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CHLOE “We need to go,” pangatlong ulit na ni Alguien iyon pero ayokong umalis sa kinatatayuan ko. “When this will end?” tanong ko habang nakatingin sa libingan ni papa. After the attack on the asylum, we stayed in Greenland until we got papa’s body and traveled back in the Philippines. We buried papa sa tabi ni Mamita. Hindi na nakapunta si Alguien sa Fielvia dahil delikado lalo na at hindi pa klaro kung sino ang umatake sa amin sa Greenland. Ang sabi ni Trace ay imposibleng si Louisianna ang may gawa ng pag-atake dahil hindi sapat ang oras ng pagkawala niya para makaplano agad ng pagsugod sa amin. Ang isang tinitingnan na anggulo ay ang pag-atake na parang sinadya kasi naroon kami ni Alguien nang araw na iyon. Baka raw kasama kami sa planong patayin sa nangyari kaso nakaalis na kami sa kuwarto ni papa bago pa nangyari ang insidente. And Trace was right with his assumption dahil after that day ay may mga naka-engkuwentro pa ang mga tauhan ni Alguien na mga hired assassin na hind
TRACE “Roxo your ass, Trace!!!” galit na sabi ni Chloe pagkatapos ay umiyak na ito. Umiyak nang umiyak at hindi na ako makasalita. I gritted my teeth hearing her sobs. I can feel how terrified she is. Ayokong naririnig ang mga hikbi niya lalo na at hindi ko naman pwedeng liparin ang pagpunta sa Bulacan. Narito ako sa Agrianthropos at may mga inaasikaso pa ako. I need to fix everything before I see her. Gusto kong tapos na ang lahat bago ko harapin si Chloe. At mali talaga na nakatakas pa si Louisianna. Imbes na tapos na ang problema namin sa kaniya ay nadagdagan pa. Louisianna supposed to be dead. Nagkataon lang na umalis ako at pumunta ng Salvacion para siguruhin ang lagay ng mga anak ko roon. Pagbalik ko rito sa isla ay wala na si Louisianna. Hindi iyon basta makakatakas. The pretext na tumalon siya sa cliff was just an excuse and I know it. Hindi makakatakas si Louisianna kung walang nagpatakas! At iyon ang dahilan ng meeting namin ngayon. May traidor pa rin dito sa isla at
CHLOE“Hi!” I suddenly rose up in bed. Narito si Trace sa kuwarto ko, nakangiti na nakatingin sa akin. I felt delighted but then I remembered how he avoided me. “Why are you here?” I sadly asked. “I missed my wife,” he lopsidedly grinned at me. Lumakad siya palapit sa akin at mabilis akong tumayo para layuan siya. “I was raped and I know how disappointed you are!” sabi ko agad sa kaniya. Natigilan naman siya sa paglapit sa akin at tinitigan lang ako. My eyes turned blurry because I shed tears. I sighed. I was right then. Iyon nga ang dahilan kaya ayaw na niya sa akin. Nakokonsensya lang siya siguro kaya narito na ulit. “CJ—”“I don’t want to do self-pity, Trace, but I do understand. You are the head of Foedus and you cannot have a wife who has been sexually assaulted, right?”“Don’t you remember how you pissed me off when I learned you were a virgin?” tanong niya sa akin na ikinalaki ng mga mata ko. Yes, he didn’t give a damn care with virginity before but that was another case
TRACE The plan was perfect. Tiwala akong magiging maayos ang lahat ng plano at mapapalabas si Louisianna. The GPS locator device was implanted under Chloe’s skin. Yes, everything was plotted well until this day. And even Chloe agreed na ilagay sa ilalim ng balat niya ang GPS para masigurado na hindi maaalis. I entered the building as soon as I got in. Hindi ko na hinintay ang abiso mula kay Nite. At hindi na rin ako nag-aksaya ng panahon makipagsuntukan sa mga lalaking nakita kong nakaharang sa fire exit kanina. Binaril ko na lang lahat para tapos na. All I need is to get inside of this fucking building and rescue my wife to her safety. Already in an open area when Louisianna’s men started coming. Ten. Eleven… Fifteen… Fucking seventeen. Nakaabang silang lahat at nakaharang sa dadaanan ko. I sneered looking at them. Mukhang inaasahan na talaga ang pagdating ko kaya narito sila para harangan ako. I squinted my eyes. “Seventeen, huh?!” Puro lalaki at wala kahit isang babae. I
TRACE Great! Asking me of Foedus is asking me for my life. What a fucking deal indeed! I chuckled the moment I figured out what to do now, as I realized that Louisianna was not as weak as I thought she could be for hiding behind Raymundo and Helio. She was far from weak. She’s one of the most dangerous ones I've ever met. “Why?” tanong ko kay Louisianna nang makita ko sa wakas ang speaker device na nakakabit nang pasimple sa likod ng collar ni Chloe. I will run the show now and I won’t waste any moment. “Why you become like this… Loui?” Louisianna stopped laughing. Silence came next. I tried not to grin but I was right. Calling her Loui was a way to make her remember how she used to be, a nice and sweet young lady whom I fell for before. “That night was like a dream for a boy like me, Loui…” Fuck that I need to say this in front of Chloe but this is the only chance I have. I need to buy time and reminiscing is the only way for now to make Louisianna be calm. Mas kalmado siya
TRACE “What’s wrong?” tanong ni Chloe na nag-alis sa kung anong pagkalito na nararamdaman ko. I gulped while staring back at her gaping eyes at me. “There is something wrong, right?” Chloe held my arm, gripped at it. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang takot niya. “Nothing’s wrong, roxo…” I lied. Ayokong sabihin ang talagang status ni Exodus. Ayokong malaman ni Chloe na hindi pa pala nahahanap ang program ng bomba. “Everything is wrong here… you liar…” Exodus rhymingly said. “Nakapasok lang ako dito dahil pinauna ako ni Levi nang makita namin na kasunod na namin si Nite. They are back to back fighting outside with mama’s peeps and yet you—” “Fuck it!” asar kong putol sa sasabihin pa niya. Nagmamadali na ay kung ano-ano pa ang dinadaldal. “You should clarify it to me first!” I give one of my Glocks to Chloe na nanlalaki lalo ang mga mata. “Chloe left the timer and it started already! Unahin mo na hanapin ang program!” “But I did inform you!” Exo yelled. “Hindi ka kasi nakikinig! Sana hind
CHLOE I screamed as I saw Trace being shot. Nailapitan ko si Trace. I sat in front of him. I held his hand na puno ng mga dugo mula sa dibdib niya. I was crying loud. I was losing hope. Takot na takot ako. Tinitigan ko ang tinamaan sa dibdib niya. Trace was shot near in his heart! Oh, God!!! He was having a hard time breathing. Halos pumipikit na rin ang mga mata niya at pinipilit na lang niyang idilat para makatingin sa akin. I was panicking. Hindi na mag-function ang utak ko ng tama. Niyakap ko siya at umiyak nang umiyak. “Trace…” I sobbingly said. “Shhh… Don’t cry…” mahina niyang sabi. His left hand was placed at the top of my head and ruffled my hair weakly. “You should… you should fight, roxo… rescue is coming. Any moment ay… ay nand’yan na sina Ice at Genesis. You must—” Trace coughed. “No… No…” I cried as I shook my head. “Don’t die on me… oh, please…” natatakot kong iyak. Trace chuckled. Still, he was making me feel that he’s fine. I know nahihirapan na siya pero pin
CHLOERescued and saved… That was what I thought would happen for me and Trace, but instead we were facing danger and death. May mga pumasok pa na ibang mga lalaki pagkatapos niyon. They became seven all in all circling me and Trace. Wala na akong hawak na grenade. Wala na akong alam na panlaban. Hindi naman ako gaya ng triplets o ni Cent na kayang tumayo at makipaglaban sa pitong lalaki at may pag-asang manalo. We were screwed. Literally and figuratively. “No!!!” I screamed my heart out as one guy among the seven kicked my husband before Trace lifted his arm to fire the gun he was holding. Nabitiwan ni Trace ang baril pero pilit na gumapang para kuhain iyon. Another man followed Trace and another kick was made to cease my husband from moving. That made me crawl to my husband and try to protect him from those beatings. Another guy came to me and dragged me away from Trace. I was shrieking and trying to wriggle free from the grip the man was doing to my arms as he pulled me away fro