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CARNAL BOOK III
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran
“I’m really, really sorry Chello” sabi ni Divina nung pauwi na sila sa condo “I know” sagot ni Chello na nag-aalala si Divina reaction ng kapatid niya “i’m really, really, really sorry Chello. Hindi ko kasi alam na mangyayari ito” sabi ni Divina kay Chello. “I know” sagot lang ni Chello na natatakot na si Divina dahil parang walang reaction si Chello sa sinabi niya at sa nangyari sa kanila ng pamangkin niya. “Chello! Ano ka ba?!” sabi ni Divina dahil kita niyang parang wala lang si Chello sa nangyari sa kanila ng pamangkin niya.
“Calm down ma’am” sabi ni Eighteen sa kanya “calm down? How can I calm down kung kinidnap ang pamangkin ko.. ang anak mo!” sabi ni Divina na nagsisimula nanaman siyang umiyak. “We will get her back” sabi ni Sixteen “get her back? Where? How?” tanong ni Divina “me idea na kami kung saan siya hahanapin” sabi ni Eighteen. “Kailangan nating makarating sa condo para ma plano ng maayos ang pagbawi kay Jenny” sabi ni Chello “wait.. what are you saying? Oh God no.. not that again” sabi ni Divina na natatakot na siya.
“Don’t worry ma’am everythings going to be alright” sabi ni Eighteen na pinakalma niya si Divina dahil naiiyak na muli ito “stop crying for pete sake!” sabi ni Chello sa kanya. “How can I stop when… when.. huhuhu i’m worried about my baby” naiiyak na sabi ni Divina “like I said me idea na kami kung nasaan si Jenny” sabi ni Chello “teka.. sinong.. kami?” tnaong ni Divina “that would be us, ma’am” sabi ni Sixteen. Nakarating na sila sa condo at pinarada na ni Sixteen ang kotse at umakyat na sila sa taas.
“Divina!” tawag ni Dave at niyakap niya ito “i’m sorry Dave.. I”m really sorry” sabi ni Divina sa kanya “it’s okay ate ang importante ay safe ka” sabi ni Dave sa kanya “hindi ka ba nasaktan, Divina?” tanong ni Rudy sa kanya. “Tito Rudy okay lang po ako” sagot ni Divina “ito iha, uminom ka ng tubig” inabot ni Aida ang baso ng tubig kay Divina at ininom niya ito. “Sino ba sila?” tanong ni Divina sa mga babaeng nakatipon sa sala “our sisters” sabi ni Eighteen at pumunta sila ni Sixteen sa kusina “hello” bati ni One sa kanya.
“Ha..hi!” balik niya kay One “i’m glad that you are safe” sabi ni One kay Divina “sis, ang ganda niya” bulong ni Divina kay Chello na siniko siya nito “don’t be rude!” sabi ni Chello sa kanya. “Its alright” sabi ni One sabay ngiti niya kay Divina “shortie here is One” pakilala ni Four sa kanya na ipinatong pa niya ang kanang kamay sa ulo ni One. “Shortie!” sabi ni One na agad inalis ni Four ang kamay sa ulo niya at hinalikan siya sa pisngi “I love it when you acted that way” sabi ni Four sabay alis niya “I’m sorry for my sisters rudeness” sabi ni One.
“Its okay” sagot ni Divina at nasindak siya dahil nakahawak na sa hawakan ng katana niya si One “my name is One, leader of Lullaby” pakilala niya kay Divina “uhm… what’s a Lullaby” tanong ni Divina na pinagulong nalang ni Chello ang mata niya. “This won’t end” sabi niya sabay hila kay Divina papunta sa kwarto ni Dave Jr “Two!” tawag ni One “yes Captain?” “gather them in the gym” utos niya na agad niyuko ni Two ang ulo niya at tumalikod sabay sigaw “LULLABY! BRIEFING!” pagkasabi niya nito agad tumayo ang nasa sala habang nagmamaktol pa si Nineteen at Twenty nung lumabas ng hallway mula sa swimming pool area.
“Man! Why can’t we stay long” naririnig ito ni Two “no time to procrastinate you damn fools!” sabi ni Two nung dumaan sila sa harapan niya papunta sa gym “don’t be hard on them” sabi ni One sa kanya. “Sila kasi ang titigas ng ulo, THIRTEEN! PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON!” sigaw ni Two na napailing nalang si One sa kanila “haayyy.. i’m going to retire after this” sabi ni One na nilingon siya ni Two. “Don’t you even dare!” sabi ni Two sa kanya na napapikit nalang si One “if she’s retiring can I be the leader?” tanong ni Seventeen “pray some more maybe someday he might answer it!” sabi ni Two sa kanya na napabugnot si Seventeen.
Kumatok si Two sa kwarto ni Dave Jr “excuse me Chello” paumanhin ni Two “yes?” tanong ni Chello “it is time” sabi ni Two “we’ll be there” sabi ni Chello at sinara na ni Two ang pinto. “Ano ba ang nangyayari Chello?” tanong ni Divina “just calm down and relax okay sis” sabi ni Chello sa kanya “how can I be-” hinawakan ni Chello ang bibig niya “shut up!” sabi ni Chello na inalis ni Divina ang kamay sa bibig niya. “What are you planning? Are you going to do that commando thing again?” tanong ni Divina sa kanya “i’m going to do whatever para sa anak ko” sabi ni Chello sa kanya “oh God.. why is it happening again” sabi ni Divina “stay here” sabi ni Chello at lumabas siya ng kwarto.
Napatingin sa kanya lahat nung pumasok siya sa gym at siya nalang pala ang hinihintay nila “can I begin?” tanong ni Twelve na atat-na-atat na itong magpresenta sa nakuha niyang information sa SD card. “Alright, you may begin” sabi ni One nung naupo na si Chello sa tabi ni Dave Sr “alright everyone, the information that FIfteen left us is totally amazing!” sabi ni Twelve. “May I present to you” sabi ni Twelve na kinabit niya sa flat screen tv ng gym ang cpu ni Dave Jr at nung pinindot niya ang enter botton lumabas sa malaking screen ang isang blue print ng Building A.
“That is Building A” sabi ni Twelve na ginawa niyang 3D ang buong buidling “Fifteen left us a complete copy of the blue print of Building A including all schematics and all descriptions” sabi ni Twelve. “Building A has 13 floors with a rooftop and a helipad” sabi ni Twelve “does it have a pool?’ tanong ni Four “no!” sagot ni Twelve “as you can see it has a high tech security system and not to mention the elevators are equip with key cards that needed to be inserted before use” sabi ni Twelve. “Can you hack into their system?” tanong ni Two.
“That’s the problem” sagot ni Twelve “why?” tanong ni Chello “well, technically I cannot hack in their main frame” sagot ni Twelve “I thought you are a master hacker?” tanong ni Rosana. “I am, but the thing is their main frame is a stand alone system” sagot ni Twelve “stand alone.. ano?” takang tanong ni Sony “stand alone, meaning it has not connected to any outside network in order for me to access it I have to be inside the main frame to do that” paliwanag ni Twelve. “Where is it located?” tanong ni One na pinababa ni Twelve ang buidling at ipinakita niya ang main frame “we have to go three stories down from their basement to access it” sabi ni Twelve.
“What a pain!” sabi ni Eight “what will happen if we can’t shut down their defense system?” tanong ni Five “well, ito lang naman ang maghihintay sa atin kung hindi ko ito ma shut down” sabi ni Twelve at ipinakita niya ang apat na gatling gun. “Holy shit!” napamura ng di oras si Seventeen na lahat sila napatingin sa kanya “it is set in auto-sensor and any kind of movements that is not part of its surrounding will be.. well. you know the rest” sabi ni Twelve. “That’s in eight floor?” tanong ni Sixteen “yes, and that is where your kids are being kept” sabi ni Twelve.
“How did you know?” tanong ni Chello sa kanya “well, that’s the only place that Fifteen mark as ‘happy place’ and it looks like that’s the Supremo’s fun pad” sagot ni Twelve sa kanya. “Damn! He’d better not lay a hand on my Esmeralda” sabi ni Rosana “that’s why we are here” sabi ni One at tumayo siya “Eleven, give us your assessment” sabi ni One sa kanya. “Well, looking at the 3D map I can only see two entries” sabi ni Eleven “the main lobby and the rooftop” sabi ni Eleven “there’s also another problem” sabi ni Twelve.
“The lobby has a five inch bulletproof glasses not to mention a heavy armed guards and also in the rooftop” sabi ni Twelve “what should we do?” tanong ni Rosana “sniper squads can take care of the guards on the roof” sabi ni Eleven. “Leave it to us” sabi ni Julie (Nine) “bang-bang” sabi ni Ten “looking at the neighboring buildings we can place them on all four corners making them our eyes outside” sabi ni Eleven. “That would be Eight, Nine, Ten and Seventeen” sabi ni Eleven “alright!” sabi ni Eight “Sixteen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty and I will halo jump on the rooftop” sabi ni Eleven.
“Six, Seven and Twelve will-” “I”m not going to sit here and wait for your return” sabi ni Chello “me too!” sabi din ni Rosana na tumingin si Eleven kay One at tumango siya “like I said: Six, Seven, Chello and Rosana you guys will be escorting Twelve to the main frame” sabi ni Eleven. “What about me?” tanong ni Thirteen “you will be joining us, Kitty” sabi ni One sabay tayo nina Two, Three, Four at Five at biglang lumiwanag ang mukha ni Thirteen. “I’m going to join the mystic FIVE!” sigaw niya sa tuwa at niyakap niya si One. “Aww.. lucky pussy!” sabi ni Four na ginulo pa niya ang buhok ni Thirteen.
“Paano kami? Gusto naming sumama sa inyo” sabi ni Dino “oonga!” sabi ni Sony “kung pwede din-” “TUMAHIMIK KA RUDY!” sigaw ni Aida sa asawa na natawa lang ang ibang Lullaby. “What about me?” tanong ni Fourteen “I have something for you..” sabi ni One sa kanya “i’m not going to like this” sabi ni Two na ngumiti si One “just this once..” sabi ni One “bring Samson with you” dagdag niya kagaya ni Thirteen biglang lumiwanag ang mukha ni Fourteen “REALLY ONE! I CAN BRING SAMSON WITH ME?” tuwang-tuwa sabi ni Fourteen “ugh.. please tell me pinag-isipan mo ito ng mabuti One?” tanong ni Two “yes..” sagot ni One.
“But i’m going to need a crew” sabi ni Fourteen “well” sabi ni One sabay tingin niya kay Sony at Dino “they will be fine” sabi ni Fourteen “ako din!” sabi ni Dave Sr “no!” sabi ni Chello. “But babe” “NO BUTS!” sigaw ni Chello “I want you to stay here with your sons” sabi ni Chello na nagulat si Rosana sa sinabi ni Chello “gusto ko bantayan mo sila pati sina papa, mama at si Dominic” sabi ni Chello. “I’m fine.. really i’m going to be fine” nakangiting sabi ni Dominic habang nililingon niya ang mga naggagandahang Lullaby. “Do you smoke?” tanong ni Ninteen sa kanya na umiling lang si Dominic at hinila ni Aida ang tenga niya “ma.. ma masakit yan!” sabi ni Dominic.
“My concern is the 5 inch thick bullet proof glass, my bullet cannot go in even if I have to shoot a couple of rounds to it” sabi ni Julie (Nine) “no need to worry” sabi ni Twelve “the system has a fail safe” sabi ni Twelve. “And how’s that going to help our bullets hit our targets?” tanong ni Ten na napailing nalang si Twelve “the main frame has its own cooler underneath it but if we shut down the aircondition that supplies the entire building it will compensate by opening all the windows” paliwanag ni Tweleve. “You mean the whole buidling is connected to that main frame?” gulat niyang tanong kay Twelve “exactly!” sagot ni Twelve.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at the first ever high tech, fully functioned living building in the Philippines!” sabi ni Twelve na namangha silang lahat “so all we need to do is shut down those aircondition and the whole windows will open?” tanong ni Five. “Yes! But there’s a waiting period though because the aircondition that supplies the entire building are so huge that it could take an hour for the temperature to rise” sagot ni Twelve. “No wonder those guys are wearing jackets” sabi ni Nineteen “the temperature inside in a typical Philippines weather of 30’C will be 5’C but it will be so hot in there if we take down that aircondition” paliwanag ni Twelve.
“How hot?” tanong ni Chello “well, if its 30’C outside that would be double inside if those windows are not open” sabi ni Twelve “talk about living in a sauna” sabi ni Six “that’s fine!” sabi ni Four “yeah, because you will have the reason to get naked” sabi ni Eight sa kanya na natawa ang iba. “What’s the plan One?” tanong ni Three sa kanya “yeah, are we just going to walk-in in the lobby or what?” tanong ni Four sa kanya “I want flashy!” sabi ni Thirteen. Napaisip sandali si One “I have an idea” sabi bigla ni Divina “I think this will help you” dagdag niya.
“Go ahead” sabi ni One “you can’t just walk-in in there if the lobby is heavily guarded” sabi ni Divina “what are you proposing?’ tanong ni Two sa kanya “well, I dated these guy for four months now and he is a sub-contractor for the US Department of Defense” sabi ni Divina. “And?” tanong ni Four “he showed me something that I’m sure it will be useful for you guys” sabi ni Divina. “Ate?” tanong ni Chello na ngumiti si Divina “I want to help but I don’t have my sister’s skills and killer instinct so i’m going to supply you with everthing you need” sabi ni Divina na napangiti sila. “That’s awesome!” sabi ni Thirteen “when you say everything.. you mean?” tanong ni Ten “everything!” sagot ni Divina.
“SHUT UP!” sabi ni Jenny sabay tulak niya kay Esmeralda “Jenny.. please..” sabi ni Esmeralda nung lumayo sa kanya si Jenny “you.. no.. you are lying!” sabi ni Jenny at lumayo siya ni Esmeralda nung nilapitan siya nito. “I know this isn’t the right time to tell you this pero.. totoo ang sinasabi ko sa’yo” sabi ni Esmeralda na lumayo si Jenny nung nilapitan niya ito at itinulak ang kamay niya. “Please… i’m sorry..” sabi ni Esmeralda “you are saying na magkapatid tayo.. sa ama? FUCKING LIAR!” sigaw ni Jenny sa kanya.
‘Baka kasabwat ka din nila” sabi ni Jennifer nung itinulak niya palayo si Esmeralda “please.. Jennifer… huhu… i’m not with them please listen to me.. i’m telling you the truth” naiiyak niyang sabi kay Jennifer. “LIAR!” sigaw ni Jenny na pumorma siya para suntokin si Esmeralda “I dont’ care.. saktan mo ako.. suntokin mo ako I don’t care.. dahil.. kapatid kita..” sabi ni Esmeralda sa kanya. “Does.. does my dad knows about you?” tanong ni Jenny sa kanya na tumango si Esmeralda “my mom?” tumango si Esmeralda “wait… my.. my kuya?” tanong niya kay Esmeralda na tumango ang huli at lumuhod siya.
“I’m sorry.. kung gusto mo akong saktan tatanggapin ko ito basta lang.. basta lang pakinggan mo ako.. ” sabi ni Esmeralda na niyuko niya ang ulo niya at hinintay ang suntok ni Jennifer. “I.. I.. I can’t!” sabi ni Jenny at pumunta siya sa sulok ng kwarto at umupo at umiyak “Jenny..” tawag ni Esmeralda “don’t… don’t come near me!” sabi ni Jenny habang nakayuko ang ulo niya. “I’m really sorry.. I can’t say its not my fault na.. nangyari ito sa atin but.. I should have told you along time ago” sabi ni Esmeralda “yeah you should!” sabi ni Jenny.
“But if I told you then.. will you still talk to me?” tanong ni Esmeralda na tinaas ni Jennifer ang ulo niya at nakita niyang naluha ito “….I… I don’t know..” sagot ni Jennifer kaya lumapit sa kanya si Esmeralda at lumuhod sa harapan niya. “I’m sorry baby.. i’m really sorry…” sabi ni Esmeralda na niyuko muli ni Jenny ang ulo niya at umiyak kaya lumapit pa si Esmeralda sa kanya at niyakap siya “sshhh… don’t worry.. hindi ko hahayaang me mangyari sa’yo.. pangako ko yan bunso” sabi ni Esmeralda “bunso?” tanong ni Jenny at tumingin siya kay Esmeralda.
“Oo, ikaw ang bunso” sabi ni Esmeralda “huhu… a… ate…” sabi ni Jenny at yumakap siya kay Esmeralda “oh God!” sabi ni Esmeralda nung niyakap siya ng mahigpit ni Jennifer. “I”m.. i’m sorry baby..” sabi ni Esmeralda sa kanya “sshhhh tahan na.. nandito naman ang ate eh” sabi ni Esmeralda na humagolgol si Jennifer kaya pinahiran ni Esmeralda ang luha niya. “A… ate…” sabi ni Jennifer na idinikit ni Esmeralda ang noo niya sa noo ni Jennifer “I am with you.. kaya huwag kang mag-alala dahil alam ko sa mga oras na ito.. naghahanda narin sila para iligtas tayo” sabi ni Esmeralda sabay ngiti niya kay Jenny na naalala niya ang mommy niya kaya napangiti narin siya.
“We still have that lobby to worry” sabi ni Twelve “why?” tanong ni Chello “well for starters once the alarm is on there’s a huge steel that will block the entrance way and it will take us an hour or two to take that down” paliwanag ni Twelve. “That’s why we are taking Samson along with us” sabi ni One sabay tingin niya kay Fourteen na namumungay na ang mga mata at naglalaway na ito. “Idiot! Wipe your drool” sabi ni Two sa kanya “teka, sino ba itong Samson na sinasabi niyo?” tanong ni Rosana na napangiti ang iba sa tanong niya “what?” tanong ni Rosana.
“Back then 10 years ago inutusan ni One sina Fourteen, Nineteen at Twenty na maggrocery sa bayan and what supposed to be a day trip naging three days” kwento ni Four. “Bakit ang tagal?” tanong ni Divina “hindi ko naman kasalanan yun eh..” sabi ni Fourteen “yeah right!” sabi ni Nineteen “that idiot..” sabi ni Twenty na nakaupo ito sa gilid ng gym at pinaikot-ikot ang bote ng wine sa sahig. “..went somewhere and disappeared on us” patuloy ni Twenty “it took us two days to find her and guess where she is?” tanong ni Nineteen.
“Carnival?” tanong ni Sony na natawa sila “that idiot went to a military base and stole a tank!” sabi ni Nineteen na napangiti si Fourteen “more specifically a FV106 Samson” sabi ni Fourteen na nagkakamot na siya sa palad niya. “Wait! Me tanke kayo?” gulat nilang tanong “YUP!” sagot ni Fourteen at napaaptalon pa ito sa tuwa “wow, wow, wow i’m going to take may Samson in action!” sabi ni Fourteen na napailing nalang ang iba. “Do you think its wise to bring that thing along?” bulong ni Two kay One “remember the last time we took it with us” sabi ni Two na napapikit nalang si One “this is different” sabi ni One “i’m going to give her all the freedom she wants” sabi ni One na napailing si Two.
“That settles it!” sabi ni One “alright, Fourteen, Sixteen and Eighteen go with Divina see what kind of weapons that guy can give us” utos ni One sabay saludo nila at umalis na sila. “The rest of you prepare our gears” sabi ni One kaya kumilos narin sila “i’m going to see if he is awake” sabi ni Erica at lumabas na siya ng gym na napatingin sa kanya si One at tumingin siya kay Chello. “Chello” tawag ni One kaya lumingon siya “can I speak to you in private?” tanong ni One “see if Dave is ok” sabi ni Chello sa asawa niya at lumabas sila ni One sa gym at pumunta sila sa rooftop sa garden niya.
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“Calm down ma’am” sabi ni Eighteen sa kanya “calm down? How can I calm down kung kinidnap ang pamangkin ko.. ang anak mo!” sabi ni Divina na nagsisimula nanaman siyang umiyak. “We will get her back” sabi ni Sixteen “get her back? Where? How?” tanong ni Divina “me idea na kami kung saan siya hahanapin” sabi ni Eighteen. “Kailangan nating makarating sa condo para ma plano ng maayos ang pagbawi kay Jenny” sabi ni Chello “wait.. what are you saying? Oh God no.. not that again” sabi ni Divina na natatakot na siya.
“Don’t worry ma’am everythings going to be alright” sabi ni Eighteen na pinakalma niya si Divina dahil naiiyak na muli ito “stop crying for pete sake!” sabi ni Chello sa kanya. “How can I stop when… when.. huhuhu i’m worried about my baby” naiiyak na sabi ni Divina “like I said me idea na kami kung nasaan si Jenny” sabi ni Chello “teka.. sinong.. kami?” tnaong ni Divina “that would be us, ma’am” sabi ni Sixteen. Nakarating na sila sa condo at pinarada na ni Sixteen ang kotse at umakyat na sila sa taas.
“Divina!” tawag ni Dave at niyakap niya ito “i’m sorry Dave.. I”m really sorry” sabi ni Divina sa kanya “it’s okay ate ang importante ay safe ka” sabi ni Dave sa kanya “hindi ka ba nasaktan, Divina?” tanong ni Rudy sa kanya. “Tito Rudy okay lang po ako” sagot ni Divina “ito iha, uminom ka ng tubig” inabot ni Aida ang baso ng tubig kay Divina at ininom niya ito. “Sino ba sila?” tanong ni Divina sa mga babaeng nakatipon sa sala “our sisters” sabi ni Eighteen at pumunta sila ni Sixteen sa kusina “hello” bati ni One sa kanya.
“Ha..hi!” balik niya kay One “i’m glad that you are safe” sabi ni One kay Divina “sis, ang ganda niya” bulong ni Divina kay Chello na siniko siya nito “don’t be rude!” sabi ni Chello sa kanya. “Its alright” sabi ni One sabay ngiti niya kay Divina “shortie here is One” pakilala ni Four sa kanya na ipinatong pa niya ang kanang kamay sa ulo ni One. “Shortie!” sabi ni One na agad inalis ni Four ang kamay sa ulo niya at hinalikan siya sa pisngi “I love it when you acted that way” sabi ni Four sabay alis niya “I’m sorry for my sisters rudeness” sabi ni One.
“Its okay” sagot ni Divina at nasindak siya dahil nakahawak na sa hawakan ng katana niya si One “my name is One, leader of Lullaby” pakilala niya kay Divina “uhm… what’s a Lullaby” tanong ni Divina na pinagulong nalang ni Chello ang mata niya. “This won’t end” sabi niya sabay hila kay Divina papunta sa kwarto ni Dave Jr “Two!” tawag ni One “yes Captain?” “gather them in the gym” utos niya na agad niyuko ni Two ang ulo niya at tumalikod sabay sigaw “LULLABY! BRIEFING!” pagkasabi niya nito agad tumayo ang nasa sala habang nagmamaktol pa si Nineteen at Twenty nung lumabas ng hallway mula sa swimming pool area.
“Man! Why can’t we stay long” naririnig ito ni Two “no time to procrastinate you damn fools!” sabi ni Two nung dumaan sila sa harapan niya papunta sa gym “don’t be hard on them” sabi ni One sa kanya. “Sila kasi ang titigas ng ulo, THIRTEEN! PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON!” sigaw ni Two na napailing nalang si One sa kanila “haayyy.. i’m going to retire after this” sabi ni One na nilingon siya ni Two. “Don’t you even dare!” sabi ni Two sa kanya na napapikit nalang si One “if she’s retiring can I be the leader?” tanong ni Seventeen “pray some more maybe someday he might answer it!” sabi ni Two sa kanya na napabugnot si Seventeen.
Kumatok si Two sa kwarto ni Dave Jr “excuse me Chello” paumanhin ni Two “yes?” tanong ni Chello “it is time” sabi ni Two “we’ll be there” sabi ni Chello at sinara na ni Two ang pinto. “Ano ba ang nangyayari Chello?” tanong ni Divina “just calm down and relax okay sis” sabi ni Chello sa kanya “how can I be-” hinawakan ni Chello ang bibig niya “shut up!” sabi ni Chello na inalis ni Divina ang kamay sa bibig niya. “What are you planning? Are you going to do that commando thing again?” tanong ni Divina sa kanya “i’m going to do whatever para sa anak ko” sabi ni Chello sa kanya “oh God.. why is it happening again” sabi ni Divina “stay here” sabi ni Chello at lumabas siya ng kwarto.
Napatingin sa kanya lahat nung pumasok siya sa gym at siya nalang pala ang hinihintay nila “can I begin?” tanong ni Twelve na atat-na-atat na itong magpresenta sa nakuha niyang information sa SD card. “Alright, you may begin” sabi ni One nung naupo na si Chello sa tabi ni Dave Sr “alright everyone, the information that FIfteen left us is totally amazing!” sabi ni Twelve. “May I present to you” sabi ni Twelve na kinabit niya sa flat screen tv ng gym ang cpu ni Dave Jr at nung pinindot niya ang enter botton lumabas sa malaking screen ang isang blue print ng Building A.
“That is Building A” sabi ni Twelve na ginawa niyang 3D ang buong buidling “Fifteen left us a complete copy of the blue print of Building A including all schematics and all descriptions” sabi ni Twelve. “Building A has 13 floors with a rooftop and a helipad” sabi ni Twelve “does it have a pool?’ tanong ni Four “no!” sagot ni Twelve “as you can see it has a high tech security system and not to mention the elevators are equip with key cards that needed to be inserted before use” sabi ni Twelve. “Can you hack into their system?” tanong ni Two.
“That’s the problem” sagot ni Twelve “why?” tanong ni Chello “well, technically I cannot hack in their main frame” sagot ni Twelve “I thought you are a master hacker?” tanong ni Rosana. “I am, but the thing is their main frame is a stand alone system” sagot ni Twelve “stand alone.. ano?” takang tanong ni Sony “stand alone, meaning it has not connected to any outside network in order for me to access it I have to be inside the main frame to do that” paliwanag ni Twelve. “Where is it located?” tanong ni One na pinababa ni Twelve ang buidling at ipinakita niya ang main frame “we have to go three stories down from their basement to access it” sabi ni Twelve.
“What a pain!” sabi ni Eight “what will happen if we can’t shut down their defense system?” tanong ni Five “well, ito lang naman ang maghihintay sa atin kung hindi ko ito ma shut down” sabi ni Twelve at ipinakita niya ang apat na gatling gun. “Holy shit!” napamura ng di oras si Seventeen na lahat sila napatingin sa kanya “it is set in auto-sensor and any kind of movements that is not part of its surrounding will be.. well. you know the rest” sabi ni Twelve. “That’s in eight floor?” tanong ni Sixteen “yes, and that is where your kids are being kept” sabi ni Twelve.
“How did you know?” tanong ni Chello sa kanya “well, that’s the only place that Fifteen mark as ‘happy place’ and it looks like that’s the Supremo’s fun pad” sagot ni Twelve sa kanya. “Damn! He’d better not lay a hand on my Esmeralda” sabi ni Rosana “that’s why we are here” sabi ni One at tumayo siya “Eleven, give us your assessment” sabi ni One sa kanya. “Well, looking at the 3D map I can only see two entries” sabi ni Eleven “the main lobby and the rooftop” sabi ni Eleven “there’s also another problem” sabi ni Twelve.
“The lobby has a five inch bulletproof glasses not to mention a heavy armed guards and also in the rooftop” sabi ni Twelve “what should we do?” tanong ni Rosana “sniper squads can take care of the guards on the roof” sabi ni Eleven. “Leave it to us” sabi ni Julie (Nine) “bang-bang” sabi ni Ten “looking at the neighboring buildings we can place them on all four corners making them our eyes outside” sabi ni Eleven. “That would be Eight, Nine, Ten and Seventeen” sabi ni Eleven “alright!” sabi ni Eight “Sixteen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty and I will halo jump on the rooftop” sabi ni Eleven.
“Six, Seven and Twelve will-” “I”m not going to sit here and wait for your return” sabi ni Chello “me too!” sabi din ni Rosana na tumingin si Eleven kay One at tumango siya “like I said: Six, Seven, Chello and Rosana you guys will be escorting Twelve to the main frame” sabi ni Eleven. “What about me?” tanong ni Thirteen “you will be joining us, Kitty” sabi ni One sabay tayo nina Two, Three, Four at Five at biglang lumiwanag ang mukha ni Thirteen. “I’m going to join the mystic FIVE!” sigaw niya sa tuwa at niyakap niya si One. “Aww.. lucky pussy!” sabi ni Four na ginulo pa niya ang buhok ni Thirteen.
“Paano kami? Gusto naming sumama sa inyo” sabi ni Dino “oonga!” sabi ni Sony “kung pwede din-” “TUMAHIMIK KA RUDY!” sigaw ni Aida sa asawa na natawa lang ang ibang Lullaby. “What about me?” tanong ni Fourteen “I have something for you..” sabi ni One sa kanya “i’m not going to like this” sabi ni Two na ngumiti si One “just this once..” sabi ni One “bring Samson with you” dagdag niya kagaya ni Thirteen biglang lumiwanag ang mukha ni Fourteen “REALLY ONE! I CAN BRING SAMSON WITH ME?” tuwang-tuwa sabi ni Fourteen “ugh.. please tell me pinag-isipan mo ito ng mabuti One?” tanong ni Two “yes..” sagot ni One.
“But i’m going to need a crew” sabi ni Fourteen “well” sabi ni One sabay tingin niya kay Sony at Dino “they will be fine” sabi ni Fourteen “ako din!” sabi ni Dave Sr “no!” sabi ni Chello. “But babe” “NO BUTS!” sigaw ni Chello “I want you to stay here with your sons” sabi ni Chello na nagulat si Rosana sa sinabi ni Chello “gusto ko bantayan mo sila pati sina papa, mama at si Dominic” sabi ni Chello. “I’m fine.. really i’m going to be fine” nakangiting sabi ni Dominic habang nililingon niya ang mga naggagandahang Lullaby. “Do you smoke?” tanong ni Ninteen sa kanya na umiling lang si Dominic at hinila ni Aida ang tenga niya “ma.. ma masakit yan!” sabi ni Dominic.
“My concern is the 5 inch thick bullet proof glass, my bullet cannot go in even if I have to shoot a couple of rounds to it” sabi ni Julie (Nine) “no need to worry” sabi ni Twelve “the system has a fail safe” sabi ni Twelve. “And how’s that going to help our bullets hit our targets?” tanong ni Ten na napailing nalang si Twelve “the main frame has its own cooler underneath it but if we shut down the aircondition that supplies the entire building it will compensate by opening all the windows” paliwanag ni Tweleve. “You mean the whole buidling is connected to that main frame?” gulat niyang tanong kay Twelve “exactly!” sagot ni Twelve.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at the first ever high tech, fully functioned living building in the Philippines!” sabi ni Twelve na namangha silang lahat “so all we need to do is shut down those aircondition and the whole windows will open?” tanong ni Five. “Yes! But there’s a waiting period though because the aircondition that supplies the entire building are so huge that it could take an hour for the temperature to rise” sagot ni Twelve. “No wonder those guys are wearing jackets” sabi ni Nineteen “the temperature inside in a typical Philippines weather of 30’C will be 5’C but it will be so hot in there if we take down that aircondition” paliwanag ni Twelve.
“How hot?” tanong ni Chello “well, if its 30’C outside that would be double inside if those windows are not open” sabi ni Twelve “talk about living in a sauna” sabi ni Six “that’s fine!” sabi ni Four “yeah, because you will have the reason to get naked” sabi ni Eight sa kanya na natawa ang iba. “What’s the plan One?” tanong ni Three sa kanya “yeah, are we just going to walk-in in the lobby or what?” tanong ni Four sa kanya “I want flashy!” sabi ni Thirteen. Napaisip sandali si One “I have an idea” sabi bigla ni Divina “I think this will help you” dagdag niya.
“Go ahead” sabi ni One “you can’t just walk-in in there if the lobby is heavily guarded” sabi ni Divina “what are you proposing?’ tanong ni Two sa kanya “well, I dated these guy for four months now and he is a sub-contractor for the US Department of Defense” sabi ni Divina. “And?” tanong ni Four “he showed me something that I’m sure it will be useful for you guys” sabi ni Divina. “Ate?” tanong ni Chello na ngumiti si Divina “I want to help but I don’t have my sister’s skills and killer instinct so i’m going to supply you with everthing you need” sabi ni Divina na napangiti sila. “That’s awesome!” sabi ni Thirteen “when you say everything.. you mean?” tanong ni Ten “everything!” sagot ni Divina.
“SHUT UP!” sabi ni Jenny sabay tulak niya kay Esmeralda “Jenny.. please..” sabi ni Esmeralda nung lumayo sa kanya si Jenny “you.. no.. you are lying!” sabi ni Jenny at lumayo siya ni Esmeralda nung nilapitan siya nito. “I know this isn’t the right time to tell you this pero.. totoo ang sinasabi ko sa’yo” sabi ni Esmeralda na lumayo si Jenny nung nilapitan niya ito at itinulak ang kamay niya. “Please… i’m sorry..” sabi ni Esmeralda “you are saying na magkapatid tayo.. sa ama? FUCKING LIAR!” sigaw ni Jenny sa kanya.
‘Baka kasabwat ka din nila” sabi ni Jennifer nung itinulak niya palayo si Esmeralda “please.. Jennifer… huhu… i’m not with them please listen to me.. i’m telling you the truth” naiiyak niyang sabi kay Jennifer. “LIAR!” sigaw ni Jenny na pumorma siya para suntokin si Esmeralda “I dont’ care.. saktan mo ako.. suntokin mo ako I don’t care.. dahil.. kapatid kita..” sabi ni Esmeralda sa kanya. “Does.. does my dad knows about you?” tanong ni Jenny sa kanya na tumango si Esmeralda “my mom?” tumango si Esmeralda “wait… my.. my kuya?” tanong niya kay Esmeralda na tumango ang huli at lumuhod siya.
“I’m sorry.. kung gusto mo akong saktan tatanggapin ko ito basta lang.. basta lang pakinggan mo ako.. ” sabi ni Esmeralda na niyuko niya ang ulo niya at hinintay ang suntok ni Jennifer. “I.. I.. I can’t!” sabi ni Jenny at pumunta siya sa sulok ng kwarto at umupo at umiyak “Jenny..” tawag ni Esmeralda “don’t… don’t come near me!” sabi ni Jenny habang nakayuko ang ulo niya. “I’m really sorry.. I can’t say its not my fault na.. nangyari ito sa atin but.. I should have told you along time ago” sabi ni Esmeralda “yeah you should!” sabi ni Jenny.
“But if I told you then.. will you still talk to me?” tanong ni Esmeralda na tinaas ni Jennifer ang ulo niya at nakita niyang naluha ito “….I… I don’t know..” sagot ni Jennifer kaya lumapit sa kanya si Esmeralda at lumuhod sa harapan niya. “I’m sorry baby.. i’m really sorry…” sabi ni Esmeralda na niyuko muli ni Jenny ang ulo niya at umiyak kaya lumapit pa si Esmeralda sa kanya at niyakap siya “sshhh… don’t worry.. hindi ko hahayaang me mangyari sa’yo.. pangako ko yan bunso” sabi ni Esmeralda “bunso?” tanong ni Jenny at tumingin siya kay Esmeralda.
“Oo, ikaw ang bunso” sabi ni Esmeralda “huhu… a… ate…” sabi ni Jenny at yumakap siya kay Esmeralda “oh God!” sabi ni Esmeralda nung niyakap siya ng mahigpit ni Jennifer. “I”m.. i’m sorry baby..” sabi ni Esmeralda sa kanya “sshhhh tahan na.. nandito naman ang ate eh” sabi ni Esmeralda na humagolgol si Jennifer kaya pinahiran ni Esmeralda ang luha niya. “A… ate…” sabi ni Jennifer na idinikit ni Esmeralda ang noo niya sa noo ni Jennifer “I am with you.. kaya huwag kang mag-alala dahil alam ko sa mga oras na ito.. naghahanda narin sila para iligtas tayo” sabi ni Esmeralda sabay ngiti niya kay Jenny na naalala niya ang mommy niya kaya napangiti narin siya.
“We still have that lobby to worry” sabi ni Twelve “why?” tanong ni Chello “well for starters once the alarm is on there’s a huge steel that will block the entrance way and it will take us an hour or two to take that down” paliwanag ni Twelve. “That’s why we are taking Samson along with us” sabi ni One sabay tingin niya kay Fourteen na namumungay na ang mga mata at naglalaway na ito. “Idiot! Wipe your drool” sabi ni Two sa kanya “teka, sino ba itong Samson na sinasabi niyo?” tanong ni Rosana na napangiti ang iba sa tanong niya “what?” tanong ni Rosana.
“Back then 10 years ago inutusan ni One sina Fourteen, Nineteen at Twenty na maggrocery sa bayan and what supposed to be a day trip naging three days” kwento ni Four. “Bakit ang tagal?” tanong ni Divina “hindi ko naman kasalanan yun eh..” sabi ni Fourteen “yeah right!” sabi ni Nineteen “that idiot..” sabi ni Twenty na nakaupo ito sa gilid ng gym at pinaikot-ikot ang bote ng wine sa sahig. “..went somewhere and disappeared on us” patuloy ni Twenty “it took us two days to find her and guess where she is?” tanong ni Nineteen.
“Carnival?” tanong ni Sony na natawa sila “that idiot went to a military base and stole a tank!” sabi ni Nineteen na napangiti si Fourteen “more specifically a FV106 Samson” sabi ni Fourteen na nagkakamot na siya sa palad niya. “Wait! Me tanke kayo?” gulat nilang tanong “YUP!” sagot ni Fourteen at napaaptalon pa ito sa tuwa “wow, wow, wow i’m going to take may Samson in action!” sabi ni Fourteen na napailing nalang ang iba. “Do you think its wise to bring that thing along?” bulong ni Two kay One “remember the last time we took it with us” sabi ni Two na napapikit nalang si One “this is different” sabi ni One “i’m going to give her all the freedom she wants” sabi ni One na napailing si Two.
“That settles it!” sabi ni One “alright, Fourteen, Sixteen and Eighteen go with Divina see what kind of weapons that guy can give us” utos ni One sabay saludo nila at umalis na sila. “The rest of you prepare our gears” sabi ni One kaya kumilos narin sila “i’m going to see if he is awake” sabi ni Erica at lumabas na siya ng gym na napatingin sa kanya si One at tumingin siya kay Chello. “Chello” tawag ni One kaya lumingon siya “can I speak to you in private?” tanong ni One “see if Dave is ok” sabi ni Chello sa asawa niya at lumabas sila ni One sa gym at pumunta sila sa rooftop sa garden niya.
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