I woke up from a deep slumber when I heard Vraxx's soft voice gently waking me up.
"We're here." Agad akong napabangon dahil sa sinabi niya. "Are you feeling good? Here drink some water, you were horribly moaning when you were asleep."
"Thank you." I drink half of the water and gave it back to him. "I was just having a bad dream." Marahan niyang hinawakan ang pisnge ko at tipid niya akong nginitian. That somehow calmed me.
"Let's get ready." Aalis na sana siya sa pagkakaupo niya sa kama pero agad ko siyang pinigilan. He looked at me in confused. "May problema ba?" I smiled and shook my head before pulling him, I ended up laying in the bed while he's on my top. "Wha-" I shut him off by sealing his lips with a deep kiss. At first he was caught off guard with my sudden move but then he cupped my face to deepen the kiss more.
Later on I felt his warm hand went inside my shirt slowly going up to my chest. I instantly gasped for an air when he caressed my mound against my bra. We were already feeling and sharing the same heat and I am ahead to go far with this but suddenly someone knocked on the fucking door which made me furiously pushed him off me.
"Damn, you're strong." He teased. I glared at him and stood up.
I fixed myself before walking towards the door and opened it with a furrowed brows. Bumungad saakin ang nakangiting flight attendant.
"What?" I asked with an attitude.
"Good morning ma'am, I just want to inform you that we already landed and there's already a car that is waiting for you outside." She said politey.
"Okay. We'll going out after fifteen minutes." I immediately shut the door before she could annoyed me more with her smile. "Tss. Parang tanga." Pumunta ako sa banyo at naghilamos. Habang nagto-toothbrush ako ay pumasok si Vraxx. He, then, hugged me from behind.
"Someone is grumpy." Nakangisi niyang sabi bago niya isiniksik ang kaniyang mukha sa leeg ko. Hindi na lang ako umimik at ipinagpatuloy ang ginagawa ko. Pagkatapos ay lumabas na ako ng kwarto habang siya ay nakayakap parin sa likod. He's being so clingy again. It's annoying.
"Bitaw na, magbibihis ako." Agad niya naman akong sinunod. Hinubad ko ang damit ko at wala akong pake alam kung nasa likod ko siya. Kating-kati na akong makauwi.
"Nice ass." He said. My eyes widened when he spanked me. I glared at him but he just laughed and run away from me.
"You dickhead!" I yelled. I glared at him one more time before minding my business again and simply hidding my smile.
Gaya ng sabi ng flight attendant ay may naghihintay nang kotse saamin. Labis ang pagkadismaya at kaba ko nang wala akong nakitang Lucifer at Tyrine na naghihintay saakin. We had a chitchat with the pilots for a couple of minutes, I also give them a tip for their good service.
"Mag taxi kana lang pauwi, Manong." Inabotan ko ng limang libo ang driver namin. "Ako na lang po ang magda-drive, bilihan mo po ng maraming pasalubong ang pamilya niyo."
"Nako! Salamat ng marami ma'am! Mag-iingat po kayo sa pagmamaneho." Masayang sabi nito. Nginitian ko na lamang siya at tinangoan. Tinanaw ko pa itong masayang naglalakad paalis.
"Ako na lang magda-drive." Vraxx was about to get in the driver's seat but I was fast to stopped him.
"Move, I'll drive." Seryuso kong sabi.
"O-Okay." Para siyang tuta na naglakad paikot para pumasok sa katabing upoan ng driver's seat. "She's damn scary." I even heard him whispered that.
I just annoyingly shook my head and went inside. I started the engine and drove away from the airport.
"I'll drop you in your condo." I stated.
"Doon muna ako sainyo." Nilingon ko siya ng walang emosyon. "Eyes on the road!" He said in panick.
"I said, I'll drop you in your condo, end of the discussion." And then I looked back straight at the road.
"S-Slow down, Athena." He warned but I didn't mind, mas binilisan ko pa ang pagmamaneho.
I smoothly parked the car at the front of his condo building, I got out the car and was about to helped him with his luggage but he was fast enough to get it before I could.
"Aalis na ako." Paalam ko.
"Ingat ka." Saad niya nang hindi ako tinitignan habang kunware niyang inaayos ang mga bagahe niya. I just sighed and washed it off with a shook of my head. "Athena." Papasok na sana ako sa kotse eh.
"Bakit?"
"When we were in Island, you told me that you needed to tell me something that is important." Seryusong sabi niya na ikinalunok ko. "What is that?"
"Forget about it. I'll just call you if I already have the strength to tell you everything." Right after I said that I went back inside the car and drove off. I looked at him at the mirror and he was still standing there like he just got dumped. "I tried many times, Damon. I fucking tried."
Mas binilisan ko pa ang takbo ng kotse hanggang sa makarating ako sa mansion, kumunot agad ang noo ko nang makakita ako ng mga guards. I was sure I instructed Lucifer to give them a vacation while I'm gone. I parked the car right in front of the house and furiously got out. I pushed the main door with such force and made every maid stop from what they are doing.
"Asan si manang Sally?" Pigil sigaw kong tanong.
"Nandit ako ija, bakit nandito kana-"
"ANO BANG GINAGAWA NIYO DITO?! HINDI BA AT IBILIN KONG UMUWI MUNA KAYO?! BAKIT NANDITO PARIN KAYO?!" Umalingawngaw sa buong sala ang boses ko. Lahat silang napayuko. I am so exhausted and frustrated from what is happening. The fatigue is taking my emotions.
"Sabi po kasi ni Sir Lucifer, mas magiging ligtas kung mananatili kami dito." Pagpapaliwanag ni Manang. Nasapo ko na lang ang noo ko at napamura.
"Asan si Tyrine? Si Lucifer? Why is no one answering my goddamn call?! Nandito na pala kayo bakit sumasagot sa telepeno?!"
"Bilin po kasi ni Sir Lucifer na wa-"
"Tanginang Lucifer yan!" I bite my lips out of frustration. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself first before talking again. "Asan sabi si Lucifer, Manang?" Pero imbes na sagotin ako ay mas lalo lang itong napayuko. "Masesesante kayong lahat kapag hindi niyo saakin sinabi ngayon din kung nasaan yung dalawa." Lahat sila ay nag-aalalang napalingon saakin pero agad din naman napayuko nang pagtaasan ko sila ng kilay.
"N-Nasa hospital po sila ngayon ma'am." Nanghihina akong napaupo sa sofa.
"Anong nangyare?" Kalmado kong tanong habang nakayuko pero walang sumagot ni isa. "ANO SABING NANGYARE?!" Muli na naman akong napatayo sa galit pero nanatili silang nakayuko at tikom ang bibig. "Fine! I'll find it out myself."
Lumabas ako ng bahay at dumeretso sa nakaparadang kotse at agad itong pinaharorot papunta sa pinakamalapit na hospital. Kung kailangan kong isa-isahin ang hospital dito sa Pilipinas gagawin ko. I was worrying so fucking hard to the point that its killing me! They had one fucking job! And that is to update from fucking time to time! Agad kong pinarke ang kotse at nag mamadaling pumasok sa hospital.
"Tyrine Sanchez." Seryuso kong saad sa receptionist.
"Kaano-ano ka po ma'am ng pasyente?"
"I'm her boss."
"At sino kana man po ma'am?" Ang daming tanong tangina!
"You tell me where she is or I will burn this goddamn hospital." Seryusong saad ko habang deretsong nakatingin sa kaniya. She was shock for a second before she scanned something in panicked to find Tyrine's name.
"I-I'm sorry ma'am. N-Nasa sa emergency room po ngayon ang patient." Para akong binagbagsakan ng langit at lupa dahil sa sinabi niya. "Idinala po siya dito kaninang alas dose ng madaling araw, kritikal ang kondisy--"
Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa kaniyang sasabihin at lakad-takbong pumunta sa kung nasaan ang emergency room. Nanginginig ako sa kaba na pilit kong nilalabanan at ang namumuong luha sa mga mata ko ang nagpapalabo sa paningin ko. Something is not good, I can feel it. Nang makita ko na ang pinto ng ER tinakbo ko na ang natitira pang mga hakbang. As soon as I got in, deadly silence welcomed me. I couldn't see the one who's laying on the bed because there's a lot of Doctors and Nurse around it. But one thing I know for sure is that we are in a devastating situation. The loud straight beep made it everything clear to me and made my tears rolled down my cheeks.
No. Hindi 'to pwede.
"We're sorry." Malungkot na usal ng isa sa mga doktor. "But we did everything that we could." What he said totally put my heart into the deepest of ravage. I wanted to shout and scream the total of pain that is crawling all over my system.
"Everything?" I madly asked.
Each and everyone of them turned into my direction. Napayuko sila bilang paumanhin. Buong tapang akong humakbang papalapit at agad akong napahikbi nang makita ko ang kalunos-lunos na itsura ni Tyrine.
"T-Tyrine. Tyrine wake up, I'm home. Marami akong dinalang pasalubong para lang sayo. Nandito na si Ate, Tyrine. P-Please... Please gumising ka." Nanginginig kong hinawakan ang pisnge niyang puno ng sugat. "D-Do something. Fucking to something!" Nilingon ko ang isa sa mga doktor ang pwersahang kinuwelyuhan ito. "Revived her. Revive her, doc, please I'm begging you. She can't just die like this. I'll pay, kahit magkano. Name your price. J-Just please.. Revived her." Pagmamakaawa ko.
"I'm sorry." Marahan niyang inalis ang kamay ko sa kwelyo niya at tinalikoran ako, isa-isa na rin silang nagsialisan.
"Hindi niyo lang siya pwedeng iwan ng ganito! What is wrong with you people?!" Muli kong nilingon ang walang buhay na si Tyrine. Walang tigil sa pag-agos ang luha ko ng yakapin ko siya. "Tyrine. Oh god this can't be true. Nandito na si Ate, kailangan mong gumising. Sabi ko naman sayong hintayin mo ko."
"Satana." Dahan-dahan akong napabitiw kay Tyrine at lumingon sa direksyon ni Lucifer. Ramdam na ramdam ko kung paanong napalitan ng nag-aalab na galit ang dibdib ko. Agad ko siyang nilapitan at hinawakan sa kwelyo at pagkatapos ay binigyan ko siya ng malakas at malutong na suntok.
"You had one job, Lucifer!" Hindi ako tumigil sa kasusuntok sa kaniya hanggang sa dumugo ang ilong niya at pumutok ang labi niya. "One fucking job!" And then I violently let him go. "All you have to do is to fucking protect her at all cost! Yun lang!" Humihikbi kong sigaw.
"I-It was an accident." I looked at him and realize that he has a lot of wounds too. "Everything happened so fast."
"You can help her live again right?" I asked desperately, but he just avoided looking at me. "You can't?" I asked tearfully.
"If I can we wouldn't be here right now, Athena."
Nanghihina akong napasalampak sa sahig, hindi parin makapaniwala sa nangyayare. Pakiramdam ko panaginip lang ang lahat. I was gone and busy making myself happy while I let someone else's absorbed what's mine, what should be mine.
"We need to contact her family."
"She doesn't have a family." Muli akong naiyak sa sinabi ni Lucy. Tumayo ako at tinignan ang kalagayan ni Tyrine.
"You choose her because she have no one. You choose her because no family will grief if this day comes." Realizations started to creeped all over me. The dexterity that a demon has is unbelievable. "Do you know how painful that is, Lucifer?! You let her to be my prey!" I glared at him while walking towards him and he just stood still. "Do you even know how painful it is to lost someone you valued?! Oh yes! You don't! Because you felt nothing!" I harshly pointed his heart.
"You know nothing about what and how I felt, Athena." He said while clenching his jaw.
"Precisely!" I yelled. "I don't wanna talk now about what happened, Lucifer. All I want you to do is to cremate her and throw her to the ocean. The pain is just unbearable. Walang burol na magaganap has no one has to know."
Ilang segundo ko pang tinignan si Tyrine bago ako tuloyang umalis. That couples of seconds was enough to tell her how thankful and grateful I am to have her in this life. I also apologize to her for giving her this mesirable life.