Dedicated to DemmiVianeySao. :D
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Trek didn't bother to look back at Hawk. He's still raging when he stood up and walked towards the door. Sa sobrang galit niya, he hit the poor door with his fist saka pabalibag na isinara yun. Wala syang pakialam kung masira man ang pinto ng sariling kwarto.
He's angry...with Hawk! But more of himself. Nautakan sya nito!? He was lost on her trick.
Damn!
Hawk might know now how her kisses could drive him wild.
F*ck! He almost raped her!
"That bitch seduced me. All because of the f*cking phone!"he cursed in his head.
Paglabas nya ng pinto ay natanaw nya ang kababatang si Janine na nagmamadaling umakyat ng hagdan. Marahil ay narinig nito ang paglagabog ng pinto.
"What happened?" she asked worriedly.
Tiim bagang na tumigil si Trek sa paglalakad. "Aalis ako, can you stay here?" he asked without even answering her.
Nangunot noo ito then sumulyap sa nakasaradong pinto na kinaroroonan ni Hawk."Saan ka pupunta?"
"Damn!"he shouted in annoyance. "Just answer me if you'll stay or not!" Alam nyang hindi dapat si Janine ang pinagbubuntunan nya ng galit but he can't help it. Pakiramdam nya, he will burst any moment.
Natigilan naman ito. Hurt, hatred and sadness flashed in her eyes. Saglit itong tumungo at saka muling tumingin sa kanya with a blank expression she'd mastered. "Okay. I'll stay." she simply answered.
"Good." Yun lang and he turned his back on her. He was gone few steps away nang may maalala kaya nilingon nya ito."Kung nadagdagan man ang trabaho mo, don't worry, you'll be properly compensated."ruthless na sabi nya saka tuluyang pumasok ng kwarto.
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Napabalikwas ng bangon si Ashtine nang makilala ang boses ni Hailey. Ilang araw na silang naghihintay ng tawag mula rito at ngayon namang nagkausap sila, nagmamadali naman ito.
"I don't have enough time to explain. Take care of Nathan while I'm away but please trust me, I have plans. Ikaw na ang magsabi sa Black Cla--" her words bago ma-disconnect yung linya.
Agad nyang tinawagan ang number na nagregister sa cellphone ngunit out of coverage area na ito. Naguguluhang ibinagsak nya ang sarili sa kama.
Pinagbilin ni Hailey ang kapatid na si Nathan. Sa totoo lang, napag-usapan na ng Black Claws ang tungkol dyan. Si Yesley na ang bahala. Nauna na nilang naisip yun bago pa ipagbilin ni Hawk ang kapatid. They cares for Hailey at ganundin sa mga taong mahalaga dito kaya balewala yun sa kanila. Ang di nalang niya nagagawa ay ang ipaalam sa myembro ng Black Claws na may balita na sya sa pinuno.
Agad nyang di-nial ang number ni Xianne. Nag-ring yun ngunit wala namang sumagot.Naisip nyang nagwowok out ito at ayaw na magpa-istorbo. She resorted to text her.
"Let's meet in T3 Pub @ 7pm" she sent. It's a newly opened club na malapit sa condo na tinitirhan. Nadaanan nila yun nung isang araw nang pumunta ang Black Claws sa unit nya.
Then naisip nya sina Vyene at Yesley. She called the twins but their phone were both inaccessible. She rolled her eyes.
"Kahit kailan talaga, ang dalawang yun, mahirap mahagilap."bulong nya. She has no choice but to send them the same message thru text too.
She was about to put down her cell nang tumunog yun. It was from Xianne. "OK. DON'T BE LATE."she replied.
Kahit kailan talaga itong si Xianne, intimidating,naisip nya. Kailangan talagang ALL CAPS. Na-imagine nya tuloy kung paano nito sabihin ang mga salitang yun.
Don't get her wrong. Hindi sya takot kay Xianne. She just admired her sa lakas ng loob nito. Aaminin nya, sa kanilang apat, ito ang nararapat na tumayong pangalawang pinuno. Ang problema lang dito, masyado impulsive. She has a tendency to do actions without thinking hundred times sa tuwing naiinip. Hindi na nya mabilang kung ilang beses na silang napalaban nila Hawk nung nasa Japan dahil sa kalokohan nito.How she wanted live actions, adrenalin rush and fights.
Syempre pa, hindi sya iniiwan ng Black Claws. Sama-sama sila sa gulo. Black Claws Gang has Xianne as a trouble magnet and Hawk as a brilliant fighter. Xianne will start the fight. Vyene , Yesley and Ashtine will only mixed themselves in the trouble for fun. At kapag sa tingin ni Hawk na dehado sila, saka ito kikilos.In the end, they'll have the victory. Simple as that.
She smiled widely. Everything's perfect nung nasa Japan pa sila. But things aren't the same anymore. Nawawala si Hailey. Ayaw nitong ipaalam kung saang lupalop sya naroroon. And she said she has plans and they should trust her.
Ashtine sighed deeply saka bumangon. Nasira na ang tulog nya at wala na syang balak pang bumalik ng kama dahil tiyak na di na sya makakatulog pa, with all the thoughts in her mind, no doubt.She headed to the bathroom door and did her thing. She has no plan of staying in her condo but no idea where to go.
Then her eyes nailed to her toiletries. Napailing sya. She haven't been to grocery for quite sometime.
She smiled.
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