Chapter 12
Hunter's POV
"Ilang taon ka ng pumasok sa ISS?" Pierce asked. Mag-isa siya ngayon. Wala si Deckard o si Sophie.
"Seven." Sinisiguro kung tipid ang lahat ng mga sagot ko at malamig.
"That young, huh?" Nagkibit ako ng balikat. "Bakit ka pumasok ng ISS?"
"They wanted me in and I don't have a choice."
"You don't have a choice?" tanong niya.
Hindi ako kaagad sumagot. Sa mga huling interogasyon nila sa akin tungkol kay Agosto at Maximo ang mga tanong. Tungkol sa pagtangka ko kay Sophie o ang pagligtas ko kay Amari. Ngayon lang nila tinanong ang pagkakapasok ko sa ISS. I know they've confirmed it by now that I'm really a member of the organization.
"You were forced?" Umiling ako. "Hindi?"
He eyed me curiosly. "Bakit ka pumasok kung ganoon? You said you have no choice? But they didn't force you or threaten you?"
"I was homeless."
"Mag-isa ka? Where's your parent? You're Filipino so I assume you have no foreign blood in you?"
"My parents are both Filipino."
"Where are they?"
"Dead."
Pinag-aralan niya ang sagot ko na para bang mukhang kasinungalingan iyon.
"Where were you born in Italy or in the Philippines?"
"I was born here. We migrated to Italy when I was three."
I answered the questions clearly and precise. Without flinching, without my voice breaking or my hands trembling. I got to say I'm good at this despite my inside crashing in anxiety.
"Bakit?"
"My father died."
"At sapat na dahilan iyon para umalis kayo ng bansa?"
He was curious. I know. Alam kong wala siyang mahahanap na kahit na anong dokumento na magbibigay sa kaniya ng mga sagot na sinasabi ko ngayon. He would never know who am I. No one could ever tell.
"My mom was devastated of his passing. This place reminded her of him and she can't take it. My father wanted to live in Italy too after he retire."
"Can you tell me your father's name?" He asked with a smirk. Para bang iniisip na hindi ko masasagot ang tanong na ito. Bakit hindi?
"Leandro Emmanuel."
Bahagya siyang nagulat sa pagsagot ko. I smirk.
Bumaba ang mga mata niya sa kaniyang laptop. May tinipa siya roon. I know he's running a profile on the name I just mentioned.
"Leandro Emmanuel. Accountant. Died in a car accident. Wife, Natasha Ferrer. Son..." He look up at me.
"Donovan Luigi Emmanuel."
The name sounds foreign but the familiar feeling inside my chest every time I hear it, still lingers.
Nanatiling malamig ang tingin ko sa kaniya. Hindi natitinag sa mga narinig.
"That's your name?" He asked a little bit amused. "Donovan Luigi. What do you prefer? Donovan? Luigi?"
"Kahit na ano." I answered bored. I leaned back against my seat. He watched me.
He look back at his laptop.
"Natasha Ferrer."
Hearing the name make my heart ache but I tried not to show anything.
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