When a gangster fall inlove!

11. Full of Surprises!!

                  

+ Tracey +

"That little nerd is Drew's girlfriend?" nanlalaki ang mga mata kong bulalas. This is the second day of Andy persuading me to befriend that little reporter wannabe.

He just nodded quietly.

"You're joking right? This is one of your many tricks to get my attention again don't you?" I said and looked at him dead in the eyes.

Andy was an "ex" stalker of mine so sue me for not trusting his words. Plus the fact that he was a tad psychopath.

Unfortunately for me, his obsession was ME. At first I got scared of him. He was following me around for 3 years before he decided to move up his game and revealed himself to me. It was creepy to be honest and that forced my manager to hire a bodyguard and filed a restraining order against him.

But one time, I got a fashion show stint in Milan when the hotel where we checked in get attacked by the terrorist. They burnt down the whole building and my room was at the 13th floor. I was oblivious on what was happening around me at that time. The show wears me out and popped some Dexedrine. Good thing Andy didn't lose his heart with my bodyguard and those cases we filed against him and continued his stalking in a discreet distance.

He saw everything and without thinking he put his own life on the line just to save my own. From that time on, we kinda bonded together whether I liked it or not 'because if it weren't for him stalking me, I'd been literally dead by now.

Later on, I found out the roots of his obsessions towards me. It was kinda sweet really, because I was the exact replica of his long lost little sister. I actually bugged him about the whereabouts of his sister but he kept mummed about it.

Andy acted as my big brother and looked out for me and I kinda feel the same way towards him over the years.

"Here's the old picture of them from a friend." Andy said.

"A friend? Whose friend?" tanong ko sa kanya. Kinuha ko ang lumang larawan at tinitigan ang nasa letrato.

Drew looked so young on it. His boyish grin was plastered across his face. Compared to the Drew now, he looked more peaceful and happy in the picture...

Tiningnan ko ang yakap nitong babae. The girl looked dangerous but equally happy. Her smile was genuine and you can see in her eyes that she trusted the guys.

"This is not Cassie. And who is the other guy?" I said more of a statement.

"Never mind the other guy. Come here and braced yourself for some magic.", anitong nakakaluko.

Kinuha ni Andy ang kanyang palmtop at ini-edit and picture ng babae. Linagyan niya ito ng bangs at tinangal ang mga piercings at saka linagyan ng eye glasses.

Napamulagat ako sa tumambad sa akin.

"Holy Molly. You were right. Si Cassie nga ang babaeng ito."

Andy smiled at me wickedly. At sa nakalipas na dalawang taon na pagkakakilala ko sa lalaki I was almost sure he was cooking something big.

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+ Margaux +

"Ouchhh!" nanghihina kong daing ng maramdaman ko ang hapdi mula sa kana g bahagi ng aking ulo. Wala akong ideya kong gaanu ako katagal nawalan ng malay. Ang natatandaan ko lang, I was in my room soaking and pampering my skin with rose' petals when Kara called and demanded to see me.

"Got a surprise for you." masayang bati nito sakin sa kabilang linya.

Napangiti ako.

"Any hint?" tanong ko dito pero click nalang ang narinig ko sa receiver. Minsan sweet talaga si Kara sa akin. Na-excite tuloy ako sa regalong nag-aantay para sa akin kaya mabilis akong nagbanlaw at nagbihis.

I wear my short shorts and my favorite tank top. At sa kakamadali di ko na napalitan ang aking flip flops.

"Ah well, it was just Kara's anyway." bulong ko sa aking sarili ng nasa kotse na ako.

I was heading north, although nagtataka ako kung bakit sa lumang bodega ni Monty kami magkikita pilit kong iwinaksi ang bigalng sibol ng kaba sa aking dibdib.

And the rest was history.

Me founding out Kara kidnapped Cassie and Ethan and Marcus were there for their revenge I know nothing about. With those guys here I could smell blood like literally. I don't really like Cassie personally but still, she was my father's daughter and that makes us sisters right?

Bigla akong napatayo para lang lumagapak ulit sa maduming semento.

"Oh my God! Cassie!." 

I couldn't believe it. Ethan just smacked fucking me!!

Kinapa ko ang sugat sa aking ulo. Makirot pa din ito pero tumila na ang pag agos ng dugo.

"That bastard!" nangigigil kong bulong. Naikuyom ko ang aking mga kamay. At tila bang wala sa sariling tinadyakan ang pintuan at dire-diretso sa direksiyon ng lalaki.

Nakapokus ang lahat ng lakas ko at buong atensiyon sa kagustuhang makaganti sa lalaki. Di ko alintana ang mga matang naka-sunod sa akin.

Marahil sa gulat o dahil sa itsura ko wala akong paki-alam.

Inagaw ko ang baseball bat ng lalaki na aking nadaanan.

At walang pasakalyeng binigwas ito sa likod ng lalaki. Sa gulat ni Ethan napasubsob ito sa semento pero dali dali itong tumayo at saka ako sinaksak sa may dibdib.

Napamulagat ako sa biglang bulusok ng dugo sa aking damit at unti unti akong nawalan ng lakas hangang sa tuluyang mawalan ng malay.

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+ Cassie +

"Jesus H. Christ!" naka-awang ang aking mga labi sa pagka-shock. Di ko sukat akalain na magagawa iyon ni Margaux para sa akin. My stuck-up snob of a sister has a wild side too. I felt somewhat connected to her now somehow. Maybe we just started on the wrong side.

"Margaux!!" sigaw ng isip ko. Nanginginig na ang buo kong katawan. Aware ako sa disgusto ng babae sa akin mula ng tumira ako sa teritoryo niya but still, di ko pa din mapigilan ang galit na namuo sa aking dibdib para kay Ethan.

"Be fucking sure she was still fucking alive." I spat through gritted teeth with no one in particular. My eyes turned cold and my anger took over me. Blamed it to adrenaline rush or from just pure outrange I did managed to free myself.

Sinugod ko si Margaux at dali daling pinulsuhan. She was losing a lot of blood but still alive thank goodness for that.

"Nowwww!" Sigaw ni Marcus.

In an instant, lahat ng mga lalaking naka-antabay lang kanina sa tabi-tabi ay isa isang sumugod sa aking kinatatayuan.

Napahugot ako ng malalim na hininga.

"Feel my fucking wrath you fudking worthless scumbags" sigaw ko sa mga ito at sabay tadyak sa lalaking nasa aking harapan. Walang katapusang suntok, ilag, tadyak ang ginawa ko.  Hindi ko na hawak ang aking isipan. Ang aking reflexes at instincts nalang ang tanging gumagana sa akin.

I was fighting with all my worth and nothing could stopped me now. Nakuha ko na ang aking momentum at parang professional dancer ang aking bawat galaw. Ang music ko ay ang mga lagapak ng bawat suntok at tadyak na tumatama sa katawan ng mga kaaway. Biglang nawala ang aking rhythm ng biglang lumitaw sa aking line of vision ang pinakahuling lalaking inaasahan ko sa mga oras na ito.

"Terence?" distracted kong wika.

Mas lalo akong nadistract ng biglang lumitaw ang isa pang lalaki sa aking tabi.

I held my breath.

"Drew!!!"

Before ko pa ma-enjoy ang reunion namin bigla nalang may humataw sa aking ulo ng baseball bat at tuluyang nawalan ng ulirat.