Breaking The Code (Carnations Series #1)

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I stared at my bloody and trembling hands, my sight getting blurry from the tears that wouldn't stop flowing

"Agatha?"

There was a lump on my throat that stopped me from saying anything, dahan-dahan kong inangat ang mga tingin ko para bumungad sakin ang dalawang katawan na nakahiga habang naliligo sa sarili nilang dugo

"Agatha!"

Napamulat ako ng mata sa sigaw na yun "Y-Yes?" utal ko pa "Nandito na tayo" sabi ni Sister Celine habang nakangiti sakin, tumango na lang ako at lumabas ng kotse at ganun din siya

"What a nice place, don't you think?" sabi ni Sister Celine pero natulala ako sa bumungad sakin. A big gate with its big walls and within that gates was a big house - a mansion.

"S-Sister dito po ba?" sabi ko tumango siya at lumapit sakin, nagulat na lang ako ng pilit niya akong pinaharap sa kanya sabay hawak sa dalawa kong kamay

"I have been with you since you were young-.. since your parents left, I have seen you grow to a fine woman Agatha and I'm sorry that you have to witness those traumatizing incidents" sabi niya at kita ko ang pagpahid niya ng luha niya

"Now your new family is waiting for you inside" sabi niya at ngumiti, lumambot ang puso ko na tila ba ay hinaplos ito ng mga salita na pinakawalan niya "Sister Celine" sabi ko

"Halika na" sabi niya at nauna ng maglakad sumunod na lang ako, hindi ko idedeny na I feel empty inside na ang Tita ko ay kukupkop sakin under my parent's will "Sino yan?" tanong ng boses sa telecom

"I'm here for Mrs. Isle, this is Sister Celine" sabi ni Sister Celine at rinig ko ang pag-buzz sabay ng dahan-dahang pagbukas ng gate, tinanguan ako ni Sister Celine na nagsasabing pumasok na kami kaya tinanguan ko na lang siya pabalik at sumunod sa kanya.

Namangha ako sa nakita kung gaano kalaki ang front yard nila.

Paano na lang kaya ang back yard? Pumasok kami sa mansyon at bumungad pa ang mga katulong na nginitian ko "Sister Celine!" nagulat na lang ako sa biglang pagsulpot ng isang babae at ang pagyakap niya kay Sister Celine

"Its nice to see you again Mrs. Isle" pagtawa ni Sister Celine umalis sa yakap ang babae pero hindi parin nawawala ang magandang ngiti nito, she had emerald eyes and ginger hair that matches her white skin she looked like in her mid 20's but I doubt it, I'm certain that this is my Tita

"Is Agatha here?" sabi niya, ngumiti sa kanya si Sister Celine at ngumiti sakin, liningon din ako ng babae pero may malaking question mark parin sa ulo niya

"This is Agatha Ward , Agatha this is Emerald your Tita Em" sabi ni Sister Celine nginitian ko ang babae or so-called Tita Em, nanlaki ang mata ng babae este ni Tita Em at nagulat na lang ako ng yakapin niya ako at hawakan ang dalawa kong pisngi

"You really look like Amy!" sabi niya at kita ko na naluha siya pero agad siyang umiling pulling the tears away.

Amethyst "Amy" Ward my birth mom..

"Your so beautiful, Agatha" sabi niya habang nakangiti, napaiwas ako ng tingin dahil grabe talaga siyang makatitig

"Aalis na ako, I give the rest to you, Mrs. Isle" sabi ni Sister Celine "Thank you Sister" sabi ni Tita tumango na lang si Sister Celine and gave me a last glance before walking away "I'll take you to your room, Aggi" sabi niya at nauna ng maglakad

Aggi?

Napailing ako at sinundan na lang siya "Meron akong dalawang anak but unfortunately they are not here, my son is with his friends and my daughter is still attending cram school" sabi niya na tila ba namromroblema "But you'll meet them later" sabi niya

Cram school?

Tumaas kami hangang third floor at namangha ako sa mga nakikita habang naglalakad "Kwarto mo toh habang nasa kabilang side pa ang kwarto namin ng Tito mo at yan na dalawa sa harap ay kay Nathan at Ana, dinner starts at eight" sabi niya ngumiti na lang ako at tatalikod sana ng hawakan niya ang dalawa kong kamay gaya ng ginawa sakin ni Sister Celine

"I'm grateful to have you in the family Agatha, now I want you to rest before dinner" sabi niya

Family? I don't have one..

Ngumiti na lang ako at pumasok sa kwarto at namangha ako sa bumungad sakin.

It was spacious and the white walls gave it life, book shelves touched the floor to the ceiling and the king size bed with white and pink motif and don't get me started with the walk in closet full of clothes like they where waiting for me to see them.

If you ask me I don't deserve this big, beautiful room kasi naman I'm just a Foster child but why do they give me this kind of treatment?

Umupo ako sa kama and felt the soft mattress. I closed my eyes and the nightmares I was having went back the blood shed, the corpse..

I sighed at napailing, nobody deserved to die pero sinusundan lang talaga ako ng kamatayan so I'm going to do my best not to get attached to this family gaya ng kay Tita Lucy because of me namatay sila ni Tito.

My hand clenched into fists, I don't want this family to die because of me..

Napalingon ako sa pinto ng may kumatok "Pwede po ba pumasok?" rinig kong sabi ng isang tinig ng babae

"Pasok!" sabi ko sabay ng pagbukas ng pinto ay ang pagbungad sakin ng isang batang babae na ang hula ko ay nasa six years old o ten, she had the looks of Tita Em from her emerald eyes and brown hair that seems so natural at kasing puti niya lang si Tita

"Ikaw ba si Ate Agatha?" sabi niya ngumiti ako dahil ang hinhin ng boses niya, tumango ako "I'm Anabeth but you can call me Ana" sabi niya nginitian ko lang siya, kita ko na parang nahihiya siya dahil hindi siya makatingin sakin at napapakagat labi

"Uhm Ate?" sabi niya, I shot her a questioning look "Can I stay here? I mean can I get to know you?" sabi niya napangiti ako dahil nahihiya pa siya, tumango ako and patted the space beside me and in an instant her face lit up and hurriedly sat beside me with a smile on her face.