Acrimonious Heart: The Last Bullet 🔞

Acrimonious Heart - 14

• Agatha's Point of View •

"Where's your Mom?" tanong ni Tita. We're currently riding a car kasama si Aza. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko, but all I know is that, this is not a part of the plan.

"N-Nasa bahay—"

"Let's get her—"

"No! Huwag mong isusunod si Mama—"

"Shut up! I know. Hindi ko isusunod ang Mama mo; hence, tutulungan ko pa siya. I'm her sister while Oyi's not." napakunot ako sa sinabi ni Tita Erica. Anong hindi? Tita Oyi's also my Mom's sister!

"What? Hindi mo pa pala alam? Sorry to tell you, Aza ha!" she mocked Aza sa likod namin, pero hindi siya umimik. "Oyi's not our sibling, she's not a part of our family. Pinapalit lang ang birth certificate niya ni Mama dahil inampon siya. Kaya Aza, ayaw niya sa'yo, because she thinks fostered children deserve the right treatment. Additionally, Aza's a product of Valentine's forced sexual activity with Oyi. Glad, hindi nadamay ang Mama mo that time." dugtong niya habang minamaneho ang sasakyan. We're about to turn left, yet my mind cannot sit right with all these revelations. Nang liliko na si Tita, napabaling ako sa gawi ni Aza, not meddling our business, ni wala siyang pakielam sa nakita niya na parang planado lahat.

Maya-maya, tumigil kami sa tapat ng isang lumang gusali, and that's the last time I ever saw the building as I was engulfed by a handkerchief with its poisonous scent coming down my nostrils, causing me to get indefinitely unconscious.

Cassandra's Point of View - Parriño's Mansion

Tatlong taon na ang nakalipas, pero hindi pa rin settled ang misyon ko. It's been thirteen years already, yet my progress is still little to none, but this motivates me more to do inexplicable things. I have to be despicable. I have to be unreadable with my plans. Since the incident of being caught by Sasha at the third floor, na-ban ako for almost six months sa mansion nila, and I resided with Adrion's private condominium sa Pampanga. After the ban's lifted, bumalik ulit ako sa mansion, but now, with awkwardness dahil hindi ko matitigan mata sa mata si Sasha. Mukhang wala ring alam ang iba dahil mumunting si Sasha lang ang hindi pumapansin sa akin.

Teka, what's her deal ba? As far as I know, saling ketket lang siya rito sa mga Parriño. Or baka kapag nakita ko at nalaman ang password ng secret room nila, malaman ko lahat ng baho nila? God, kahit hindi pa pala ako umuusad sa plano ko, na-tethreaten pa rin sila. I think that's enough to prove how I've been trying to uplift the justice of my parents.

"Fer! Fer! Where are you now? Asan na yung sinasabi ko sa'yo?" I asked through a phonecall. Inutusan ko siya na i-encode ulit ang password sa secret room dahil nga nakalimutan na niya. It's been three years na rin kasi since the incident, at ngayon lang ako tyumempo para hindi mahalata.

"Cassandra. I'm on my way already. Na-encode ko na. Please spare me a little more time dahil kasama ko si Voliuo ngayon—"

"Anong ginagawa ni Voliuo—"

"Shhh. We're trying to catch a car you've never seen before." I sighed, ano na namang katarantaduhan ang ginagawa nito? "Ano na naman 'yan?" bulong ko na medyo pasigaw, dahil nga lahat ng ibang kamag-anak ni Adrion ay nasa sala ngayon samantala nasa kusina ako ngayon, having a private call. Wala naman silang pakielam dahil nga masyado silang nakikipagplastikan sa isa't-isa. Lalo na si Adrion, I could see how he reacts with filth habang nakikipag-usap sa kanila.