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Third Person's POV
"Help! Please, someone help us!" Aiesha cried out, her voice cracking as nurses and doctors rushed over with a stretcher.
The moment they laid her mother down, Aiesha's hands trembled, her chest heaving as the reality of the situation sank in.
Nanlalabo na ang mata niya sa kaka iyak, habang pinapanood kung pa ano itakbo ang mama niya sa loob ng emergency room.
Yves hug her gently,"They'll take care of her, Aiesha. Just breathe."
But Aiesha couldn't breathe. Her chest felt tight, suffocating, like there wasn't enough air in the area.
She fell to her knees, burying her face in her hands as sobs wracked her body.
Agad naman siyang niyakap ng mga kaibigan niya.
"Aiesha, Magiging okay rin si tita," Solace whispered, her voice trembling. "Malakas siya, like you."
Shee rubbed Aiesha's back, her own eyes full of unshed tears. "Andito lang kami ate aiesha, okay? Hindi ka namin iiwan."
Aiesha tried to take in their words, tried to find comfort in their presence, but all she could think about was the blood.
The blood on her hands, on her clothes, the image of max holding the gun beside her mother....hindi na niya alam kung ano yung mararamdaman niya.
Habang nag hihintay sa pag labas ng mga doctor ay may lumapit sa kanila. At pamilyar ang mga ito kay aiesha.
The butler from her family's estate, followed by her childhood nanny.
Her eyes widened in confusion. "What are you doing here?" she asked, her voice hoarse from crying.
The butler looked grave, his expression unreadable. "Miss Aiesha, we were summoned. There's... there's been another incident."
Aiesha stood up, wiping her tears hastily. "Another incident?" she repeated, her voice full of disbelief.
Agad na lumapit ang nanny ni aiesha sa kanya,"Your father... he's been shot. He's in the emergency room right now."
Halos magunaw na ang mundo ni aiesha una yung mommy niya, At ngayon naman yung daddy niya?
Huli na nilang nalaman non na ang target ay ang parehas na magulang niya, mas pinili nila na puntahan ang mommy niya kasi alam niya na kaya na ng daddy niya lahat dahil marami naman itong tauhan...
"No, no, this can't be happening," Aiesha muttered, shaking her head violently. Her hands clenched into fists, nails digging into her palms.
Before she could fully process what she had just heard, Ian, Yves's father, approached them, his face drawn tight with worry.
Agad na lumapit si aiesha dito habang patuloy na umiiyak "Tito....c-can you p-plea-se tell me.. si-no ang gumawa nito kay Dad" halos hindi na siya makahinga at pinag sisihan niyang tinanong pa niya ito nang marinig mismo sa bibig nito ang kasagutan.
"I'm sorry, Aiesha," he began, his voice soft but firm. "Your father... he was shot by Maxine the heir of the Lazzaro family."
Aiesha froze, Si maxine na nag sabing kahit anong mangyari pro-protektahan siya at hindi siya sasaktan, Si maxine na nag sabi na mahal na mahal siya. Si maxine na laging nag pa pa saya sa kanya....
Halos mamanhid na ang katawan niya na kahit anong isip niyang rason ni max para gawin ito sa kanya....sa kanila ay walang pumapasok sa isip niya.
"No...yves please~ hindi ko na kaya....bakit siya," saad nito habang umiiyak sa harap ng kaibigan.
Yves stepped closer, her eyes full of sympathy and pain. "Aiesha, I... I don't know what to say. But we'll get to the bottom of this."
But Aiesha didn't want to hear any more words of comfort. She wanted answers, and the one person who could give them to her was nowhere to be found.
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Meanwhile, Cole, Gian, and Skye were in the middle of chaos at the scene where they had fought off the Siniestros.
Nag pa iwan sila nang maihatid nila sa sasakyan sila aiesha, dahil marami pang kalaban at ayaw naman iwan ni gian ang daddy niya.
Habang nakikipag palitan sila nang bala ay napansin ni cole na wala na si max sa pwesto nito kanina.
"I don't see her," Cole said, scanning the area frantically. "Where's Max?"
Gian narrowed her eyes, still catching her breath from the the fight. "Anjan lang siya kanina diba?"
Skye joined them, her face grim. "San naman pupunta yon."
Cole's heart raced. She knew Maxine better than anyone, and she knew that something wasn't right.
Alam niya pinag dudahan niya ang kaibigan, pero nang makita niya ito kanina...alam niyang hindi gagawin ni max na patayin ang mommy ni aiesha.
Dahil alam niya na mahal na mahal ng bestfriend niya si aiesha, kaya nga sila pumayag non na tulungan si max na imbestigahan ang siniestros dahil non lang niya nakita na maging masaya ang kaibigan niya....at dahil kay aiesha lahat yon.
"Damn it, Maxine, Asan ka~" Cole muttered under her breath.
As they searched the area, Cole's eyes caught sight of something malapit sa kinatatayuan ni maxine kanina. Agad niyang pinuntahan iyon, her heart stopping when she recognized what it was.
Maxine's phone.
At puro dugo ito.
Cole's hands shook as she picked it up, her throat tightening with a sense of dread. The blood on the phone told her everything she needed to know-Maxine was hurt, badly. But where was she?
"Cole," Gian's voice cut through the tension, at lumapit na ito sa kanya "What is it?"
Cole held up the phone, the blood on her fingers staining the screen. "It's Max's," she whispered, her voice cracking. "May mali dito gian"
Skye looked around, kahit may galit siya sa kaibigan dahil sa pag tra-traydor nito sa kanila ay nag aalala parin siya "If she's hurt, we need to find her fast."
Cole's mind raced. Maxine wouldn't have left without her phone unless she had no choice. And the fact that there was so much blood meant she was in serious trouble.
"We need answers," Cole said, her voice hardening. "Kailangan natin malaman kung ano ang nangyayari sa kaibigan natin"
Gian nodded in agreement, her face set in determination. "Pero tapusin muna natin to, masyadong madaming tauhan ang pinadala ng mga siniestros"
Skye wiped her forehead, her frustration evident. "Kung ganon kailangan na natin bilisan"
Habang inuubos ang mga kalaban ay na kay max ang isip ni cole, Her best friend-no, her sister in arms-was in the middle of this disaster, and nothing was making sense.
Para sa kanya hindi lang basta member at kaibigan si maxine sa grupo nila she was the heartbeat, the one who always had their backs, the one who protect them, and the one who always make them safe.....Pero ngayon mukhang nilulunod nito ang sarili sa problema na ayaw niyang mandamay ng iba kaya sinasarili niya.
Cole glanced down at the bloodied phone in her hand, her heart heavy. What had Maxine done? What had pushed her to this point?
And more importantly-where was she now?
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