Caught In His Arms (Published Under Pop Fiction)

Mission 61

Mission 61

What in the world is happening? Is it still part of the party? Why are they looking like that? They are as horrified as I am.

What's with these lasers? I don't understand. Habang pinagmamasdan ko ang reaksyon nila sa kanilang mga mukha mas lalo akong natatakot sa sitwasyon ko ngayon. Hindi ito kasama sa event, wala silang alam dito.

I'm totally in danger. But why? Why in my birthday? And worst bakit nasa ganito na naman akong sitwasyon?

"I'm scared...." Nag unaunahan ng magpatakan ang mga luha ko. Bakit? Bakit? Ano na naman ito? I saw Nero running towards me, please Nero hurry up. I need you near me....I'm scared.

"Please, help me" hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. All I did is to stand here while embracing myself. I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared.

Nangangatal ako habang pinagmamasdan ang mga pulang ilaw sa buo kong katawan. Someone wanted me dead. Why? Who? Anong ginawa kong kasalanan.

But everyone stopped when we all heard a gunshot. Napapikit na lang ako, I think this is the end for me. I even heard all their voices calling my name. I'm waiting for a sharp pain in any part of my body but I can't feel any. It couldn't be. Mas lalong nangatal ang buo kong katawan, hindi pwede. May tinamaan at hindi ako 'yon.

That gunshot was not for me. Kinakabahan kong sinuyod ang mga taong puros nakayuko para maprotektahan ang kani kanilang sarili.

Sinong tinamaan?

And there... I saw Nero laying on the floor bleeding. No! not again. Ayoko ng ganito. Not again. He's still in conscious but I know he's in pain.

"Nero!" I don't care about these lasers anymore.

"Florence!" sigaw sa akin ni Nero. Wala na akong pakialam sa mga lasers sa katawan ko. I need to reach him, he needs me.

But I heard loud claps behind me. Lumingon ako pabalik sa stage. I saw a guy wearing a white mask with a gun on his hand.

Hindi kailangan ng matagal na pagproseso, unang paglapat pa lang ng aking mga mata sa kanya. I know siya ang may pakana ng lahat ng ito.

"How dare you!" sigaw ko sa kanya. Who is he? Anong problema niya sa akin?

"Calm down, little niece" what? Niece?!

"Samuel! Tumigil ka na! Wag mong idamay si Florence dito!" I heard my grandfather. Wait? Kilala nila ang lalaking ito? And Samuel.

"Wag idamay?! You're kidding old man. Lahat kayo damay damay sinira nyo at ni Lorenzo ang buhay ko! Dapat lang kayong magbayad lahat!"