Chapter 21:The Plan
W I N T E R
I faced off on the greasy and broken cement floor looking how the ruins stretched its fold around the corners. I let my eyes carried about three times around the place where we are standing.
Memories started to flash right in front of my eyes.
I couldn't believe how the entire Destruiy Eren had been fallen apart and turned into a living nightmare country.
I hold my breath upon realizing the movement of the time and gazing all of those debris, cars that are unattractively parked in every angle of this passage, buildings that are now destroyed by what happened before, houses that are devouring the ground, burning smoke in everywhere, ashes falling from the sky, and the place is now covered by nothing but pure post-apocalyptic environment.
I could still remember that day, where and when we tried to solve the unceasing conundrum of the White-listed University's incidents. But unfortunately, we failed to solve the mystery.
I failed them.
I failed everyone.
I failed myself.
Due to what happened I became what I am today that I shouldn't be. I am not the player, I am not the gamer, but I am the future Encomium of this country that would set fire to everyone.
I closed my eyes and everything fell into silence.
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"Magsasayaw tayo doon sa Stripper Club."
Sa ngayon isa lamang ang tumatakbo sa aking isipan. Ang pagkatiwalaan si Shane lalo pa't siya ang mas nakakaalam sa gagawin namin.
Oo, hindi rin ako pabor sa ideya na magpapanggap kaming stripper pero kung ito lamang ang daan upang makuha ang flashdrive, and so be it.
Inilapag ni Shane ang kanyang Arsenal bag sa mesa. Napataas naman ang kilay ni Cecile habang sinisilip ang laman ng bag.
"Sigurado ka ba may permit ka na dalhin ang mga baril na iyan?" Turo ni Cecile doon sa mga nilalabas na naglalakihang baril ni Shane at ina-assemble ito sa'ming harapan.
Kailanman hindi ako naging pamilyar sa mga uri ng baril. Kaya nakamamangha kung gaano kabilis i-assemble ni Shane itong mga baril. Minsan pa nga napapaiwas ako sa tuwing itinuturo niya sa gawi ko ang uluhan no'ng baril matapos niyang i-assemble ito.
"Wala, Ruger LC9 lang ang inaallow sa amin mga intern." Formal na saad ni Shane dahilan kaya napasinghap itong si Cecile.
"Seriously!? Nag-aalala ka na hindi mo ma-solve ang kasong ito, when in fact, ma-solve mo man o hindi ang kaso ni Winter, ay kahaharap ka pa rin ng kasong paglabag sa pagdadala ng mga deadly weapon?" Cecile has a point.
Tamad na tiningnan lang siya ni Shane sabay nilagay ang kanang kamay sa tagiliran nito, at ang isa nama'y hawak ang revolver gun.
"I have a right phrase for people who always abide by the rules: Fvck them. Fvck the rules."
Napangisi naman ako pero agad ko rin binawi baka samaan ako ng tingin ni Cecile, mahirap na, hindi pa natutulayan ang namamagitang agwat sa'ming dalawa.
"I can actually use that phrase against people who ain't following the rules, Shane." Buwelta naman ni Cecile.
"Alam mo kasi, Sesilya. Hindi ako tulad ng iba na sumusunod sa kabobohan ng mga incompetent leaders nila. I am always transcend system. Sa tingin mo ba kung sumunod ako sa mga kagustuhan ng aking supervisor, na doon lang ako sa back office at i-file chronologically ang mga pending reports ng mga tamad nilang pulisya, ay malalaman ko ang tungkol sa Imperium?" Mahabang paliwanag ni Shane.
BINABASA MO ANG
Destroy thy FALLEN GAME
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