"Life is a continuous struggle of man against man, of man against his sorrounding, a struggle on the physical, intellectual ang moral plane out of which new things take shape and fresh ideas are born." - Jawaharlal Nehru
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Handa tanggapin ang ganyang pahayag ng pinuno.
"Another test, Sapphire?" Tanong ko, o ang ibig sabihin, kung ano ang pipiliin, ang kabilang parte o ang black diamond.
"Yes."
Natapos ang usapan doon, si Dr. Gene naman ang tumayo at binahagi ang tungkol sa taong nagngangalang Geronibo Yater. Makakatulong sa pagpapalakas at pagpapalawak ng saklaw ng kapangyarihan ng grupo kung sakaling makuha ang tiwala.
Nakinig pa ako sa sinasabi ng doctor - "Even if you are the prince or the King, president of the state, it is hard to enter his premises without his authorization. This is how I find him and that's how he continues to live aside from the brown tag he did receive."
"That brown tag?" Sambit ni Froiland.
"From the society, symbolizes you're the lowest in rank or lowest creature, in other words, you are useless, useless in this world. Kill. And the intruder who got their Jewel got nine brown tags," sabi naman ni Exher.
Ang lihim na intruder, na isa rin godfather ay nakatanggap ng ganoon? Buong society ay wanted ang pinuno. Alay buhay talaga ang drama ng storya dito.
Si Denise, ang spy ang naatasan para sa mission. Good for her at ako naman ay ligtas. Hindi yata kailangan ng protector, sabagay marami nakaatang na gawain lalo na ang gagawin namin sa lunes. Sa araw na iyan magaganap ang pagbubukas ng kulungan para tanggapin si Georgie.
Hanggang matapos ang meeting ay nilapitan si Sapphire, tinanong ang gumugulo sa isip, "Noong Martes, sinabihan mo ako huwag umalis ng agency pagkagaling ng isla, so alam mo may mga dayong dadarating doon?"
"Just a suspicion," nakatitig ng malalim, "I did also stationed others at someplace, least expected in the agency. They made it lively without hiding or making it secretly."
"Kung tutuusin, masyado silang late reaction at lumipas pa ang dalawang araw."
"Sounds like that." Lumapit pa at may binulong, "next thing, I guess they are next to you."
Napaangat ang kilay ko. "Malinaw ang mukha ko sa kanila... apparently."
"Right, after what you've done to them, not expecting you to pass them easily."
"Pero sinabi mo sa meeting nahirapan ako, isa pa iyan sa curiosity ko."
"To make them get serious. I don't like seeing others looking down at their enemies easily because they are too good or too strong for them."
"Ah, that's why." Naliwanagan dahil alam hindi gagalaw o magsasalita ang taong ito ng walang dahilan. "But still, I sense something Sapphire, may tinatago silang galing."
"Me too, after watching them," napangisi ito.
Lumayo ako ng konti.
"Animal instinct Lynn, just like us."
"Animal?" I disagree. "If compared sa iyo ay hindi, monster ang level mo."
Tumawa ito ng malakas, tuluyan akong lumayo. Ngayon ko lamang ito nakitang tumawa. Ang balahibo sa balat ay ramdam nagsitayuan!
"You are a natural Lynn, true to yourself though you copied others. You don't look down on them that's why you can easily copy them. A good chance to look more clearly... nice one."
BINABASA MO ANG
BOOK 6 - COVERTURE
Action"Mukhang lahat ng lalaki ay balak mo makarelasyon." - From K Jade Lynn Nike, is a woman who stands with a playful attitude but with a hidden birthright that can capture the interest of even the so-called Elite Community. She joins the black diamond...
