Chapter 33

7 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒐...

Many bottles of beer welcomed me in the condominium with my friends. Ilang araw ang napaghandaan namin bago ako pumuntang Florida. We had a despedida party for me but I still a member of the organization of Azure's brother built.

"Bakit kaba kasi aalis pa? Pwede ka naman umiwas na lang." Nalulungkot na sabi ni Chloe habang nakikinig samin sina Desiree, Irish, Nicole at Xyria.

Natawa ako sa tanong nya. "Of course, to ease my pain while I'm away and to build and protect myself. Hahanapin ko lang doon iyong dati na ako. Mahirap kasi kapag nandito ako e, para akong hina hanting gabi gabi sa pangungulila sa kanya."

"Are you sure about this?" Seryosong tanong ni Desiree. Sya lang ang babae na hindi umiinom samin dahil ayaw daw nya makita nang anak nila na uuwi sya nang lasing.

"Sigurado na ako, pati ilang buwan na din ba ako naghintay? Habol lang ako ng habol para makahanap nang paliwanag, pero hindi naman yata sya magsasalita na. Mas mahal na yata nya si Eyah sakin e. Seryoso pala sya doon, akala ko nga nagbibiro lang." Pagdadaldal ko.

"Akala ko nga totoo yung nararamdaman nya sakin e. Nararamdaman ko yon pero para akong binabaliw kaka isip kapag sinasabi nyang ginamit nya lang ako o kaya wala lang ako sayo. Sakit non, ramdam ko yung pagtama sakin ng salita nya, walang hiya sya! Kasalanan nya kung bakit ako ganito. Alam nyo naman na ako yung pinakamahina pag dating sa ganito, d ko kinakaya, mas gusto ko na nagkaka ayos kami kaysa yung tinotorture nya ako e. Hirap mamuhay nang payapa kapag alam kong nasa paligid lang sya."

"It's fine, you can go to Florida and live there for years. Pero babalik ka din ha? Nandito kaming mga kaibigan mo, handa ka naming tulungan at hintayin sa pagbabalik mo. Basta kami nang bahala magparusa sa tao na yon, kamicna din bahala kay Jace. Ok lang naman siguro sa kanya, tinulungan kana nga mag impake nung isang araw diba?" Sabi ni Irish na ikinatango ko.

'What are friend's for since elementary? Our parents connect us to the path we both need to live." Sabi ni Xy.

"Okay, let's do the reveal why we had a life like this, let's start with me." Sabi ni Xyria. "It's all on me. The Guttierez family became a target when their are planning to kidnap me and use me to my family and why? Because my brother accidentally kill the youngest family in Guttierez fam. Iyon ang totoong sabi nang butler ni Kuya dahil saksi daw sya sa pinagdaanan ni Kuya nang malaman ang plano nila. And my parents start to build an own organization to protect my family."

"And followed my family" Singit ni Irish. "I really don't even know na may tinatago pa pala ang parents namin na halos ako lang ang walang alam maliban kay Ate Yvonne at Kuya Scott. They build an own organization to protect poor people and help them to gave a fair justice here in the Philippines. Ni hindi ko din alam na Serial killer ang boyfriend ko at sya ang pumatay mismo doon sa school natin, it's scary but let's not be afraid if they are sins because they just want to protect people and kill the bad, and it's their work to do so after non, nalaman ko na lang sa sarili ko na nagpupunta ako ng training para matuto nang self defense na nagamit ko naman."

Tumaas nang kamay si Desiree. " I am born to live and fight people to our own organization. When I was a kid I'm willing to learn how to fight and defend myself. Kahit noong nawala si Daddy. And I studied psychology to read people and who to trust. I even know first the I was the first girl in the group who knows about the org. To kill the traitor and find my parents who's hiding for years. But there's still hope for me to find my loss sister, Faith. Maybe that's why my Dad is hiding because he's the target and they wanted to kill him, to betray the Guttierez family, his old friend, the one who betray my father first and blinded by money."

"Next is on me. Hindi ako sanay na walang pinapatay na tao but yeah, I killed some people in my hands, I'm a sin too. Pero iyon ang trabaho ko at wala akong magagawa doon. Zach was a part of a plan and to know more information about the enemy noong nasa state's pa ako. Desiree was my assistant partner that time and she always find an information about the target and even hacked it. Magkaiba ang mga org natin pero magkakasundo sundo dahil best friends lahat ng mga mommies natin. Sila na mismo gumawa nang paraan pag maipaglapit tayo at magkaroon ng samahan pagdating sa labanan." Sambit ni Nicole and she even had a smile on her face. "I got hit but thankful that I'm alive or else my brother will had a traumatic."

"I don't know what to say pero matagal ko na din trabaho to. Maraming naka partner at nagkaroon nang pagdududa sa bago hanggang sa masanay. I don't have a plan to fell in love again to another person but yeah maybe it was destiny to fell in love with your cousin Krish. Marami ang mga napagdaanan ko at naging saksi ako sa hirap nang ginawa namin para lang lumaban at hindi sumuko. It was part of our lives too if our half of family will came back or not. Naging saksi sa akin ang paghihirap at dinanas ko, but now. I'm still choosing him over France and we're still making a progress after confession yesterday." She smiled while she glanced at us one by one.

Alam ko na ako na lang ang hindi nagsasalita pero wala pa naman ay tumulo na ang luha ko na ka agad naman akong nilapitan para i comfort ako.

"I'm happy. " Humikbi ako. "For all of you that you all find the happiness and loved my your partners. I was trained to fight and defend myself. I only sleep the enemy not to kill. It's not a part of my job to kill so yeah. It's hard for us to fit in orgs and I know all of us want a normal life like to others. But who wouldn't right? Pero ito tayo, nakatadhana tayong lumaban para sa mga taong nang aapi at kinakawawa. Nandito tayo para tayo na mismo ang gagawa ang sistema kasama ang organization na gawa nang mga magulang niyo. I still can't find my parents but I hope they are proud of me and my brother. Sa kabila nang hindi pantay ang pag tingin nang mga tao sa kapwa nila, tayo ang magiging solusyon at tayo ang gagawa nang mismong batas sa sariling mundo natin, para manatiling tama at maging pantay pantay sa bawat isa. I know that thr Guttierez fam already died, but we had to leave to find one of the big boss. Hindi kami matatahimik and this will be the last chance to prove and give justice to all the victims out there that we will end the only one person who had a pure blood of Guttierez and I make sure if I'm alive when I came back here. I will be ready and our team."

"We will fight until the end." Ngisi ni Irish

"And of course, we will plan first" Dugtong ni Nicole at pinatong ang kamay sa ibabaw nang kamay ni Irish.

"To kill the enemy, " Ani Desiree

"And to give justice from the enemy." Xyria said.

"Of course, to win this fight for us." Sambit ni Chloe at tinignan na nila ako.

"The last straw and mission, we will end this fight and hoping WE. WILL. WIN."

"Cheers for the reveals!"

"Cheers" We all said in unison and drunk our beer.

"After coming back here, we need your sign from Azure para makatulong din kami." Sambit ni Chloe kaya tumango naman ako at tinignan sya.

"Kailangan pagbalik ko, invited ako sa kasal mo."

"Of course, you're the first person who I'll invite." Ngisi ni Chloe kaya nginisian ko sya pabalik.

Narinig namin ang reklamo nang iba at matawa na lang kami matapos ay iniba na ang usapan hanggang umabot kami nang madaling araw at sinundo na sila nang kani kanilang boyfriend. Hanggang maiwan kami saglit ng pinsan ko, at inuna munang ihatid si Chloe sa sasakyan nya para makapag pahinga.

"Are you sure about leaving?" Ani nang pinsan ko na si Lucas.

Napabuntong hininga ako nang umupo sya sa tapat ko. "Kailangan e, d lang naman din pag mo move on gagawin ko, may kailangan akong trabahuhin," Sabi ko sa kanya at ine explain ang bawat detalye nang plano ko.

"What if they will come to us? And you're not here anymore, will you ride a chopper just to go here?" Mag pag aalala sa boses nya kaya pinisil ko ang kamay nya.

"Don't worry kaya ko naman sarili ko pati kasama ko naman ang boss ko doon. I'll hired expert guards in each every house including you and Chloe. Hindi ko rin naman kayo tatanggalan nang komunikasyon sakin. Enough na yon, ayoko nang madamay pa ulit sa problema nyo."

"Alright, I don't have a choice but to agree. But still take care of yourself okay? I'm hoping you will came back after a years, I'm still by your side cous"

"Iyon lang ang kailangan ko, salamat. Alagaan mo din ang kaibigan ko ha, kahit pinsan kita, makakatikim kapa din nang sapak sakin."

He laughed. "Of course, I'll never hurt Chloe when you're away. So don't worry, she's in a good hands." Paglilinaw nya sakin.

Doon lang ako nakahinga nang maluwag. "I trust you."

To be continued...