Chapter 35 (MHIAMB : Death and New Beginning)
Alyana's PoV
Flashback :
I was hesitant to consult a specialist nung una, but every sleepless night is a burden. And so I did.
"Huwag ho kayong mag-alala Mam, hindi maglalaon babalik din ho ng tuluyan ang memorya nyo."
"but how long?" tanong ko.
"I don't know M'am, I'm sorry."
End of Flashback :
Nung una akala ko nababaliw lang ako. But after my first check up and nalaman kong nagkaroon ako ng major head injury at naapektuhan ang memory ko, I know something's wrong with me. And I know na connected lahat yun sa nakaaraan ko.
So I decided to look for my real identity.
Flashback :
It's late in the evening, when I entered one place that I've seen on my dreams.
Lahat ng madaanan kong hallway, stairs, and everything seems familiar, pero hanggang dun lang.
Maybe I've been here, but why?
"why are you here?"
A female voice break my thoughts. "You are?" I asked.
"are you nuts? pumunta ka dito without knowing kung anong pinasok mo?"
"i'm looking for answers to my questions" I stated.
"so you think this place could answer your questions? hahaha you're funny, do you know how dangerous here?"
dangerous? naaalala ko sa panaginip ko na nandito ako at may kausap na lalake. Saying "I love you" and likes. So how could this be a dangerous place?
"No" I said.
"well, since you're here, there's no way you can get out. Unless you do me a favor."
"and what makes you think that I will do you a favor?" I asked sarcastically.
"Hahaha because I am Cassandra Heather, and you are trespassing our territory. A Mafia's territory"
mafia?
-flashback (bigla tong nag-flashback sa kanya habang kausap si Cassandra ha)-
"This is our life Alyana, this is how a Mafia lives. And you have to be used to it in order for you to raise your future children in Heartily’s way when you grow up."
-end-
"bakit natigilan ka yata? looking at your age, mukhang hindi mo naman magagawa yung favor ko."
I am a mafia?
"ano ba favor mo?" tanong ko, If I am a mafia, mas kailangan kong malaman lahat.
"kill Nico Jeisz Young"
Nico Jeisz Young? My daughter’s friend? But-- “why?” tanong ko ulit sa kanya.
But instead na sagutin nya ang tanong ko, iniba na lang nya ang topic. “You can roam around in exchange of my favor para naman masagot ang mga tanong mo, but let me warn you, once na may makahuli sa’yo dito, you’re dead and huwag kang mangingialam ng mga gamit na hindi sa’yo.” Sabi nya before she turns her back.
“and before I forgot, pag hindi mo nagawa yung favor ko, I’ll kill your own daughter and niece”
I didn’t mind everything, lahat ng sinabi nya hindi naman nagsink-in sa akin, ang importante kasi saken ngayon ay makilala kung sino talaga ako.
So I continue, nag-ikot-ikot ako sa buong lugar, trying to remember kung ano dapat maalala. Buti nalang wala masyadong tao dito.
Hanggang makarating ako sa isang sobrang laking pinto, a door made of steel and for some reason, parang may nagtutulak sa’ken na pasukin to. Sinubukan kong hawakan ang steel na handle at itulak pero biglang may nag beep sa right part.
Enter Password :
Password? Shit! Anong password? Sinubukan kong mag-enter ng random numbers and letters pero laging mali. Millions of tries ng combination ang possible, kaya kung ipipilit ko pa, baka ito pa ikamatay ko tsss.
Gulat naman ako nung may magsalita sa likuran ko. “No one knows the password of that steel door, kahit nga ako hindi ko alam eh, ilang beses na din naming tinry, kaya huwag mo na subukang buksan” Casssandra Heather.
“I know”
“Aalis na ko, naka-lock lahat ng pinto na hindi mo pwedeng puntahan, again, If you want to get out alive, huwag kang magpapahuli. We have CCTV cameras, and I’ll be the one to check that first thing in the morning tomorrow.”
She walks out after nya sabihin yun, paalis na din sana ako when my head aches a bit and may bigla na naman akong maalala
-flashback-
Voice of a man : “I sealed it with your initials and birthday, A11H19F”
-end-
A11H19F
Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip pa at mabilis na inenter ang combination.
Password Accepted!
As I enter the steel door, nagsimula na din akong mag-ikot sa paligid kung may maaalala ako.
Lumapit ako sa isang antique bar counter at nag-umpisang buksan ang mga cabinet. Puro files and folders ng Heartily at Ferrer.
I saw a picture of me with a woman and two men. If I'm not mistaken, the woman on the picture is Sylvia Vanguard, she's my half sister, magkapatid lang kami sa mother pero we treated each other more than the real sisters, we're best of friends. And she's Amesyl's mother.
Pictures are like invisible portals to the past, because while scanning the old pictures, hindi ko din mapigilan ang mga memories na unti-unti kong naaalala.
-flashback- (college)
"Alyana, I want you to meet my boyfriend, Alexander, Alexander Cross"
"Nice too meet you Alex"
"It's my pleasure to meet my girlfriend's sister."
"Alyana, sya yung kinukwento ko sa'yo na kasama ni Eiji sa bar"
"friends kayo ng boyfriend ko?"
"Hahaha he's my cousin."
"cousins?" me and Sylvia.
-end-
Eiji?
May boyfriend akong Eiji?
Tinignan ko ulit ang picture na una kong nakita kanina. So this is Alex, Sylvia, me, and the guy beside me might be Eiji?
Ipinagpatuloy ko ang pagtingin sa mga picture at files na hindi naman mukang ganun ka-importante.
Until I saw a picture of me with a guy. Same guy na katabi ko sa picture namin nila Sylvia.
I can't deny the fact that we look like a couple here.
-flashback-
"Alyana this is Mr. and Mrs. Ferrer and their son Eiji Ferrer"
"Good evening Mr and Mrs Ferrer"
"aww she's so lovely" Mrs. Ferrer
"hey" Eiji
"hi"
-end-
That was the first time I met him. He's my boyfriend! Naaalala ko na---what's this?
Heartily & Ferrer Nuptial.
kasal?
-flashback-
"excited ka Yana? Omygod, I can't believe this, ikakasal na kayo"
"me too, hindi ko akalain gagayanin kita Sylvia, kung makikita lang sana 'to nila mommy at daddy, for sure matutuwa sila. Alam mo namang ito gusto nila diba?"
"hayy.. cheer up and smile! wag mo spoil ang wedding mo, don't worry, we'll deal with the Roswells after ng wedding. Makakaganti din tayo"
"Yes, I'll make sure they'll suffer twice as my sufferings"
"kaya nga mag-smile ka na! Saka mo na isipin yan. Sige ka, baka pag nakita ni Eiji na nakasimangot ka tumakbo yun palabas ng simbahan"
"Hahaha sira, oo na!"
"Ayaaan!"
-end-
He's not just my boyfriend, but my husband. Yeah right,
In between my thoughts bigla kong naalala yung mga panaginip ko.
-flashback of her dream-
"Ako na kaya ang magda-drive Sylvia?"
"Hindi pwede, mas delikado sa sitwasyon mong mag-maneho"
"Sylvia bakit mo tinigil ang kotse?"
"Alyana, hindi natin sila matatakasan."
"eh san ka pupunta?"
*baby cries*
"ikaw na ang bahala kay Amesyl"
"Sylvia! Bumalik ka nga dito!!"
"Alyana buntis ka, pag hindi ako nagpaiwan lahat tayo mamamatay"
"malapit na tayo, nag-aantay sa atin sila Alexander at Eiji"
"patay na si Alexander *sobs* ayokong pati si Amesyl madamay, ikaw? Hahayaan mo bang madamay ang anak nyo ni Eiji"
*BEEP BEEEP!*
BANG!
"Sylvia!"
-end-
Aemie is our daughter? Ibig sabihin lahat ng sinabi sa akin ni Miguel were lies?
-flashback-
Nagising akong sobrang sakit ng ulo, kaya sinubukan kong abutin ng kamay ko pero mas lalo lang akong nahirapan nung makaramdam ako ng sakit pati sa braso.
Nung subukan kong ilibot ang paningin ko. Plain white, puro white lahat ng nakikita ko. May nakatusok pa sa kaliwang kamay ko na hindi ko alam kung ano ang tawag. Anong lugar to?
"Gising na ho pala kayo Mam Alyana"
"Sino ka?"
"Hindi nyo po ako nakikila? Ako si--"
"Sino ako? Nasaan ako?"
Matagal kong tinignan ang lalakeng nasa harap ko, pinilit kong isipin kung kilala ko sya, pero hindi ko talaga maalala na nagkakilala na kami.
"Saglit lang, babalik ako. Magpahinga ka muna" sabi nya.
Maya-maya ay may pumasok na babaeng nakaputi na may hawak na bata
“Sino ka naman?”
“nurse po ako Mam, ahmm ito po ang baby nyo” sabi nya saka iniabot sa akin ang sanggol na hawak nya.
Baby? “may anak na ako?”
“Opo, kinailangan po kayong i-cs section nung time na na-comatose kayo,” hindi ko naiintindihan lahat ng sinasabi nya, basta ang alam ko lang eh tuwang-tuwa ako sa kalong-kalong kong sanggol.
Hindi ko alam kung gaano ako katagal nag-antay dahil hindi ko din namalayan ang oras, pero pagbalik nung lalake..
“kamusta na ang asawa ko?” asawa? Anong malay ko naman sa asawa nya, bakit nya sa akin kinakamusta? Waaaa? don’t tell me--- don’t tell me, itong batanga to ang asawa nya?? Pedophile! Hindi pwede! Hindi ako papayag, baliw ba to?
Sinamaan ko sya ng tingin dahil sa sinabi nya.
“sabi ng doctor, pagtapos ng ilang linggo pwede ka na daw lumabas, ahmmm, may naisip ka na bang pangalan ng baby natin”
“baby natin?” tanong ko habang masama pa din ang tingin. Lumapit naman sya at tumgin sa sanggol na hawak ko.
“may naisip ka na bang pangalan nya?”
“huh? Anong sinasabi mo? Pano mo magiging anak to? Eh anak ko to?” nasisiraan ba sya ng ulo?
“Nakalimutan mo na ba? Ako ang asawa mo, ako si Miguel, Miguel Romero, and you are Alyana Romero.”
Alyana Romero, yun pala pangalan ko.
-end-
-present-
It's been two decades since I last carry a gun. Pakiramdam ko nangibang-bansa ako ng mahabang panahon. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam makabalik.
It's almost 11 hours simula ng sundan ako ng kaibigan ni baby Ae. Hindi ba sya napapagod? Or rather, seryoso ba syang papatayin nya ko?
I never let my guards down, kahit obviously, hindi nya napapansin.
Habang naglalakad sa isang eskinita pauwi, napansin ko ang pagtigil ng isang asul na sasakyan sa may di kaluyan.
Vash Boulstridge, one of the Roswells. Why he's here?
Hindi ko sya pinansin nung maramdaman kong gumalaw si Nico Jeisz Young sa likuran ko.
“Finally, you got the courage to pull out your gun, but the question is, do have all the guts to pull the trigger Nico Jeisz Young?” I'm actually getting tired of waiting. I put out my gun and point it on his chest.
He's no use anyway.
Naglakad ako palapit sa kanya.
“Do you know the real me, Young?” to my disappointment, mukhang wala syang alam. So I pull the trigger aiming for his chest.
“Neophyte” I murmured.
Hindi nya alam kung anong mundo ang pinasok nya. He's too weak to be part of Yaji. He's too weak to compete with Roswells. And he's too dumb for not realizing those.
"t-tita"
I heard him before I pull again the trigger once more and shoot him to death.
I turn my back and started walking again.
Part of my memory has been recovered, I am Alyana Heartily Ferrer. A daughter of a mafia boss and a wife of a mafia boss, Eiji Ferrer.
And our daughter is married with a Roswell, The main rival of our family. Why did I allow that to happen?
I stopped nung mapatapat ako sa sasakyan ni Vash Boulstridge. The windows of his car are tinted. I can't see kung anong ginagawa nya sa loob. All I know is that he saw everything.
I knock on the window beside the drive seat and motion my hand for him to open the window.
But to my surprise, he open the door beside the passenger seat so I can get in. But I refused, kaya binuksan nya ang bintana ng drivers seat.
"Whether you saw everything on a purpose or not. I will let you to do the honor of disposing Young's body."
"Pero Ma'm--"
"Caileigh Ferrer is your girlfriend, and you have a stubborn little sister named Milka Shinize Boulstridge, am I right?"
"A-ano pong ibig nyong sabihin?"
"I know everything about you Vash Boulstridge, your strengths, your weaknesses. Even your doubts and secrets you're hiding from Ezekiel Roswell."
"do I have a choice?"
"Of course you do, first, you help me, and I'll help you. Second, you refuse and I'll kill you and your loved ones."
"What kind of help?"
"Put an eye on Aemie. And help me to find the truth."
-fast forward- 9PM at Romero's residence
"ANO???!! SIGURADO KA BA DYAN WAKWAK?" tinignan ko si Amesyl na may kausap sa cellphone, kahit hindi nya sabihin, halata sa mga mata nya ang pag-alala.
"Sige sige, eh saan na ako didiretso?......okay sige" I'm waiting for her to open speak up, pero mukang malalim ang iniisip nya, kaya ako na nagtanong kahit mukhang alam ko na ang dahilan. Nico Jeisz Young.
"may problema ba pamangks?" I asked casually.
"tita si Nico po kasi----w-wala na daw si Nico." so I was right, I kept quiet.
"tita pwede po ba ko umalis? pupunta lang po ako sa hospital."
"sasama ko, nandoon ba si baby Ae ko?"
"hindi ko po sigurado, pero siguro po."
Aemie's PoV
Hayy sa wakas natapos din ang mahabang explanasyon ni Zeke.
"That's all for today, wife" sabi nya habang inaayos at inilagay ang baril dun sa mga box.
eh? seryoso ba si Zeke? baka naman joki joki lang?
"Haaaa?! A-anong that's all for today? Eh hindi ko pa nga nahahawakan yang baril eh"
huhuhuhuhu T_T
"don't rush things, may bukas pa, tara na"
"Sige na Zeke! Ang duga naman eh! Bakit yun lang ang tinuro mo? di ba sabi mo lahat ituturo mo?" *pout* ang daya.
"Yeah, everything but one at a time."
"ang unfair naman"
"Life isn't fair"
"it is fair"
"If life is fair, can you explain why do you have to compete with others to gain your success? And why do some people needs to sacrifice for others to live? Admit it or not life isn't fair wife."
bakit ba nag-change topic na T_T gusto ko lang naman matuto bumaril eh.
"see? you can't even explain your side." tumingin ako dahil sa sinabi ni Zeke
mwehehe nabuhayan ako ng pag-asa "pag na-explain ko ba kung bakit ko nasabing life is fair tuturuan mo na ko?"
ngumiti lang si Zeke, ibig bang sabihin nun 'oo' sagot nya? hihihi
"life is fair, we are all born equally."
"not true, others are born with deficiency, and others were unlucky died even before they were born. Where's the fairness of life." kontra ni Zeke.
waaaaa! ang daya naman na-kontra agad eh.
"being fair or unfair depends on how we think, we are equally the same, we breathe on the same air, we look up on the same sky, and we stand on the same ground. What makes us different is our perception in life. How we look at the things around us and as to how are we going to cope with the difficulties of life. I never met my daddy, that's unfair, but I have a mommy and a cousin. I have friends, I have a husband. And all of you, makes my life go beyond the word 'fair'."
*clap* *clap*
"very well said Aemie" *whistles* Kaizer
"nice one Mam Aemie" Jacob
"boss vs. Mam Aemie" Sebastian.
Eeehhh nakakahiya nakikinig pa din pala sila.
Lumingon ako kay Zeke at waaaa hawak na nya ulit yung baril.
"Now I know why life is fair" nakangiting sabi nya.
hehehe sabi sa inyo eh, life is fair. Aabutin ko na sana ang baril kay Zeke nung bigla akong mapalundag dahil nag-ring ang cellphone ko.
~I'm a barbie girl in a barbie world, The life of plastic, it's fantastic~
"Hello Louie!" tinignan ko si Zeke na kumunot ang noo nung sinabi kong hello Louie. Waaa don't tell me si Louie naman ang pantasya nya? T_T
[ahhmm Aemie, w-wag kang mabibigla ah?] bakit parang ang lungkot ni Louie? ano kayang nangyari sa kanya?
"eh bakit gugulatin mo ba ko Louie?"
[hindi, ano kasi eh--]
eh bakit daw ako mabibigla?
omygod!
baka naman--aamin din syang bakla tapos sila na ni Zeke?
Waaa! bakit ba hindi ko agad yan naisip! baklang betty boop nga pala tawag ni insan kay Louie. Eh kung ganun sino si Zeke? Si toxedo mask? or si Johnny Bravo?
tumingin ulit ako kay Zeke, nakatingin pa din sya sa'ken habang salubong ang kilay. Mas bagay kay Zeke ang ninja turtles.
"ano ba yun sasabihin mo Louie?"
[si Nico kasi--w-wala na]
"huh? bakit wala? saan ba daw nagpunta?" ano ba naman to si moo, sinabi nang magdadala ng mapa pagka-aalis para hindi nawawala.
[hindi naman nawawala ang ibig kong sabihin eh]
eh? ginagago ba ko nito ni Louie?
waaaaa *tampal sa bibig* nahahawa na tuloy ako sa mga lines ni Zeke. Si Louie naman kasi eh, sabi nawawala daw si moo, tapos hindi naman daw. Hayyy
[wala na sya, p-patay na si Nico]
patay?
si moo?
"p-pano mangyayaring mamamatay si moo eh bata pa naman sya? wala din naman syang sakit. H-hindi pa nga sya tapos ng---" hindi ko na namalayan ang mabilis na pag-agaw ni Zeke sa cellphone. At pagyakap sakin dahil tumulo na mga luha ko.
"where is he?......Okay"
bakit ganun? Pano mangyayaring mamamatay si moo? Eh ang lakas-lakas pa nya diba? Huhuhuhuhu.
-fast forward-
Kasabay kong nagmamadaling maglakad si Amesyl, papasok ng ospital. She was quiet the whole time hanggang marating namin kung nasaan pa ang iba nilang kasama. I scan the area and saw a metal door with a label above 'Morgue'.
Hindi na bago sa akin ang mamatayan ng kaibigan o kahit kamag-anak, way back when I was young, halos taon-taon na may namamatay na kamag-anak ko, funny right?
"momo! tita!"
"Dead upon arrival si Nix" that's Shan Venice Birkins, na kasama si Kaizer Maxwell Lamperouge.
"a-ano bang nangyari?" Amesyl.
Inikot ko pa ang tingin ko para hanapin si baby Ae. But there I saw Vash Boulstridge, Sebastian Lerwick and Jacob Lee, na sabay-sabay pang bumati ng "good evening"
I nailed my eyes on Boulstridge and give him a look 'where-the-hell-is-my-daughter' na mukha namang nagets nya kaya tinuro nya ang dalawang papalapit na tao.
"mommy! waaaaaa!" I hug her nung makalapit sa akin si baby. She's crying.
Nakasunod sa likod nya ang asawa nyang si Ezekiel Roswell "Good evening Madame" he greeted, tumango lang ako ng bahagya bilang tugon, while gritting my teeth in anger. I want him dead. But this isn't the right time. For sure he will feel the same way pag nalaman nya kung sinong pinakasalan nya.
"mommy *sniff* wala na po si moo *sniff*"
"sshhhh" I feel sorry for making my daughter cry, I guide her hanggang makaupo kami sa isang bench. Hindi pa din tumitigil sa pag-iyak si baby Ae.
Tahimik lang ding nakamasid si Caileigh Ferrer na nakaupo sa bench na nakatapat namin.
She stood up at nagpaalam sa katabi nyang si Shan Venice. "punta lang akong c.r" and so I followed her to the comfort room.
I look at myself infront of the toilet mirror and put on my lipstick with a shade of dusk while waiting for her to come out on one of the cubicles.
"tita" she said, saka humarap din sa salamin and do her thing.
"are you enjoying your life of being a Ferrer?"
"p-po?"
"don't play innocent Caileigh, alam kong alam mo kung sino ako, at kung sino ka."
“Hindi ko naman po aagawin kay Aemie ang pagiging---“
“you don’t need to tell Aemie everything, ako ang magsasabi sa kanya pag dating ng tamang panahon. All I want is your cooperation.”
“cooperation po saan tita?”
“Saka ko na sasabihin, as of now, keep your mouth shut, at sabihin mo sakin lahat ng gagawin ng daddy mo, I mean ni Eiji”
“pero tita paano pag hindi ko nalaman lahat ng ginagawa ni daddy?”
“Then I have no choice but to kill you and your boyfriend.”
Iniwan ko na si Caileigh pagkatapos kong sabihin yun,
Walang dapat makaalam na nakaalala na ako, hangga’t di ko pa naaalala lahat, madami pa akong tanong na kailangan ng sagot. Sino yung babaeng nasa supermarket? May memory saken na sinabi nyang “So long Alyana Heartily-Ferrer” dyan ko unang nalaman ang totoong pangalan ko.
Something’s wrong, and I need to find it out as soon as possible, at alam kong malaki ang maitutulong ni Vash Boulstridge at Caileigh Ferrer. But I need more people, more mafia, hindi na kailangang maulit pa ang lahat ng nangyari noon.
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A/N :
Thank you ulit sa lahat ng nag-greet sa fb, mhiamb group, pm, text, tawag, sa mga nag-litanya, sa mga videos (private at public vids), fan signs sa mga manglilibre sa EK, overnight, hiking, movie for the next 4 weeks, thanks in advance! Hahaha basta thank you, kilala nyo na kung sino kayo :* love youuuussss :* This is the happiest birthday ever!