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I can't even comprehend properly the revelations that life is offering me right now. It's like hindi ko alam kung saan sisimulan ang lahat, hindi ko alam kung anong uunahin kong intindihin. I expected Noah to have some kind of ability too but not the others. Who would have thought na napapalibutan pala ako ng mga taong tulad ko?
Pinagmasdan ko ang sasakyan na humahabol sa'min at nakita na bigla nalang itong lumiko "Lost them." Livia stated while she was staring at the back. I guess she did an illusion?
Nanahimik lang ako sa pwesto ko at hindi na nagsalita pa, "I know you're shocked right now, but you don't have to worry because we're going to explain to you everything once we've arrived in a safe place." Noah said.
After a short while, nakarating na rin kami sa isang bahay na nakapwesto sa loob ng isang kagubatan at napapalibutan ng mga nagtataasang puno. Kung titignan mo sa main road ang lugar na ito ay hindi mo aakalaing may bahay palang nakatayo rito.
Pinasok ni Almy ang sasakyan sa isang garahe na automatic namang bumukas ang pinto. Nang makapasok kami sa garahe akala ko ay makakababa na kami pero nagulat ako nang bigla nalang itong nag-elevate pababa at lumitaw ang isang underground parking lot. Sa loob nito ay may iba't-ibang klase ng sasakyan at sa palagay ko ay karamihan din sa mga ito ay bulletproof.
Nang makapagparada na si Almy ay nagsibabaan na kami at pumasok sa isang pinto na dinala kami sa isang kwarto na mukhang training room. Punong-puno ito ng mga armas pero hindi katulad ng mga kadalasang gamit ng mga normal na tao.
Karamihan sa mga ito ay mga kasuotan lang para sa katawan sapagkat ang tunay na armas ng mga taong kasama ko ay ang kapangyarihan mismo na taglay nila.
"Who freaking spilled the information?!" Livia angrily said while examining everyone in the room
"What are you talking about?" Ada asked with a confused look
"It's impossible for them to track our location unless we have a traitor!" she said,
"She's right, the six of us including Abhaya are the only ones who knows about this trip. I never even mentioned this to the organization." Pinagmasdan ko ang paligid at nakitang nananahimik lang sa tabi si Almy at Ravi. I accidentally had an eye contact with Almy, "How did they tracked us?! I never even told them anything unless they have a tracker inside me?"
Hindi kalaunan ay napansin ng mga kasama ko na nakatulala lang ako kay Almy na tahimik na nakatayo sa isang gilid. Nagulat ako nang biglang maglaho si Ravi sa pwesto niya at dinidiin na si Almy sa pader habang nakahawak nang mahigpit sa kwelyo nito.
"IS IT YOU?! TELL ME! IS IT YOU?!" parang wala nang kahit sino man ang makakapigil sa galit na nararamdaman ni Ravi
"I KNEW IT! Tell us, why?! Why did you do this?" Livia said na kasalukuyan na din nagpupuyos sa galit
Nanlaki nalang ang mata ko nang biglang humiwalay si Ravi kay Almy na para siyang kinokontrol ng kung ano man at bigla nalang may tumama na table sa na humarang sa harapan ng katawan ni Almy. Nahagip ng aking mga mata si Noah na nasa likuran ko at kasalukuyang naka-angat ang isang kamay. He can also control things?!
"You freaking traitor! Muntikan na tayong mapahamak lahat dahil sa ginawa mo! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" galit na galit na sabi ni Noah, hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko sa nangyayari. Kasalukuyan nang ngumingiwi si Almy sa sakit dahil sa table na umiipit sa katawan niya samantalang wala namang pumipigil kay Noah maliban nalang kay Ada na wala ring magawa sa isang tabi.
"Sumagot ka!" sigaw ni Livia. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko, aamba na sana si Ravi ng suntok kay Almy nang,
"STOP THIS!" ubod ng lakas kong sigaw sa isipan ko habang mahigpit na nakakuyom ang kamao.
Tila napako silang lahat sa pwesto nila. Ito na nga ba ang sinasabi ko, ayaw ko sanang umabot sa punto na gagamitin ko na naman ang kakayahan kong ito, ang kontrolin sa pamamagitan ng utak ang ibang tao. Nagawa ko silang patigilin lahat sa kaniya-kaniya nilang pwesto.
"Abhaya..." huminga ako ng malalim at pinakawalan ang pag-control sa isipan nila na pumipigil sa pagkilos nila
"Let's settle everything out in a calm way, do you understand?" I said and no one replied,
"I said, do you understand?!" pinasok kong muli ang isipan nila
Sunod-sunod silang nagsi-tango bilang sagot.
Makalipas ang ilang minuto ay nakaupo na kami at magkakaharap sa isang table. Nagtitinginan lang ang bawat isa at wala pang nagsisimula ng usapan,
"I want to explain myself." Almy started the conversation
Everyone focused on him with a calmer state now but the glare of others are still there.
"I'm a part of Cark Organization, I was sent here to spy on you but what they don't know is my hidden agenda from joining them." everyone remained silent
"Remember what I told you recently Abhaya?" he asked me
The only thought I remembered was the time we were talking while we were on the way to my old house. Is that what he is talking about?
"My family is gone, they got killed. 'Pagkatapos ng ilang taon kong pagdudusa ay nalaman ko kung sini ang may kagagawan ng nangyari sa pamilya ko. Ang Cark Organization 'yon, the enemy of Dox Organization where people with special ability like you belongs." parang may pumiga sa puso ko 'paglatapos kong marinig ang istorya niya.
"So you're telling us that your true intention in joining that awful organization is for revenge?" Ada finally spoke and questioned him while he simply nodded
"Then why did you have to inform them about our position? Kung umasta ka parang wala tayong pinagsamahan sa tagal mong naging espiya sa tabi namin!" Ravi stated
"I was just playing along with them and even I am confused too. They usually wait for our report and I never told them about our destination kasi kahit papaano naman ay mahalaga na rin kayo para sa'kin." Then how did the enemy know our exact position?
"They tracking you down." Noah said which answered the question in our minds. Parang automatic na bigla nalang kaming nagsi-kilos dahil sa paparating na panganib.
"Buckle up! After some time, they'll arrive here!" Noah shouted like he was the lead of the team.
Marami pa man akong katanungan ay pinagsawalang bahala ko nalang muna ito, hihintayin ko nalang umabot sa panahon na okay na ang lahat. They went to get some needed equipment and wore the uniform of their organization I once saw before.
I looked at the weapons that are on top of a long table. Ang daming nakabalandra na armas sa harapan na base pa lang sa panglabas na anyo ay alam mong may iba't-ibang kalidad. Sa kabili ng naglalakihang armas na nandoon ay pinili ko ang isang maliit na patalim. Ito lang ang nagiisang bagay na kinuha ko kasama ang isang lagayan na kadalasang nilalagay sa legs para matago.
"Gather around, I have a plan!" Kusang naglakad ang palapit kay Noah at bumuo ng isang bilog
"Have you found the tracker?" He asked Almy
"It's planted inside my shoulder, I know this kind of tracker and once I removed it, it will alarm the enemies."
"Don't remove it, the plan is to split up. We'll try to fool them into thinking that we are all unaware of the tracker and then we'll make it look like we're riding the same car."
"Abhaya and I will ride one of the cars while all of you can ride the other one as a bait." He continued
"Bakit nakahiwalay kami ni Noah?" I asked them,
"That's because hindi kami ang pakay nila Abhaya, all this time ikaw ang target nila dahil alam nila ang kakayahan na taglay mo." Livia explained to me
Is that the reason why they killed my parents? Just because of their filthy needs to use my ability?!
"Then why are you guys doing this for me? Why are you risking your lives for my safety?"
"Because our mission is to protect you."
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BINABASA MO ANG
Epiphany
Teen FictionMeet Abhaya Silva, a girl who has an ability normal people can never do in this world. She lives in the City of Felidad, a city full of hidden secrets of the people residing in this place. Her story begins as she encounters a man named Noah, a guy w...