Forbidden Apple

NOTE: Magkakaron po ng palitan ng POV sa chapter na to. Unlike my other novels na ang palitan ay nagaganap per chapter, this will have two or more POVs shifting per chapter. Reason? This is fantasy/mystery. It's my duty to build more questions in your mind. Normal malito. Pero mas ayos kung maiintindihan nyo. Ahehe. And the chapter 3 starts now.

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"Life can only sparkle when it comes face to face with death and death is proof that you were once alive." - 'kare' (Ayakashi)

Kumportable akong nakaupo sa isang mahaba at malambot na sofa habang pinapanood si Apple sa TV screen. Nagulat ako nung biglang dumating si J and just by snapping his fingers, he turned off the TV.

"So this is your kind of punishment, Ms. A?" sarcastic na tanong saken ni J.

Ngumiti ako at lumingon sa kanya, "hindi ko ineexpect na irerefuse mo sya. I thought you would be easy on her since you are just like h---"

"Hindi mo na kailangang ipaalala saken ang mga bagay na matagal ko ng kinalimutan," seryoso nyang sabi habang naka-glare saken.

"Aahh, kaya pala sinabi mo ang mga katagang 'isn't it ironic---"

"Get to the point, Ms. A. You don't have to involve that girl in punishing me. Those sins that I've committed, wala 'yong kinalaman sa kanya. So can y---"

Tumayo ako sa kinauupuan ko at humalukipkip. Tinignan ko din sya ng masama at nagsmirk.

"You are forgetting who I am, J."

"I know that you are the mediator of life and death but---"

"Just shut up and do what I told you," mahinahon kong sabi. He is really getting on my nerves.

Nagulat ako nung tumawa ng bahagya si J. 

"Hah! Para san pa?" tanong nya sabay smirk, "I am already dead anyway. Wala na kong balak na bumalik pa sa lupa just to fulfill your stupid missi---"

Lumapit ako sa kanya at nilagay ko ang hintuturo ko sa tapat ng labi nya. Just to shut him up. And he did. Buti naman. I smirked.

"Ayaw mo bang makuha saken ang diary ng kuya mo?"

Nanlaki ang mga mata nya dahil sa sinabi ko. Tumalikod sya saken.

"So you are blackmailing me now?"

"Aw, napakasama naman ng term mo," sabi ko, "gusto lang naman kitang tulungan. And that girl, I will not involve her kung hindi sya connected sa kuya mo."

"Wag mo kong lokohin. It's the first time that I've seen her!"

"Malamang. And it will be the last time IF you will not help her," may halong pagbabanta ang sinabi ko. I know he will be troubled.

I know that his weakness is his heart and his older brother's diary.

Kaya ko syang kontrolin sa mga kamay ko. 

Tumingin ako sa relo ko, at ngumiti. I pretended to be in panic to tease this hot-headed guy, "hala. J, isang oras na lang and her body will be gone for good. Aren't you gonna help her even if you have the ability to save her life?"

"Tch!" tumingin sya ng masama saken. He clenched his teeth and closed his fist. Nagpipigil sya ng galit saken. Maya-maya, lumabas sya ng room.

Just as I expected. Hah, hindi nya kayang tiisin ang babaeng yon.

Umupo ulit ako sa sofa. I snapped my fingers. Nagbukas ang TV na nakakonekta sa CCTV ng office ni J.

Hindi alam ni Apple kung ano ang gagawin nya. She is already becoming invisible. 

Maya-maya, nagpakita na sa screen si J.

I smirked. This is going to be interesting.