CHAPTER 38: REASONS

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CHAPTER 38: REASONS

ALLAINE RONG POV

They surgery was successful and Jazlyn was transferred to the ward. It's been three days but she is still not awake. The whole Dark Night and her siblings are here. I'm still wondering about something. The Dark Night. They said that they become an assassin because they was traumatized. That reasoning is not too convincing. They became an assassin because of that reasoning. I better ask them.

"Royster, I'm still wondering. Why you guys become an assassin?," I asked.

"Seriously, Allaine? Sinagot na namin yan dati, di ba? Bakit mo tinatanong mo pa rin yan sa akin?," sunod sunod niyang tanong.

"Hindi kasi masyadong convincing yung naging assassin kayo dahil na traumatized  kayo. Kaya Alam kong hindi yun yung totoo. So bakit ba?," wika ko.

"You seems not that idiotic, Allaine. Jazlyn always tell us that you become a complete idiot," wika niya.

"W-what? Why would she say that?,"

"Because you didn't realize the similarity of her past and Athena's past," wika naman ni Katelyn.

"That's because my mind is a mess. The attacked of the unknown gang that pretending to be the Dark Night. Jazlyn's appearance as a summoned member. Her attitude. Her past. Her involvement in the monster link. Her knowing about the well-known gangs. That's the reason why I didn't realize it. I never thought about Athena when something happened to me maybe that's why I didn't realize it," I explained.

"I see. You wasn't thinking about her because of what's happening. Actually, the real reason we wanted to become an assassin because of Jazlyn. We want to protect her. We really didn't thought of becoming an assassin but when Jazlyn approached us. That's when we agreed to it. Maybe Jazlyn changed but she still asked naive as before. She didn't thought that she could hurt someone because of her doing. She also never apologize to anyone she didn't know. The last one she don't care about everyone around her," paliwanag ni Iris.

"That's why we want to protect her. She's making her own miserables. We don't want her to suffer again," wika naman ni Allen.

"Maybe Jazlyn is a cold person pero mabait parin naman siya. Sa amin mga kaibigan niya lang pinapakita ang kabaitan niya hindi sa iba. Takot siyang magtiwala sa ibang tao maliban sa mga kilalang kilala niya. Remember this Allaine, don't ever tell about Jazlyn the reason why we agreed to become an assassin or else hindi niya na tayo bibigyan nang gawain para tulungan siya. Ayaw ni Jazlyn na pumuyag kami sa gusto niya dahil gusto namin siyang tulungan. Kaya nag sinungaling na lang kami sa kanya," paliwanag naman ni Jarren. So they lied to her para maprotektahan nila siya.

"Ayaw niya na mapahamak kami dahil sa kanya. Kaya hindi namin sinabi sa kanya ang tunay na rason namin. Please Allaine, keep it a secret to her," wika ulit ni Allen. Tumango na lamang ako bilang sagot sa kanila. Ginagawa lamang nila ito para kay Jazlyn. Wala na silang pakialam king mamatay sila basta maprotektahan lang nila si Jazlyn. Hindi nila alam na pinoprotektahan sila ni Jazlyn dahil ayaw niyang mawala din sila sa kanya. Urgh. What a headache. They want to protect her and she wants to protect them too. This making me crazy.

Ilang saglit pa ay dumating na ang iba at may dalang pagkain. "Kumain muna kayo. Kanina pa kayong nagbabantay dito," wika ni Jaira.

Lumapit naman si Alliah kay Jazlyn at umupo sa tabi niya. "Coldy, gising na. Tatlong araw kanang natutulog oh, di ka ba nagugutom. Sige na, coldy. Hindi ako sanay sobrang tahimik mo ngayon. Na mimiss ko na ang kacoldan mo pati ang mga kalokohan mo. Tuturuan mo pa kami ni Jaira na maging katulad niyo hindi ba? Kaya gumising ka na diyan," mangiyak ngiyak niyang wika. "Come on, alam mo bang sinisisi ko ang sarili ko sa nangyari sayo. K-kung tinawagan ko aagd kayo sana hindi mangyayari ito,"

"Wag mong sisihin ang sarili mo, Alliah. Wala kang kasalanan dito nadamay ka lang," seryosong wika ni Katelyn.

"We are the only who should be blame. Nahuli kami nang malaman namin na ikaw ang tinutukoy ni Prince. Saka nasali ka lang naman dito gawa ni Jazlyn. Prince wants Jazlyn to die. Dahil hindi namatay si Jazlyn noon, gusto ni Prince na pumalit ka sa posisyon niya. Gusto niyang ikaw ang mamatay para kay Jazlyn. Alam naming hindi hahayaan ni Jazlyn na mangyari yun," wika naman ni Iris.

"Hindi sa gusto kong mangalkal nang nakaraan ha. Tanong ko lang ha? Bakit ba gustong gusto na mapatay ni Prince si Jazlyn? Hindi ba sapat na namatay ang magulang niya?," tanong ni Jaira.

"Because Jazlyn's father is planning to give the whole company to her which is Prince was so obsessed to have," wika ni Shin.

"Huh? Why does dad planning to give the company to Jazlyn? Jazlyn is the crown princess why did he planned that?," nagtatakang tanong ni Jin.

"Because Jazlyn is planning to give her position as the crown princess to you. Since kid, she knows that you want to be the crown princess but Jazlyn is the one who is chosen. She don't want to take others dream that's why she did it. Dad is planning to give the company to Jazlyn and Jazlyn is planning to give her position as the crown princess to you. It's a win-win offer. You will become the crown princess and Jazlyn will be the owner of our company which is Prince snatched," paliwanag ni Shin. So gustong ibigay ni Jazlyn ang posisyon niya na crown princess kay Jin at magibg president nang company nila. Hindi nagawa ang plano ni Jazlyn kaya siya parin ang crown princess. Kaya para maibigay niya ang posisyon niya kay Jin kailangan niyang mabawi ang dapat sa kanila dahil walang nakakaalam na namatay na ang magulang nila sa America. Except sa mga Dongfangs.

"I see. I was really jealous of her for getting all she wants even others. I didn't know that she accepted it to give to us. I'm such an idiot," wika ni Jin. Jazlyn, you are lucky to have a siblings like them. An understanding sister and a trustworthy twin brother. I wish you wake up soon.

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