I also know that it was Almendral who ordered to kidnap me when I was a kid, with the help of someone.  I remembered, I was with someone... She's a girl. She was crying so I had to tell something to stop her from crying, pati ang handkerchief na gawa ni mommy para sa akin binigay ko sa kaniya. It was important to me but I gave it to her.

I hope that the handkerchief is in her hands because it was too sentimental. It was given to me by my mother.

“I found out that Tito Dylan and Dad helped each other to find me… I guess? At, galit na galit si Tito Dylan noon, I don’t know why. Same with Drake he’s mad, while Darius is busy. He’s taking care of someone at that time.” I looked at the ceiling. Tumingin ako sa kaniya dahil sa biglaan niyang pag-bangon.

“Hala ka! Ako ang tinutukoy ni Darius! Nasa Laguna pa nga kami noon, e! Ikaw nga yata ‘yon! Hala, destiny tayong dalawa! Bagay tayong dalawa kasi lagi tayong kinikidnap!” She shakes my arm.

Hindi ako makapaniwala na siya pala ‘yong kasama ko noong nakidnap ako. Fuck, ilang beses na talaga kaming nagkita noon and the worst part is, we both got kidnapped!

“So, we met each other, but we were both kidnapped…” I said. “Fuck, now I know why Tito Dylan was so mad as hell. It’s because of you, because someone kidnapped you.”

She nodded “Teka at ibig sabihin rin, magkakilala ang Almendral na sinasabi mo at ang dumakip sa akin noon?”

Natigilan naman ako sa tanong niya. That's not possible though. Iisa lang naman ang kaaway ni Tita Serine at Tito Dylan, e, at iyon ay ang half siblings ni Tita. Those shits, mga bata palang pala kami ay mga shits na nila ang sumasalubong sa amin.

And that fucking Almendral. I wanted him to suffer a lot, I wanted him and his family to feel what happened to my family. At iyong araw na namatay sina Dad, I want to know kung sino ang may gawa no’n sa kanila.

I know that person is close to Almendral, and hindi ako mahihirapan na alamin. Ang problema... I can't make a move because one wrong move, my family might get in danger.

I can't make such a decision. I wanted to make a move and I wanted to make sure my family's safety. Having bodyguards isn't enough.

May pagka-tanga pa naman minsan si Kio, ewan ko ba kung paano ako napapayag n'on na maging parte sa organization ko.

"You'll know soon..." sagot ko kay Darlene nang tanungin niya if kilala ko ba ang may gawa.

I'll just really need to find out. At isa pa... may problema rin ako. That fucker's body were gone nang bumalik ako para tingnan. It was gone that made me confused.

"Paanong nawala?"

I shrugged. “I don’t know… after looking at my parents dead bodies, pinuntahan ko siya kung nasaan ang katawan niya pero nawala.”  Ang alam ko sinubukan pa ni Tito Dylan hanapin 'yon. At hindi ko lang alam kung ano na ang balita.

"Baka naman dinala na sa impyerno este sa morgue noong may kumuha sa katawan?"

I can't answer her question. I really don't know the answer. Baka nga may kumuha sa katawan niya, ang alam ko rin pinagluksaan pa siya.

Tss... hindi na dapat siya pinagluluksaan tutal sa impyerno naman siya pupunta. Para lang pinaghanda siya para mapunta sa impyerno.

Tumayo siya para pumunta doon sa bathroom. Pinapaalis niya pa ako pero hindi ako kumilos.

"I'd stay here." Nahiga ako sa kama.

"Maliligo ako, gago. Umalis ka na."

"Hindi naman kita sisilipan." Tumingin ako sa kaniya. "Go ahead and take a shower or if you want I'll stay inside in your bathroom while you bathe."

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