Time: 7:48pm
Where: Zachariah's house
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I'm here at my living room waiting for them. When Butler John came with some snacks.
"How's your day Riah?" he asked
"Obviously not good." I answered coldly
" *sigh* You should take a brea--"
Napatigil sya sa sinasabi niya ng may nagsalita.
"Hey, what's up Empress! Hey Butler John!" Jones said loudly. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. Kahit kelan talaga ang ingay nito.
"Hey Empress" Lennox greeted me while she bowed her head
While Mason is just smiling from ear to ear. Tss weirdo.
"Goodevening Empress/evening Empress" sabay na bati ng kambal na sina Ryker and Aisha Park. Palagi na lang silang magkasabay magsalita.
"Take a seat" malamig na sabi ko
"So Jones, you told me you have some information about him?" panimula ko.
"Yes Empress." he casually said.
"What is it? Did you already find him?" I said
"Well, sad to say that we didn't find him yet, but.." pasuspense nyang sagot
I glared at him "Don't make me wait Jones!" malamig pero nagbabanta kong sabi.
"Okay okay, chill Empress. jeez." nakataas ang dalawang kamay niyang sabi.
" So Scout and I went to a bar just to chill and then we heard some goons talking about some guy who has a tattoo in his back. They described it as the same as your description. And then kinausap namin sila, ayaw nila magsalita nung una so we beat them up until isa sa kanila ay nagsalita. Nakatira daw sya sa middle ng kagubatan malapit lang dun sa bar na pinuntahan namin." mahabang kwento ni Jones.
"Where exactly the location of that bar you're talking about?" seryoso at malamig kong tanong.
"Sa 143 Buenavista Street Empress yung bar." sagot ni Jones
"Pero may sinabi pa sa amin yung lalaki." sabi naman ni Mason na kumuha agad ng atensyon ko.
"and what was it?" mariing tanong ko.
"Ang sabi niya, even if we find that guy they're talking about, hindi din natin siya malalapitan dahil isang tingin pa lang daw nung lalaki sayo, you'll be dead on the spot."
Napasinghap ang iba. Everyone is quite for a short time because of what Mason said. Until Aisha reacted first.
"woah! Kill at first sight, eh? Weird." she said sarcastically.
"Haha. I know right twin. Sobrang imposible naman ata nun Scout" segunda naman ni Ryker.
"Hm, i dunno. Pero habang nagsasalita yung lalaki makikitaan mo siya ng takot sa mata, and he said that namatay yung kaibigan niya dahil nung lalaking yun." Pagpapatuloy niya.
"how sure are you na nagsasabi ng totoo yung lalaking binugbog nyo?" tanong ni Aisha
"We're 100% su—"
"Park's" putol ko sa sasabihin ni Jones.
"Puntahan nyo yung gitna ng kagubatan na sinasabi nung lalaking binugbog nina Jones. If you see any suspicious, call me right away. Do you understand?" Malamig at madiing sabi ko sa Park twins.
"Yes Empress/areglado Empress" sabay nilang sabi
"Jones and Mason" pagtawag ko ng pansin sa kanilang dalawa. Tumingin agad sila saken
"Did you keep the guy you beaten up?" Tanong ko
"Yes Emp, nasa basement siya ng HQ" si Jones ang sumagot
"Good. Don't kill him yet. We still need that guy. Ask him more about that guy his talking about. Make sure he will say anything. Arasso?" I said looking intently to the two of them
"Yes Emp" Jones said habang tumango at ngumisi lang naman sakin si Mason.
"And Lennox, you will come to me. May lalakadin tayo bukas" i said coldly
Tiningnan lang niya ako at tumango.
"Okay, that's all for this meeting, you can all go"
Pagkatapos naming mag usap, i decided to go to my room na. But Butler John approached me.
"Riah" he said, tumigil ako sa pag akyat ng hagdan, pero nakatalikod pa din ako sa kanya. I'm waiting for what he will say even tho I already know what it is.
"Riah, I know you're still grieving for your parents that's why you're doing this. But is it necessary to have revenge just for that reason? Sa tingin mo ba matutuwa ang mga magulang mo if itutuloy mo ang plano mo? Limang taon mo ng hinahanap ang taong yun, wala ka ng oras para sa sarili mo, just take a break" Mahabang litanya niya
Nagpanting ang tenga ko sa sinabi niya. Marahas akong humarap sa kanya at tinitigan ko siya ng blangko.
"Just for that reason you say?! I don't care if they are not happy for what I'm doing right now! They already gone! I lost them because of him! He killed them in front of me! And I will not stop searching for that bastard until his fucking dead! Do you understand that?!" Malamig at may halong galit kong sabi sa kanya
"But I don't like the idea of you killing someone again. It's really not you. Where's the old Riah that I know? The jolly Riah—"
"That girl is already gone! So stop messing with my plans and get lost!" Galit kong putol sa sinabi niya at nagpatuloy na akong umakyat papuntang kwarto ko pero may sinabi pa siya bago ako makalayo sa kanya.
"Okay. Fine. I won't stop you anymore, but please stop being so cold and heartless, asdfghjklxuwiwb"
Hindi ko na narinig ang sinabi niya nung pahuli dahil nakapasok na ako sa kwarto ko. Pabagsak akong humiga sa kama ko. I'm thinking about what he said awhile ago.
For the past 5 years, wala akong ginawa kundi ang hanapin ang lalaking yun. Wala na akong pakialam sa iba. Nakafocus lang ako sa paghahanap sa kanya at pagpapalago ng business ng parents ko. And yes, Butler John is right, I don't have time for myself. Hindi ko muna iisipin ang ibang bagay ngayon dahil may mas mahalaga pang dapat isipin.
Sa kakaisip ko, di ko na namalayang nakatulog na ako.
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LAME. Haha. Sorry na agad po, wala po akong maisip na magandang scene e. Suggest kayo ng gusto nyong guys. 😅
Thank you for reading!
-EM © 2018
