Ang sakit ng ulo ni L nang magising siya at agad na naptingin sa paligid. She wantes tu burst in tear but she just felt empty.
She wished she didn’t wake up from the dream just to go back to the reality na wala na si Shin.
Hindi niya maalala kung ano talagang nangyari katabi o kung kailan siya nakatulog. Her head just hurt thinking.
Matapos magpalit ay agad na siyang bumaba and pretended like nothing’s wrong.
“How are you?” Tanong niya kay Carrie nang makita niya itong umiinom nang kape kasama sina Dylan.
Hindi pa rin alam ni L kung anong mararamdaman niya kay Dylan. He hid something very important from them. Dylan gad his reasons and L can’t hate him for that.
L
“Okay na ako.” Sagot ni Carrie at napatingin sa kasama niya. “This is Digger. He helped me.”
“Nice to finally meet you. I've a lot of things about you.”
“Thank you for helping my sister. I’ll make sure to repay this debt.” Sagot ni L napatingin ulit kay Carrie.
“I know. I have so much to tell you but let’s get breakfast first.”
***
Nasa office ni L dilang lahat at naghihintay na magsalita si L.
Carrie felt guilty for all the lies she said. She was already ready for L to hate her. That was what she expected and she decided to make it up to her until she is forgiven.
Pero ang laki na ng pinagbago ni L. She seems more mature now.
Agad na niya sinabi ang lahat ng nangyari sakanya. L stayed quiet the entire time.
“So you’re saying that he kidnapped ypu to help you and he was ordered to kill you but he saved you? And he ended up dying so you can escape?” tanong ni
Tumango lang si Carrie.
“Pano mo nasabi?” tanong ni Dylan. Ang sabi mo ay tumakas na kayo at narinig niyo lang yung putok ng baril. He could’ve escaped.”
“That’s impossible. Nakausap ko na si digger tungkol doon. Ang sabi ng mga nakausap niyang mercenaries ay kinuha siya. Once you betray the person they call vulture… there is no coming back.”
Malinaw pa isip ni Carrie and nangyari. She always felt mixed emotiong when thinking about it. She did not know whether to feel sad or angry at Frey. On what he did.
“Everyone out. I need to talk to Carrie alone.” Biglang sabi ni L at ikinagulat nilang lahat pero walang nagreklamo ata agd na lumabas.
L went to her desk to get a glass of water and sat down.
“Anong pangalang niya?”
L noticed the surprised look on her face.
“Hindi ko ba sinabi?”
“No. You left that part out.” Sagot ni L at hindi agad nakasagot si Carrie.
Napalunok si Carrie. She did not notice that she was unconsciously still trying to protect him. It almost seemed like a cruel joke. Why would she do it? He killed Daneilo and he admitted it. He killed Blaze. Why would she care if they found out who it was and hate him for it?
“His name was… Faust.”
Nabitiwan ni L ang hawak niyang baso.
“The mercenary Faust?”
Carrie gave a sad smile.
“I know what he did. Sinabi niya sakin.” She sighed. “Before he left he told me he killed Daneilo.”
Hindi na mapigilan ni Carrie na maiyak.
“I know he killed the ones I love but I don’t know why. Something felt really familiar from him. I know I shouldn’t feel sad for him. I should be angry. I really hate myself for it.”
L stood up and went to Carrie. She stayed silent and hugged her. She really hates how this world is playing with their lives.
L clenched her jaw. She was thinking pf something that is better left unsaid. The one who killed… the one who was ordered to kill Shin. They said it might have been a mercenary name… Faust.
L closed her eyes and did what she always do. They to swallow all of what she’s feeling and keep it locked tightly in her heart.
Ko
No one needed to investigate to know that it was Don Cartino whp sent those mercenaries after them.
It was not the time to feel emotional again. She still had a Don to hunt down.
“Caille!” nagulat nalang silang dalawa nang makitang bumukas bigla ang pinto.
He stood there looking at them at halatang sa pagjingal jiya na nagmadali siya dito.
Napatingin siya kay Carrie.
“Y-You’re alive.” Sabi ni Blaze at Carrie sa isa't isa.
“I’ll explain later. Anong ginagawa mo dito?” agad na tanong ni L and that snapped him out of his shock.
“I-I remember everything.” He said. “I remember her. I remember Iry.”
Halata ang lungkot sa mukha nito.
“And I… I know who shot me.” napatingin siya ulit kay Carrie.
“Alam na namin. It was a Faust. A mercenary.”
Napakunot ang noo ni Blaze.
“No. It was not a mercenary. You know him.” He paused again to look at Carrie and hesitated.
“Anong ibig mong sabihin?” tanong ni Carrie. “Faust admitted that he was the one who shot you.”
“Hindi ko alam kung among sinabi sainyo pero hindi mercenary yung bumaril samin. I don’t know how I should say this…”
What Blaze said next made Carrie even more devastated. She couldn’t stop the tears nor think straight.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Game Changer (Mafia Families #2)
ActionThe hero of this story is dead. He risked his life to save mine. And I lost everything. There is nothing left for me but a path of revenge. And there is nothing I would not do because I have nothing to lose. You think you know me, you think you know...
