"To whom do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" Don Gustave Cross smiled slyly at me as one of the black clad men pushed me towards the sofa where Dom and Eros sat. The both of them are sporting some bruises that are now beginning to turn blue pero nung nakita nila ako na maayos ay tila ba nabunutan sila ng tinik sa dibdib dahil napabuntong hininga ang mga ito.
"Your hospitable host asked a question." Isang lalaki na naka pormal na suit gaya ni Don Gustave ang nag salita. Kung tama ang pag kaka alala ko, sya si Caleb Cross ang bunsong anak ni Don Gustave at ang kasalukuyan namamahala sa Cross corp.
"Hospitable?" I raised to the bait and cracked a smile, this man can't act high and mighty in front of me, lalo na't alam ko na substitute lang naman sya sa posisyon na hinahawakan nya ngayon dahil sa pag panaw ng panganay at dapat na taga pag mana ng kompanya ilang taon na ang nakalipas, the facts about the death of the older spawn of the devil remained unclear but one thing is for sure- Caleb Cross is directly related to the guy who tricked me into believing he was a friend by helping me out of that friggin' trap. I'm certain because they have the same gray, cold and unforgiving eyes
"Bakit kayo narito?" Tanong muli ng matandang Don at mas seryoso na ang kanyang tono and it wouldn't take a genius to know that the question is directed at me considering that his eyes didn't stray away from my general direction
"Namamasyal." Sagot ko na may kasamang ngiti bago ko pasadahan ng tingin ang palagid. It was a victorian themed house. Classic and elegant. Houses like this bears secrets just like the man who owns it.
"Kasama rin ba sa agenda nyo ang mangaso at manira ng gamit sa property namin?" Singgit ng isa pang lalaking naka corporate attire. He must be another relative of Don Gustave.
"Yes." Naramdaman ko ang pag siko sa akin ni Domeric dahil sa pag amin ko ng basta basta
"What's your name, child?" Nabaling muli ang atensyon ko kay Don Gustave at agad nitong napansin ang pag aalinlangan ko nang hindi agad ako sumagot.
"You don't have to answer it, I know who you are." Pinag taasan ko ng kilay ang matanda
"You are the only child of Thalia Mendoza and Alecto Helios, you are Achila Helios," he said with a calculating smile before gesturing towards my friends
"And this two, are the sons of your father's best mates."
Tumango ako ng dahan-dahan
"Tatanungin ulit kita, bakit kayo nandito?" Don Gustave said calmly
"Bakit, are you hiding something around here?" Eros said and out of the corner of my eye I saw the guards instinctively reach for their guns. I ruled out that the men wearing black are guards and I don't have to turn my head to know that the others are reaching for their weapons too
"What could be so important that you require this kind of security detail?" Eros said with a clear challenge in his voice
"Eros." I looked at him with a plea and a warning in my eyes
"Alam ba ng mga magulang nyo na nandito kayo?" I didn't answer because I knew a trap when I see one at ang tanong na iyon ay isang malinaw na bitag.
To say yes would endanger our parents and to say no would endanger our lives, dahil pag sinabi naming sangkot ang parents namin ay pwede silang sampahan ng kaso kung sabihin naman naming hindi ibig sabihin, no one knows where we are. At isang tingin sa mga taong ito ay hindi kailang kaya nila kaming pag lahuin ng walang bakas. At malamang naisip din ito ng dalawa ko pang kasama dahil hindi sila kumibo
"Maybe." I lied at napansin ang pag dating ng isa pang guard at ang pag bulong nito ng kung ano kay Caleb and whatever that is, I'm sure that it won't be good for us
"Can you tell us what you wrote on our company car?" He asked me and I didn't hesitate to answer
"Double cross." Biglang tumawa si Don Gustave sa narinig
"What shall we do to them?" Nanliit ang mata ko sa pag ka irita ng sumingit ang lalaking dahilan kung bakit ako narito. The nerve!
"Call their fathers so they could fetch them." The old man answered
"Are you sure?" Caleb asked his father at bakas sa kanyang mga mata ang pag aalinlangang na gawin ang utos ng matanda
"Yes. I will excuse them now because of their ignorance. This kids clearly don't know what they're doing." Tumayo ito
"How about the damages, father?" Caleb inquired with a deep frown but his father immediately dismissed him with a wave of his hand. Muli itong tumingin sa akin
"She looks just like her mom wouldn't you agree, Caleb?"
"Indeed, but she had her father's eyes." Tugon nito sa ama.
"Ikaw na ang bahala, Colt." Caleb addressed the guy with the eyes like his pag kaalis na pag kaalis ni Don Gustave
"Yes, dad."
BINABASA MO ANG
Nevermore
RomanceTo Colton, it wasn't curiosity that killed the cat but recklessness so what happens when his path gets entwined with Achila, a wild child who was recklessness personified?
