THE CUNNING MODEL
ELLA POV:
Hinila namin paalis si Miss Sientielo.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Where the hell are you taking me!" sigaw nito habang hinihila namin. My friends didnt utter a word so I did.
"My god! Your fucking life is in danger. Come with us," I said while pulling her.
"Who the hell are you really, people?" i heard her. I look at the surroundings if its safe.
'What a cussing mouth you have, candidate!'
"Just trust us. Gosh!" inis na sabi ko while trying to focus in the situation we're in.
Nang makalabas kami mula sa likod ay agad naming nakita ang sasakyan na minaneho ni Yeon at A.
Loud gunshot filled the silent night outside. Sunod sunod na paputok ang narinig namin patungo kung saan kami tumatakbo dahilan upang mapasubsub kami sa lupa.
"Fuck!"
"shit!"
"Damn!" sabay sabay naming mura.
"Run!" sigaw ni Vin.
'What!?'
"I said. Just fuking run!" paguulit nito.
"Kami nang bahala rito," sabi naman ni Zey zey.
"We will cover you!" ani naman ni Aya.
"Just keep our mission to safest place," sabi ni Ayan. Napalunok ako. Kasabay naming tumakbo sila J, Cas, Pia and Ren.
"What the heck is your plan?!" sabi ni Yate.
"Dont worry about us, Yate. We can handle this," they said.
"We are a team, were supposed to work as team." Sabi ni Yate.
"We are a team, we will never forget it. But we have an assigned work to do, trust us." Sabi nila.
"Lets go! Please be safe. We will text you the place. Go back alive!" sabi ni Yate bago kami tumakbo paalis.
AYAN POV:
We hide in a bush. My heart beats fast kasi kanina pa kami tumatakbo. May roon naring namumuong pawis sa aking katawan.
'Damn this fucktards!'
"We're here to cover you," the twins said. I look at the gun and release the magazine.
'Oh great!'
"Fuck! Out of bullet." i said and curse again.
"Me too," ani ni Aya. Gumulong kami upang hindi kami mataman ng bala ng baril na pinapaputok ng kalaban tsaka namulot ng baril ng kalaban.
Nakita namin mula sa di kalayuan na may paparating. Meron ding dalawang itim na Van na pumarada at bumaba ang sakay nito. Mga lalaking armado.
"For now lets just escape!" sabi ni Zey zey. Tumango kami. Habang busy sila ay kinuha namin ang pagkakataong yun upang makaalis.
"Twins! Lets go!" sabi ni Vin.
Sumakay kami sa motor na ginamit namin papunta rito. Bale tatlong motor. kaming mga lalaki ang nagdrive. Habang sila naman ay nakatalikod at nagpapaputok.
'Ang galing naman nila magbalance'
"Hindi kaba nahuhulog Aya?" tanong ko habang nagmamaneho.
"Gusto mo ba akong mahulog?" aniya at itinigil ang pagpapaputok. Tumingin ako sa side mirror, wala na rin yung mga lalaking humahabol.
"Aba oo! kung sakin ka mahuhulog!" banat ko.
"Manahimik ka lalaki! Ayusin mo magdrive!" tumawa ako sa sinabi niya. Narinig kong nagsalita si Yate. Sinabi niya sa amin kung nasaan sila.
Tumingin kami kung may sumusunod pa pero wala na kaya naman pinuntahan na namin kung saan naroroon sila Yate. Nadatnan namin na nagsasalita si Miss Sientielo.
"Sino ba talaga kayo?! Are you one of them?! I told you! I know nothing! Goddammit!" sunod sunod niyang sabi.
"About what?" sulpot ni Zey zey mula sa likuran.
"Liliene and your boyfriend? Whats going on?" she ask. Confusion is written all over her face.
"Im not really Liliene, Whisky. Nice meeting you formally Miss Sientielo." formal na sabi ni Zey zey.
"And the boyfriend your talking about is, Hes Snoopy" bumaling siya kay Vin. Seems like hindi pa nagprocess kay Miss Sientielo yung nangyari.
"Are you an Agent?" she ask. Nagtinginan kami.
'Finally!'
"I guess so. Pinadala na naman ba kayo para magbantay sakin? What is your real name?" she asked.
"Im sorry but we can't tell our real names," I said in plain voice.
"What is really the reason why they are targeting you?" tanong ni Yate.
"Let me ask before i answer that. Are you an allie, how old are you? Are you really older than me?" sunod sunod na tanong niya.
"Yes we're an allie nandito nga kami para protektahan ka eh duh." singit ni Ella.
"Actually, We were younger than you." sabi ni Riana na sumali na sa usapan.
"I told ya! My instinct about all of you are real." proud na sabi ni Miss Sientielo. After a couple of seconds she started to tell us something.
"It started when my grandfather died. I dont know the reason but Im there when the incident happen," nalungkot niyang ani.
"That must be," sabi ni Aya. Umiling ito.
"He left me something but those people got it. A folder inside of it is a paper," she said. "So wala kayong makukuha sa akin,"
"Kung sapat na ang papel na iyon bakit kapa nila kailangan. Ibig sabihin something is missing in the paper," Zey zey made a conclusion. "What was that?" she ask.
"A folder na may lamang papel, yun lang naman ang iniwan sakin ng lolo bago siya namatay but i dont know kung ano pang kailangan nila sakin. I already told them, i dont know nothing but they didn't believe." naiinis na aniya.
"That paper has a deeper meaning," Zey Zey said.
"I think so because there's a letter that was written. Its suspicious though pero hindi ko na iyon pinansin," she said.
"Do you know whats written in the piece of paper?" We ask. Napaisip ito.
"RARU GUNN DDED EROT," she said.
'What?' Pia, Ren, and Zey zey get a piece of paper while holding a pen.
"Can you repeat what you've said?" Zey zey said.
"RARU GUNN DDED EROT." napatingin sila.
"Whats that?" tanong ni Ren habang nakatingin sa paper.
'Ay aba malay ba namin!'
"A coded message, i think." sabi ni Zey zey habang pinagmamasdan yung isinulat niya sa papel.
"A message that is written in cipher," sabi naman ni Pia.
SOMEONE'S POV:
"Did you already found out whats the meaning of that?" tanong ng aming lider mula sa telepono.
"Not yet Alegria," sabi ko.
"Kailangan niyo itong masolve, those students were there, dont understimate them, dapat unahan niyo sila. You should get Miyela Sientielo at any cost, alam kong may nalalaman ito. That fucking piece of shit of paper, alam kong may kinalaman sa ginawa natin sa lolo niya, it maybe a dying message about us or in our organization. So you must solve that fucking puzzle in a short time! Patay na nga yang Agent na yan. Nagbigay pa ng problema,"
"Yeah, master!"
"Make sure that the transaction that will happen tommorow will happen at any cost,"
"Yea master,"
ZEY ZEY POV:
Gabi na pero gising na gising parin ang diwa namin.
"Hey you rookies! Are you not going to sleep?" Miss Sientielo ask.
"Bakla! Hindi kami makakabeauty sleep ngayon noh!" Yate said.
The twins are cleaning their rifle while Vin, Aya, Ayan are cleaning their gun with a cloth, J and Cas are mixing i dont know what kind of substance is that, Yeon and A, i think they are repairing something on the car, Ella and Cy are with Yate interrogating the model, Pia and Ren are typing and here i am solving this fucking message.
Kanina ko pa ito sinosolve but even an simple hint, i cant find it.
'Arghhhhhh'
"Kailan nakuha yung paper na iyon?" pagtatanong ni Yate.
"Noong isang araw pa," rinig kong sabi ni Miss Sientielo.
That was the time when i heard a conversation, yun rin yung time na ipinakilala ko sila Yate sa kanya.
'The cleaning staff!'
'It cant be!'
A flashback reminds me about a conversation I've heard. There's only one way to find out. I pulled out my cellphone i know i accidentally record it. Noong una hindi ko alam, but I found out. Nakita ko yun sa history, ngayon ko lang naalala.
"Kilala kona kung sino yung kumuha, the cleaning staff!" i said. "here--"sabay lapag ng cellphone. "Pakinggan niyo 'to," sabay pindot sa play botton ng recorder.
"Ma'am i didnt find!"
[Anong wala? Hinalungkat na namin yung dorm niya! San naman kaya niya ito tinago? But still i know malapit lang yun sa kanya. You need to keep yourself from her, Disguise as Cleaning staff for today is okay. Just find that folder because Madame need it,"]
"Check the CCTV footage!" sinabi ni Yate. "The date and time,"
"Yan! Yan! Siya! Siya lang naman yung cleaning staff na pumasok sa kwarto eh," sabi ko.
"This is the cleaning staff na pumasok rin sa kwarto namin," sabi ni Cy.
"Zoom!" sabi ni Yate. May ginawa si Pia para maging malinaw ito.
We saw her face, she's a girl' Ren get his laptop and type something on it. Maya maya ay may picture nang lumabas habang sa backround nito ay mga maliliit na kulay green na letters and number, tuloy tuloy lang ito sa pagtaas.
Nabasa namin ang Personal Background Information ng Cleaning Staff, She's a SPY.
"Wait! I know her! Shes my co-model from Japan," Sientielo said. Akala ko tulog na'to.
"The question is bakit nila iyon kukunin?" Aya asked.
"Maybe it has something to do with their organization," i said.
'RARU GUNN DDED EROT'
"When is your grandfathers birthday?" i ask.
"APRIL 23, 2001" she said.
"Did he left something when he died? You know a dying message," napatingin kaming lahat kay J.
"J that was rude!" we said.
"Its okay. Ahm........." naghintay kami ng isasagot niya.
"I don't remember," she said.
"Aish," inis na sabi ni Cy.
"I swear i dont remember!" bumalik kami sa ginagawa namin kanina.
"Hello Madame," napatingin kami kay Yate. Nilagay niya sa table yung cellphone tsaka niya pinindot yung loudspeaker.
[Gusto ko lang icheck kalagayan niyo kung okay lang kayo,]
"Okay lang naman po kami Madame," sagot ni Yate.
[How about Miss Sientielo?] she ask.
"Im okay!" singit ni Miss Sientielo.
[In a week, aayusin ko yung passport niyo para makabalik na kayo. We will turn over her to the Higher agents. Your only mission is to protect her habang hindi pa siya naipapasa. Got it?] nagtinginan kami.
"Yes ma'am!"
[Tequila and Lazy can you help me?] she said.
"Yes po," sagot nila. The call ended.
"Anong gagawin niyo?" Nakatingin lang sa amin si Miss Sientielo.
"Well, we are Ye Squad." sagot namin.
"How will you solve it?" she asked.
"Nasayo ang pagasa. Wala ka na bang ibang maalala?" tanong ko ulit.
"Wait. I think there is someone wants to talk to me that day, the day when i was in funeral but she didn't get a chance because i was too busy," she said. "I dont know who she is, and i cant remember her face."
"Pero kung makikita mo siya ngayon mamumukhaan mo ba siya?"
"I dont know pero meron akong isang bagay na naaalala sa kanya. Her necklace,"
*Tok tok tok*
Napatingin kami sa pinto.
"Who's your visitor? Dont tell me nasundan nila tayo?" nagpapanic niyang sabi.
"Ryokan no ōnādeshita," Yeon said in japanese.
"I thought she's mute?" turo niya kay Yeon. Umiling si Yeon.
"She's still learning on how to speak Tagalog and English." sabi ni Yate But it seems like, walang pinagbago.
"Aaahhhh"
"I know shes japanese but i thought she's really a mute because she never speak from the start,"
They talked in Japanese together with the owner, hindi na lamang namin sila pinansin hanggang sa matapos sila.
"Matte! Rō fujin!" napatingin kami kay Miyela. ("Wait! Old lady!")
"Obāsan, nekkuresu ga miemasu ka?" she ask. May pinakita yung lola sa kanya. ("Grandmother, can i see your necklace?)\
"Sono anata! Watashi wa tadashīdesu ka?" Miyela said in a happy voice. Napatayo kami. ("Its you! Am i right?")
"Sono anata! Sōshiki no rō fujin," she said. ("Its you! the old lady in the funeral.") They keep on talking.
"What the fuck are they talking about?" sabi ni j
"Sa tingin mo naiintindihan namin? ani naman A. Bumaling siya sa amin.
"It was her," she said.
"What do you mean?" naguguluhan naming tanong.
"The funeral!"
"Ah!"
"Gladly, I still have the paper." She opened her necklace and get something in there.
Nageenglish naman pala to eh
"Eto yung dahilan kung bakit gusto kitang kausapin noon," nilahad niya kay Miyela yung papel.
Nagtatagalog din pala
"Im a close old friend of your grandfather. He told me to gave it you when the time comes, ang akala ko ay aalis lamang siya yun pala mawawala na. Hindi na ako nakakuha pa ng tiyempo dahil napapalibutan ka ng mga tao. I dont know kung sino ang pagkakatiwalaan ko,"
"Masaya ako na nasa maayos kang kalagayan," pagtutuloy niya.
"Thanks to them," Miss Miyela face us and smiled.
"O siya mauuna na ako," Ani niya bago umalis at iniwaan sa amin yung papel. Binuklat ni Ate Miyela yung unang tupi ng papel.
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"Ha?" Binuklat niya ulit yung pangalawa.
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:REA = (FA?°- RIA?°)
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"And the last one," she said.
"I am between the top and below. I am not a temperature controller but i can control the temperature. Im also a part of a house that mostly neglected because of my inhospitable environment. What am I?" pagbabasa niya.
A riddle?
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