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"THANKS, KUYA." Hinalikan ni Auri ang kapatid sa pisngi bago sina kuya Kronack na sumama rin sa paghatid sa kanya sa marina.
"Take care. Call us when you're afraid of being alone we will be there fastly," bilin sa kanya ni kuya Kron.
"Yes, kuya Kronack," nakangiti niyang saad.
"We can track the yacht Auri so don't forget to call us as soon as trouble flip the boat—"
Binatukan ni kuya Rogue at kuya Monty si Cyclone.
"Zip your f-cking mouth if you don't want me to do it for you," ani kuya Prius.
"Oh, heck bud, you all should chill," naiiling na saad ni Cyclone saka inabot sa kanya ang polar bear na pinahawakan niya dito kanina.
"I'll call from time to time," wika ni Auri sa pito matapos siyang tulungan ng kapatid na sumamakay sa yate.
Pumasok na siya sa loob at tinungo ang cockpit para imaniobra ang yate paalis ng Crown's marina.
Auri planned to just travel to different islands using the yacht or just stay in the ocean. Whatever she'll decide later or in the next few days she'll go with it.
After about two hours in the cockpit, Auri set the yacht on autopilot to bring her things to the one master bedroom of the yacht in the lower deck.
Pagkapasok niya sa silid ay napangiti siya ng makita ang isang Garfield stuff toy sa kama.
"Tch, si kuya talaga paborito talaga si Garfield," natatawa niyang bulong sa sarili.
Inilapag niya ang dalang bagahe at hindi niya na iyon inabala pang ilagay sa closet. Tapos ay napatingin sa notepad at ballpen na nakalpag sa kama. Auri's smile widen. It's from Rage. Aah... That man...
Baby,
Take care and enjoy. I would love to spend days with you on a yacht but in the future. Be safe because you have my heart and sanity.
I love you since you were eighteen, remember that. Then and now it's still the same mayhap stronger.
Your husband,
Rage
"I love you too, Rage..." Nakangiti niyang bulong at inilapag na muna iyon sa kama.
Muli siyang lumabas at nagtungo ng main deck para maghanda ng pagkain. Pero bago iyon ay kinuha niya muna si polar bear na iniwan niya sa cockpit at inilipat sa high chair sa kitchen counter.
The polar bear will be her company for the whole travel.
Nagluto na siya ng fish and chips, roast lamb at gumawa ng pavlova at fruit salad. A recipe she learned from nana Lourdes.
Halos dalawang oras din ang ginugol niya sa kusina bago siya natapos.
Dala ang pagkain na hinanda niya para sa sarili ay nagtungo sa harap ng upper deck ng yate si Auri kung nasaan ang cockpit. Tinignan niya ang oras sa cellphone niya at halos limang oras na rin pa siyang naglalayag.
Auri placed her food on the small table after settling down on the sofa before calling her brother to inform him she's fine and so is his sport yacht.
"Yeah sis, how are you?" Kuya Prius asked with a hint of smile in his tone.
Smiling, Auri jested. "Your boat is on fire."
She heard him laugh with sarcasm. "Don't me Au, I installed software on that boat that will notify me in case it's on fire or submerging."
Natawa siya. "Well, you got me. Anyway, I just called to say fret not about my well-being I'm pretty enjoying the time alone."
"Good, be back whole or that will be the last time you will travel alone," anito.
"A-huh," aniya at nagtagpo ang kilay niya nang makarinig ng ingay mula sa main deck.
"Got to go kuya I'll just check something," paalam niya sa kapatid.
"Ok, I love you."
"Love you too," she replied before ending the call.
Tumayo siya matapos ang tawag at muling bumaba at nagtungo sa main deck ng yate kung saan ang living room, kitchen at dining room.
Kumunot ang noo niya nang walang makitang kakaiba pero sigurado siyang may narinig siyang bumagsak kanina.
Tutungo na sana siya ng lavatory para tignan kung doon nanggaling ang ingay nang sumulpot si Georgia galing sa kusina at hawak ang polar bear na lumabas na ang ang wool filling dahil sa punit sa tiyan na halatang galing sa gunting o kutsilyo.
"W-what... What the heck are you doing here?" She inquired as she gaped at the woman in shock, part of her angry that Georgia ruined something that has strong sentimental value for her.
Blimmin f-ck my polar bear...
Ngumisi ito na nagpalunok kay Auri dahil sa kakaibang kislap ng mata nito at ang ngisi nitong may bahid na galit at panunuya.
"Simple," Georgia threw the stuffed toy to the floor before taking a gun from her waist, aiming it at her direction that made Auri stone still. "I want to f-cking kill you."
Gulping, Auri gathered every courage she has and try to talk. "Georgia... I don't know what I did—"
"You f-cking don't know!? Huh?! Or you're pretending not to know!"
Napaatras si Auri ng sumigaw ito. Halata ang sobrang galit nito. Bloody f-ck... this is not what I wanted for my sometime alone.
"You f-cking took so much from me Auri!"
Auri blinked in confusion, her mouth closed and opened. "I-I didn't—"
"No you did! You took Rage from me!"
Naglapat ang labi ni Auri sa narinig at tumalim ang mata niya. "How dare you say that when you are my brother's girlfriend!" She snapped.
Tumalim din ang mata nito na hanggang ngayon ay hindi mawari ni Auri kung bakit pamilyar iyon sa kanya. "F-ck your brother! He's a useless piece of shit who always gave in to every thing you want! Who always prioritize you and spoil you!"
Nagtagis ang bagang ni Auri. "My brother is not a piece of shit you bitch! He's not but a wonderful person!" Auri shouted back, angry at how this woman could say that to her brother.
"He is stupid! He doesn't even know you're only his half sister!" Nanunuya itong ngumiti. "And if that alone he couldn't find out what else the truth behind his parents demise."
Umawamg ang labi ni Auri at bumilis ang tibok ng puso niya.
"And you, his very loved sister is fooling him," ngumisi ito. "How's your conscience eating you? See, you are such a goody goody sister but the truth is you are selfish. How could you not tell Prius all what you know? Huh?"
Auri couldn't bring herself to talk. She's lost, confused and angry at how much this woman knew about her.
"Speechless are we? Hmm?" Pumalatak ito. "You know I had fun watching you do every order that was in the black envelope. Huh! I can only imagine your dread every time you receive one."
"W-what do you mean?" Humigpit ang hawak niya sa cellphone.
Malakas itong tumawa at pinaglaruan ang baril na hawak nito. "Well, that only mean I am a part of it," nakangiti itong umiling. "Surprise, my dear... sister..."
No...
Napahawak si Auri sa sandalan ng sofa dahil sa narinig at hindi pa siya nakakahuma sa bigla ay nagsalita ito muli.
"Oh, you look so helpless... Shock are we? Don't be. You know, I'm Olivia's other daughter and you are only over a year older than me."
Naisuklay ni Auri ang kamay sa buhok niya dahil sa sobrang pagkabigla. At nang tinitignan niya ang mata ni Georgia ay ngayon lang niya nakita at nalaman kung bakit parang nakita niya na ang mga mata nito. It resembles her eyes.
Blimmin' life... How could you f-ck me like this?
"You know what, I don't really want to kill you but after what you did to my mom— OUR mom, I have no qualms anymore if you end up dead. I'm more than happy to kill you my self and make Rage mine," anito ng hindi siya makapagsalita.
Umiling si Auri. "I didn't kill Olivia..."
"Don't fool me right now. You did it! You went out of the Crown that day and with the help of those f-cking annoying guards, you get away with murder!" Galit na giit nito.
Mariing umiling si Auri. "No I didn't kill your mother!" She shouted.
"My mother?" Georgia scoffed. "Olivia is your mother too, Auri—"
"No! I will never ever honor her as my mother!"
"That is why killing her was so easy for you!"
"Bloody f-ck! I didn't kill her!"
Nanlilisik ang mata na tumingin ito sa kanya. "Shut up! You can never change my mind with your lies! Now, I don't want to prolong your life anymore. You are nothing but a hindrance to my dreams. To the forever that I and Rage should and must have."
Napatayo ng maayos si Auri ng muli nitong itinutok ang baril sa kanya.
"You're crazy..." Auri can't stop herself from whispering and that triggered Georgia to pull the trigger of the gun, the gust of wind whooshing through her shoulder rendering her motionless.
Bloody heck! This woman is not jesting!
"Don't try me now my dear sister," kalmado nitong saad pero matalim ang mata nitong nakatingin sa kanya. "Take off your ring. You don't own that."
Kumuyom ang kamay niya sa narinig. No... Not my engagement ring...
"Take it off!"
Auri jumped when Georgia shouted angrily and pulled the trigger once more to the floor.
"No!" Pagmamatigas niya at mabilis na ibinato kay Georgia ang hawak na cellphone. Natamaan ito sa mukha na siyang ikinasigaw nito dahil sa sakit at nabitawan nito ang baril. Mabilis naman siyang tumakbo palabas ng main deck at walang anong tumalon sa dagat.
Auri heard few gun shot but none of it hit her. She fastly swim deeper into the water and hold her breath so long as she could while swimming fast, taking the opposite direction from where the yacht is heading. Inwardly praying that Georgia don't know how to maneuver the yacht.
Nang kinakapos na siya ng hangin ay nagmamadali siyang lumangoy pataas.
"Hah!" Suminghap si Auri at habol ang hininga niya ng lumutang ang ulo niya sa tubig.
Auri fastly look around her and saw the yacht was already far. Look like Georgia was unable to turn off the auto pilot and does not know how to captain the boat.
Napahinga si Auri ng malalim. "I'm alive... Damn, I cheated death," she murmured as she floated in the water. "I hope I will stay alive in this vast ocean tho..."
Malungkot siyang napangiti. It's very unlikely that she'll survive the ocean unless someone rescued her.
Tinignan ni Auri ang singsing na suot at napangiti ng mapait.
"Damn Rage... Our future seems so bleak right now. Baka pating ang makatuluyan ko baby..." Mahina siyang natawa sa sariling biro.
Tumigil siya sa pagpapalutang at inikot ang tingin sa buong karagatan. Hindi niya na makita ang yate ng kapatid niya. At mula sa kinaroroonan niya ay wala siyang makitang bundok.
Auri bit her bottom lip and did not try to stop her tears. She's afraid. Dying alone was never part of her dream. Moreover, dying in the middle of the ocean.
Damn you, Georgia. You're crazy just like Olivia.
HINDI KUMURAP si Rage ng malakas na sinampal ni Prius si Georgia. Nor did he felt a qualms of conscience when the woman's bottom lip bleed. And when Prius pulled Georgia's hair that made her grunt in pain, Rage did not feel any pity at all.
He's in chaos inside. The anger, worries and pain is too much.
He doesn't want to lay his finger to the woman cause he's on the verge of just killing her. Now.
"F-cking tell me who else are you working with and why the f-ck did you do it," madilim na utos ng kaibigan niya kay Georgia na umiiyak na.
And whatever Prius will do, he does not want to stop him. Besides with the state his friend is right now, he doubt he could stop him. Prius is the best person you could ever have but he's also the worse enemy and nightmare a person could have. He's a good man after all but when a good man snapped hell broke lose.
"P-Prius p-please... Hon—"
Nanggigil na sinapo ni Prius ang panga ng babae. "Don't f-cking call me that!" Sigaw ng kaibigan niya saka marahas na binitawan ang mukha ni Georgia at lumapit sa mesa na may nakahelerang ibat-ibang uri ng kutsilyo.
They are now in the torture room. Matapos nilang maabutan ang yate ni Prius kung saan sakay parin si Georgia ay dito nila agad pinadala ang babae habang hinanap naman nila si Auri sa karagatan.
It was good that he installed camera in that room where Auri should have sleep. Nakita niyang pumasok si Georgia doon na may dalang baril at galit na pinag pupunit ang sulat niya kay Auri.
But it was too late. Auri was already not in the yacht that time and they didn't find her either around. The search is going on tho, even if it's already dark but he and Prius went to the Crown HQ just to know everything from this bitch.
"W-what are y-you going to d-do?" Kabado ang boses ng babae na nakatingin kay Prius na nakangisi na ngayon.
"Ruin that beautiful face you have," Prius darkly spoke. "You know... I could be the sweetest and caring man you can have, G. I could give you everything, love you like how Rage love Auri... But I could be the opposite of it too. I can be evil, heartless and I could take everything from you, even that beautiful face. You should have know not to even grazed my sister, you saw how I love Auri so much. Did you? She's the only family I have G and you took her from me. How dare you?"
Sumigaw ang babae ng basta na lang hiniwa ni Prius ang kaliwang pisngi nito saka itinapon ang kutsilyo.
Rage frowned. Then took his eyes off the woman when the desire to slash the woman's throat became stronger in him. When he saw Prius took a cigarette and lit it he knew this woman is in great hell.
"Talk bitch before I let the love of your life slashed your throat," saad ni Prius. "Trust me, Rage could kill you right now but I on the other hand just want to torture you— that's my forte by the way. And since we're only three here, you're on your own to stop him from killing you 'coz you know what, right at the moment I just want to see you bleed to death. I can watch you all night until you take your last breath G so you better talk."
But the woman wouldn't talk. Rage watch as Prius puffed the cigarette. His friend doesn't smoke but when he does it's a sign he's losing it. He sighed when Prius tore Georgia's clothes and without a warning Prius pushed his litted cigarette to Georgia's exposed chest.
The room then was filled with a loud shout of stop in sheer pain.
"You f-cking talk!!! Before I kill you!" Prius shouted in anger.
Humagulhol si Georgia at nang nagsalita ito ay napatingin si Rage dito.
"You can't do that... Auri will hate you, Prius." Georgia spoke between her sob, her body now is trembling.
Sarkastikong tumawa ang kaibigan niya. "You think I will let Auri know what happened to you if we find her alive? You're a fool to even thought about—"
"She's my sister! Auri is my sister Prius, she is my older sister!" Georgia spat. "She will hate you if you kills me! You monster!"
Rage was surprised but he didn't show it. So, this woman is Olivia's daughter... How amazing that Olivia could do everything just so no one could find traces of her life. My wife really is unfortunate to have Olivia as her mom, tsk.
Pumalatak si Prius at walang pakialam kahit tinawag itong monster. Well, that's he is when he's mad. "Woman, no sane sister will aimed a gun at her own sister."
"Tell that to Auri. How could she kill our mother Olivia like that. Huh?! No sane daughter will kill her own mother— aahh!"
Rage took his gun and shoot the woman in the shoulder making her shout again.
"Auri did not kill Olivia, bitch. I killed her." Tumayo si Rage at naglakad palapit dito at hindi pinansin ang nagtatanong na mata ni Prius. "I killed your mother for I will not let my wife taint her soft and clean hand from blood of a person that threatened to kill her when she was just a child. No sane mother will ever do that Georgia."
Despite the confused stare from Prius that is glued at him, Rage continued, the end of his gun zeroed on the woman's forehead while he harshly pulled her hair.
"One last question, tell me who are you working with aside from your mother?" Rage asked as he looked at her darkly, his anger and coldness was surely palpable through his eyes as he forced her to stare back at him.
Sa umiiyak nitong mga mata na kababakasan ng takot ay napipilitan itong nagsalita.
"P-Paul..." She whispered trembling.
"Paul? Your father?" Prius was the one to ask while Rage just blankly stared at the woman but his mind was thinking while his jaw hardened.
Paul... Jhon Paul. The f-cking annoying attorney is my father I see. Tch.
So, that's explained why they couldn't find him. He have spy inside his territory and knew his every move. Binitawan niya si Georgia at tumayo ng tuwid habang hawak pa rin ang baril niya.
With a shaky voice Georgia answered Prius while her eyes was still on him.
"Paul is not my father, he is your father Rage. He became mom's boyfriend long ago and somehow from there they planned all of this. Mom wanted to get back at Prius parents while Paul wanted to control you and take you back," Georgia hiccups while Rage just stared at her emotionless.
"Paul promised me that he'll marry me off to you. Rage please... I love you, your father just want you back. He miss you so much," anito na nagpailing kay Rage habang nanunuyang nakangisi.
"Woman, we have different definitions of love. Love is not selfish. Love is not forcing someone to be with you. Love is not making someone go through pain and troubles. Love is not greedy and venal," Rage turned back to his chair and sat.
"No! Love is doing everything for the person you love! And I'm doing just that," nagmamakaawa itong tumingin sa kanya. "Please, Rage... I love you very much..."
Hindi niya ito pinansin at kinuha lang ang cellphone niya at tinawagan si Ravage, ang abductor ng grupo niya.
"Yeah bud?"
"Take someone with you and get Paul the attorney. The father of Georgia," Rage coldly ordered. "Make sure he does not get away. Take him to the Crown HQ dead or alive."
"Kreston have him," sagot nito na nagpatagpo ng kilay ni Rage. "I don't know why your brother have him but that's what I get to know from Greed," anito na tinutukoy ang isa pa nilang kaibigan na abductor sa grupo ni kuya Kreston. "Kinidnap ni Greed ang lalaki noong isang araw hindi ko naitanong kung bakit."
Napatango si Rage. "Thanks," then he sighed. "How's the search?"
Magbuga ito ng hangin at base sa tunog niyon ay alam ni Rage na wala pa rin resulta sa paghahanap kay Auri.
"Negative bud," mahinang sagot nito.
Rage hummed before ending the call. Then he looked at his friend who was now quietly leaning again the wall looking at George with a frown.
"Lets go Prius we are done here," aya niya saka tumayo.
"W-wait, what about me?" Georgia asked in shaky voice.
"You will stay here or you will be transferred to one of the isolation room," with a feral grin pasted on his best friend's face he continue. "Pray that we find Auri alive and well, very soon... because if not, I promise you, every hours that my sister is missing will be payed by one cut to your skin and burn from cigarette. You will not be violated in any means sexually 'coz that is not an option— its forbidden and lowest of the low— here in the underground but don't think you'll get your peace 'coz I will be the one to drag you to the doorstep of your death, torture you before I open it for you myself. I'll kill you with my bare hand Georgia if my sister dies."
With that they went out of the room and when the door closed behind Prius, his friend ask.
"Tell me Rage..." Mahina nitong saad. "Totoo ba ang sinasabi ni Georgia na si Olivia ang ina ni Auri?"
Tinignan niya si Prius at marahang tumango.
"Talk to nana Lourdes and the hulks they can answer everything about the matter," tinapik niya ang balikat nito ng makita ang pagbagsak ng emosyon nito sa mukha.
"I hope you don't love her less Prius. Auri is still your sister even if you do not share the same mother. I'm sorry if I didn't tell you, I didn't want to cross Auri and I promise her not to tell you. I wanted her to tell you this alone because I know she should do it herself when she's ready. It's not easy for her to tell you everything Prius. Auri have fears," wika niya bago nagpatiunang umalis.
Clfern
Kailangan kumalma ni Prius... Sana maalala niyang manood ng Garfield 😂😂😂 ng kumalma naman siya.
Have a happy Friday!!!