The Continuation of Chapter 30
Still on Her POV
After namin mag-usap ni Stefan, saktong pagdating nina Hailey kasama yung iba pa maliban kay Rhazer. Pinag-usapan namin ang lahat na kakailanganin para bukas.
"This plan won't be easy, ate. Dalawa na silang makakalaban natin. And now, you'll gonna see what's their hidden identities."-paliwanag sakin ni Hailey.
"Yeah. I'm actually a bit nervous but I had to face it."-I said and she only nodded.
Before that night ended, as Stefan said, he has given me and the others weapons. Then he handed me a keychain that I could use as a knife. A Bluetooth earphone to communicate with each other and a small camera to place it in the clothes I'll be wearing tomorrow.
Umuwi na kami ni Hailey pagkatapos nun. I did my nightly routine before going to sleep. But before I could asleep, nagvibrate ang phone ko. I checked who it was and it was Stefan.
Sms From: Stefan(Voss)
Don't wear revealing clothes/dress. I will burn their eyes if they looked at you indelicate. Just wear simple, okay? It perfectly suits you. You are still mine and they don't have any right to touch my girl. I swear, I'm gonna kill them. Anyway, good luck for tomorrow. Have a goodnight's sleep, my love.
*The Next Day*
Wala kaming pasok ngayon dahil kailangan naming magprepara para mamayang gabi. Nagshopping din kasi kami at paniguradong dagsaan sa mga mall lalo na sa dress shop. Bumisita na lang kami ulit sa boutique ni Aia para bumili ng isusuot. Hindi na nakasama samin yung tatlo dahil sinamahan sila ng mga boyfriend nila. If you're thinking kung sino-sino yun, sina Aivy at Jace, Jheiden at Casper and EJ at Louie. Naging sila after maging kami nun ni Stefan. Nahuli lang sina EJ at Louie.
After an hour, nakapili na kami. Wanna see our outfits for tonight?
This is my outfit:
And this is for my sister:
Did we just look like spies? Masyado bang halata sa suot namin? Well, since magkapatid nga kami, pareho namin nagustuhan ang theme ng outfits namin. Though medyo halata but it also a party dresses. Nagpasalamat at nagpaalam na rin kami kay Aia pagkatapos. Then umuwi na kami after. We've just waited until 6 PM came. 7 PM kasi ang simula ng welcoming party at kailangan nakahanda na kami before seven.
*Time Checked: 5:45 PM*
Naligo na kami at naghanda. Sasabay samin sa pagpunta sa mansyon ni Jacob sina Stefan pero hindi sila papasok sa loob. Mag-aabang lang sila sa di kalayuan doon if ever na may mangyaring masama sakin o samin. Ipinaliwanag naman na sakin iyon ni Stefan at sumang-ayon na lang ako.
6:30 PM na ng matapos kami sa paghahanda kaya tinawagan na ni Hailey si Stefan para sabihing paalis na kami dahil may 30 minutes na lang kami bago iyon magsimula. Iisang sasakyan lang ang gagamitin namin since sabay naman kaming papunta doon. Naglight make-up lang kami para hindi masyadong makapal. Welcoming party naman yun hindi birthday party. Baka mapagkamalan pa akong naliligaw na clown doon >.<
*tok*tok*tok*
Bumukas ang pinto at pumasok si Manang. Saktong tapos na rin kami mag-asikaso ni Hailey.
"Ang gaganda nyo, mga iha. At andyan na rin si Stefan kasama an mga kaibigan nya. Hinihintay na lang kayo sa labas ng mansyon. Nakaparada doon ang sasakyan nila. Bumaba na kayo, ha?"-saad ni Manang kaya tumango na lang kami.
"Sige po, Manang. Pakisabi po palabas na rin kami ni Ate."-saad ni Hailey. We grab our purse before saying...
"We're ready."-we said in unison while facing ourselves in the mirror. Bumaba na kami tsaka nagpaalam na kay Manang.
"Mag-iingat kayo, Zavie."-bilin nya samin.
"Opo, Manang."-sagot ko bago kami makalabas. Pumunta muna si Hailey sa garahe para kunin ang sasakyan na gagamitin which is yung kotse nya habang ako naman pinuntahan ang sasakyan nila Stefan kung saan nakaparada habang hinihintay ko si Hailey. Tumapat ako sa bintana ng kotse ni Stefan at ibinaba niya iyon kaya nakita ko na nakaupo sa passenger's seat si Jasper at yung tatlo naman ay nasa backseats. Kumaway sila sakin kaya nginitian ko sila.
Nakashade si Stefan kaya ibinaba nya iyon tsaka ako tiningnan mula ulo hanggang paa. Napangisi sya dahil doon.
"Can you please stop staring at me like that?"-I said and looked away. Jasper chuckled ng makita nya kung paano makatingin sakin si Stefan.
"Voss, let me remind you. She's not your wife yet. Calm your nerve down."-Jasper stated and tapped his shoulder.
"She's gonna be my wife soon, Jasper. ONLY MINE. We have to go. Allison is already here. Hop on her car now, Zavanya. We're going after you."-he said before closing the window. Lumingon ako sa likod at nakababa na ang bintana ng sasakyan ni Hailey.
"Tara na, ate. Malapit na magsimula yun."-sabi niya kaya sumakay na ako sa passenger's seat. Ipinaandar na niya iyon habang tanaw ko mula sa side mirror na nakasunod samin sina Stefan.
"Nasaan na nga pala yung mga gagamitin natin?"-tanong ko sa kanya.
"Nasa likod ng kotse, ate. Don't worry, kasay naman iyon sa purse natin para di nila mahalata kung anong laman nun. And by the way, let's act normal there. This is gonna be a long night battle tapos kasama ka na namin."-she said.
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After 30 minutes, we arrived at Jacob's mansion. Sunud-sunod na dumating ang mga dumadalo sa welcoming party. Halos lahat ng NCA students. Pero hindi ko lang alam kung binigyan din ba nila sila Stefan ng invitation cards o sadyang hindi na nabigyan. Ipinarada ni Hailey sa tabi yung kotse.
Maya-maya pa'y biglang tumunog ang phone niya at si Stefan iyon. She immediately answered the call. She put it on a speaker so I could hear it, too.
"Hello, Voss?"-Hailey
'Ready yourselves, girls. The party is almost started but don't act too stranged so no one could notice you both. And ready the things you've needed later. For sure, we're not the only ones who made a plan for tonight. Allison, make sure you won't leave your sister alone. You know it's Rowan and Yael who will be our enemies to fight. If you could, if you both saw them too busy doing their kinds of stuff, escape from them and head straightly upstairs.'-he reminded.
"We will."-Hailey
'And Zavanya, this will be the first battle you'll gonna encounter so please be careful. This is too dangerous for you to handle but I trusted you. I'm just scared that I might put you in danger. And I think it's time.'
"Yes."-I answered then he hang up. Bumaba na kami ng sasakyan at kinuha na lahat ni Hailey ang mga kakailanganin namin. I felt a little bit nervous but I calm myself down. May naramdaman akong humawak at pumisil ng kamay ko kaya nilingon ko kung sino iyon.
I faced him and looked into his eyes, and even in darkness, I saw how worried he is. He touched my shoulder gently and I notice that we were the only ones who left outside. Nakapasok na pala ang lahat sa loob.
"Please? Be careful. I'm so scared of losing you. I just can't. But don't feel scared or nervous, okay? We're at your back to guide you."-my nerves slowly calmed down from what he said. Siya lang talaga ang pampakalma ko tuwing kinakabahan ako...his words made me more comfortable and completely calm down...You can do this, Zavanya. I thought.
"I will and thank you."-I happily said. He hugged me tightly before he kissed me on my forehead.
"Go ahead. Allison already entered inside. She's waiting for you there. And I want you to know that...you look so stunning tonight, my love. I love you."-he said and just whispered those three words. I mouthed 'I love you too' before entering Jacob's mansion.
Pagkabukas ko palang ng double door, halos mabingi na ako dahil sa napakalakas na tugtog ng disco. May mga nag-iinuman na rin sa ibang table. Yung iba naman, nagsasayawan na sa dance floor. Hinahanap ng mga mata ko sina Aivy pati si Hailey. Andaming tao kaya nahihilo na ako kakahanap sa kanila ng may kumalabit sakin. Lumingon agad ako at bumungad sakin ang mga mukha nilang apat kasama na doon si Hailey.
"Sino hinahanap mo? Si Aziel ba? Andoon sa bar counter kasama yung lima."-bungad na sabi sakin ni Jheiden habang may nakakalokong ngit sa labi nya.
"Hindi noh. Kayo ang hinahanap ko."-tanggi ko kaagad.
"Sus. Ang sabihin mo, seloso lang talaga yang si Stefan. Kaya ayaw ka nyang payagan nung una di ba?"-pang-aasar na sambit ni Aivy.
"Tara na nga."-saad ko.
Pagkatapos nun, pinuntahan muna namin sina Aziel sa bar counter. Napansin namin na kasama rin pala pati ang coach nila. Kumaway ako kay Dan ng mapalingon siya samin.
"They're here."-I heard he say. Lumingon sila sa amin nung malapit na kami.
"Hey, girls. I thought you won't come."-Aziel
"Of course, we will."-Aivy
"You all looked stunning in your party dresses. Why won't you join us, girls? Le's drink."-he said but I shook my head.
"Nah. I don't drink."-I refused.
"Why not? How about your friends then?"
"Maybe they are."-I said. Umiling din si Hailey. Refusing his offer, too.
"Well, if you don't want to drink, mayroong mga nakahandang pagkain doon malapit sa pool. Eat all you can and enjoy."-Jacob
"Thank you."-I said and we nodded.
"And by the way, the program will start any hours, okay?"-Aziel
"Yeah."-I said before we went near the pool so we can eat.
"Aivy, punta lang muna kami sa cubicle. Kain na kayo dyan. Babalik din kami."-Hailey
"Sige. We'll wait."-Jheiden replied. Mukhang alam ko na ang plano nitong kapatid ko kaya siya nagpaalam saglit sa kanila. Umalis na kami saglit after nun tsaka kami nag-usap nung makaalis na yung iba sa loob ng cubicle. We make sure na kami na lang dalawa ang natira para walang makarinig samin.
"What's the matter?"-I asked. We closed the connection of the hidden camera that we'd used.
"I've got an idea."-she answered as she smirked.
"When the program starts, we'll secretly go upstairs so one could notify us that we're escaping from them."-she said.
"Are you sure about it?"
"Yes. You've been here once, right?"-I nodded.
"Yeah. Maybe we should tell Stefan."-I said but she refused.
"Not now. I know he got to know but I think he'll just refuse so. Minsan kasi hindi sya umaayon sa mga plano ko. Kaya kadalasan, sinisekreto ko na lang but at least, most of my plans really worked. But he doesn't know, anyway. So? What do you think?"-she stated. I think of it first before I agreed with her. We went back to where our friends are. Kumakain na sila pagkarating namin. We opened back the connection of the hidden camera after.
"Akala namin hindi na kayo babalik. Ang tagal nyo eh."-EJ
"Marami-rami pa kasi yung mga tao doon kaya natagalan kami."-pagdadahilan ko.
"Weh? Legit ba yan?"-taas-kilay na saad ni Jheiden. We chuckled. Kadalasan, mahirap kumbinsihin si Jheiden lalo na kilala nya na kaming tatlo nina EJ at Aivy. Parang mind reader din ganun hahaha.
"Yup. Let's eat na, ate. I'm starving."-Hailey said so I nodded.
*After an hour*
"Everyone, please gathered here around the us-----The program has almost started."-we heard someone says while handling the mic. Nagpuntahan kami sa kinaroroonan ng boses. Yung coach pala nila Jacob. Nang makalapit na ang lahat, tsaka siya ulit nagsalita.
"I'm sorry for interrupting you all while enjoying this party but I'd like to welcome the old member of Black Nightingale, let's welcome back, Aziel Ezra Montemayor!"-he stated as we give him a round of applause while he got near to their coach and handed the mic.
"Good evening, guys. Thank you for attending my welcoming party together with Black Nightingale and the coach. Well, I got news for y'all, I'm officially back as a new member of Black Nightingale!"-he happily said as everyone did another round of applause. Bigla akong kinalabit ni Hailey. Inilapit ko ng bahagya ang tenga ko sa kanya dahil patuloy pa rin nagsasalita si Aziel sa harap.
"I think it's time. They're busy listening to him and I'm sure they won't notice us."-she whispered. I nodded as we silently walked away from the crowd and reached the stairs. Dahan-dahan kaming umakyat doon habang rinig pa rin namin ang speech nito.
Dere-deretso kami hanggang sa narating namin ang madilim na dulong bahagi ng mga nakahelera at magkakatapat na mga kwarto. Isa-isa naming tahimik na binuksan ang mga silid na iyon at nakita namin na ordinaryo lang ang lahat. Pero may isang pinto ang nakalocked. Nagtaka kami kaya gamit ang ilang kagamitan, lihim namin iyon binuksan.
Madilim at amoy mga lumang libro ang bumungad agad ng mabuksan na namin. Hinanap ni Hailey ang switch ng ilan at pagkaraan ay umilaw ang buong paligid. Tama nga ang hinala ko. Library iyon, malaki at malawak ang loob.
"What a huge library...whoa..."-she amazingly said. I roamed my eyes around. Kapansin-pansin na hindi lang iyon basta ordinaryong silid-aklatan. Isa-isa kong tinignan ang ilang libro at sa di sinasadya, kukunin ko sana ang isa doon pero may biglang bumukas sa harap ko.
"What? How did you... open it? What is this room?"-she confusingly asked as I just shrugged my shoulder.
"I don't know either."-I answered. Pumasok na kami sa loob ng pinto na iyon, nakita namin ang target board na nakapaskil sa pader, may table at upuan sa gilid nun.
"Target board? These pictures...with red X marks? Means they killed them?"-I suddenly feel nervous.
"This girl...is Aileene? But why there's written here, 'Señorita Amirah?' Meaning it is her?"-I confusingly asked. Lumapit sa akin si Hailey at tiningnan din ang litrato na iyon. Pero may isang litrato ang umaagaw ng atensyon ko at halos manikip ang dibdib ko ng makita ko na may nakalagay din na pulang ekis dito.
"M-Mom... it is our mom!"-I almost cracked my voice and my tears flows uncontrollably. Hailey hugged me and I didn't notice that my heart was now fuming with anger and pain.
"Are you done yet? Did you find something so suspicious, didn't you?"
A/N: One chapter updated for today! Hope you like it! Thank you so much for reading, my melodies!
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