Playful Beats of Heart (Metro Series #1)

Chapter 40: Beat

Thank you for making until the end of the chapter. After how many years of trying in this writing field of mine, I am finally capable to finish a story. No words can describe how I feel everytime I received a comments. Kahit isa, dalawa, o tatlo lang kayo. Masayang masaya na ako. I very very very appreciated every bit of it. Thank you for reading the story of my Mayor Calvin and baby Draia. Next will be his pov.

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Chapter 40

Freedom. One word, seven letters but we do always seek for that, don't we? We always seek for it even without the saying. That through, desiring, we hope for it.

We constantly seek for freedom in everything we do. And when we do something, we always wanted to be appreciated. We do always wanted to feel valued and recognize even in a smallest things and ways.

Na kahit hindi mo pinaparamdam, hindi mo isinasalita, at hindi mo hinihingi ng lubusan ngunit mayroon at mayroon parin sa kaibuturan mo na naghihintay, at nakikiramdam para sa mga bagay na gusto mong maranasan at maramdaman sa buhay na ito.

And when you're yearning, you'll get more and more curious and inquisitive. How does it feel like? How does it feel like to be appreciated and to be recognized? Paano ang pakiramdam kapag may nag pa ramdam nito, sayo? How would you perceive that kind of feels without also feeling something dead-end right after?

"Draia..." may tumawag sakin ngunit hindi ko pinansin o nilingon man lang.

My vague gaze remained in facade. And, I was like scrutinizing something as I watched the breaking news from our flat television screen closely and thoroughly. Nanatili akong nakatayo sa likod ng sofa, nakatitig sa mga videos na nakuha galing sa pangyayari dalawang araw na ang nakalipas.

Trepidation, distress, and horror of fear and shock filled my entire senses and whole body. Hindi ko nga alam kung ano ang dapat unahin na gawin at maramdaman sa ngayon. Inangat ko ang kanang kamay at tinakpan ang bibig gamit ang likod ng palad to suppress all my silent outburst and sobs.

I used my left hand to reach the back of our sofa to maintain my own body balance despite of my trembling stand.

"Draia, anak... Baka maabutan ka ng Mommy mo..." tawag at tunog pag-aalala ni Manang Lorna para sakin.

Her voice got just drown by another voice from the screen. In national television report, they're chiefly manifesting the very latest August operation of Camp Crame for gunrunning syndicates.

The breaking news are currently announcing all the alleged members were nabbed by the PNP'S during that one unforeseen night. It was told that the signal was reported to General Barrera by some anonymous teller. Iyon ang naging dahilan bakit umaksiyon agad ang mga tao ni Tito Celsio, kasama siya at si Calvin.

Sa kinakapos na hininga, pinanuod ko ng mabuti ang mga pangalan at litrato ng mga nadakip. And when the omega statements ejected, the last pictures and names on the screen made my eyes more widened!

I shouldn't be in this shock now that I've seen them with both of my eyes during that operation. In a video clip, Theodore Ligiempo, an also member of politics, was caught holding a fire gun directed to our SUV and to the mens of Tito Celsio and General.

Hindi nga ako namalikmata sa aking nakita noon! Siya nga ang nahagip ng tingin ko na pinapaulanan ng bala ang mga kalaban na police. He's on the poster news along with his grand daughter, Tinea Ligiempo who just got declared that they're the master mind of all of these illegal transactions and drugs operation.

Ang mas kinasinghap ko ay may kuha rin si Tinea noong gabing iyon. She's still in her long dress while also pulling a trigger to the police. She ducked on their car when Tito Celsio almost pointed a shot on her side!