The Enemy's Embrace (On-going)

22nd Embrace

"HE WON'T TALK."

Marahas na bumuntong hininga si Ark at tinignan si Archilla na mahimbing na natutulog. Pagkatapos ay tinignan niya si Grey na nakatayo sa harap niya.

"Of course he won't talk. We already expected that." Maingat na tumayo siya mula sa pagkakaupo sa kama. "Escobar is a loyal dog to Viktor. He knows who his master is at mas pipiliin niyang mamatay kaysa ipagkaluno ang amo niya," he said.

Hindi ito nagsalita. Maybe Grey is already thinking of the danger they have to face once they choose to fight Viktor. Naisip niya na rin ang mga posibleng mangyari. Kung magiging padalos-dalos sila, maaaring magresulta iyon nang mas malaki pang gulo.

"Hindi tayo puwedeng magmadali, Ark. We need to plan this thoroughly. We can't fail dahil maraming madadamay."

Tumango siya sa sinabi ni Grey. Hindi madali ang magiging laban nila. Viktor is the head of a big syndicate at hindi nila ito basta-basta mahahawakan.

"You have to always keep your eyes on Archilla. Kami na ang bahala kay Samuel and we already assigned someone to look over Simon Angeles. After Caspian and Samuel finished their mission, I'm planning to tell Samuel everything so you better ready yourself."

Napasimangot siya. "Panigurado susuntukin ako no'n."

Grey chuckled. "Of course. Baka nga ipilit pa niyang ilayo ang kapatid niya sa'yo," pangaasar nito na hindi niya ikinatuwa.

He glared at Grey. "No one's going to take Archilla away from me. No one," madiin na aniya na tila nagbabanta.

Hindi naman natakot sa kaniya ang kaibigan. Itinaas nito ang dalawang kamay at tumawa. "Whatever, Ark."

Napailing na lang siya at ikinalma ang sarili. The thought Archilla being taken away from him makes him wants to kill. Kaya gagawin niya ang lahat maprotektahan lang ito. Hindi nuya alam ang mangyayari kung mawala ito sa kaniya.

Archilla is his girlfriend now. Imagine the happiness he felt when she agreed to be his girlfriend. Hindi niya maipaliwanag ang sayang naramdaman at ipinangako niya sa sarili na hindi niya ito sasaktan.

Never in his entire life had he imagined falling for someone that he couldn't help but to keep falling. He knows things won't be easy, marami silang pagdadaanan at marami pa silang kakaharapin na problema lalo na at magkaiba ang mundo nilang dalawa. Magkaiba sila ng pinaniniwalaan at may sarili silang ipinaglalaban.

He didn't join the organization for nothing. May plano siya bago pa man sila magkakilala ni Archilla at may plano rin ito kaya nga hiningi ang tulong niya. She has a goal, and that is to put the Viktor behind bars. But Archilla's goal is too difficult to attain since Viktor leads a big syndicate. Ngunit ito na ang lumalapit sa babae that's why they have to protect her and they have to plan.

And now that he thought of that, he almost forgot the reason why he joined the organization.

"Any lead about Seri's case?" aniya. Huminga siya nang malalim nang maramdaman ang paninikip ng dibdib.

"I thought you already forgot about that." Grey sighed. "We're closer to the truth." Tinapik nito ang balikat niya bago tumingin kay Archilla na natutulog pa rin.

"I know your plan kaya hindi ka umalis sa tabi niya noon," sabi nito. "But I'm telling you, wala kang makukuha sa kaniya. She may be an officer of the law, but what she knows is limited."

He sighed, feeling guilty. "I know."

"Kami na ang bahala. All you have to do is to protect Archilla and we'll do the same to Samuel."

He nodded. "Don't forget to inform me if you already have news about Seri's case."

"Noted."

Isang mahabang katahimikan ang namayani sa kanila nang bigla siyang may maalala. "Wait, where's Anchor?"