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Also the military or law related stuff in this fiction will mostly come from my imagination or from the things that i've read or watch in different social media platforms. Any false info will be because i made it up, this story is fictional.
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Celestin Firas "Sky" Marshal's P.O.V.
"what is she doing here??" isabelle hiss at me as we made our way to the underground cell.
pierre and kamir will take the lead for the laboratory while hendrix will take charge with the explanation to the authorities.
sinama ko si kristine-- well she followed on her own and i let her.
its actually a good thing, i took her under my custody which means she's my responsibility and i gotta watch her back for that.
i just smile at her reassuringly as i briefly look at her "lets wrap this up first bago tayo lumipat sa topic na yan isabelle" kalmado kong sagot just as we reach the entrance where zynel was waiting for us.
he grin softly as we reach him "general a pleasure" he greeted as he bow his head a little at my direction.
i wave him off with a greatful smile "thanks for coming and assisting around, hows everyone down here?" i ask as i let my eyes wander all over the dark place.
puro kulungan and inside are naked young woman, man and even kids. it made me itch to punish all the prepatrator personally but as ive said this is not my case nor this is my country para magbigay ng hatol.
this sight will always makes me sick to my stomach.
horizontally are five rows vertically its six. each and one of them are either covering their faces in shame or cowering in fear on the corner of their cell. it makes me sad and angry. how can they do this to a human being?
what kind of heartless monster can stomach such thing?
"uhh general actually follow me cause you would probably wants to see him first" my eyes immediately shifted back to zynel who i now notice looks a bit skeptical and confuse.
i nodded my head understandingly, its a waste to ask him what was wrong cause he'll leading me to this him he was reffering to.
we walk towards the last corner of the cell where the row of cell that contains kids are.
my eyes widen as soon as what he was talking about came to sight.
koral gasp loudly while isabelle took a sharp intake of breath.
with a nervous chuckle zynel said "yeah i was petrified too" his voice laced with confusion.
a teenager, cowering-- no. more like he was too weak as he curl to himself as he was sitted on the cold hard stone floor while looking up at us with his broken eyes.
something inside me died.
its as if my heart freeze because of the sight infront of me.
face black and bruise, but im sure thag he's not my son.
he have the same face as him yes. but his battered body tells me otherwise.
i step closer, my fist clenching around the iron bar that keeps us apart.
he looks at us curiously but he looks so tired until his eyes shifted to someone behind me.
he immediately spring to his feet startling me "Isabelle! bumalik ka! aalis na ba tayo dito?" his eyes breaming with tears as relief and hope flood in his eyes.
sa pagkabigla ay napaatras ako.
a hand immediately on my back to ground me. ng lingunin ko ay nakita ko na si kristine pala yon.
pero bigla siyang hinawakan ni koral sa braso habang si isabelle naman ay marahas na inalis ang kamay niya sa balikat ko.
both glaring angrily at kristine.
"dont fucking touch him!" koral spat out like a mad woman that she is, a protective mama bear.
isabelle push herself between me and kristine habang si zynel ay nasa gilid ko, alert with his hand on his gun.
"so you really have the guts to even touch sky after betraying us?" he ask witha humourless laugh.
his expression calm and carefree pero yung ngiti niya? mga mata niya? he's ready to take her down.
i sigh after recovering from their surprise action pati na din sa batang kamukhang kamukha ni sora. "let her go koral" utos ko pero di ko inaasahang sisigaw ang bata na nasa likod namin.
"WAG NIYO SYANG SASAKTAN NAGMAMAKAAWA AKO! AKO NALANG PO WAG SIYA GAGAWIN KO PO LAHAT! W-WAG SIYA PLEASE PO!" my heart breaks as i face him back.
mahigpit ang kapit niya sa rehas ng pinagkukulungan niya na tila gustong kumawala to save kristine from us.
without second thoughts i grab my dagger from my arm band and struck the lock on his cell hard.
it breaks immediately.
dahil sa biglaan kong kilos ay napatalon siya paatras at napaupo sa sahig.
because of his reaction, i immediately regretted my impulsive move.
i slowly kneel down, hindi ko binuksan ang pinto despite it not being locked anymore.
it might scare him.
i didnt say anything, i just stared at him, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa nakikita ko, he's the exact mirror of my sora.
and as i stare at him longer parang makikita ko yung anino ng batang niligtas ko years ago. i can see my scared sora in him when i first saw him.
ganito ba yung mararanasan ng anak ko if i hadn't made it in time that day? will he experience worst?
i didnt budge for god knows how long, not even when a dozen sets of footsteps came down the staircase that echoes all over this dark cold place.
"general sky" commander kaden called just as the same time that rowan cael kneel beside me and utter in confusion "he looks like sora"
i nodded despite not saying anything, i was lost at words.
may kapatid ba si sora? and i failed to save him? was he there too? was i too late for him?
a familiar sets of hand grab me by my shoulder as he whisper in my ears "celestin we'll get to the bottom of this lets go first, pierre and kamir will take care of him"
i nodded, trusting his words immediately.
i let him guide me to my feet, i turn to him and smile weakly "grazie" i said to him before gathering my composure in that quick second before facing commander kaden.
fear and worry enveloped my heart but i did not let that show.
i want to see my son as soon as possible.
i smile at him lightheartedly "well everything done and good? i would like to see the end of the show but im have tight schedule commander record nyo nalang alright? ill watch it" i jokingly said the last part with a wink para pagaanin kahit papano ang loob niya.
he looks more stress than i am feeling.
it works cause he let out a small amuse smile "pat in the head for me i made you smile!" biro ko pa while pointing at his face but then he immediately cover it up and stopped smiling.
i scrunch my nose at him and jokingly rolled my eyes "blegh such a party pooper" i utter with a fake huff.
marami ang natawa sa conversation namin which is the goal.
its better than frowns and grimace specially at moments like this, those people inside the cell have seen such faces too much in their lifetime.
change is good.
we stayed said our goodbyes to them.
i gave my key to hendrix, siya na nagdrive.
nagpaiwan si isabelle cause kristine will be staying too. she wants to make sure that kristine wont do anything suspicious behind our back or worst escape.
kami lang ang uuwi sa bahay. its just me, hendrix, koral and zynel.
it took us an hour to get back home, an hour faster than we did on our way to that hell spot.
alam nila na gusto gusto ko nang umuwi without me saying it.
ang mga nagbabantay kay sora ay ang mga kapatid ko while the one taking care of the alexander's are sir chandler and his team.
i informed them ahead of time and despite of age? no one can question their ability to protect their love ones.
paghinto na paghinto ng motorbike ay agad na kong bumaba before fastly walking towards my front door.
it open before i can even get a chance to hold the door knob.
its my older sister katarina, i chuckle when she attempted to smack my head which i swiftly avoided by quickly stepping aside.
i was grinning habang siya masama ang tingin sakin.
it might have look like we were fighting and i was edging her on but the truth is we're just acting like any siblings would.
annoy each other.
well clearly im winning cause she's annoyed with me.
she cross her arms as she step aside with a frown still visible in her face "you better explain everything to mh nephew celestin firas. he's sad and worried when he shouldn't be if his father didn't lie to him" she mockingly say which i didnt take by heart.
i know the truth.
me and MY son knows the truth.
i never lied to him.
before anyone else he's the person i tell everything with.
nalate nga lang this past few month but i was still truthful before it all blew up on my face.
"general!" i look at my sora who came running down the stairs and straight to me.
throwing himself at me for a hug when he was close enough.
i grin at katarina as i hug my son tightly.. relief flooding all over my veins as his sweet scent enveloped me. he's okay.
he's alive and well. i saved him.
i lean back and cup his face as my eyes wander all over his features, they truly look the same except my son looks so much healthier... happier.
i press my lips on his forehead as i close my eyes, my heart pounding hard against my chest as my blood rush fastly to the point na naririnig ko na sarili ko.
i was so scared.
kahit alam kong ligtas si sora with my siblings, i cant help but to doubt even myself the second i laid my eyes on that poor battered boy.
god only knows how many lives ill take if someone ever lay a hand on my kid.
makakapatay ako, even if they're just bystander? hindi ko sila palalagpasin..
"you're okay. thank god you're okay, we're okay soldier, you're safe" pauulit ulit kong sambit as i press kisses on his head while hugging him against my chest as hard as i can without hurting him.
he just hug back and nodded his head understandingly, not even questioning what was wrong cause that's how much he understand me.
that's how smart my son is.
when i had enough i let the others greet him while i was pulled by katarina towards the living room where my older brothers are waiting to grill me alive. truly a joy of my life this people.
"be thankful enough that i love my nephew" clifford my second older brother as he eats a bar of granola while leaning on the door of my refridgerator.
should i even be shock if i see my refridgerator empty?
i chuckle as i shifted my eyes towards copper our eldest who was busy typing on his laptop.
"dont talk when your mouth is full clifford and you did well tin" he said while nodding before looking up with a calm expression like he always have.
why do you think he was chosen as the successor aside for being the oldest ?
"next time tell us ahead of time, i have schedules that i cant cancel soldatino" he added with a bit of formality.
he's been inside the royal court for too long.
and if you cant tell? im his favorite. i chuckle softly as i approach him to sit infront of him.
"cant promise~" i singsonged as i meet his calm gaze which soon turn soft and full of fondness.
his lips upturn into a smile as he look at me amusely "still as rebel as i remember you to be"
i squint my eyes at him with a sheepish smile on my lips "and you're still as proper as i remember you to be" i throw back at him immediately.
that results to a princey smile that he owns, a dimple digging on his left cheeks as his ocean dark blue eyes shines.
im glad to see all of them, i truly am.