In a post apocalyptic world, where staying alive is an impossibility, home is in the Compound, surrounded by prison cells and strangers that are family. Keeping them safe is my priority but its hard to keep my focus when she wont leave me alone. Shes too young, too innocent to be tainted by me and yet I cant keep my eyes off of her. Things get really difficult the day we return from our latest mission, and now its impossible to ignore her, but I have to keep her alive if I want any chance of corrupting her.
もっと見るSa isang mamahaling coffee shop, kaharap ni Vanilla ang Ina ng nobyo niyang si Darren na noon ay kitang kita sa matapobre nitong mukha ang pagkadisgusto sa kanya.
"Limang milyon, layuan mo ang anak ko." walang paligoy-ligoy nitong wika. HIndi naman maiwasan na makaramdam ng pagkadismaya ni Vanilla. Hindi niya na din kasi mabilang kung ilang beses na siyang inofferan ng Ina ng boyfriend niyang si Darren ng pera para lang makipaghiwalay dito "Hindi ko po magagawa iyan, Madam! Nagmamahalan po kami ng anak niyo at hindi ko po kayang ipagpalit siya sa pera." buong pagpapakumbaba na sagot naman kaagad niya sa hilaw niyang manugang. "Then, six million...." nakataas ang kilay na muling wika ng Ginang. Muling umiling si Vanilla. Hindi kayang tumbasan ng pera ang pagmamahal na nararamdaman niya para sa kanyang nobyo. "Seven million!" muling wika ng Ginang. Pataas nang pataas ang offer nito pero tanging pag-iling parati ang tugon ni Vanilla "Ipaglalaban ko po ang nararamdaman ko para sa anak niyo, Madam. Sorry po..." sagot niya din naman kaagad. "Okay, last offer. Ten Million...ten million, lubayan mo siya. Lubayan mo ang unico iho ko dahil kahit na ano ang gawin mo, hindi ako papayag na ikaw ang magiging asawa niya. Nakatakda na siyang magpakasal sa babaeng gusto namin. isang babae na may maipagmamalaki at ka-level namin sa lipunan. Hindi kagaya mo na isang hampas lupa!" seryosong wika ng ginang. Ni hindi man lang nito naisip na posibleng masaktan si Vanilla sa sinabi niya ngayun lang. "Sorry po. Hanga't kailangan po ako ni Darren, hindi ko po siya hihiwalayan. Sa inyo na po ang pera dahil hindi ko iyan kailangan." seryosong sagot naman ni Vanilla dito Masakit para sa kanya na makita na ganito na pala kababa ang tingin sa kanya ng Ina ni Darren pero wala siyang magagawa. Isa lamang siyang babae na galing sa mahirap na pamilya at gumagawa ng paraan para makaangat sa buhay. Kasalukuyan siyang nagta-trabaho sa isang government office bilang isang auditor at ang ganitong offer ng ginang sa kanya ay labis na nagpadurog sa puso niya. "Hmmm , masyadong matigas nag ulo mo, babae. Well, kung ayaw mo talaga...wala akong magagawa. Pero ito lang ang tandaan mo, never ka naming matatangap sa pamilya namin." nanlilisik ang mga matang wika nito. Kaagad namang nagbaba ng tingin si Vanilla dahil feeling niya sobrang liit ng tingin sa kanya ng mismong Ina ng nobyo niya. "Sorry po. Kung wala na po kayong sasabihin, aalis na po ako." mahinang sagot ni Vanilla sa kaharap niya. Pagkatapos noon, tinitigan niya muna ang walang bawas na kape na inorder kanina ng ginang para sa kanya. Sino ba naman kasi ang gaganahan na mag-kape kung ganito kagaspang ang ugali ng taong kaharap mo. "Okay, alam kong masyado ka pang emosyonal ngayun pero kung sakaling magbago ang isip mo, huwag kang mag-atubili na lumapit sa akin para kunin ang sampung million. Willing pa rin akong ibigay sa iyo iyun basta lumayo ka sa anak ko." seryosong wika ng Ginang at walang pag-aalinlangan na mabilis itong tumayo. Parang reyna na naglakad ito palabas ng coffee shop. Taas noo, sopistikada at unang tingin pa lang, halata talagang nakakaangat ito sa buhay. Samantalang hindi naman nagawa pa ni Vanilla na tumayo para umalis na. Ramdam niya kasi ang panginginig ng kanyang tuhod dahil sa matinding emosyon. Nagbabadya din ang luha sa kanyang mga mata at kung hindi lang nakakahiya, baka kanina pa siya umiyak. Kinapa-kapa niya ang kanyang cellphone sa kanyang bulsa para tawagan ang kanyang nobyo. May usapan sila na magkikita sila dahil isasama siya nitoo sa birthday party ng abuelo nito pero parang gusto nang magbago ang isip niya ngayun. Feeling kasi niya hindi siya welcome doon lalo na at nagpahayag na ang Ina nito na hindi nga siya gusto. "Hey...babe. Napatawag ka?" nakailang ring pa lang, sumagot naman kaagad si Darren. "Darren, saan ka ngayun? Teka lang, bakit ganiyan ang boses mo?" seryosong tanong naman ni Vanilla sa boyfriend niya. "Ha? A-anong ibig mong sabhin, Babe?" "Darren, parang boses kakagising mo lang kasi eh. Nasa opisina ka ba? Dadaan ako diyan ngayun. May importante kasi akong sasabihin sa iyo eh."" seryosong wika ni Vanilla sa kanyang nobyo. Kaya lang mas lalo siyang nagtaka dahil mabilis siyang pinigilan ni Darren. Halata sa boses nito ang pagpa--panic. "NO! No, Babe!! It's okay! Mamaya, susunduin na nalang kita sa apartment mo para maisama kita sa kaarawan ng Lolo ko." nakangiting sagot nito "Pero, Darren. Iyan nga ang dahilan kaya ako tumawag sa iyo eh. Nagbago na ang isip ko. Hindi na--" naputol ang sasabihin ni Vanilla kasabay ng pagkunot ng kanyang noo sa matinding pagtataka nang marinig niya na para bang umuungol si Darren. "Ahhhhhh!" 'Darren, sure ka ba na ayos ka lang?" nagtatakang tanong ni Vanilla sa nobyo niya pero ganoon na lang ang pagkadismaya nya dahil tuluyan nang naputol ang tawag. Tinawagan niya ulit ang nobyo niya pero hindi na ito sumasagot. Bigla tuloy siyang nakaramdam ng pag-aalala kaya isang pasya ang nabuo sa isipan niya. Pupuntahan niya ang nobyo niya sa opisina nito. Nag-aalala kasi siya eh. Kakaiba kasi ang ungol nang boyfriend niya at baka kung ano na ang nangyayari dito ngayun.Clara. The next few days at the compound were the busiest I had ever seen it, all army personnel were working overtime, patrolling the prison, searching through every room before declaring it clear. Cleaning out the bodies of the dead and filling the massive whole that now resided in D blocks shower room. The funerals started on the third day after the attack. It turned out that a lot more than just Wheeler had died, although his death was the one I felt the hardest. Thirty two people lost their lives in the attack. It would be a while before any raids were organised, too much needed to be done at the compound but the leaders were already planning to send teams out to collapse the tunnels that ran under the prison. Our team had been inseparable since the attack, maybe it was losing Wheeler, maybe it was fear of the unknown but almost every waking moment we spent side by side, only going our separate ways of a night. Jak
ClaraThe corridors around E block were packed to capacity with dead who were trying to gain access to the living and the sight made me shudder as we came up behind them, it was like deja vu again only this time we had more men and better weapons.Three bombs were thrown into the midst taking out almost half off the dead before they even knew we were there. Then the fight was on. They raced at us, their bodies moving in strange ways and I opened fire on those closest to me. Five down. Another bomb and more firing. Slowly but surely we edged closer. The other hallways I knew were filled with soldiers fighting their own battles and a team were firing from behind the barricade in E block but still half an hour of fighting, of throwing bottles filled with a strange looking chemical mixture and shooting anything in our path and we still hadn't made it to the entrance. Porter Jake Bubble and Rigs fought along side me, none of us w
ClaraI wiped the tears from my cheeks and followed Jake out onto the landing. He was right, there was work to do. I hadn't known Wheeler all that well but still my heart hurt knowing that I wouldn't get to see him again, and my heart hurt for Jake too, the look on his face when Porter screamed just about ripped me in two, he had been close with the team leader I knew that, hell he was close with all his team mates. He pushed his back straight and walked across the landing towards a guy I didn't recognise, he hadn't been with us earlier.A glance around the room let me know that the fighting here was over, the dead were nothing more than heaped bodies on the ground and the first floor landing was filled with soldiers. I spotted the chief across the landing and I sighed, at least he wasn't harmed, the last thing we needed right now was for one of our leaders to fall. Which briefly had me thinking about the other leaders and w
Jake.“Wont be long guys, make sure your shots count.” I spoke up loud enough for my voice to carry across the landing to the other soldiers waiting for our nod. My finger itched as I let it rest against the trigger of my gun, I had spent way too long being inactive and it was making me nervous, well the nerves probably had something to do with the hundreds of dead that were clawing at the walls beneath our feet trying to find their next meal, their next target.I took a deep breath, Clara was ready at my side, her gun clenched in her hand, her eyes roaming the masses below us. I still couldn't get over how well she had been handling herself. Joining the army was a huge adjustment under normal circumstances and this was far from normal.“Okay coming up to B block, corridors are mostly clear.” Wheelers voice sounded through my earpiece and my shoulders tensed. “Okay guys w
Clara.The noise in D block had settled considerably since the residents had calmed down, Peters Trundle and I spent close to an hour answering questions as best we could before they gave up and settled into their temporary housing, my parents were sharing a cell with an elderly woman by the name Bridie when I finally got around to speaking with them.“I cant believe that you are okay with that, with dealing with that every day.” Mum muttered glancing out the cell door towards the ground where the dead were still making a racket as they tried in vain to climb towards the higher levels.“It's my job Mum.” I state not knowing what else to say, this job, my job wasn't for everyone, I had known that before I signed up but more so now that I was an active soldier and had been out in the world, I still saw visions of my fist kill behind my closed eyelids, dreamt about the horrors in the world. I hid
ClaraBy the time they reached me my hands were shaking and tears had built in my eyes.“You okay baby?” Jake asked, pulling me into his arms and kissing the side of my head. Our moment only lasted a minute but it was enough for me to pull myself together, he was okay, he was alive. I let my eyes run over him from head to toe checking for damage before looking him in the eye.“I love you.” I stated figuring that it could be now or never, I could have lost him then and if anything were to happen to me, I needed him to know how I felt.His answering smile was breathtaking. “I love you too.” He whispered back before attaching his lips to mine in a short hard kiss.“Come on you two.” Bubble stated pulling our attention and I nodded letting Jake grab my hand and pull me towards the other side of the landing where no one had taken up posts yet. They had finished
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