The God's Last Servant

Chapter 13: The Truth

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NAKIPAGTITIGAN si Jossa kay Exodus sa mga oras na iyon. Hindi siya susuko hanggang hindi niya nakukuha ang gusto. At ang gusto niya ay ang kasagutan sa kung ano ang nangyayari sa Divinity Church. She wants the truth and the secret will be revealed. She knows something is not right, and only Exodus will answer her queries.

"I will not leave until you tell me everything," she said while making a face. Kita ni Jossa ang pagpikit niya nang mariin saka ang pag-upo sa ibabaw ng ni Exodus sa kama.

Hindi siya takot kung maabutan man siya roon nang pagsikat ng araw. She made a fake herself in her room. Ginawa niya ang unan na kunwaring natutulog siya pero hindi naman siya iyon. That is why she is not afraid that the nuns will find out that she is not in her room. The important thing to her is the truth.

"Okay, this is hard. . . I don't know if this is the right time to tell you everything." Based on the hard breathing of Exodus. . . he seems having a hard time. Ganito ba kahirap sabihin ang katotohanan sa kaniya? Bakit ang bigat naman yata para kay Exodus na isiwalat iyon? Is it that forbidden?

Umupo si Jossa sa couch na naroon saka sumandal. She won't leave. Kaya napatingin si Exodus sa kaniya at mukhang susuko na. Bumalik na naman ang wala nitong emosyon na mga mata. He is like this; he is so cold and emotionless. Well, she don't care.

Exodus swallowed hard before he spoke. "The Divinity College is not a Christian school, Lady Jossa." He stood up, and then he gave her back the page that she ripped from that bible. "They are a fake school who wants to build a new belief for all the students. They want to manipulate the minds of the students to spread their words in the world."

Tumungo si Exodus sa bintana saka sumilip doon, pagkatapos, lumapit ito sa pinto saka ini-lock iyon. Tumabi ito sa kaniya pagkatapos. Napa-atras naman siya na siyang nakaagaw ng pansin nito, but Exodus didn't give a damned with it.

"They are building a satanic school, Lady Jossa. All of the students enrolled in DC were threatened. That is why no one dares to leave. They are afraid that something might happen to their family. We are forced to pray for that evil, Lady Jossa. Fr. Marius Escalante is the one who started this. . ."

Jossa's forehead creased. "Is he the one that Father earlier?" she asked.

"Yes, he is. And those nuns are his devotee. He wants us to be one of them too. He builds this Divinity Church to set a one-week program to do that satanic activity. What had happened earlier is the consequences if we abide his rule," Exodus continued.

"What rule is this?" she asked out of curiosity. Kaya talagang ayaw niya sa mga rules-rules na iyan, e. Ang sakit lang sa ulo. At baliw na yata ang pari na iyon, magpatayo ba naman ng fake na simbahan para gamitin sa kasamaan nito?

Huminga nang malalim si Exodus. Napahilamos sa kaniyang mukha. "We are bound only to pray for his so-called gods, and we need to be faithful to him. But if we can't, we will be dead. . . like what happened to our fellow students."

Napapikit si Jossa nang mariin sa mga narinig. Mas may ikababaliw pa pala sa mundong ito. Hindi niya aakalain na may ikasasama pa, sino naman ang nasa matinong pag-iisip na gawin ang lahat ng ito?

"Bakit hindi na lang kayong lahat na tumakas?" tanong niya kay Exodus.

"We can't. Once you are here, Lady Jossa, you have nothing to do but obey and oblige to serve his evil god. Or else, you will be dead. Unless you choose to die, just to be faithful in God."

Now, she gets it. Mas pinili ng mga namatay na iyon kanina na maging tapat sa kanilang pinaniniwalaan kaysa ang maniwala sa masamang nilalang.

Isang tapat na pananampalataya, buhay ang kapalit. Isang pagtalikod sa pinaniniwalaan ang kapalit ay pagkabuhay, at ang pagsilbihan ang hindi naman dapat na pinaniniwalaan ang sukli ay isang malakas na kapangyarihan. That is why her former classmates are strongly back because they choose to serve that evil.

Kita ni Jossa kung paano ngumiti sa kaniya kanina si Erika. She knows they are planning to kill her soon, but she won't let that happen. Hindi naman ipagkakaila na maghihigante talaga ang mga ito sa kaniya lalo na at nagbabalik na ang mga ito.

"So how about you, Lady Jossa. What did you choose?"

Napatingin aiya kay Exodus nang marinig ang tanong nitong iyon. Seryoso itong nakaabang sa sagot niya. But she just shook her head and chuckled. "Seryoso? Are you asking me that? In the first place, I was forced to be here. Second, I do not belong here. Third, I don't believe in anything; even it's God or evil."

Umaasa aiya na pagtatawanan ni Exodus pero hindi ito nagsalita. He is looking at her intimately. It was like he was reading her mind. Kaya napa-iwas aiya ng tingin para hindi nito makita kung ano ang iniisip niya. Does she need to choose? May kailangan ba talaga siyang paniwalaan?

"I want to get out of here. At gagawin ko ang lahat makalabas lang dito. Hindi ako natatakot sa kung anoman ang weird na pinaniniwalaan nila," she said firmly.

Nang malinaw na sa kaniya ang lahat ay kinakailangan na nga niyang gumawa ng hakbang kung paano ang makatakas. Maybe she couldn't find an answer here about who she is. Ano naman ang koneksyon niya sa simbahan na itong gawa-gawa lang pala? Siguro nababaliw rin iyong si Mr. Archeda at isa sa mga deboto ng Marius na iyon.

"You can't escape, Lady Jossa. You are bound to be here."

Napailing na lang siya sa sinabi na iyon ni Exodus. Maging ang isang 'to ay nababaliw na rin yata. "Ewan ko sa inyo. Mga baliw na yata kayo."

Jossa was about to stand when Exodus suddenly grabbed her wrist. Parang may tiningnan ito roon na siyang ikinakunot ng noo niya. Itong lalaking 'to, basta-basta na lang nanghahawak! Malakas niyang binawi ang kamay mula sa lalaki. She looked at him, why is he so tall? Kaya talaga kailangan pa niyang tumingala rito.

Exodus is smiling again like an idiot. "The time will come, Lady Jossa. You can't escape with your destiny."

"The time will come, Lady Jossa. you can't escape with your destiny."  She mimicked while rolling her eyes. "Baliw ka na. Kayong lahat dito, dapat pa-check up na kayo sa kung ano na lagay ng isip niyo."

Pero nginitian lang siya nito habang nakatitig sa kaniya nang mataman.

Inayos ni Jossa ang kaniyang damit para makaalis na siya. Kapag magtagal pa siya roon ay siguradong mahahawaan na siya ng kabaliwan ni Exodus. Gosh! She wasn't expecting that she was surrounded by the lunatic students! Hindi dapat Divinity College or Church, e. It should be a Lunatic College.

"I only believe in God, Jossa. But I need to be here. I don't have a choice." Pahabol pa ni Exodus nang pabukas na siya ng pinto.

Nilingon niya ito. "You have a choice, Exodus. But you are scared to appoint," she said before opening and closing the door.