LOST

LOST - 12

"I-i c-come back—" Gion cannot even finish his sentence. The fear was eating him.

"For what?" The man chuckled after asking that. Gion clenched his fist.

"F-for you." after hearing that the man burst in laughter. Like it was so happy knowing that Gion really fell in his trap.

"W-why?" Gion gulped as he asked that. He wants to know the truth. He wants to know why this man killed his parents.

"That's my question too. Why?" the man tsked. "Why your parents killed my parents?" Gion strongly shrugged his head. He knows his parents too much. They might be lacking as parents but they are not bad people.

"My parents are not a murderer, Jariell." Jariell answered him with whistle first before responding to him.

"Are you sure? Gion, your parents killed my parents because of the power."

"I-i know my parents. They will not—"

"Even an angel can be a demon too. Take Lucifer as an example. And me. You just fell in your own grave when you talked me. When you let me comfort you." Gion tears are falling but he tried to stop himself. He gathered all his strength and he stepped Jariell's foot.

"Ahh! fuck!" Gion run fast as he can to escaped. He doesn't know where he will go but all the was thinking was to go away in that place. But he was followed by a loud bang from Jariell's gun. Gion fell on the ground.

"Ahh. Sh*t" Gion groaned in pain. His leg got shot. He tried his best to stood up and run again without minding the pain.

"DAMN! IF I FOUND YOU I WILL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF." When Gion heard that he cried in silent. Hoping that someone can save him from that man. Gion saw a big tree. A big one aside from other trees. He hide behind it and covered his mouth to avoid making any noise. He almost forgot to breath when he heard the foot steps.

"SHORTY! DON'T MAKE IT TOO HARD FOR ME!" The voice was echoed in the whole place. Suddenly it's laughed.

"Masakit ba? I know it's hurt little kitten. Why don't you just go out and face me."

"ACTUALLY I DON'T HAVE ANY PLAN TO KILL YOU BUT YOU LEFT ME NO CHOICE. AT FIRST I ONLY PLAN TO KIDNAP YOU AND LET YOUR PARENTS DO EVERYTHING TO FIND YOU AND KILL THEM BUT NAPADALI ANG GAWAIN KO WHEN THEY WENT HERE TO FIND YOU. MAS NAPAAGA ANG PLANO KO. THANKS TO YOU! GET OUT. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST HIDING IN THE TREE!" Pagkatapos sumigaw ni Jariell napuno nang katahimikan. He is waiting for Gion to surrender.

"Alright! You don't want? Sure." Gion heard footsteps again towards his direction. "I don't want to waste my energy shorty. But do you want to know why your parents killed my parents?" It's voice have a hint of bitterness and anger. "Do you know about the Tri-clans? I'm sure you know. You are Allego the number one. Second, the Tiarez and third, our family Alicante. Your parents plan was to eliminate the two families to be the most powerful but they got Tiarez to be in their side. So, pamilya ko nalang ang sinira nila. How funny right? Just for power they will kill innocent people." Gion want to make him stop from talking but he can't. He can't bear listening but he want to live. He knows that it wasn't true. His parents will not going to do that cruel things.

"Aren't you tired hiding? Why don't you face me and tell to my face that your parents aren't killers when they are?" Gion was trembling and in pain. His hand are shaking when he grab his phone trying to call for help. He dialed police number but he can't reach it. Next, he dialed his brother number but he can't contact it. Gion tried to call anyone but no one answer his call they are just ringing and declining his call. Even Tyler and Neil didn't answered.

"P-please. A-answer m-me please." He whispered under his breath.

"P-please. ." Gion accidentally let go the phone when another gunshot exactly to the tree where he is.

"Do you want to play a game? Run and chase. I will give you 30 seconds to run away from me. Let's start. 1," Gion get out where he is hiding and run but every step that he is taking the more the pain become worst. His blood was gushed out from his wound that making him groan in pain. But he didn't stop running even he is limping. Gion don't know if how many seconds are left for him to escaped. Until a gunshot makes him stop in fear.

"YOUR 30 SECONDS IS DONE. HIDE NOW LITTLE KITTEN." He starts to panic he looked around to find where he can hide. He saw a big rock so he hide behind. Gion leaned against the rock. His breathe become heavier. The pain was gone and he become numb. He knows that if his wound didn't treated he will die by losing blood. He hugged himself and cries hardly.

"P-please l-lord. H-help m-me please..." he prays.. 

"Eventually, even I leave you here you will die instantly. Look at yourself." Gion looked up and he saw the man who's chasing me with a big smirk in his lips. Gion just smiled at him with tears. The little man knows he can't escaped now. Jariell bend down to level Gion's face. He held Gion's jaw tightly. Anger was visible in his eyes. Gion tried to push him away but he's getting weaker.

"Sssh. Don't try to fight anymore. If you are only not Allego I'm sure we're friends."

"I-i don't w-want t-to have f-riend l-like you." Jariell scoffed.

"Blame your parents for making me like this." Gion pressed his palm together as if he's begging. And knelt in front of the man who wants to kill him.

"P-please let m-me go." His vision become blurry because of tears. "P-please, I beg you. I-i want t-to live. I-i will stay silent. I-i will n-not going t-to—"

"How nice seeing you begging. But sorry. Even you cried a blood or a gold. I will kill you because you deserve it. Remember my name, Gion."

"Oasis Jariell Alicante." Jariell caressed Gion's hair. He even wiped his tears away. Gion made his expression stoic.

"I-i will going t-to remember that. I will engrave your name in my soul and if one day we saw each other in other life. I-i will d-definitely d-despise you. R-remember this. Y-you will regret killing t-those innocent p-people—"

"I WILL NOT!" Jariell shouted in his face. "BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY ARE NOT INNOCENT." Gion closed his eyes when Jariell pointed the gun on his head like he was accepting what will happened to him.

"G-go kill me."

"I will don't worry. Any last words?"

"I w-wish f-for your happiness. B-be happy after doing this—" before he can finish his words a loud bang echoed until everything he see was pitch of black.

END OF THE FLASHBACKS

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Gion wake up panting heavily. He looks around and a familiar place and smell welcomed him. He knew that he is in the hospital again. He carelessly removes the IV fluid in his wrist that created a wound and bled. But Gion didn't even fliched in pain. He stare blankly in the corner of the room where the ghost that used to make him feel better looking at him right now. But now? He don't know what to feel anymore. Pain isn't right word to describe how horrible Gion's felt right now. He cannot describe it. He can't even name it.

"G-gion." Gion tears streamed when Jariell called him with a small voice. He chuckled.

"S-sorry." but that made Gion laughs more. The door opened but Gion eyes never left Jariell. All his friends and even his brother are now inside the room but he didn't even threw them a single glance.

Gion shrugged while laughing when he saw the ghost eyes watered while looking at me straight. He can see the regrets in the ghost orbs.

The memories become vivid to Gion once again it's like Jariell's eyes are making him see that night he suffered. That night. When he run because of fear. When he begged to him to let him go. All of the sudden, Gion become numb from everything he discovered. And Jariell saw how the warm eyes that Gion has before become cold as an ice while piercing him.