*Axellous's Point of View
"Alam kong mahal niyo ako, pero hindi niyo naman kailangan pumunta ng ganitong oras."
Humikab ako pagkatapos kong sabihin 'yon sa kanila Hue na nandito sa kwarto ko at nakatambay na naman nang halos alas singko ng umaga para lang samahan ako.
Sabay sina Hue at Rye na tumingin sa akin, habang tinaasan lang ako ng kilay ni Zace habang nakapikit at nakasuot ng wireless earphones. Parang mga tanga, diba?
"Just go back to sleep."I frankly pouted at Hue that made him immediately glare at me.
Seriously, he's telling me that? Hindi ako matutulog, masyado na nilang ginambala tulog ko pagkadating palang nila.
Napahiga nalang ulit ako at napatingin sa kisame nang maisip ko ang nangyari noong nakaraang dalawang araw. It's been 2 days after the day someone ambushed Vi's birthday party and the security are on the move to know who it was.
Despite realizing that Auntie has nowhere to be seen, these three in front of me has been babysitting me like I'm a literal baby or something.
Isn't that sweet? Yuck. Looking back there when it happened, they believe that it has something to do with me that's why they're doing this.
They believe that those guys from that night were a part of the Onyx.
"Axe, you saw them."Napalingon naman ako kay Hue nang tanungin niya ako na naging dahilan paea umiwas ako ng tingin nang mapagtantuan ko kung anong gusto niyang ipahiwatig.
"Wait, what?"Rye butted in and look at me with a confused face.
"You saw them when you're looking outside the window before the party starts."Hue continued. Doon na ako napatingin pabalik sa kaniya.
Wala na akong ibang nagawa kundi tumango.
"Is it just me, or something's really not right?"
"Something's really not right, idiot. Axe is obviously being watch."Lahat naman kami ay napatingin kay Zace nang sumabat na siya sa usapan at sabihin 'yon.
Bigla akong napapikit ng mariin at hindi napigilan na mapasabunot nalang ng buhok dahil sa mga nangyayari ngayon nang dahil sa akin.
Yes, because of me.
"Any updates, Zace?"
Napamulat naman ako ng bahagya at sabay na napabangon nang baguhin ni Rye ang topic at nagtanong kay Zace na nakapikit parin. Pero napakunot ang noo ko nang umiling siya bilang sagot.
What did he mean, none?
"None at all."He plainly said. Dahil sa sinabi niya ay binato siya ni Hue ng unan na naging dahilan para mapabangon siya at tignan si Hue ng masama.
"What do you mean none?"Umismid si Zace.
"They found nothing."Napasampal naman ako sa noo nang sagutin ulit kami ni Zace. Binato ulit siya ni Hue ng unan nang marinig ang sinabi niya. But this time, he completely dodged it.
"They hacked into our systems before we could actually do the same thing."
That made us to look at each other.
"Axe?"I also shake my head as a sign of no as Hue diverted his attention towards me.
After that night, Zace and I immediately lead the hacking together with our security to get into that guy's lair and his troops who attacked us. Unfortunately, before we could ever do everything to find out who they were, they just outdid us with the same thing.
They hacked us that made everything for us impossible, not unless the systems are on the run, again.
"Are they a part of the Onyx?"
Wala sa wisyong napalihis naman ang atensyon ko papunta kay Zace na nakatingin kay Rye na parang siya na ata ang pinakabobong taong nakilala niya nang marinig namin ang sinabi niya.
"Do you think I would know?"Sumimangot naman agad si Rye nang marinig niya 'yon mula kay Zace at nagtalukbong nalang ng hoodie niya.
Zace also quickly got back with his wireless earphones and close his eyes, for the second time around. Narinig ko naman napabuntong-hininga si Hue.
Hindi ko sila pinansin nang tuluyan nalang akong bumangon sa kama at naglakad papunta sa may pinto ng balcony ng kwarto ko para tumingin sa labas.
Pero bigla namang kumunot ang noo ko nang may nakita akong taong nakatingin sa akin na nakangisi.
It was that guy. I clenched my fist, upon realizing who that person is.
Our eyes met and that made him eventually ran off as he saw me.
Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip at mabilisang binuksan yung pinto ng balcony ko sabay takbo papalabas, na naging dahilan para makuha ko ang atensyon nila Hue na nagmadali ring pumunta sa akin.
"Axe!"Tawag sa akin ni Hue at hinawakan ako sa balikat nang balak ko sanang sumampa at tumalon mula sa balcony.
I was going to catch him!
Kunot-noo siyang tumingin sa akin nang makita nilang nanlilisik akong nakatingin dito sa labas nang maabutan nila ako.
"Axe, you're not going to do suicide, are you?"Sinamaan ko naman ng tingin si Rye, matapos marinig ang sinabi niya.
Sinundan naman nila kung ano ang tinitignan ko kanina pero halos wala na silang naabutan.
"I'm not. I just saw him."I gritted.
"Who?"Sabay na tanong sa akin nina Hue at Rye.
"The guy who's been watching Axe for exactly 2 straight days."
Lumingon naman kami sa likod at nakita si Zace na may wireless earphones paring nakasalpak sa tenga niya at nakapamulsang nakasandal sa may pinto ng balcony ng kwarto ko.
"You mean, the guy back at Vi's party?"
"Quit mentioning my sister's name, hoodie."Zace warned Rye. Sumimangot ulit si Rye, bago nilagay ang mga kamay sa bulsa ng hoodie niya nang marinig niya 'yon at hindi nalang siya pinansin.
Lumapit sa amin si Zace at tumingin din kung saan din ako nakatingin kanina. He eventually gaze back at me with his serious face.
"Now, you know why we're here."Kumunot ang noo ko dahil sa sinabi niya.
"It's almost 5 days away from your birthday."
Binalik niya ang tingin niya sa harap.
"And you're now being watch, Axe. Whoever that guy is, he definitely knows something about you."
There, he left me dumbfounded.
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