Chapter 31 - The Dark Side
THIRD PERSON POV
Ilang minuto ang lumipas bago nakapagsalita si Geo, "Sorry! Sorry po!" Agad siyang lumapit kay Fres at niyakap ito. "Ikaw kasi e..."
Fres was still in shock. Hindi siya makapaniwala na pagbubuhatan siya ng kamay ng isa sa mga manliligaw niya. It may have been in just a short time na nagkakilala sila, but she already considered them as her friends.
Maybe it was because of that friendship thing kaya naluha si Fres sa ginawa ni Geo imbis na magalit at sapakin ito like what she usually does to anyone that dared hurt her.
"Magsalita ka naman po, Fres... I'm really sorry..." Geo wiped her tears. "Takot lang po talaga ako maiwan dahil noong bata pa lang ako, my mom locked me up in a dark room... She said the same thing you said before leaving..." Fres noticed that his hand on her cheeks started shaking. "S-sabi niya po, saglit lang siya... Pero ang isang linggo... hindi saglit 'yun..."
Because of that, hindi na talaga nagawang magalit ni Fres sa ginawa ng binata. She enveloped him in an embrace. "Sorry at kailangan mong maranasan 'yun, Geo. I forgive you for hitting me. Unintentional naman e. Just... be careful next time, okay?"
She felt Geo nodded and returned the embrace.
Without Fres' knowledge, a sly smile formed on Geo's face.
"This was so easy..." He thought.
***
"Our plan is working."
Ito ang bungad ng babae pagkapasok na pagkapasok sa opisina ng kanyang boss. Hindi gaya ng kasama nitong lalake na pormal ang pananamit, ang babae ay nakasuot ng kulay silver na spaghetti strap dress. Fit na fit ito sa kanya kaya kitang-kita ang hubog ng kanyang katawan dito. Maitim ang kanyang mga labi gawa ng nilagay nitong lipstick.
The room was dark with only a small window giving an ounce of light, but it's enough to see who the girl was addressing.
"Alyska Prima." binati ito ng matandang lalake na nakaupo sa swivel chair. "Buti naman at naisipan mong magreport ngayon."
The man is in his mid 40s, pero hindi ito mahahalata dahil sa kakisigan nito. Kahit matanda na ay papasa pa rin ito bilang isang lalaking kahuhumalingan hindi lang ng mga babaeng kasing-edad nito kundi pati na rin ng mga babaeng mas bata pa sa kanya ng sampung taon.
"Devilla." Alyska smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Ginagawa ko lang ito para mas mapabilis ang pagbalik ni Karma sa akin. Hindi ako natutuwa na may ibang babae siyang nilalandi bukod sa akin."
The man called Devilla flashed a mischievous smile. "Kahit pa para sa'yo naman ang ginagawa niyang iyon?"
Alyska rolled her eyes at the statement. "He's mostly doing it for his half-sister."
Devilla chuckled. "But he's also doing it for you, right? We did blackmail him that aside from kidnapping his sister, we would kidnap his girlfriend, too, if he fails."
"Pero hindi na si Alyska ang girlfriend, sir." The guy behind Alyska, who was silent the whole time, spoke. "Hindi ba, Alys? Pfft."
Hinarap siya ni Alyska and all humor faded from the guy's face. "Shut the fuck up, Eugay."
Eugay mimicked his lips into being sealed. Satisfied, tinalikuran na siya ng dalaga at muling tinuon ang atensyon sa lalaking nasa harap.
"Anyway," Tumayo si Devilla at ipinatong ang mga kamay sa lamesang nasa harap niya. "I, Herand Devilla, one of the elite members of the Scarlet Mafia, will do my best to take down the Crimson's Gangster King. I'm sure doing so would lead the General to promote me as our mafia's King."
Eugay looked around in awe as groups of men emerged from the shadows. All this time, marami pala silang nasa kwarto. At ang mga kasama nilang ito ang tutulong para makamit ang kanilang misyon.
"To do this, maaasahan ko ba kayo? No worries, it is clear that all of you will be well-compensated." Nagpatuloy si Herand Devilla. "Booze, wealth, women as sexy as Alyska here, even a promotion in the Scarlet mafia–I can provide all of it. Name your price."
Dahil dito ay napuno ng masayang sigawan at hiyawan ang buong silid. Alyska shook her head in amusement. Knowing all the guys' eyes were on her, she purposely lifted up her skimpy dress, exposing her thick thighs and a bit of her undies.
Lumakas lalo ang hiyawan, sinabayan pa ng mga sipol at mga komento ng mga ito.
"Ang ganda talaga ni Ma'am Alyska! I want to fuck her sexy body so bad!"
Narinig ni Alyska ang komento at imbis na magalit ay natuwa pa ito. She always loved the attention of men, and what they're gonna feel tuwing umaayaw siya dahil kay Karma na nobyo niya.
Herand slammed the table to silence them. "But... once you fail, you must pay with your lives." Tumahimik ang paligid kaya nang humalakhak siya ay umalingawngaw ito sa buong kwarto. "Then again, wala kayong dapat ipag-alala. Defeating Train Hanzelle is so easy, we just have to target his daughter."
"His defense is up, because several weeks ago, I poisoned his daughter. Hindi naman masaya kung gano'n gano'n na lang tayo mananalo, hindi ba? It's fun to watch the enemy suffer first before winning."
Nagsitanguan ang mga tao bilang pagsang-ayon sa mga sinasabi niya.
"Even though his defense is up, we still have spies near his precious girl." Ngumiti si Herand that sent chills down their spine. "And we will slowly break her to inflict more pain to the Gangster King."
"I can't wait." Sabik na saad ni Alyska.
"Same here. This would be one heck of an adventure." Eugay licked his lips in excitement.
Bumalik sa kanyang pagkakaupo sa swivel chair si Herand, "For now, we will wait. In just a few days, we will be able to get our hands on that girl."
"That bitch is mine, okay? Boys, sa akin muna siya bago niyo paglaruan. Right, Devilla?" (Alyska)
"Yes." (Herand)
Sa sobrang kasiyahan ng mga lalake ay naghiyawan silang muli.
"Victory for the Scarlet mafia!"
"Fuck those Crimson members!"
"Hahahaha! Wala silang binatbat sa atin!"
"The General would be so proud of us!"
Feeling like he already won, Herand Devilla smirked.
"Victory is on my side this time, Train Evangelo Hanzelle."
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