Kabanata 21
WALA akong maramdaman. Tila namanhid ang katawan ko, nakatulala lang sa basag na baso sa paahan ko.
"Reev?" he paused. "Fuck!"
Natauhan lang ako nang maramdamang may bumuhat sa akin paalis sa nagkalat na bubog at pinaupo ako sa couch.
"Reev! What happened, babe?" Lumuhod si Cas sa harapan ko ang sinapo ang mukha ko. "Why are you crying? Nabubog ka ba? Saan? Let me see–"
"C-Cas..." Nanginig ang boses ko.
"Saan, Reev?" He panicked. Hinaplos niya ang pisngi ko at sumulyap sa paa ko para suriin kung may sugat ba ako.
"B-balik na tayo..." I trembled.
"Balik saan?" Kunot ang noo pa rin niyang sinusuri ang paa ko. "Saan ang masakit–"
"Cas, si R-Riu..."
His back stiffened. Dagling nag-angat siya ng tingin at dumilim ang ekspresyon.
"What happened to Sirius?"
"He was k-kidnapped," mas nadurog ang boses ko't patuloy na humikbi.
"What? How..."
"P-phone," I muttered. Tumayo siya, tinakbo ang phone na nabitawan ko rin para iabot sa 'kin. I opened it and noticed the way he trembled as he watched the short clip of him.
"Who did this?" he clenched and unclenched his jaw in anger.
Umiling ako. "Dad was ambushed. They took Riu. Cas, they took Riu!"
His jaw ticked. Muli niyang binalikan ang video.
"Cheska," he uttered in pure disgust. "That bitch."
"Cas, si R-Riu..."
Ang anak natin...
"Akong bahala." Sinapo niya ang mukha ko. "Do you trust me, Reev? We'll save Riu, okay?"
I nodded, giving him all my trust.
He sighed and nodded, pressing a kiss on my forehead.
"The chopper will be here in ten minutes, kunin mo na ang mga gamit na kailangan mo." He dialed his phone and talked to someone. "Vioxx, in the island, please. Emergency."
Wala ako sa sarili na naglalakad, walang direksyon at tila lumulutang. Hindi rin nagtagal ay inaakay na ako ni Caspian patungo sa chopper.
I'm so confused.
Anak? What is he saying?
Does he mean once I adopted him or... was it biological?
Paano? Si Castor?
My head throbbed. Ipinatong ni Cas ang jacket niya sa balikat ko at inakay ako papalapit sa kanya.
He updated me on what happened. Dad and Riu are planning to go the mall. Ipapasyal daw sana ng ama ang bata nang papunta na sila'y nagkaroon daw ng aksidente kaya sa iba sila dumaan nang biglang may humarang sa kotse.
They ambushed Dad along with his men and forcefully took my son.
"These bastards," he was controlling his anger. "I hired the best fucking men to look after Riu at ano? Naisahan din sila?" He was gritting his teeth in anger.
"How... you had security for Riu?"
Tumango siya.
"Cheska is crazy, along with her whole family." He shook his head. "She's been secretly conspiring on Casa Amara's investors to work against me. 'Yon ang dahilan kung bakit abala ako, I'm sorry, Reev. Hindi ko masabi. She..." He ran his fingers in his hair in frustration. "She's using her family's connection to save herself and evade the cases I filed against her."
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