"Stand up!"
Malakas na sigaw ni Mondejar kay Sophia, she was distracted kaya't hindi niya namalayan ang paglapit ni Mondejar sa kanya.
Sophia stood up and raise her hands.
"Take that briefcase!"
Utos ni Mondejar sa kanyang tauhan.
"Move!"
"Kill them!"
Mahina nitong utos that make Sophia stop from moving, she was about to say something when Leo's mom stop her from following Mondejar akala kasi nito susunod sya.
"Stop—don't move. .don't listen to him, sweety!"
"Just what the hell you think you're doing?"
Malakas na sigaw ni Mondejar sa kanya.
"Why don't you asked yourself! Ano ba talaga ang gusto mo? I'm so tired of this shit you bastard—"
"Follow me!"
Mondejar said ignoring her rant out of desperation Lily fired her gun and shot Mondejar in his left shoulder.
"You bitch—kill them!"
"No!"
Malakas na sigaw ni Sophia, sinipa niya ang kamay ng lalaking may hawak ng baril saka nya ito binigwasan sa dibdib.
She catch the gun in her left at pinagbabaril niya ang mga lalaking nahagip ng kanyang tingin, she throw the briefcase towards Leo to divert Mondejar's attention.
Sophia is no longer in their hands pero malayo parin sya sa kinaroroonan nila Leo and ng kanyang mama.
"Let's end it here, Carl!"
Malakas na sigaw ni Lily kay Mondejar.
"Alright—"
Napatango nitong sabi, he then showed himself.
"Ma, don't do this, please!"
"No! Son everything should end in here, it's about time to end everything with me!"
Mariing tanggi ng ina ni Leo sa pagmamakaawa ng anak.
"Ma, please—"
"I just remember for a long time ngayon mo lang ulit ako tinawag sa aking pangalan!"
Napatiim bagang si Leo ng marinig ang sinabi ng ama, he was clearly trying to coax his mom.
"And this will be the last time—"
"Yeah. .this will be the last time na makikita mo si mama—you bastard!"
Hindi makatiis na sabi ni Leo, he pushed his mother aside at pinaputukan niya ang ama, dali dali naman itong nakatago.
"Duwag lumabas ka! I really despised you for being my father, at kung ito lang ang paraan para mawala ang dugo mo sa aking katawan—lumabas ka!"
Leo was in his verge of anger kaya nawala ito sa konsentrasyon, he leave himself in an open sa kalagitnaan ng cross firing.
Leo's mom stared at him in shocked, pero mas lalo syang nagulantang when she saw Mondejar aiming into her son, walang pag aatubiling tinakbo niya ang position ng anak pushed him in the side.
When Mondejar fired his gun Leo was already on the ground.
"Mamatay kana, wala kang utang na loob, anak lang kitang hayo—"
Anitong pinagbabaril si Lily, huli na ng marelaized nito na hindi ang anak ang kanyang pinagbabaril kundi si Lily.
Lily took all the bullets, na para sana kay Leo.
"Maaaaaa!"
Lily just smiled to her son, the sweetest smiled Leo had seen in his whole life, dahil sa impact ng bala napapaatras ito.
"Ma stop moving please!"
Ani Leo na pinipigilan ang ina sa paghakbang habang nakatalikod.
She probably not aware na malapit na sya sa dulo kung saan walang pader, the roof top is an open space hindi pa ito tapos kaya pag nagpatuloy ito sa pag atras maari itong mahulog.
When Mondejar realized it, he was about to shot Leo pero naubusan na ito ng bala.
"Try to move and your dead!"
Sophia said habang nakatingin sa kinaroroonan nina Leo at ng kanyang ina.
Her hands was shaking, she wanted to shoot him pero parang hindi niya kayang kalabitin ang gatilyo at di narin niya napigilan ang mapaiyak habang tila natulala naman si Mondejar habang pinagmamasdan ang mga pangyayari.
"Ma—I'm going to bring you to the hospital!"
Napahagulgol na sabi ni Leo sa ina, pero umiling ito habang humahakbang ng nakatalikod palayo sa kanya. She just smiled at hindi ito nag salita, it's probably because of the pain she's enduring.
She then spot a blood, lumuwa na ito ng maraming dugo at nakita rin nila ang pagbulwak ng dugo nito sa kanyang tiyan, it was the only shot that's fatal to her.
"Ma, please! I'm begging you!"
Natatarantang sigaw ni Leo, he crawled and stretched his hand in hope to grab his mother hand, but this time he just barely heard what she said,
"Please protect you brother!"
Leo tried to grab her pero nahulog na ito, she was already falling down when Leo realized it, she fell down with a smile and tears in her eyes.
"Maaaaaa! Why. .maaaa!"
Umalingawngaw ang malakas na sigaw ni Leo sa kailaliman ng gabi. Sophia sob silently habang napaluhod naman si Mondejar.
They were all in dazed when one of Mondejar's men was shot dead. Doon na tila bumalik ang lahat sa normal, Sophia covered herself. Mondejar's men took him out and flee.
Nang mawala na si Mondejar at mga tauhan nito, Sophia run into Leo's side and hugged him while crying.
"I'm sorry Lee. .I'm sorry!"
"Maa. !"
Malakas nitong hagulgol habang nagpupumiglas but Sophia did not let go of him mas lalo pa niyang hinigpitan ang pagkayakap niya rito.
Before the incident. .
Glaiza and Rain heard a multiple gunfires.
"Who's with you, here?"
Nag aalalang tanong ni Glaiza.
"I'm with Sophia and Leo—"
"Why did Leo bring Sophia in here, don't you guys know? Mondejar will going to kill Leo and his mom after—"
"What did you say?"
Pabiglang tanong ni Rain kay Glaiza.
"Mondejar is going to disposed Leo and his mom kapag nasa kamay na niya si Sophia!"
"Why sophia?"
Di makapaniwalang tanong ni Rain kay Glaiza ng marinig niya ang sinabi nito.
"He thought Sophia had the emperor seal!"
"But how could a father do that into his own so—?"
"He's not a father—he's a monster!"
Makahulugang sabi ni Glaiza na hindi na tinapos kung ano man ang gustong sabihin ni Rain.
"Let's go!"
They both run into the place kung saan naka pwesto si Rain kanina, he could no longer find his communicator kaya wala silang actual na updates sa position nina Sophia sa may di kalayuan.
Akma sana niyang hahawakan ang sniper rifle ng pigilan sya ni Glaiza.
"I'll take this and be my marksman!"
Ani Glaiza nang makita ang sniper rifle na kasalukuyang nakapwesto sa kanilang kinaroroonan.
"Alright!"
The two of them gasped in horror ng makita ang situation nina Sophia,Leo and his mom.
"Don't move. .don't move!"
Impit na naipanalangin ni Rain ng makita ang pag atras ng mama ni Leo, at base sa pagkatayo nito nahinuha nilang may tama ito sa katawan.
"Damn. .you Mondejar!"
Impit na mura ni Rain habang napapikit ito, he already imagine the worst, when Glaiza suddenly shouted "No!" they also heard an echo of someone screaming.
Rain open his eyes and through his binacular he saw Leo's mom floats in the air, habang unti unti itong nahuhulog mula sa roftop ng ikasampung palapag.
It was like time froze at walang sinuman sa kanilang dalawa ang nakapagsalita.
Narinig na lamang ni Glaiza ang malakas na pag iyak ng lalaki. Rain sobbed heartily, pinabayaan lang niya ito and fucos on the scene not far from them.
Then Glaiza saw one of Mondejar's men trying to shoot Sophia dahil tinutukan ng huli si Mondejar.
Mondejar was about to shot Leo but Sophia intercepted it, tinutukan nito si Mondejar ng baril, Sophia's hands was shaking so she aim Mondejar pero bigla nalang itong napaluhod.
The bullet pass through and inch above his head at saka tumama sa tauhan nito. Doon na nagising at nagkagulo ang lahat.
"Damn it!"
Glaiza grit her teeth.
"You're still lucky today—bastard! Hades did not sign yet!"
Nanggagalaiti niyang sabi when she realized Rain was still sobbing. She then pat his shoulder gently.
"I don't understand but it seem that I can't breath!"
Ani Rain sa pagitan ng paghikbi, talagang hindi niya maintindihan ang sarili. It was like something really heavy was place in his chest.
"Pulled yourself together— let's go down and checked her!"
Utos ni Glaiza sa kanya, nag atubili pa muna si Rain bago sumunod rito.
They run into the place kung saan nahulog at nawalan ng buhay ang mama ni Leo, nag pang abot silang apat doon.
"Maaaaaa! Pleasssseeee. . Maaaaaa!"
Leo weep while shaking his mother.
"Please open your eyes. .please don't leave us, please! Ma. .look I brought him, my brother is here with me, ma. .please open your eyes!"
Rain and Glaiza thought that Leo said it because his mother wanted to see her younger son pero para kay Sophia it was really painful, Seeing Rain weep for someone without knowing that it's actually his own mother.
Hindi narin mapigilan ni Rain ang mapasigaw ng malakas na tila ba lahat ng naipong emotion sa kanyang dibdib ang kanyang inilabas.
Mas lalo pang napaiyak si Rain ng makitang hawak nito ang kwentas na regalo niya noong birthday nito.