The Devil's One and Only Love ★

FiftyThree-Memory Card

Chapter Fifty Three

"Gab can you penetrate inside the Safehouse."

"Its impossible without being detected. but i'm trying." mahinang sagot nya saka nagkatikot sa mac nya.

"Then try harder! do your job well!" sigaw ko sa kanya.

"Damn it Steven Alexander! i'm trying okay! i'm doing everything. kahit madetect na nila!" pasigaw na sabi nya saka pagalit na tinulak ako. "Wag kang dumagdag sa pressure, Steven! i'm doing everything i can. i want them safe as much as you do. so you Shut the Fvck Up and let me do my Job!!" nangigigil na tinitigan nya ako saka tinalikuran.

"Sorry," i whispered. napapikit ako ng mariin. one more minute without seeing Alexis will make me go mad.

dapat hindi ko nalang sya binigla eh. but she's right. i owe her this more than anyone else.

sabay sabay pa kaming napatingin sa pinto nung may kumatok.

lumapit si Jace sa pinto saka binuksan. si Samantha.

"Sorry, Sam. this is not the perfect timing. wala si Alexis." sabi ko na sa kanya. ngumisi lang sya saka lumapit kay Gab.

"i know. thats why i'm helping you." tumingin sya kay Gab. "peram ako."

pinaubaya naman ni Gab yung macbook kay Sam. nagpipipindot lang sya.

"How did you know?" i asked. for sure alam nya. the way she moves. its as if she knows what to do.

"Xander told me. why didn't you tell us?" she asked.

"its my problem, Sam. i dont want you to get involve."

"She's our friend, Steven. we deserve to know."

"i know. i'm sorry, Sam."

"whatever Steven." matabang na sabi nya saka pinakita yung screen samin. "There she is."

napanganga kaming lahat sa ginawa nya. nahack nya?!!

"Damn! panu mo nagawa yan?!" manghang sabi ni Jace.

"kapag may tatay kang lahat ginagawa mahanap ka lang para umarte para sa kanya malalaman mo kung bakit ko nagawa yan. my father is a damn senator and he keeps on suprising me."

"gusto mong maging part ng luminary?" nakangising sabi ni Laz.

"No, i just need to help you guys." sabi nya. "do what you have to do now. chop chop!"

napatingin ako sa screen nung sinabi nya yun. napatiim bagang ako nung makita kong may dugo sa labi nya.

TANG INA! GUSTONG GUSTO KONG MAG WALA!

sinaktan nya si Alexis samantalang hindi ko pinapadapuan si Alexis kahit sa langaw?! tang ina lang!

"Guys Look! si Xavier!" sabi ni Gab. napatingin ulit ako sa screen. Andun nga si Xavier at puno ng bugbog sa mukha. may sinasabi si Xavier kay Alexis. biglang tumayo si Alexis at nagpunta sa madilim na part tapos bumalik kay Xavier.

"Ano yung nasa kamay ni Alex?" nakakunot noong tanong ni Jace.

napatingin ako sa kamay ni Alexis. nakakuyom yung kamay nya.

"I dont know but we have to get them fast." mariing sabi ko.

"We'll give them the black book." i answered and looked at them all.

"What? we cant give them the black book!" napatayo si Seth.

"We can. i will." i said firmly

"But its too dangerous!" sabi.naman ni Gab.

"I know! but i wont risk Alex's Life!" mariing sabi ko.

"Shut up will you?!" pagalit na sabi ni Samantha saka tumayo. "Mag siupo nga kayo. nakakaasar naman kayo eh! kayo tong undercover kayo pa tong shunga. anu bang kailangan nyo sa black book?"

"Yung laman." sagot ni Laz.

"Exactly. kaya nga ibabalik niyo yun kay Reynaldo." sabi ulit ni Sammy

"wow naman! ang bright. pag binalik mo yun anu pang ebidensya meron kami?!" asar na sabi ni Jace.

"get your head off your ass, Jerk! thats not a hat!" nababanas na sabi ni Sammy saka tumingin kay Jace. "Uso scan di ba? may xerox copy din! utak naman please!"

napaawang yung labi ni Jace sa sinabi ni Sammy.

natawa si Gab saka niyakap si Sam. "Syeeet! bestfriend na tayo ngayon."

natawa din si Laz, si Jace naman namumula sa galit. well i cant blame him its not everyday he ran out of words to say.

"Move guys! yung pinascan yung ibigay nyo sa kanya. photoshop nyo para magmukhang totoo." tumingin si Sam kay Jace ng nangiinsulto. "Akala ko pa naman matalino lahat ng tao dito. tama nga siguro yung kanta. you are the only exception." matabang syang ngumisi.

"Why You?!!" nakataas yung kamay ni Jace para sana sampalin si Sammy nung hinugot ni Sammy yung baril sa bewang ni Laz.

"Subukan mo." nakangising sabi nya saka tinutok yung sa pagitan ng legs ni Jace. matabang syang ngumiti kay Jace. nanlaki yung mata namin lahat.

"Kaya mo?!" nakangising hamon ni Jace.

ngumisi ng malaki si Samantha. "Wag mo kong hamunin Rodriguez. five years old palang ako muntik na akong maging criminal dahil tinutukan ko ng baril yung tao ni Valdez. baka matuloy ngayon at ikaw ang una kong mapatay."

napaawang ang labi naming lahat lalo.

Damn Smart Girl, Samantha is really friends with my baby!

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Nakaupo lang ako sa sulok nung nakarinig ako ng mahinang ungol sa bandang madilim na parte ng kwarto.

"Who's that?" i asked. tumayo ako para maghanap ng pwedeng pamalo.

nakakita lang ako ng kamay na tinamaan ng ilaw saka taong gumagapang.

napatanga ako nung makilala ko sya.

"Oh my gosh, Xavier!" i bursted out and immediately went to him. "What happened to you?"

"Alex, Listen. Memory Card. under the drawer." tumalima agad ako sa sinabi nya. i immediately search for it and found it. binalikan ko agad si Xavier.

"Whats this?" i asked.

"contacts of valdez. worldwide. numbers of his partners. give this to Steven when you got out." nanghihinang sabi nya.

"we will get out of here. just hold on okay?" kinuha ko yung panyo ko sa bulsa saka pinunasan yung dugo nya sa ulo.

"Valdez has Lizzy." he whispered. kumunot ang noo ko.

"Lizzy? Lizzy who?"

"Liezel Erika Gonzales."

napanganga ako saka tumingin sa kanya. "Thats impossible, she's dead."

"so i thought too. but she's alive."

"how could that be?" nagtatakang tanong ko. i was there when they're putting her body inside that mausoleum.

"How could you not know?" nagtatakang sabi nya.

"How could i know? the last time i saw her was on her wake. i was there."

"really Alexis? How could you not know when She's married to your brother for five years now." my jaw dropped.

"WHAAAAAAAAAT?!"