Agent 018A

Chapter 13

Warning 

I'm shaking and panicking here in the backseat. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko at hindi ko rin maintindihan ang nangyayari. I leaned a bit to get a clearer view of my driver. May maliit na basag ang bintana sa side niya. There was a small syringe-like thing pierced on his left shoulder. 

"Get out of the car, Alex. Run and hide," The man on the other line said. I don't recognize his voice and why he is instructing me. Ngunit bago ko pa masunod ang utos niya ay bumukas na ang pinto ng sasakyan at may lalaking marahas akong hinila palabas. Tumilapon ako sa mabatong daan.

I groaned on the ground as I felt the pain on my knees caused by the sharp rocks. I'm wearing a denim shorts and a low back scooped long sleeves. Nakaligtas ang siko ko ngunit hindi ang mga palad. I turned around quickly. I'm surrounded by five men. Malalaki ang katawan at maraming tattoo. Ang nasa harap ko na kalbo ang pinaka nakakatakot sa kanila. They were looking at me viciously and with amusement at the same time. Parang tuwang-tuwa sila na takot ako. 

"P-Please, don't h-hurt me! I'll give everything I have... M-My bag is in the car... Take it!" I offered them money and everything but they don't seem to understand what I'm saying. 

Lumapit ang dalawa sa akin at nagpanic kaagad ako. They picked me up with so much force at kinulong ang mga braso ko sa kanilang bisig. Nagpupumiglas ako at sumigaw. Horrible scenarios are playing in my mind right now. Anong gagawin nila sa akin? Sasaktan ba nila ako hanggang sa mamatay ako at itapon na lang ang katawan ko sa kung saan? Are they going to rape me? Ano ba ang kailangan nila?

"Let go of me! Let go!" Nagsisisipa ako at ginamit ang buong lakas sa pagpupumiglas. Aksidenteng nasipa ko ang private part no'ng kalbo. He groaned and grunted in pain. Natigilan ako nang lumapit siya at isang suntok ang iginawad sa akin. I was shocked. Medyo nahilo ako ro'n. Dinama ko ang sakit ng suntok niya sa aking panga. Medyo malakas ang suntok niya and I'm surprised that my jaw didn't dislocate or break. Susuntok pa ulit sana siya ngunit hinarangan at pinigilan siya no'ng isa na may nakataling bandana sa ulo. 

"Hey! Stop! Remember? No hurt girl, right?" He said. He doesn't speak English, I'm sure of it. Lalo na sa narinig kong accent niya. 

The bald one replied in a language I don't understand. It almost sounded like gibberish. Tiningnan niya akong masama tila nanggigigil sa akin. I cried and begged them to release me. They were communicating in a foreign language. 

Mayamaya pa ay may dumating na itim na limousine. Pare-pareho kaming napabaling doon. They seem delighted by the arrival of the vehicle. Bumaba ang driver noong sasakyan at pinagbuksan ang sinomang nasa loob no'n. An old man in a maroon suit came out. May dala siyang walking stick, its handle is a head of a snake at kulay ginto. 

"My..My.. Te ves angustiado," Sabi niya nang nakalapit sa akin. I understand what he said because I am kinda fluent in Spanish. Mangha akong tumingin sa kanya. I can't see his eyes because of the sunglasses he's wearing. 

"Qué deseas?" I said begging. 

He ignored what I said and lifted his walking stick and tapped my phone on the ground. Ang kalbo ang pumulot no'n para sa kanya. 

"Llama a tu padre, cariño." He smiled creepily at me. Inilahad sa akin ang cellphone. He wants me to call my father. Binitawan ako ng dalawang humahawak sa akin. Ang isa ay medyo tinulak pa ako nang hindi ko kaagad kinuha ang cellphone. Shaking, I dialed my father's number, hindi na binigyang pag-asa ang pag ring no'n dahil may sumagot kaagad. 

"Alex!" Dad exclaimed worriedly and with his voice shaking. Nahimigan ko rin ang pag-iyak niya. 

"Dad, I'm–" I wasn't able to finish. Marahas na kinuha ng matanda sa akin ang cellphone. Marahas rin akong hinila ng dalawang humahawak sa akin at tinakpan ang aking bibig. I tried my best to shout despite of the hand covering my mouth. Nagpupumiglas ako but it was futile. They were like steel holding me.