Chapter 2

"For sure he will make a deal"Yica said.

"Walang problema kung pagkuha lang  naman"Mathilda bite her nails and look at me.

"But what if he wants us to get him certain amount of  money for a short period of time"Claire added.

"Well,it could be worse. .."i look emptily at the window , thoughts haywired and heart too beaten.

"He can ask us to kill someone"

"You look gorgeous"his brown eyes stared at me with obviously pleased because for the first we're not going to see each other just for some deal.I sit on the glittery gold and silver chair of that expensive looking restaurant far from the city.Its close to the nature and feels a little bit cold and fresh ,a quick getaway to relax—but not for me right now.

"Let's order?"bakit nga ba ayaw ko sa kanya kahit na gwapo naman siya?I don't know if it's about his brown cunning eyes or his irritating smile.Whenever i see him i can only think of a two faced guy but then both ressembles evil , business and money.He was never a prince nor the knight in shining armor type and can only speak danger as his language.He's just gentle with two things,money and blood.I can see this only because i knew him but definitely you can't tell in one look.

"What do you want Miss Clay?"he turned his attention at me again as he look at the menu .I clenched my fist in his calm appearance that i don't really like.Yica and Claire can't find my sister.Mathilda is already helping but still no sign.I knew there's gotta be something bad , afterall he's a dealer but i can't calm down with such thought.

"Are you not going to eat?"he ask when he saw me not even glancing at the menu.

"What do you want Alex?"I wanted to look patient but i can't.I gritted my teeth and control not to throw him anything when he just raised his eyebrow at me.

"Are you not going to eat?"

"Why can't you just cut the chase,Alex?"mariin kong sinabi sa kanya.Natigilan siya sandali pero unti-unting lumaki ang ngisi niya hanggang sa naging tawa 'yon.I took a deep breath and close my eyes to control myself.Nahulog na ang puso ko dahil sa tawa ng demonyo ang naririnig ko ng mga sumunod na segundo.My patience is draining fast because of it.Hayop talaga ang lalaking ito!

"Chillax.I invited you here to have some fun because i know she's having so much fun right now"my patience is staggering into it's last drop.F*ck you!f*ck you!Mamatay ka na!!

Nawala ang ngisi niya bago nagkibit-balikat."Hindi ko pala alam kung hanggang ngayon nag-eenjoy pa rin siya"he laughed again.I shrugged it off and tried hard to control my anger at my seat.

"Cut the chase,Alex.This is not so you"pumagkit ang matamis na ngiti niya sa labi at tuluyang ibinaba ang menu.

"Kung nagmamadali ka nga,ibibigay ko na talaga kung anong gusto mong malaman—oh!not really?Ang dapat mong gawin kung gusto mo pa ba siyang makita"May isinenyas siya at lumapit kaagad ang isa sa mga bodyguard niya.He opened the brown envelope handed at him and showed me pictures.He flashed a smile and let me see it.

"This is the people who owned the jewelry i always wanted"he showed me a picture of an old woman with curly short hair.

"And this is the jewelry"he gave me two pictures, both looking expensive.

"All of this necklace costs 600 million dollars Clay"he clicked his tongue.

"Your sister won't be amount of anything to anyone other than you and I'm pretty sure for you—she has no amount"ngumisi siya ,alam na wala naman akong ibang magagawa pa dahil mas malaki ang nakataya sa akin.I am already expecting this to be tough so i just nodded my head while knowing how hard it will be.Even from the picture,that five strand necklace look magnificent.Sparkling diamonds with amazing cuts feels like it's owned by someone who can even buy a world.

"Tonight they will held an event that is open for a very limited people,but i know someone who can let you in"he looks straight into my eyes.

"I don't ever want this to fail,Clay.I want you to do good"i stared at the five pictures he gave me before nodding my head.I need to do this for Isabel.I can't let him hurt her!

"There will be some rules"he became serious all of a sudden.

"First you can't tell anyone about what we talk about also my team is the only team you can communicate"

"What?!I need my team!"i protest.Kinabahan kaagad ako.Hindi na nga siya mapagkakatiwalaan, hindi pa rin mapagkakatiwalaan na mga tao ang ibibigay niya sa akin.

"Remember the rules , Clay "matigas niyang baling sa akin.I gritted my teeth as this sounds terrifying to me now.I can't even trust him does he think i can't trust his crew?

"You don't have any choice,if you want to know where your sister is,you gotta do it yourself.Ikaw lang"maybe this can kill me.I can feel what he meant.That means this is dangerous.

"You have to go now and don't ever tell anybody ,i will know it"ang huling sinabi niya bago nagsenyas na ihatid na ako palabas.I will end up saying things to my crew ,and for my safety and so i ended up camping at one of our safe houses.Ilang minuto lang din may nakuha na akong message mula kay Alex, pinapapunta kung saan.I spilled the milk on the table for them to know i came here.

He hungs up a leather coat on my shoulder before offering me the seat that's infront of him.Kumikislap ang bawat nakikita ko at halata mong sobrang mamahalin only that it was owned by him.Nang maupo ako sa harap niya nakapagsalin na siya ng wine sa dalawang baso doon.I look at it and notice his stare.

"What?"he look me in the eyes intently as if he can see something  no one will ever see.

"You are indeed ,pretty Clay"hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi niya at binalikan na lang sa ala-ala ko ang tungkol sa Grand Hall kung saan gaganapin ang sinasabi niyang party.There's a lot of hallways and stairs.I won't be surprise if it can fit half of the people living there.

I was feeling myself as his private helicopter sent us into the sky and to an unfamiliar scene.My heart is beating loudly at the sight of these expensive people.A lot of them are chitchatting and busy laughing but the majority of them we're already holding wine and happily drinking .I roam my eyes naturally at them carefully scanning their jewelry.I told myself that it will be use with person with great importance but i guess this party is for filthy rich people.

Inayos ko ng kaunti ang damit kong talagang pinaghandaan pa ni Alex ,this sparkly vintage dark blue dress is a little bit big that in having a second thought if i can run fast with this.I don't actually have the time to chit-chat like them i can't even feel my own feet i was busy smiling a little and talking a little just to find Alex jewelry.

Nararamdaman ko na ang paglalim ng gabi ng paunti unti at nagtatagal na ako sa pagtingin sa buong paligid ,wala pa akong nakikita ni isa sa mga sinabi niya.I swallowed hard at that.What if it wasn't here?And this could mean anything else?I grab another juice before spinning to get myself a table pero sa pag-ikot ko mula sa kaliwa kuminang sa mata ko ang kwintas na mas malaki sa inaasahan ko,at nakasuot ito sa babaeng matangkad at naka-side view sa akin.The same time i get up slowly to approach her is the time girl with the bulky blue dress immediately turned her back at me and so i almost run just to catch her.Halos parehas lang kami ng kulay na suot habang ang karamihan naka&white gold,o red.We're one of the few people who wore blue or near dark colors.Mabilis na kumilos ang paa ko para sundan siya habang panay ang akto ng normal.When she's just one person ahead of me i reach for her ,but as soon as i raise my hand the lights turned off.