CASS I heard his heavy sigh before he placed his head on my shoulder out of disappointment. Hindi ko na ito itinulak pa dahil ang nasa isip ko lang ngayon ay sagutin na ang tawag ni Mommy-bear dahil lalo iyon maiinis kapag hindi ako sumagot. I pressed the green button on the screen before putting the phone beside my ear then I speak. "Mommy-bear?" "Where are you?! Do you have any idea how late it is?" Halos mabitawan ko na sa sobrang pagkabigla ang cellphone sa sobrang lakas ng boses ni Mommy-bear sa kabilang linya. She was not just mad anymore. She was ready to kill me. "I'm on my way now. Something just came up." natataranta kong paliwanag bago pinilit si Zeke na paandarin na ang kotse. "I asked Chad and he said he thought you're on your way home after class! Where are you right now?" "I told you Mommy-bear I'm on my way. I'll see you in a minute." Hindi ko na siya pinasagot pa't agad kong binaba ang aking cellphone. Nanginginig ang mga kamay kong nilagay iyong muli sa loob ng
CASS “Okay ka lang, Cass? Lumilipad ata ang utak mo sa ibang dimensyon.” I turned to Trixy who was frowning while looking dubiously at me. Itinuturo niya sa akin ang hawak na kutsara habang nakaupo sa harap at malayang hinuhusgahan ako. I rolled my eyes before I sighed. “I’m fine. Iniisip ko lang ang research ko.” Apparently, there was a circulating rumor that our company was close to facing bankruptcy. Walang nabanggit sa akin si mama but I saw it on a site. Pinagpipiyestahan ang pamilya ko sa isang post and they were pointing some informations na kahit ako ay di ko alam. Ayoko munang sabihin iyon kay Trixy dahil labas naman siya roon. At higit sa lahat, chismis lang iyon. But I still need to ask mommybear about this. Hindi pwedeng manahimik lang ako sa isang tabi. “Research? Seryoso ka? Akala ko ba eh tinutulungan ka na ni Chadler?” tanong nito sabay ni tili na parang may dumapong ipis sa plato niya. Hindi ko alam kung nireregla sya ngayon o talagang mabilis lang ang mood swings
CASS The guys (excluding Zeke) were chatting at the living room like old buddies in a high school reunion. Kami namang mga babae ay nag-uusap tungkol sa kung anu-anong chismis dito sa kusina pero wala sa pinag-uusapan namin ang pokus ng utak ko. Panay ang silip ko sa front door ng bahay dahil hindi pa rin bumabalik si Zeke mula nang sinabi kong payag na akong makasal kay Chad. Panay ang baling ko sa pinto at kina tita sabay ngiti para hindi nila mahalata na hindi naman ako interesado sa pinag-uusapan nila. Ilang mintuo na ang nakalipas at hindi ko na kinaya pang maghintay kaya’t nagpaalam na ako sa kanila. “Excuse me, mommy, tita, I’ll be going now. Its already 11 and I really need to sleep.” Kapwa sila napatingin sa orasan na nakasabit sa pader sa taas ng kitchen cabinet bago ngumiti silang dalawa sa akin at tumango bilang pagsang-ayon. “Okay sugar-bum.” “Sleep tight, daughter-in-law.” Tumango ako’t lumabas ng kusina saka nagpaalam sa mga lalaki bago tumungo sa hagdan para umak
THIRD PERSON There are a lot of powerful people in the world and they are know for different kinds of reputation. There’s reign in business, popularity, politics, and of course, crimes. Dangerous people are known for having the most money including drug cartels, gangsters, mafias, and all the illegal organizations you can name and among them are the Del Fierros. A very known family for being the most powerful ruthless people. “I met my cousin again.” Kaiden was sitting on a black leather sofa before unbuttoning his school coat as he leaned his head at the back of the chair. He turned to the sitting lady infront of him as she blew her her smoke while her eyes squinted at him. “Is that why you came here?” His aunt infront of him was the most dangerous lady in the family. You could tell just by merely looking at her face that she could kill a man just by mere looking at her cold eyes. “Nope. I came here because this is Mansion Del Fierro and Iam a Del Fierro. I have my right to come
THIRD PERSON Zeke kept wandering all over the inside of the place where his cousin have brought him. Everything around are black but still, it was both terrifying and breathtaking. He never thought of being related to anyone who had this kind of obsession in black. Kaiden just sat lazily on the sofa as he watched Zeke wandering around the living room. He let him touched the statues, gaze on the huge windows and play with some of the figurines but he stopped at the table where all the family picture frames were standing. “That lady in the middle is your beloved mom.” He pointed at the gold frame where Zera’s image was displayed. Zeke examined the image of a lady sitting on a high stand chair wearing a coal black fitted dress. She paired it with a bloody red lipstick, giving him a very strong impression. His mom was totally a beauty and a badass. Anyone who sees that picture would immediately know that the woman in the image could kill. “She looks like she killed a mass of people.”
CASSIDY "May tiwala naman ako kay Chad, anak. He's a nice gentleman and I know you're going to enjoy your sem break with him!" Mommy-bear defended Chad after I confronted her about her allowing me to be with him for the whole semestral break. I never expected her to agree immediately because even though she wanted me to marry him, I still expected her to set boundaries. Masyado siyang maluwang ngayon. It was like, she doesn't mind at all! She kept telling me that I should not worry a lot about me and Chad being alone together in an island. Seriously, that is now how a mother usually reacts! "Mommy-bear naman eh! Masyado pa kaming bata! Ano na lang ang iisipin ng iba? Daig pa na namin ang kasal na!" "Eh sa magiging mag-asawa na rin naman kayo! Sayo na mismo nanggaling na may kasalang magaganap diba? I don't have anything to worry about, even if he gets you pregnant!" Nahulog bigla ang panga ko sa sobrang pagkabigla at hindi ako nakagalaw sa kinatatayuan ko. Is she serious? Does sh
CASS I slowly moved my head as I felt my face leaning on something hard. Even my face is covered with a black silk, I could still smell and hear something. Iba ang amoy ng simoy ng hangin. Pakiramdam ko’y maalat at masyadong malakas kaya’t lumilipad ang buhok ko na parang watawat. Kasabay ng malakas na ingay ng umaandar na motor, dinig ko rin ang malakas na alon at ang bahagyang pagtaas-baba ng kinauupuan ko. Everything was giving me clues already. I’m on a small boat in the middle of the sea. “Tulong! Tulungan nyo po ako!” agad kong sigaw kahit hindi ako sigurado sa sitwasyon ko ngayon. Ang alam ko lang ay kailangan kong makabalik dahil naghihintay sa airport si Chad. Siguradong nag-aalala na iyon. “The damsel in distress is finally awake.” Muli kong narinig ang pamilyar na boses ng dumikot sa akin. Kasabay man niyon ang tunog ng motor ay malinaw na malinaw ko pa rin ang mga salitang binigkas niya. “Who are you? What do you want from me? Let me go!” Pagkasigaw ko ay agad na may n
CASS All my life, I always dreamed about Zeke and I being alone together. That one day, he would finally have a soft spot for me. That he would embrace me and finally agree that I am the one meant for him. I would have the freedom to hold his hand and hug him tight. Kiss him in front of a thousand people and brag about how much I love him and how he loves me. But now, I am not the one who was doing the move. Nakahiga ako ngayon sa kama suot mismo ang pantaas ni Zeke habang mahimbing itong natutulog sa tabi ko. Hindi ako makagalaw masyado dahil nakapulupot ang mabigat niyang braso sa beywang ko at nakabaon ang ulo niya sa aking leeg. Nakatalikod ako sa kaniya dahil ayaw kong ipakitang ayos sa akin ang ginagawa niya. Iisipin niyang kinunsinti ko ang ginagawa niya. Chad will be worried sick at lalo na si Mommy-bear. Siguradong ipapahanap nila ako nang matindi at hindi sila titigil hangga’t hindi ako nakikita. I slowly tried to remove Zeke’s arm but then he tightened his embrace even m