hagdan papunta sa 5th floor.

Naabutan nila si Maddi na nakatutok ang baril sa nagi-isang pinto dito sa 5th floor. Aga nagka tinginan ang dalawa.

Pinindot ni Calliope ang earpiece na suot. "30 minutes" Mahinang sabi neto at pinindot ulit iyon.

Agad naman narinig iyon ng mga ibang kasama nila. Lahat sila– Elisa, Elaina, Snow, Claire, Varsha, and Autumn, may suot ng earpiece. Maliban kay Lyric.

Tinanguan nila si Maddi, senyales na sipain na niya ang pinto. Lumang plywood lang ang pinto kaya mabilis lang itong sipain.

Hindi na nagdalawang isip ang babae na sipain ang pinto. Sabay-sabay nilang tinutok ang mga baril nila sa mga taong nasa loob.

Kumpara sakanilang tatlo, nasa lagpas bente katao ang nandito sa loob. Agad nilang tinaasa ang mga armas nila at tinutok din iyon sa tatlo.

Unang hinanap ng mga mata ni Calliope ay ang kanyang nobya– Hindi naman siya nabigo. There's this sudden compassion she felt when she saw her.

Bohol-bohol ang buhok, namamaga ang mata, at sobrang daming namumula sa braso at mukha.

I'm sorry, darling.

Agad na pinokus ni Calliope ang tingin sa taong nasa harap niyang nakatutok din ang baril sakanya.

She remain her poker face kahit na sobrang bigat ng paligid.

Pasimpleng tumingin sakanila si Lyric. Lumunok ang babae dahil nakita niya gaano kaseryoso ang paligid.

Kahit alam ni Lyric sa sarili niyang nasa side siya nila Lian, hindi niya pa rin maiwasang kabahan. Planado na ang lahat, oo, pero pakiramdam niya ay may kulang sa plinano nila.

Hindi nila napaghandaan ang maaaring gawin ng kanyang lola pagkatapos neto.

Calliope's pov

Fear immediately ate my whole being when that old man started revealing me when I'm still working under him.

Fear because of my girlfriend's reaction. I already did get ready for this, but, but....

The sudden guilt in me when Lian's hearing those from other people instead of me.

Me, whose her girlfriend. She should know everything from me, from my mouth.

I composed my self despite the mixed emotions I'm feeling right now. My hands started to shake as the old man still continued to talk.

I can't see my girlfriend's reaction because I'm focusing on the gun I was holding. I know... I just know she's in pain, again.

And it's because of me, again.

Please, darling. Don't listen to him.

I can't speak. I feel like those thousand words I want to say suddenly disappear when I think about my girlfriend.

"All thanks to my granddaughter, Lyric Andelia Gaviero for saying all those bullshits this fucking Sullivan made."

It's part of the plan, stupidó.

It's all part of the plan. I'm the one who told Lyric to tell her grandparents what I did so we can easily trap them and make them confuse. At first, she was hesitating, but when I told her the other plan, she immediately agreed.