CHAPTER 36: LIFE OR DEATH (PART 2)

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CHAPTER 36: LIFE OR DEATH (PART 2)

ALLIAH TOLENTINO POV

Nakarating na ako sa abandonadong bodega. Nakita kong nakatali si mommy sa upuan at nakatape ang bibig. Habang papalapit ako sa kanya ay todo iling siya at tila takot na takot. Nang makalapit na ako sa kanya ay tinanggal ko yung tape sa bibig niya.

"Silly girl, you shouldn't come here," mangiyak ngiyak niyang wika.

"Mom, i can't do that. I can't leave you here," umiiyak kong wika.

"No no no, listen to me. They are not here for us, they here for your friend. They want to use us as hostages to make your friend come here," paliwanag ni mommy. Friend? Could it be Jazlyn? If that's the case i should call her.

Tinawagan ko si Jazlyn at ilang saglit lang ay sinagot niya ito.

"Alliah! What the hell are you doing?! You shoul call us if you received that threat! Stay where you are! We're coming for you! So don't worry," - Jazlyn

"No no no Jazlyn don't come here. They here fo....," Naputol ang sasabihin ko ng biglang may kumuha ng phone ko mula sa likodan.

"If you want them alive. Come over here. For sure alam mo naman kung nasan kami hindi ba," wika ng isang lalaki at binaba na ang telepono. Hindi ako makagalaw dahil sa takot. "What? Are you afraid little girl? You know. I can't believe Queen. She let someone who is weak be part of her group? I can't believe it?," Nakangisi niyang wika.

" Don't you forget what i will told you. Being part of my group, you should not afraid of anything,"

Biglang pumasok ang sinabi sa akin ni Jazlyn. She's right. I'm part of the Dark Night. I shouldn't be scared of him. Jaira managed to be an official member while I'm still a trainee. I need to prove that i can too.

"No! I'm not! And i will never be not! I'm still part the Dark Night and i will not going to put a shame to them! Maybe I'm weak but there is always a way to make myself strong!," Sigaw ko sa kanya. Nagulat na lang ako ng bigla niya akong sampalin ng malakas.

"Is that all you can? Come on, jerk! Show me all you got!," Pang mamaliit ko sa kanya. Kahit alam kong wala akong laban sa kanya ay sinabi ko pa iyon. Lumapit siya sa akin at sinakal ako gamit ang lubi na kanina pa palang nakatago sa likod niya. Habang sinasakal niya ako ay biglang tumunog ang isang speaker.

"Pisco, stop that. She's here," wika ng isang boses. Sa tono palang napananalita niya ay kilala ko na agad kung kaninong boses iyon. Agad naman niyang niluwagan ang pagkakasakal niya sa akin pero hindi pa rin niya inaalis ang lubid sa leeg ko. Nagulat na lang ako ng biglang may bumato sa kanyang braso ng kutsilyo at kilala ko kung kanino iyon. No that can't be. She shouldn't come here. Nagsilabasan ang mga kasama niya at lumapit sa amin.

"HAHAHAHA!!! I didn't expect that you really came here for them! Athena, you are still the same. Your weakness is your love ones," wika ni Prince. Yeah, it was Prince. The jerk who killed Jazlyn's parents, kidnapped us and now, my mother.

"What the hell do you want Vincent!! You already got all our family's business! What else do you want?!!," Galit na wika ni Jazlyn.

"What else? Your parents are already dead and you are the only one who survived. So, i want to complete my massacre. You didn't die so someone should replace your place. One of those two will die on your behalf!!! HAAHHA!! You should thank me because i will keep you alive and someone will die in your place!!!," W-what? H-he will kill us. "Now you choose. Who's going to die and who's going to live? Choose one, Jazlyn,"

"Release them,"

H-huh? What does she mean? I saw her face with blank expression. Ano bang iniisip niya?

"Huuhhh? You are not fun at all. I said you choose one of them!!! Or do you want....,"

"Can't you understand it!!! I said release them!! Buhay ko ang gusto mong kunin hindi ba?! Kaya pakawalan mo na sila at ako na lang patayin mo!!! Wala silang kinalaman dito kaya wag mo silang idamay!!," Sigaw niya.

"Why? Why are you doing this Jazlyn? We are not blood related after all. Why are you always treating us like your brother and sister? I hate it, i hate it when you always solving all your problems alone. Hindi mo lagi kami idinadanay sa gulo mo kahit parte na tayo nang isang grupo! Jazlyn, kaibigan mo kami kaya kung may problema ka nandidito lang kami para tulungan ka. Hindi mo kailangang gawin ito," wika ko sa kanya. Lagi na lang niyang ipinararamdam na importante kami sa kanya at ayaw niyang kaming mawala.

"I'm sorry. I just don't like someone who is important to me leave this world too. I'm just doing this to protect everyone. Sorry, Alliah kung hindi ko kayang idamay kayo sa gulo ko. Do you know that i don't trust anyone? I'm always like that, but. Everything has been changed when you guys came to my life. Yung pagmamahal at pag aalala na hindi ko na naramdaman noon. Pinakita niyo eh. Kaya hindi ko kayang pati kayo mawala sa akin. Sorry Alliah, hindi ko hahayaan na mawala kayo kaya ako na lang ang tatapos nito. Tutal ako naman ang nagsimula nang assissanation plan na ito kaya ako din dapat ang tumapos nito,"

Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko. Hindi ko pwedeng hayaang mamatay si Jazlyn. Nakuta ko yung kutsilyo na hinagis ni Jazlyn sa braso nang lalaki. Hindi niya inalis iyon sa braso niya kaya agad kong tinanggal ang kutsilyo sa braso niya at sinaksak sa leed niya. Agad namang umatake ang mga kasama niya kaya binaliktad koang kutsilyo at pinagsasaksak sila. Akmang maysasaksak sa likod ko nang may biglang may pumigil sa kaniya. Nang tignan ko kung sino siya aynagulat ako. It was Shin. He was here. So all this time ay nakikinig sila sa pinag uusapan namin at nag aabang nang tamang oras para umatake.

"I can't believe na sobrang tagal mo bago maisipan na bunuyin yung kutsiysa braso niya. No wonder you are the person with no luck," wika ni Shin. Person with no luck kamo? Malilintikan ka sakin mamaya Shin. Nakita kong nakipag patayan na sila atlaking gulat ko na pati si Jaira ay marunong na din pumatay. I can't believe it. Ako na lang pa ang hindi pa nakakapatay sa amin. Naramdaman kong may humawak sa braso ko at hinila ako palapit sa kanya at pinatay ang taong akmang papaluin na ako nang baseball bat sa ulo.

"Losing your focus can kill you, you idiot,"

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