(POV Maia)
Pag akyat namin sa penthouse suite ni Jared, Cole and Maddie seems to be talking to each other. She already calm down, pero di lingid sa akin na umiyak siya.
"I want to see the last message from Nameless," sabi ni Jared kay Cole.
Akala ko, ipapabasa sa amin ni Cole ang sinasabi nilang poem from Nameless, pero nagulat ako when Cole played a voice recording from his laptop. It is a robotic fake voice that gives me chill.
You won in Istanbul, but I will crush you in the Lion City...
A plane will suddenly disappear in the eyes of the Emirati...
You can't stop it, you can't do anything, no matter how you try...
Prepare for my next move or see more people die...
"When did you receive this message?" tanong ni Jared na umupo sa sofa.
"Just about an hour ago. According to Amos, this was recorded more than a week ago."
"A week ago? Nameless knew exactly what will happen. He is quite sure that we will be able to catch Katerina. Are we dealing with a psychic who can see the future?" inis na sabi ni Jared.
"I don't this so. Mataas lang ang tiwala ni Nameless sa kakayahan mo, that is why he already anticipated that you will locate Katerina," sabi ko kay kanya.
"Jared, lion city may be referring to Singapore. Emirati may be a term for United Arab Emirates. We are talking about two main cities in UAE and there are several flights from Singapore to either Dubai or Abu Dhabi. How can we even stop it? There are no clues that were given to us," naiiyak na sabi ni Maddie.
You can't stop it, you can't do anything, no matter how you try.
Jared must have known that he can't do anything this time dahil tahimik lang siyang nakaupo sa sofa. Umupo ko sa tabi niya at hinawakan ang mga kamay niya.
"Turn on the television. Just like what happened with the first plane from London, we can't do anything about this. Kailangan natin maghanda sa susunod na plano ni Nameless," Jared bravely said.
For hours, we waited for a tragedy that is bound to happen. Pumunta si Jared sa bar ng hotel at kahit gusto ko siya pigilan, hinayaan ko lang siyang uminom.
"It is getting late. Madami na din naiinom mo. You won't be able to think straight tomorrow," sabi ko kay Jared habang nasa bar kami.
"I am fine, mauna ka na sa suite mo."
"I won't leave you here, Jared. Sasamahan kita kung hanggang kailan mo gusto mag stay dito, but I suggest na magpahinga ka na. We need you tomorrow. We need your one hundred percent concentration," I said as I cupped his face. I know that he is hurting right now dahil wala siyang magagawa sa pwedeng mangyari.
"I will rest, sa isang condition?"
"Sure, anything Jared."
"I want you to hug me, Maia bago ko matulog."
"Yun lang ba? I will hug you hanggang bukas kung yun ang gusto mo," sabi ko sabay kuha sa kamay niya para dalhin sa suite ko.
Maagap pa lang ay tinawagan na kami ni Cole to turn on the television. I am already expecting that this will happen, pero di ko pa rin inaasahan na iiyak si Jared sa harapan ko when he heard the news.
Another plane from Singapore disappeared before landing on the Dubai International Airport. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner with more than three hundred passengers vanished in a blink of an eye before touching the runway. Pilot in command Jenoshi Chan did not send any reports about any unusual behavior of the plane before it disappeared.
Witnesses confirmed that the plane was approaching the runway to land when all of a sudden, the big aircraft disappeared with no traces. This is the second plane that disappeared within a span of two weeks.
"Hey, it is not your fault. We can win this, you just have to be strong," sabi ko sa kanya habang hawak ang pisngi niya. He is sobbing with tears because he is blaming himself sa dalawang plane disappearance.
"Maia, they are gone because of me."
"No, Jared. They are gone because of Nameless. It is you who is trying so hard to save them."
"My best is not good enough, Maia."
"I trust you, Jared. The fact that Nameless can't kill thousands of people at once means that he is not strong enough. We will defeat him. Andito ko Jared, I will help you as much as I can."
Umakyat kami sa penthouse suite kung saan andoon si Cole at Maddie. Surprisingly, wala dun si Katerina.
"The plane disappeared just a few hours ago. Amos sent me all of the details of the last three flights as you requested," sabi ni Amos sabay bigay ng mga documents kay Jared. It includes flight details, plane seating configuration and even the lists of the passengers and crew members.
"I bet Nameless will soon contact us. Cole, make sure that the private plane is ready in case kailangan natin umalis. Where's Katerina?"
"I told her we are going somewhere else at baka hindi na muna tayo makauwi ng Pinas. She left last night with a heavy heart," paliwanag ni Cole at inirapan lang siya ni Maddie.
Cole was about to say something to her when his laptop screen suddenly turned black at may lumitaw na messages. These are no doubt from Nameless.
Let's start a game again.... Are you in?
"This is crazy, can we even decline this game?" sabi ni Maddie.
"I don't think so. Once we rejected Nameless, it may anger him more. Let us go with the flow," sagot ni Jared sa kapatid niya.
Easy as one to three, just tell me where you will find me...
Easy as two four six, tell me where would I create a conflict...
The name of country is enough, let us see if you are tough...
I will give you an hour to solve this puzzle, fail now and you will struggle...
"He wants us to give him a name. A name of a nation or country. Jared, do you have any idea where is he heading?"
Umiling lang si Jared. Even if he knows kung nasaan si Nameless, he can't afford to make any mistakes.
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