Halos isang linggo na ang lumipas nang lumabas si Misha sa hospital. Nag-aayos na siya ng mga gamit at lilipad na papuntang US. Bumukas ang pinto ng room at pumasok si Eveline. "Ready?" she asked. Tumango si Misha. "Hm, I don't have a lot of things here," sagot niya na hila-hila ang maliit na maleta. Sa labas, nakita niyang nandoon si Lucien nakatayo at naghihintay sa kanila. "Hi," he greeted and didn't miss giving her a wink. Tumango lang si Misha dito. Medyo sanay na siya sa kalandian nito. Lumapit si Lucien sa kanya at kinuha ang maleta na hawak niya. Isang backpack lang ang dala nito kaya hinayaan na niya dahil alam niyang hindi na niya mababawi ang bagahe. Magsasayang lang siya ng oras at laway sa pagsaway dito. Sumunod nalang siya nang magsimula itong maglakad."Hm, that was natural," komento ni Eveline kaya saglit siyang napasulyap dito."What?""The way he took your luggage and you let him as if it happens a lot, it looks natural. If I didn't know you two, I would have t
That night, Misha brought out the envelope that contains the information about what happened to her almost four years ago.Her staged death, the person who ordered to push her off the cliff, the motives, just everything about the person. Pati ang mga impormasyon na hindi niya akalaing malalaman niya ay nandoon din.Tahimik na pinagmasdan niya ang envelope at napahugot ng malalim na hininga. Kinuha niya ang bote ng beer sa katabi ng envelope at saka uminom. Iniisip niya kung ano ba ang dapat niyang gawin.Soft words escaped from her lips after a brief silence. "What should I do?"Ralph de Santes. 'Yon ang pangalan ng taong nagbigay ng utos na patayin siya at parehong taong nagpalabas na siya ang nasa loob ng sumabog na sasakyan. Hindi 'yon ang kinagulat niya kundi ang totoong pagkatao nito. Si Ralph de Santes ay isang leader ng mafia na nakabase sa Italy at higit sa lahat, ama ito ni Margo at kapatid ng ama niya.Buong akala niya patay na ito. Ayon kasi sa kwento ng ina niya, namatay
"Babe, food's ready!"Misha rolled her eyes hearing the annoying voice of the man who barged into her place in the middle of the night.Hindi pa ito nakuntento at pumunta pa sa sala kung nasaan siya at nagsalita sa malakas na boses."Baby! Let's eat," nakangiti nitong saad. She sighed and stood up. "How many times did I tell you not to call me babe, baby or anything corny?" She briefly stared at him flatly before making her way to the small dining area.Sumunod naman ang binata sa kanya at walang hiya-hiyang umupo sa tabi niya. Hindi pa nga nakuntento at inusog pa ang upuan malapit sa kanya na halos magkadikit na ang mga braso nila."Maybe this is the 8th time you told me off," mayabang na tugon nito na parang nakakatuwa ang sagot nito. Siniko niya ang binata at masamang tinignan ito. "My personal space, you are shamelessly intruding it again.""Actually, I'm doing you a favour."She raised a brow and chuckled mockingly. "A favour? Really?"He nodded innocently. "Yes. It's cold and
"Eyy, look whose back?"Naagaw ang atensiyon ni Misha nang marinig niya ang sigaw ng isang lalaki. Magkasabay sila ni Lucien na napatingin sa pinanggalingan ng boses.Nakita nila sina Francis at Gio na kasama sina Dale at Cedric. Nagulat pa siya nang biglang dambahin siya ng isang lalaki. Magsasalita na sana siya pero biglang may humablot sa katawan na nakayakap palayo sa kanya. Si Lucien iyon na nakakunot ang noo kay Cedric, ang lalaking yumakap sa kanya."What the f, dude?" Inis na tanong ni Lucien kay Cedric."See? I told you that fxcker became protective of her." Narinig niyang natatawang sabi ni Gio.Nakita niyang lumapit sa kanila ang tatlo. Nakangiting tumango sa kanya si Francis at si Gio. Si Dale naman ay pumwesto sa harap niya at naglahad ng kamay."Hi, I'm Dale," tipid na sabi nito.Sa grupo ng kaibigan ni Zephyra, si Dale ang pinakaseryoso ayon kay Eveline. Ito daw ang tinuturing na kuya ng grupo dahil ito ang pinakamatanda at may sense of leadership. Ito din ang naging c
Pagkatapos magreport ni Lucien sa commander, bumalik agad ito sa kanila. Mabilis pa ang mga yabag nito papalapit sa kanila na akala mo may importanateng lakad.Natawa naman ang mga lalaking kasama ni Misha nang mapansin na papalapit na si Lucien sa gawi nila. "Look at him rushing his way here," natatawang puna ni Cedric."I think he want to come back to you quickly, Z," tukso ni Gio na nakatanggap ng mahinang tawa mula kay Francis at Dale.She tsked with a smirk on her lips. "Yeah, right.""But honestly, that fxcker is handling you with extra care. He is not like that in the past, he annoyed you a lot before but now he is more annoying in obsessive way but also romantically," tugon ni Gio."That's because I like her," agad na sabad ni Lucien na tumabi sa kanya. Siniksik nito ang sarili sa gitna nila ni Cedric at saka lantarang tinulak pa ang huli. She answered Lucien with a glare and then elbowed his arm pero kumindat lang sa kanya ang loko at ngumiti."Shut up, fxcker," nakasimango
Hindi alam ni Misha kung matutuwa o maiiyak siya dahil sa pinaggagawa ng mga kasama niya. Maraming kinuwento ang mga ito tungkol sa mga nakaraan nila. Baka daw may maalala siya kung ikukuwento ng mga ito ang mga nangyari na nabura ng memorya niya. They were so enthusiastic reminiscing their memories together and it kinda made her mood sour but she didn't make it obvious. Medyo nagseselos din siya dahil kahit nakikinig lang siya, mukhang masaya talaga ang buhay ni Zephyra na kasama ang mga kaibigan nito. Zephyra was blessed with a loyal family and friends which she doesn't have. She had friends before but she never have friends like Zephyra has. She had a family but she lost them in the end.Kung iisipin niya, malungkot ang buhay niya kung hindi niya nakilala si Charlie. Charlie was her everything but she ended up losing him too.Kung hindi siya si Zephyra ngayon, hindi niya maisip kung anong klaseng pamumuhay ang merun siya. It's still nice to borrow her identity, to borrow her best
As they exchange blows, Misha noticed one thing. Lucien was going easy on her and it's irritating. Gritting her teeth, she didn't say anything and continued to throw more hard and aggressive punches in hope that he will recognize her as a serious opponent.Pero hindi nag-iba ang mga galaw ng binata. This fxcking a-hole is underestimating her.Naalala niya ang mga laban nila ni Eveline. That woman was brutal on her. Isang beses, sinabi niyang tumigil muna ito sa pagpapaulan ng suntok pero hindi ito tumigil at pinagsabihan pa siya. Her exact words were: 'Your enemies will never show you mercy in the future. What are you gonna do?'Upon remembering those words, she was pumped up. She promptly laid a plan in her head. She lead him, throw some fake attacks and when she saw some opening, she grabbed him by his collar with one hand and the other trapped his arm. She quickly turned, locked his knee and throw him forward, smashing him on the floor with her back putting a lot of pressure on his
Lucien was woken up by the ring of his phone. With his eyes remaining closed, he lazily reached for his phone on the bedside table and answered the call directly without looking at the caller's id. "I fxcking hate you. Go die." A woman's voice sounded before the call abruptly ended. He was startled. He got up and looked at the caller. It has Zephyra's name on it. What was that?He dialled the number but it was rejected. He called her again but she rejected it again. What is wrong with her?Racking his mind thinking what he had done, he got up from the bed and went next door. He pressed her doorbell and then knocked three times.No one answered. He knocked again and called out for her name. She didn't open the door but he received a call from her which he immediately answered. "Hey, what did I do?" he asked quickly."I called the wrong person. Don't worry about it and go back. Sorry for disturbing your sleep.""You sounded really angry. Who was it?""It was no one... ugh"He was