Arrange Marriage to the Mafia Boss

Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Chaos

Tila nawawala sa sarili na tinatawag ko si Rage. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin. Halos libutin ko na ang buong lugar para makita lang siya, pero kahit saang anggulo tignan ay walang bakas ni Rage — wala na siya.

Tila nandilim ang paningin ko sa paligid. It was a great chaos. Snakes hissing from everywhere. People are running everywhere habang nakahawak sa mga kasama nila.

May nadapa pang bata sa harap ko, agad ko itong itanayo. He was crying.

"Shh..." I hushed him.

Luminga-linga ako sa paligid, dahil baka hinahanap din siya ng mga magulang niya.

Hindi naman nagtagal ay may sumigaw na babae papalit sa amin.

"Josh! Oh my God! Are you okay?" may pag-aalalang tanong neto sa anak.

"Thank you, miss!" agad din naman silang umalis sa harap ko. Mapakla akong ngumiti.

I was hoping to find Rage just like that too.

Nanatili akong nakatayo doon — unable to process everything.

I fell to my knees, fingers digging into the pavement, nails scraping against the floor. Hindi ako makahinga. My baby. My Rage. My only child. My reason for everything. Gone. Just like that.

Agad na tumulo ang mga luha ko na parang isang malakas na ulan. I am more than devastated. Hindi ko makita ang anak ko.

"Ma'am, you need to step back." one of the staff tried to pull me away from the thickening crowd.

"Don't touch me! My son is missing! He's missing! You need to find him! You need to find him!" I hissed.

Thunder rushed toward me, his chest heaving. His eyes bloodshot. "They’re locking down the whole zoo. No one goes in or out."

"What if he's already outside?! What if they took him earlier?! Thunder, what if—what if we’re too late?!" lumakas ang mga hikbi ko. Sumasakit ang dibdib.

He knelt in front of me and grabbed my face gently, forcing me to look into his eyes. "We are not too late. Do you hear me? I will find him, Amora. I swear. I swear on everything I have. I’ll bring our son back."

Tila wala akong narinig sa mga sinabi niya. Pag-alala lang para kay Rage ang nasa isip ko.

"Oh God!" napahilamos ako sa sariling mukha. Nanginginig ng sobra ang boses.

"He’s a smart boy," Thunder whispered shakily. "If he sees a chance, he’ll get out. He’ll find a way." he keeps on reassuring me, pero it's not enough — nawawala ang anak ko.

But what if he couldn’t? What if he was hurt? What if they — I shaked my head from negative thoughts. Hindi pwede.

"The cameras." I mumbled. "The cameras... the enclosures had cameras. The reptile house had one above the snake tank!"

Thunder stood up immediately. "I'll go. Stay here in case he comes back to this area."

"I can’t just wait! Let me go with you!" hinawakan ko ang kamay niya para hindi siya umalis. I want to find Rage with him. Gusto kong makita kaagad siya.

He cupped my face again. "You have to. If he comes back and we’re both gone, what then?"

He was right.

My body gave up and I slumped on one of the benches. My arms trembled, still holding Rage’s tiny cap Thunder had picked up earlier near the broken glass.

Napayakap ako dito. Tahimik akong umiiyak habang naghihintay kay Thunder. Some people looks distressed too.

Nilalaro ko ang aking kamay.