Lovely Ever After

Kabanata 97

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Kabanata 97

Matapos kong kwentuhan ang aking magkambal ay nakatulog naman sila nang mahimbing, they held my arm as if afraid that I might leave them again.

Unti-unti rin akong dinalaw ng antok. Maybe the comfort of home my twins are giving me made me realize that, my body is not only tired, it is also tortured and tormented. It's such a miracle that I'm still sane.

Nang magising ako ay madaling-araw na, dahan-dahan kong inalis ang yakap nila sa magkabilang kamay ko, pagkatapos ay bumangon na ako, pinagmasdan ko ang maamong mukha ng aking magkambal.

Humihilik si Levitrei habang si Levitrish naman ay bukas ang bunganga, I smiled as I look at them, Levitrei reminds me of the young version of Liham, pain striked my heart upon thinking him. It seems like I have to face reality again.

I gave my twins a kiss on their forehead, "sleep well, babies."

Pagkatapos ay lumabas na ako sa kanilang kwarto para lang matunghayan na may isang gwardyang nagbabantay pala. Tila mahigpit ang seguridad ng mansion ni Liham, nang napansin niya ako'y yumuko siya.

"Bantayan mo ang kambal ko, okay?"

"Yes, Young Lady."

Naglakad na ako pababa, gusto kong magpahangin muna, kaya naman lumabas na ako, tila naglalabanan muli ang dilim at liwanag, the light is winning. Stars slowly fade away as the moon is replaced by the sun.

Humikab ako at saka ko dinama ang simoy ng hangin, it was a cold wind as if winter was possible. A world without Liham is cold, there is no warmth, no fire to light my path in the darkness, there was only... nothing.

"Hiya!" Napatingin ako sa pinagmulan ng sigaw at nakita si Vonrogue na nag-eensayo gamit ang espada, he was topless, his bare arm was tensed, beads of sweat drenched his well-sculptured body.

He stopped swinging the sword when he seem to notice me watching, tumingin siya sa akin at gamit ang kanyang braso'y namunas siya ng pawis. He kind of remind me of Noah.

Yumuko siya, "Young Lady."

I gave him a nod, "did you dispatch Noah?"

"Yes, Young Lady. I failed to report since you were sleeping at that time already." Seryosong sagot niya, kinuha niya ang twalya niya na sinakbit niya sa palumpong at ginamit itong pamunas sa pawis.

"What did you get from him?"

"The exact location of Hidden Island." He said, alam naman pala ni Noah, nagsinungaling pa siya. He must be really desperate to live. Bagay lang sa kanya na mawala. Let them be together with Stella in hell.

"And where is that?"

"Hidden Island is actually the screen name of the island only, kaya kapag tina-track mo siya sa satellite ay walang lumalabas, the island's real name is Isla Apoy, ito'y maliit lang kaya wala sa mapa, sabi ni Noah ay dating may bayan dito ngunit nawasak dahil sa tsunami, the remains of the city were renovated, turning it into the base of Defenders of Justice."

"I want you to gather all the twenty-four team bosses, from Alpha to Omega. Before we strike the last enemies standing, they must first know their new mafia boss."

"Yes, Young Lady." Yumuko muli siya at lumabas na, alam kong alam niya ang aking iniisip, we strike them already. They are threats. They killed my mafia, they took advantage of the mafia war happening.

I will not let a single one live again. Alam kong padalos-dalos ang desisyon ko, but that's the only right thing. The deaths of my men will be in vain if I do not avenge them.

Castro. Hanjel. My mafia. Alam kong may mga nagtraydor pero mayroon pa ring mga loyal sa akin, thinking about it makes me sad. I just lost too much people in my life, akala ko sobrang lakas ko na pero nagkamali ako.

I won't repeat the same mistakes anymore. Pagpaplanuhan ko nang maigi ang mangyayari sa pagsugod namin sa Isla Apoy. They call themselves Defenders of Justice but their means are not justified.

They are only using the law to justify their crimes, hindi porke't kriminal ka na ay wala ka nang karapatang mabuhay.

Kinagat ko ang baba ng labi ko, and yet I choose to end Noah's life with another man's hand.

I'm no better than them. Bigla kong naalala ang sarili ko noon, how afraid I was to take another life. Yet now, how many men have I killed? Ten? No, more than that. Perhaps one thousand, more or less?

For the past five years, I've been secretly doing my job behind my twins, not letting them know. Darating din ang punto na sila rin ay magiging katulad ko and I'm afraid. Too afraid.

Bawat buhay na aking kinikitil ay bumibigat ang aking puso, maybe the old, soft, and weak Yomi is stll inside me. No. She's me. I'm just good at deceiving myself and fooling myself that I'm strong and brave.

When in fact, I'm afraid. I am afraid that I might lose the persons I came to love. My twins. Liham, above all.

Sighing, I went to my room, naghilamos agad ako, tinignan ko ang aking sarili sa salamin, my eye is unusually small, siguro dala ng aking pag-iyak. One look, pagkakamalan akong intsik. I slapped both of my faces to calm myself.

This is it. This is my new mafia, what's left of Liham. The mafia he ruled before. Now I'm the ruler. I'm the unmarried wife of Liham Silician...

I'm the Silician Lady.

Thinking about it, he wanted to marry me. He pursued me. Ngunit hindi siya nagtagumpay, ngunit hindi ako pumayag, ngunit nagalit ako. Becoming a mafia boss of another mafia requires a lot of change. Ni hindi ko alam kung kaya ko pa ba, considering how my old mafia betrayed me.

What if they do that to me too when I put my guard down? Can they be trusted? No, can they trust me?

Matapos kong mag-ayos ng sarili ay pumunta na ako sa conference room, surprisingly, nandoon na lahat ng dalawampu't apat na team bosses ng mafia ni Liham, that's how big his mafia is, this mafia triples mine-my old.

"She is your new boss, Safira Yomiere Delos Santos Lamortel."

"Lamortel?" Nagkaroon ng bulung-bulungan, hindi ako umimik, the majority seem to disagree about it.

"Young Master's last words said she is our new mafia boss now. We need her." Vonrogue mumbled beneath his breath.

"If she's our mafia boss, I quit." Tumayo ang isang lalaki, "I mean it."

Dala ng aking inis ay hinampas ko ang mesa, suminghap ang lahat at tumigil dahil sa aking ginawa, "tell me your name." Malamig na utos ko sa tumayo.

"What is it to you?" He challenged.

"Mr. What-is-it-to-you, first of all, if you can't accept me as your mafia boss, that's not my business anymore, I know all of us are mourning here right now about the loss of Liham, hindi lang kayo ang nagdalamhati dahil sa kanyang pagkawala."

"Using pity won't work." Singhal niya.

"Then fight me. If you all can't accept me, I will just force all of you to submit. Bring me the strongest man, I will fight him with a sword, the first one to hit wins, and if I win, you all must accept me as your mafia boss."

Nagkaroon ng bulung-bulungan bago sila tumingin lahat kay Vonrogue.

He shrugged and smirked at me, "I can't hurt a lady."

"What made you think you'll have a chance?" Galit kong sagot. "Let's go to the fighting area."

Tumayo silang lahat at sumunod, kaming dalawa ni Vonrogue ang nauna. "Young Lady, tell me if you want me to lose." Bulong niya.

Dahil dito'y tumigil ako sa paglalakad, "you must be underestimating me, Vonrogue."

"No, Young Lady."

"It is not a question. I'll prove you wrong."

"Nobody has beaten me yet in a swordfight, though."

"Too sad, I'm not nobody."