Chapter 46 ♕ Unmasked Verity

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Neil Drace Knight

 

Nagmamadali kaming ipasok ang katawan ni Troy sa loob ng sasakyan ko and we hopped in.

“Bilis! Kailangan nating makabalik kaagad sa nayon!” Iolana said as she checked Troy’s heartbeat in the backseat.

I didn’t waste any second and I started the engine. Sh*t! Why can’t we just go to the hospital?!

“Bakit ba hindi na lang natin sya dalhin sa hospital?! The doctors can help him!” Luna said beside me.

Pabalik-balik ang tingin ko sa daan at sa rearview mirror. F*ck! He’s losing a lot of blood! F*ck these

 d*mn trees!

“Hindi tayo nakakasigurado na mabubuhay nga si Troy pagkatapos nyang masaksak. May naiwan ako sa nayon at sigurado akong makakatulong yun sa kanya pero kailangan nating magmadali dahil hinahanap din iyon ng mga kalaban,” she explained.

“Just what the heck are they after?! Can’t you just tell us the whole truth?!” hindi ko na napigilan ang bibig ko. I’m too d*mned frustrated to control my anger!

I looked at her in the mirror again and she’s also looking back at me. Nababasa ko sa mga mata nya na nagdadalawang-isip syang sabihin saamin ang nalalaman nya.

“Come on Iolana, you can trust us. For Troy,” Luna tried to convince her and I think she did it.

“Gusto nilang kunin ang Celosia mula sakin, ang kwintas na ipinamana ng aking mga magulang.”

“Bakit naman nila kukunin yun? What’s so special about it?” Luna.

“May kakayahan itong bumuhay ng patay,” natigilan kami ni Luna nang sabihin nya yun and we looked at each other. Pareho kaming di makapaniwala! I remembered when I was a kid, my mom would tell us stories at isa na yung Celosia sa naikwento nya!

What the f*ck?! A necklace that can bring a dead back to life?!

BOOGSH!

AAHH! What was that?!” Luna screamed and I cussed when I saw a car behind us.

“May sumusunod sa atin!” Iolana.

Mas pinabilisan ko pa ang pagda-drive para mahulog ang bampira na nasa bubong ng sasakyan. Can’t they just leave us alone?!

I swear! Babalikan ko ang mga p*steng bampira na yan!

Paulit-ulit ang kalabog sa bubong na para bang pinipilit itong buksan. Hanggang sa may tumagos na espada and I nearly got hit! D*mn! Curse this vampire to bits!

“Anong gagawin natin?!” Luna asked and she was about to remove her seatbelt but I stopped her.

Lumingon ulit ako sa salamin para ikumpirma kung sila nga ba talaga ito. And in a few seconds, we heard a gunshot and I smirked when the vampire rolled into the ground. Binangga nila ang sasakyan na sumusunod sa amin and they matched our speed.

“Neil! Mauna na kayo sa nayon susunod na lang kami,” sabi ni Tanda and I nodded.

I never thought that I’ll be thankful of what he did.

“Mahina na ang tibok ng puso ni Troy, Neil paki-usap bilisan mo pa. Baka maunahan nila tayo,” Iolana requested and I sped up even more.

In a few minutes, we arrive safely in their village thanks to the old man. Paglabas namin ng kotse, sinalubong kaagad kami ng mga taga-nayon and they helped me to put Troy inside a hut.

Embracing Death ♕ What Are You?Tahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon