Only Ever After

Kabanata 60

Kabanata 60

"Yomiere, kailangan mong kumain."

Ngumiti lang ako kay Stella, pinunasan ko ang aking mga luha, "wala akong ganang kumain..."

Pinikit ko ang aking mga mata at inalala ang nangyari isang linggo na ang nakaraan, I still remember the hatred in Liham's eye as he look at me. He loathed me now.

I never loved you.

Kumuyom ang kamao ko, kahit gaano ko man siya kinasusuklaman ngayon dahil sa kanyang mga salitang binitawan ay nandito pa rin ang pagmamahal ko sa kanya. I don't believe this. Please make me wake up...

"Yomiere, you're putting your twins in danger. You need to be strong..." Nagbuntong-hininga si Stella.

"Papatayin ko sila..." Malamig na sagot ko, "gaganti ako kay Lessy, ipapakita ko kay Liham na nagkamali siya, I will raise our twins myself..."

Tumango si Stella, hinaplos niya ang buhok ko at saka ako hinila para yakapin, then I started crying again on her shoulders, hinaplos niya ang likod ko upang pakalmahin ako.

I no longer have any recollection of what happened after that night, ang alam ko lang ay nag-retreat ang Laferro mafia, hindi ko rin alam kung totoo nga bang si mama ay hawak-hawak nila.

Kumuyom ang kamao ko, I need to be strong. I have to.

"Stella, after I give birth to Levitrish and Levitrei, I want you to train me, how to shoot, how to kill, everything a mafia boss needs to know..."

Tumango si Stella at hinaplos naman niya ang mahabang buhok ko, "of course, sissy..."

Sissy... Lessy...

Umiling ako, I can't think of that traitor now. Kailangan kong magpakatatag. I should not cry over love, I should not cry over someone who never loved me. He said it himself.

Hindi ako magpapakamiserable. Hinaplos ko ang baby bump ko, "my twins, I'm sorry..." I bit my lower lip. Trying to suppress my own tears now. Kailangan ko nang tumigil sa pag-iyak. I've been crying the whole week.

Mugtong-mugto na ang aking mga mata.

He don't deserve your tears.

I listened to the voices of the shadows in my head, they were right. Liham don't deserve my tears. Hindi ko pa makakalimutan ang tinging binigay niya sa akin, puno ng galit. There was no love there.

That is because he never loved you...

"Yomiere, can you stand up?"

Tumango ako at dahan-dahang tumayo, inalalayan naman ako ni Stella, because of my undoing, my body weakened, kailangan kong magpalakas muli... for my twins...

Bumaba kami sa mansion, yuyuko naman ang mga tauhan sa akin bilang respeto. They look at me with recognition, maybe because I had my father's eyes, the dark eyes that shift colors with light.

Tumungo kami sa dining hall, "what do you want to eat, Yomiere?"

"Peanuts? Anything, not just fish."

Tumango naman si Stella, "okay, I'll prepare a chicken soup."

Ngumiti ako at tumango, tahimik kong hinintay ang aking pagkain. Nang dumating si Stella ay may hawak na siyang sopas, agad ko naman itong kinain dahil sa sobrang gutom. Stella smiled as she watch me, "bumili ako ng vitamins for you, kakailangin mo para sa pagbubuntis mo." Saad ni Stella.

Agad naman siyang nagsalin ng tubig sa baso at saka niya binuksan ang ref, naglabas siya ng bottled syrup at bumalik.

Nang natapos na akong kumain ay pinainom niya ako ng vitamins, pagkatapos ay bumalik kami sa aking bagong kwarto.

"Iiwan muna kita, I have to check Team L1 to Team O."

"There must be something I can do here as a mafia boss..."

Stella smiled, "there are, but you need to get your shits together first, you have to move on first."

"I need a distraction, mas lalo lang akong magiging miserable kapag iniisip ko lagi ang sinapit ko sa magkapatid na Silician." Pagrarason ko.

Stella seem to think about it, she nodded.

Bumaba ulit kami mula sa kwarto at lumabas, nakita namin si Castro, lumapit siya sa amin. "Young Mistress, Miss Stella."

Ngumiti kaming dalawa sa kanya.

"Castro, pwede mo bang tawagin ang bawat team leader ng mafia? So I can introduce them to our mafia boss now."

Castro nodded, kinuha niya ang walkie-talkie niya at nagsalita, matapos iyon ay tumingin siya sa amin. "Papunta na sila sa assembly hall, Miss Stella."

Stella looked at me, "let's go there."

Hinila niya ang kamay ko at naglakad kami papunta sa isang malawak na silid, mula roon ay may nakita akong apat na lalake at apat na babae, nang narinig nila ang apak ng mga paa namin ni Stella ay lumingon sila.

"Young mistress." Sabay na saad nila at agad silang yumuko.

Ngumiti lang ako, they seem to recognize me without Stella introducing me.

"Okay, so your mafia is divided into 8 teams. Team L1, Team A, Team M, Team O, Team R, Team T, Team E, and Team L2." I nodded, bigla kong naalala ang tinuro sa akin ni Liham.

Oh for christ's sake, forget that user.

"These fellows in front of you are the team leaders." Tinuro niya ang isang lalaki, nakasalamin siya at kulay asul ang kanyang mga mata, mahaba ang kanyang buhok na tinali naman niya, "this is Arthur Tyles, his codename is Lust, he is the team leader of Team L1, they are in charge of the mafia's interactions, from business, spies, and hacking."

Yumuko si Arthur sa akin bilang respeto, I just nodded as an answer.

"Next," tinuro ni Stella ang babaeng hindi kahabaan ang buhok, she looked boyish in a good way, "this is Lamarta Tyles, sister of Arthur, her codename is Agony. She is the team leader of Team A, they specialize in inventions and weaponry."

"Then this guy is Noah Alexander, codename is Madness. Team leader of Team M, they specialize in raiding, assassination, and killing." Nagbuntong-hininga si Stella, "pwedeng kayo na ang mag-introduce sa inyong mga sarili?" Tanong niya sa natira.

They laughed and nodded.

"I'm Gemma Michaelis, codename is Over. Team leader of Team O, we specialize in medicines and health related stuffs, Young Mistress." She bowed.

"Killua Pandora, codename Riot. Team R's boss, takes care of distructions and destructions." Tipid namang saad ng lalaki na malamig ang mukha.

"Hi Young Mistress! I'm Hanjel Grettel, team leader of Team T, ang codename ko ay Timer. My team holds the schedules, organization, events, and such of this mafia."

"I'm Root Kingslay, codename is Evil. Team E's boss. We specialize more on action related stuffs like murder and war."

"Cassiopea Queens, codename is Last. Team L2's team leader. We specialize in investigations and complicated stuffs, we make plans too and hold the list of mafia members and those who want to join, with their info."

"So, Yomiere, sila ang team leaders ng mafia mo, mahahalaga ang roles nila sa operations and stuffs."

I nodded...

"So me and Castro are the underbosses, itong mafia house lang na ito ang dalawa ang underboss, Castro and I hold four teams, I hold Team L1 to Team O, while Castro holds Team R to team L2."

I nodded.

Tumingin ako kay Stella at sa mga bosses...

I need to introduce myself.

"I am Safira Yomiere Delos Santos Lamortel, you will call me with my codename Sapphire from now on, I do not want to be called Young Mistress or anything else, I am your mafia boss. Now that we know each other, I would like to share my plans of destroying the Silician Mafia, I will need all of you to destroy my enemies for my enemies are your enemies."

Yumuko silang lahat at lumuhod, "our life is in your hand, Sapphire."

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