Kabanata 21
Red List
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Patuloy ang pag iikot ko sa malaking mansion na ito. Ilang oras na ba matapos mangyari ang nangyari kanina sa kwartong iyon? Isa? Dalawa? Tangina, Hindi ko alam! I have been lost in this big Mansion! Isa ata itong Maze tangina!
"Where's the stairs na ba? Damn!" Naiiyak na ako na natatawa. Kung hindi sana ako tatanga tanga na biglang umaalis alis sa kwartong iyon kahit di naman kabisado ang daan dito, umalis padin, dahil tanga nga ako.
Wala akong dalang kahit ano at mas lalong ni telepono sa bawat lamesang nakalagay sa bawat gilid ay walang nakadisplay na telephone. What am i going to do? Anong gagawin ko? Siguro naman may CCTV dito diba? Tangina naman pagod na pagod naako kakalakad.
"Stupud, Tss." Mabilis ang pagbaling ko sa isang madilim na sulok. Hindi ko alam kung sino iyon pero pakiramdam ko si Collin iyon. Ramdam ko ang lamig, irita at galit sa boses niya kanina kagaya ngayon sa boses na narinig ko.
"Lumabas ka, Collin. Tu actitud apesta. Lo odio."
"It's not as if your hate gonna change the fact that you are stupid. How come you are my mother." This kid's making me angry, But i need to calm down. Inaalala kong sabik ako na makita siya, Inaalala kong masaya ako sa tuwing nakikita ko siya kahit gaano man kasama o kabulok ang ugali niya.
"And how come I wasted my time to find my son and this is what he will show me. The ugliness of his attitude towards his mother." Hindi ko napigilan na sabihin iyon. He needs to learn and he need to know how his attitude sucks. This is the reason why I do not allow my Daughter, Aerille to roam around the US. Baka kung ano ano ang matutunan niya doon.
"Just tell me where the stairs are and I won't bother you anymore. You don't want a mother then I won't be your Mother." Pero hindi ko gagawin. Gusto niyang habulin ko siya then I'll chase him. I'll chase my son until he surrendered. He doesn't want to hear me explain then I won't explain.
"I did not say I do not want a Mother." Napangiti ako ng ibinulong niya iyon sa kaniyang sarili. Sabi ko na. Gusto niyang habulin ko siya then maghahabol ako. Gusto niya akong pagurin sa paghahabol sakaniya, sige. Magpapahinga ako kung pagod na ako pero hinding hindi ako susuko. I can see that he wanted to hear me explain pero wala akong sinasabi. Hindi ko sinabing mag-e-explain ako kaya hindi din siya nagsasalita.
"Follow me, la dama." Pasekreto akong tumawa. Tss. Sumunod ako sakaniya, Tangina! Isang liko lang pala makikita na ang hagdanan! Pero ako kanina, liko sa kaliwa liko sa kanan wala paring stairs na nakikita!
Habang naglalakad sa pababa sa hagdanan may biglaang tumabi kay Collin. It's his evil Dad.
Tinignan niya ang tatay niya pagkatapos ay sinuri ang kabuuan nito. Natigilan siya ng makitang may dugo sa kabilang balikat ng Tatay niya.
"What happened? Why is there a blood on your shirt?"
"Oh, Don't mind it, A tiger bite me earlier."
"What? A tiger? We don't have any tiger in this mansion. Want me to ask ninong to kill the tiger?" Tumawa si Averil at tinignan ako. He smirked, habang ako naman ay napaiwas ng tingin.
Tumingin ako ulit ng hindi ko na maramdaman ang tingin ni Averil pero nagkamali ako. Tinitignan padin niya ako. Tinignan ko siya ng masama. 'What?' I angrily mouthed at him.
"No, I can always punish the tiger, since the tiger is in my own house now." Nangunot pareho ang noo namin ni Collin. What the hell is he talking about? Is he serious?
"Anyways, Did you eat already? Want me to cook something for yah?"
"No, I can cook." Itinaas ko ang kamay ko na sabay nilang paglingon saakin.
"Me, I volunteer to cook." Nagkatinginan silang pareho pagkatapos ay sabay din na tumingin saakin.
"Thanks, but no thanks." Collin with his usual cold expression.
"Sure! Sure!" Masayang masaya namang sagot ni Averil. Sabay pa talaga sila ano? So, sino ang pipiliin ko? Ay, Mali. Ano ang pipiliin ko? Ang sure o ang Thanks but no thanks?
"Oh, Okay. No thanks daw, eh. Since Collin's my boss now, then I'll follow his orders."
"Hindi ka naman niya inutusan, ah?" Hindi nalang ako nagsalita hanggang sa makababa kami sa pagkahaba-habang hagdan na akala mo isang princess ang baba. Gold pa.
"Oh, You're here already. Fast, huh."
"I'm beside the pilot, Dad."
"And why are you beside the pilot?"
"I'm watching him fly the plane. Why? Anyways, Hi, Mommy!" Tumakbo siya saakin at mabilis din akong niyakap. Ano 'to? Complete family? Kompletong pamilya sa iisang bahay? And why the hell are we on spain? Kaming lahat? Bakit kami andito?
"W-wait, What the hell is happening? Why are we on Spain? Tayong lahat? Well, pwera nalang sa mga magulan ni Averil, So bakit nga tayo nasa spain?"
"Stupid." Bulong ni Collin sa kaniyang sarili. Seriously? What's wrong with this boy?
"The same reason." What reason, Averil? Sorry, medyo ang hina ko p-um-ick up kasi wala akong alam. Bakit ngaba kami andito?!
"Oh, The woman with the same face with Madame, Mom." Si Aerille. Doon nabaling ang atensyon ko. Damn! So that wasn't a dream?! I wasn't dreaming and i wasn't hallucinating again? What the hell is happening!?
"Akala ko nanaghinip lang ako no'n? So, totoo 'yon?! What the heck!?"
"Yeah. Let's talk on the living room. Let's go--"
"Wa-wait-- With this two little kiddos?! Are you kidding me, Averil?!" Hindi nila ako pinansin sa halip seryoso silang naglakad paalis, papuntang living room. Seryoso ang lalaking iyon? Kasama ang dalawang batang iyon? Kasama ang magkambal?!
"What the hell! Why is these two here with us! This should be between us two! Bakit kasali ang mga batang ito?!"
"Like what I have said on the plane, Valentina, Hindi pang bata ang isip ng kambal! Pareho silang mature ang isip! And now they know how to hold guns without fear! Infact they will be the one who will gonna plan our fight with those peoples!!"
"What do you mean na sila?! Tayo ang magulang dito, tayo ang mas matanda, so bakit sila?! Hindi ko maintindihan!" Pare-pareho silang napailing-iling habang nakahawak sa kanilang mga noo. Tangina ako pa ngayon ang nagpapasakit sa ulo nila! Baliktad ata!
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Tulala ako habang nilalahadan ng isang maid ng isang baso ng juice. What the heck is wrong with this family?! Parang bumabaliktad ata ang nangyayari. Pero naalala ko. We are not normals, Lumaki silang nakapalibot na ang mga baril at mga naglalaban laban para sa posisyon, groupo at pangalan.
I was shocked coz i know Aerille is not like us. But i was mistaken. She was more than just like me. She has that speed, she has a mind who is more matured thank adults at mas lalong may mautak siyang utak.
"Me and Collin will manage the computers, the CCTV's on the Van and other guns." Si Aerille, I still can't believe that we are listening to a kid's plan.
"We will also activate the weapons that was made by Ninang Grendel's Father." Si Collin na seryoso padin. Halos kapag kinakausap lang siya ni Aerille saka lang siya ngingiti pero kapag napapansing nakatitig ako ay siyang pagkakawala ng mga ngiti niya.
"The Xerrios will plant a bomb in every buildings corner. We need to distract the people inside the building coz it won't be easy if you enter like you are there to register."
"The organization's member knows their own enemies. Kariah, Valentina Costanza Danyanara Muñoz is listed on their blacklist, on the red list, on the white list and on the Head's list." Bakit andami namang list? Bakit naman napakadami?
"Bakit ako lang? At bakit andami namang list?"
"Mom, The black list is on the first building. The Black List represent to a minor injuries means if you come there and they recognize you they can hit you anywhere on your body, but not that hard." May pa ganiyan pang list list! Minor injuries lang naman ang meaning!
"The Red List is on the second building. The second building is a maze that where created by one of their genius member. The building itself will recognize you as its own enemy. That's when the maze will activate with itself."
"Yun lang? Wala nang kahit anong gagawin sila? Kailangan ko lang makalabas sa maze?" Pare-pareho na naman silang umiling. Iritang uminom si Collin ng.. wait what was that? A wine? Seriously?
"Its not wine." Ahh, okay.
"No. While the maze is activated the wild animal robots will roam around the maze. Note that you need to stay away from the robots even just 1 meter. Coz if they smelled your perfume, mas malakas na ang pang amoy nila na agad ka nilang mahahanap kahit saan kaman nagtatago." Delikado. Napakadelikado.
"And Madame is on the second building already, Mom. Which means she is now trying to erase her own name on the Red List."