Chapter 39 : A Mafia Encounter (PART 1)
Pagkalabas ko, bumungad sa akin ang likod ng Museum. Agad na lumabas si Vandrick at hinarangan ng drum ang daan kung saan kami nanggaling. He held my hand again as we run to a black BMW. Binuksan ni Vandrick ang pinto ng shotgun seat para sa akin.
Agad akong sumakay. Umikot siya at sumakay sa driverʼs seat. Pagkatapos noʼn ay pinaandar na niya ang sasakyan.
“Van—”
“Haruto,”
“I mean, Haruto. Where are we going? Bakit ka nila hinahabol? Why did you said earlier that you shouldnʼt have approached me? And why Haruto?” sunod sunod kong tanong.
Mabilis na pinapaandar ni Vandrick ang kotse.
“Masyadong malayo ang Holmes dito, Keena. Where should I take you?”
“My questions first!” hiyaw ko.
“Keena, I am being chased. This is dangerous for you—”
“Itʼs dangerous for you too, Vandrick! Can you please answer my questions?”
Napahigpit ang kapit niya sa manibela.
“I belong in a Mafia organization, Keena.” he confessed.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. “Yes, you heard it right. I am being followed and chased by the enemies. Dapat hindi na lang kita nilapitan kanina. Now, itʼs my fault kapag nadamay ka rito. Itʼs going to be my damn fault. I donʼt want to be rude to you kaya kita nilapitan kanina.”
“When our eyes met, you smiled at me and I felt the urge to approach you. Na dapat sana ay hindi ko na lang ginawa. Mapapahamak ka ng dahil sa akin.”
I pursed my lips into a thin line. What the actual fuck. Vandrick is part of a Mafia?
“Haruto is my code name. As much as possible, tawagin mo kong Haruto kapag nasa public. You can call me by my real name kapag tayong dalawa lang ang magkasama.”
Vandrick? V? V Mafia?
“V Mafia...” wala sa sarili kong nasambit.
“What?”
“Anoʼng pangalan ng Mafia niyo?”
“Cifuentes Mafia,”
I sighed. I thought...
“I know you canʼt trust any Mafia Organizations but please, Keena. Trust me.”
“How am I supposed to do that, Vandrick? Mafias are merciless.”
“Yes, I know. But the moment you ran away with me, I had this feeling that I should be protecting you now.”
“Paanong hindi ako sasama saʼyo e hinila mo ko?”
He smiled at me. Hinawakan niya ang earpiece gamit ang isang kamay.
“Send back up, Konomi. Track my damn GPS now. We are being chased by those bastards.”
Natahimik siya saglit. “Basta. I am with someone right now,”
Tumahimik siya ulit na parang pinapakinggan ang sinasabi ni Konomi sa earpiece.
“Fine,” aniya.
Vandrick made a quick glance at me. “Iʼm sorry, Keena. I canʼt send you back to Holmes. Baka masundan tayo papunta roon.”
“So where are you taking me?”
“Sa Mansyon,”
Sasagot pa sana ako pero nakarinig kami ng putukan. Napatili ako nang makarinig ng bala na tumama sa likod ng kotse.
BINABASA MO ANG
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Mystery / ThrillerHolmes' House of Detectives is a training ground for aspiring detectives. Nollan and Keena are one of these Detectives in training who needs to unravel the truth behind the massacre in their city and unmask the person behind the killings. detective...
