Chapitre 50: ♥♡ CHAPTER 48 ♡♥
♡ Author's POV ♡
Three days have passed na wala silang maayos na pahinga. Hindi magawang makatulog ng maayos sa loob ng tatlong araw since some of the members were attacked. Just like what Clyde said, they must not let their guard down. Lahat sila, nakabantay sa mga kwarto nila tuwing gabi. If ever the attackers would attack once again, at least no one would be in danger again. Nagsilbi ng aral sa kanila ang pagkamatay ng ilang members and they must not let something bad happen to anyone again. Each life is important, therefore must be protected and treasured. That's how the group works right now.
After three nights, there were no invasions just like what Dustin said. They wouldn't attack so soon and it really happened. But this time...the forth night, the plan must be executed perfectly...without any mistakes no matter what happen and whatever it takes. Knowing that for everything, there will always be risks.
All members were secretly informed kaya nakabantay ang lahat sa mga kwarto nila at nakikinig sila sa pintuan para malaman ang galaw ng kalaban. All lights were turned off kaya madilim sa hallway at sa mga kwarto nila, but the people are awake. Wide awake to be specific.
Tabi-tabi ang mga kwarto nila kaya madali na lang para sa kanila na malaman kung kaninong kwarto ang papasukin ng kalaban. They could even see and hear the moving door knob na halatang binubuksan lalo na sa kwarto nina Stephen at Caleb. Nagkatinginan na lang ang dalawa ng mapansin nila na parang may kakaiba kaya medyo lumayo sila sa pintuan at umayos ng porma para maging handa kung sakaling biglang bumukas ang pintuan kaya katulad ng pinag-usapan...lumapit na si Caleb sa bintana at tahimik na binuksan 'yon...but there's really something wrong. They knew that the enemy did not use anything to open the door. It was like the enemy was currently in panick dahil medyo maingay at mabilis ang pag-ikot nito sa door knob na parang nagmamadali o may pinagtataguan.
All of a sudden, biglang tumigil ito kaya nagkatinginan ang dalawa at dahan-dahang lumapit si Stephen sa pintuan upang pakinggan kung ano ng nangyayari sa labas. Even without seeing what was happening, narinig nito na lumipat sa kabilang kwarto ang kalaban nila. He is trying Dustin's room. Bulong nito kay Caleb kaya't lumapit na rin ito sa pintuan para makinig.
Kung sakaling mabuksan nito ang alin mang pintuan, sabay-sabay nilang bubuksan ang pintuan ng mga kwarto nila for the enemy to rush himself into the room infront of him...because that time he'd know that he's already cornered.
When Dustin together with Oliver realized that the attacker was trying to enter their room, lumapit si Oliver sa bintana at tahimik itong binuksan habang tinitignan pa rin ni Dustin ang door knob na patuloy sa pag-ikot. He also noticed that the enemy did not use anything to open the door. Alam niya na ginagamit lang nito ang kamay niya para magpumilit na pumasok. Wait. Is he in panick? Tanong ni Dustin sa sarili niya. But for what? He knew that time that there's something wrong kagaya ng iniisip nina Stephen at Caleb but still, he did not let his guard down.
Tinignan niya si Oliver na handa namang gamitin ang bintana para lumipat sa kabilang kwarto kagaya ng napag-usapan. Nagkatinginan silang dalawa at halatang tinatanong ni Oliver kung itutuloy na ba niya pero si Dustin, he looked at the door knob again. He was still thinking kung bakit parang may nagbago. Did he miscalculate something?
Tinignan niya si Oliver at sinenyasan ito na lumipat na ng kwarto kaya ganon ang ginawa ni Oliver. He used the window para lumipat sa kabilang kwarto kung saan naghihintay sina Roxanne at Clyde na binuksan ang bintana dahil alam na rin nila kung sino ang pakay ng kalaban. After a minute, sumunod na rin si Dustin kay Oliver kaya wala ng naiwan sa kwarto nila.
"He's still there." bulong ni Clyde sa kanila na nakikinig sa pintuan.
"Are we doing it?" tanong ni Roxanne sa kanila kaya't nagkatinginan silang apat.
Once they open the door loudly at narinig ng iba, sabay-sabay na rin nilang bubuksan ang mga pintuan nila. Sabay-sabay silang napatingin sa pintuan ng marinig nila ang isang napakalakas na tunog na nanggagaling sa kwarto nina Dustin. The enemy is trying harder to open the door, mas binilisan nito ang pag-ikot sa door knob ngunit mas nagtaka ang buong grupo kung bakit bigla na lang nitong pinalo ng malakas ang pinto. Everyone knew that there is something wrong.
And the sound even became louder. Halatang ginagamit na nito ang mga paa niya para buksan ang pintuan. Nagkatinginan ang apat pati na rin sina Stephen at Caleb sa kwarto nila at si Syden at Dave na magkasama dahil napag-usapan na dapat lahat ay may kasama. All of them heard that sound.
"There's no time." saad ni Clyde. They started to panick because the scenario wasn't even included in the plan. Naguguluhan din sila sa nangyayari. Malakas na binuksan ni Clyde ang pintuan kaya't narinig din ng iba 'yon at sabay-sabay silang nagbukas ng pintuan. The enemy clearly saw it kaya paglabas nilang lahat ay kasabay ng malakas na pagsipa nito sa pintuan. Bumukas ang pintuan at nagmadali itong pumasok sa loob ng kwarto. Just like their plan, it happened. He's all trap into that room and good to know na wala itong kasama.
Lumapit silang lahat doon at pinagmasdan ang pintuan. It's either they will wait for the enemy to come out or they will go inside. Dustin even managed to lock the window from the outside para hindi rin ito makalipat sa ibang kwarto. Tinignan ni Caleb ang paligid na ipinagtaka naman nito, "Wala siyang kasama?" tanong nito sa ibang Phantoms at Redblades na lumabas na rin sa mga kwarto nila kaya umiling ang mga ito. They were supposed to catch the morons na kasama ng kalaban nila but they only found nothing.
"That's odd." napayuko ito at napaisip, "Imposibleng wala siyang kasama." dagdag pa nito.
"Baka umatras na sila when they found out what we did." pahayag naman ni Dave kaya tumango ito, "You might be right."
"Is it just me? I think there's something wrong with the guy we have caught?" nagtatakang tanong ni Clyde habang nakatingin sa pintuan.
"You're right. Napansin ko din 'yan and I don't know why." saad ni Dustin kaya tinignan siya ni Clyde, "Should we check?" he asked.
"Hindi na natin hihintayin na kusa siyang lumabas?" tanong naman ni Syden. Base sa napag-usapan, it's better if they will for the enemy to come out. Mas mapagsasalita nila ito ng maayos kung ganon ang mangyayari instead of forcing him.
"Hintayin man nating lumabas siya o hindi, the result will just be the same, right? Whether he like it or not, kailangan niyang magsalita. Let's not waste time here, baka gumawa pa ng hakbang ang mga kasama niya para makaalis siya dito at makatakas sa atin." saad ni Roxanne habang nakakibit-balikat.
"As if they can." hindi makapaniwalang saad naman ni Oliver na napangiti ng masama kaya sinamaan siya ng tingin ni Roxanne, "We should not play safe here. Nawalan na tayo ng members." sagot niya kaya natahimik si Oliver.
"So what are we going to do now?" -Caleb
"Let's take it easy first." pahayag ni Clyde na lumapit sa pintuan at kumatok na ikinagulat ng mga kasama niya.
"Will you let us enter or we're going in first?" kalmadong saad nito at tinignan ang mga kasama niya. All of them were waiting for a response but they waited for nothing, "Then we're going in." masamang ngumiti si Clyde at biglang sinipa ang pintuan ng malakas kaya bumugsak ito. Pumasok siya sa loob kaya sumunod na rin ang iba at nasa likuran niya si Dustin.
Many steps were heard by their enemy ng pumasok ang mga ito. Nagkatinginan silang lahat ng makita itong nakaupo sa may pinakasulok at nakatalikod. Evidently as mentioned, he was wearing a black coat ngunit nakatalikod ito sa kanila. They didn't know what he was doing kaya nagkatinginan sila hanggang sa unti-unti pang lumapit si Clyde sa kanya, "We're not going to make this hard for you even though your group killed some of our members. We're going to release you, just answer honestly all of our questions. Would you like to face us now?" everybody was shocked ng marinig nilang sabihin ni Clyde 'yon. He is not that kind of person especially to his enemies but that time, he speaked differently as if he was pleading for an answer.
Muli silang nagkatinginan ng wala pa ring ginagawa ang kausap nila kaya napaupo si Clyde sa lamesa na malapit sa lalaking nahuli nila, "Don't make us force you to stand there, face us and speak." may diing sabi nito ngunit wala pa ring ginagawa ang kausap nila.
"Shall we force him- " aktong lalapitan ni Caleb ito, hinarangan siya ni Clyde gamit ang kamay nito kaya natigilan ito at umiling si Clyde, "Look at him." saad nito na ikinasalubong naman ng kilay nilang lahat. Clyde, Dustin and Dave knew it. Their enemy wasn't intending to fight them.
"He's shaking." maiksing sabi naman ni Dave kaya doon pa lang napansin ng iba ang ibig sabihin ni Clyde, "Maybe he's afraid because we caught him." saad ni Oliver. Umiling si Dustin at nagsalita, "Earlier when he was trying to open the door, I noticed that he was in a panick. Ngayon ko lang napatunayan na totoo nga."
"Should we check?" tanong ni Dave sa kanila. Umabot ng isang minuto na walang nagsasalita. Clyde, Dustin and Dave were glaring at one another. Their gaze was not just a gaze, they were literally thinking and their eyes were having a conversation. Tumango si Dustin at tumingin kay Dave, "Do it." tinignan ni Dave si Clyde at tumango din ito.
Lumapit si Dave sa lalaki at sapilitan itong pinatayo. Hinawakan nito ng mahigpit ang damit ng lalaki. His eyes were full of anger and hatred. If there is one thing he doesn't like the most, it is when one of the members would be killed. The group is his family which have kept him still loyal to his leader even without his presence.
Seryoso ang mga mata nitong may halong galit. While he was holding the guy, may hawak din na kutsilyo ang mga kamay nito in case na manlaban ang lalaki but those eyes immediately turned frozen when the mask of the guy he was holding suddenly fell off. His knife also fell off na nakagawa ng ingay sa pagbagsak nito sa sahig. Nakatalikod sa buong grupo ang lalaki habang nakikita naman nila ang itsura ni Dave dahil sa posisyon ng dalawa. You could never surprise Dave easily but when they saw his reaction, lalo silang nagtaka at sabay-sabay silang napatingin sa maskarang nahulog. It was a black mask. The mask also had stains of blood.
"H-how come..." tila hindi na ito makapagsalita habang nakatitig pa rin sa lalaki. Unti-unti nitong naibaba ang mga kamay niya dahil sa gulat at napaatras.
"What is it?" tanong ni Dustin na lumapit na rin doon and just like Dave, he saw it. Natigilan din siya ng makita niya 'yon.
Dahil sa gulat ng dalawa, agad lumapit si Clyde doon at iniharap sa kanila ang lalaki. Just like the two, they had the same reaction. Napatakip ng bibig si Syden at nag-umpisang manginig. The boy was full of blood, shaking and crying like he lost something precious to him.
"J-j-julez?" mahinang saad ni Syden. Mas lalo pa nilang ikinagulat ang itsura nito. His mouth was covered with masking tape kaya hindi makapagsalita ito but they could feel his pain...his agony. Those tears of pain, sadness and hatred.
Dahan-dahang lumapit si Syden sa kanya habang nanginginig na rin ito sa pagkabigla. Dahan-dahan niyang tinanggal ang takip nito sa bibig and that's when they heard that he was crying. Napatingin pa si Syden sa mismong kamay nito ng tanggalin niya ang masking tape sa bibig ni Julez at mabahiran 'yon ng dugo.
"J-julez? What happened? N-nasaan si Dean?" she asked while he was still crying. Tinignan niya ang paligid but only found nothing at muling hinarapan si Julez, "W-when did you come back?" tanong nito sa kanya. Julez managed to look at her directly at umiling ito, "I-i don't know. Hindi ko alam." nanginginig na sagot nito.
"Then...where...where is he? M-magkasama kayo dba? N-nasaan siya?" she knew that she didn't like his expression when she asked that. But according to his actions, something bad must have happened. Lahat sila, natatakot na marinig ang isasagot ni Julez kay Syden.
A complete dead air for a moment and his answer completely made all of them frozen and hanging for a moment, "H-he was just with me...but when I woke up. He's...he's already gone."
To be continued...
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