Chapter 44

As days passed by Dr. Vicente is getting worse. The medications seem like a poison in his body and he's getting wilder, uncontrollable and a literal insane.

Panay ang haplos ni Tristan sa balikat ko habang pinanunuod namin si Dr. Vincente sa isang malaking salamin habang pumipiglas ito sa mga nurse.

I am now starting to lose hope, ang daming naiwang tanong at tanging siya na lamang ang makakasagot.

Why can't he cooperate? Alam kong ako, si Gray at si Tristan ay may malaking dahilan kung bakit siya umabot sa ganitong sitwasyon. And I was so sorry about that, but I am actually willing to cooperate and ready to lay down my hands for his faster recovery.

Ipinapangako kong muling magbabalik sa katahimikan ang buhay niya. But how can he reach that kind of life again if he's now refusing to move on?

"This isn't right Tristan, bakit parang sinasadya tayo? Someone wanted to hide the truth." Niyakap ako ni Tristan mula sa aking likuran.

"Gray himself didn't want to reveal the truth and I was not expecting that he'll reveal something in his last video. Explaining wasn't part of his nature. Gusto niyang mamatay ang mga tao sa pag-iisip. Always remember that he's the master of battle field strategy, hindi namin alam nagsisimula na pala siya. He's an asshole with brains." Hindi ko mapigilan hindi tumango sa sinabi ni Tristan.

Sinadya ni Gray mag-iwan ng palaisipan.

"I was just wondering, bakit hindi naghahanap ng kasagutan si Savannah? Is this possible that Gray gave her all the reasons before she played as his call girl?"

Hindi ko na mapigilan ang sarili kong mag-isip pa ng ibang tao na maaari kong pagtanungan. Masyado na akong desperadang malaman ang buong katotohanan.

Alam ko sa sarili kong bawat pangyayari ay konektado.

"I told you, we can't trust Savannah's words Lina. Maybe her actions, but not her words. Not in a million ways." Muli akong sumang-ayon sa sinabi ni Tristan.

Nagpasya kaming bumalik sa aming kwarto. Ngayon ay muling tatawag ang sindikatong may hawak kay Theon.

At alam kong may ideya na silang patay na si Gray. Ngunit ang ipinagtataka ko, bakit hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin nagkakaroon ng pagtataka ang mga itong konektado na ako sa Sous L'eau?

Kahit si Savannah ay wala nang ibang impormasyong iniwan sa amin matapos siyang lumabas ng agency.

"Mom!" tuwang-tuwa si Theon nang makita ako sa screen.

I almost cried when his hands touched the screen of the computer.

"How are you my baby? Mommy misses you so much." Humawak rin ako sa screen ng aking laptop.

Nasa likuran ng salamin si Tristan habang pinanunood kaming mag-inang nag-uusap.

"Love mommy.." my heart just melted.

"I love you more, Theon. Mahal na mahal ka namin ng daddy mo. Be a good boy, okay? I will get you there, mommy will shower you kisses again."

"Mommy.." tuluyan nang umiyak si Theon nang buhatin siya at ilayo sa screen.

I want to complain, pero wala akong magawa kundi magtiis at sumunod sa kanila. Hindi ko alam kung nasa kanila na si Savannah.

Kumulo ang dugo ko nang sa unang pagkakataon ay may nagpakita na sa screen ang unang mukhang ng sindikatong may hawak sa anak ko.

He's an Arab.

"So hummingbird, can you tell me how the jewels are?"

"I have seven jewels, all in all."

"So you need to find the remaining four and you're running out of time."

"I still have four months and it is enough to retrieve those." Seryosong sagot ko.

Sumandal ito sa swivel chair at nagsimulang manigarilyo. Pansin ko na may tattoo ito malapit sa kanyang palapusuhan.

It resembles a royal stone that I have read during my hummingbird lesson years ago. But I'm sure that I've seen this tattoo before, hindi ko lang matandaan kung saan.

"So when are you going to tell me that you're already affiliated with the Sous L'eau agency?" agad humataw ang dibdib ko sa biglaang sinabi niya.

Bumuga ito ng usok at mariing tumitig sa screen.

"You failed to follow our agreement, what shall I do to your son?"

"No! no please, I'm just using Sous L'eau! The assistance as well as their technology. Their people are much effective than having Gray's team." Pangangatwiran ko.

"And it doesn't really matter, our agreement is that I need to completely surrender the jewels. Being part of Sous L'eau is not your—" suminghap ako nang pumasok sa isipan kong alam na nilang hindi ako ang totoong hummingbird.

"Since when did you—"

"Since the very beginning, we're all aware that the real hummingbird was already dead and we need to create a new one. And it really happens that she's the daughter of the most feared agency of all times. Hi there, Isabella Valentine Satchel."

Halos mapapikit ako nang marahas nang pumasok sa loob ng maliit na kwarto si Tristan at malakas nitong hinampas ang lamesa.

Nag-iigting ang bagang nito na parang anumang oras ay mababasag na niya ang laptop na nasa harapan namin.

"Bring back my son, I'll find you and I'll kill you."

Tumawa lamang ang arabo sa amin.

"You should play fair, Mr. Sous L'eau. Give me the jewels and we'll return your son. That's it."

"Let me to talk to my son," matigas na sagot ni Tristan.

"The session is already done, wait for the next month. I just want to inform you that you hummingbird and the whole Sous L'eau can't fool us. Goodluck and stay alive."

Namatay na ang video call. Nang sulyapan ko si Tristan ay nangangatal na ang nakakuyon nitong kamao, agad akong tumayo at niyakap ko siya nang mahigpit.

"S-Sorry, this was all my fault baby."

Hindi siya sumagot sa akin, sa halip ay yumakapa siya nang mahigpit sa akin.

"Our baby is still young to experience this, it wasn't your fault Lina." Napasinghap ako nang marahas hawiin ni Tristan ang laptop sa lamesa dahilan kung bakit nalaglag ito.

"Tristan.."

Agad niya akong binuhat at pinaupo sa lamesa. He placed both of his hands on my side and he slightly bent down to meet my eyes.

"I miss kissing you," I closed my eyes when his lips captured mine.

His kisses starts with tenderness and soft movements, but when his hands travels inside my blouse giving me light touch, the tender turned into hunger.

He successfully unhooked my bra as both of his hands are now wandering on my breast.

"Tristan.." I can't help but to moan his name as his kisses went on my neck with the continuous massage of his hands.

Nangangatal na ang mga kamay ko habang tinatanggal ang butones ng kanyang uniporme.

This place is too risky, hindi namin malalaman na may nanunuod na pala sa amin sa likod ng salamin.

There is also a CCTV camera inside this room. We're making a damn scandal!

Suminghap ako nang dinala niya ang kanang kamay ko sa kanyang sinturon. I want to unbuckle it and continue this, but we're not inside the safe zone.

"We need to stop this," humihingal na sabi ko.

Hirap man ako ay pinilit ko siyang itulak.

"May CCTV camera, Tristan." Napamura siya nang sabihin ko ito.

"Fuck," ibinutones na niya ang kanyang damit pero nang matapos ito ay muli niyang isinuot ang mga kamay niya sa ilalim ng damit ko.

"Tristan.." itutulak ko na sana siya nang magsalita ulit siya.

"Let me do this, okay?"

Siya na mismo ang nagbalik ng pagkakahook ng bra ko.

Pagkalabas namin ay nagpunta kami sa video room, he immediately deleted our video.

Naiiling na lang ako, bigla na lang kami nag-aapoy dalawa.

Ngayong gabi ang schdule kung kailan maaari namin makausap ang doktor na may hawak kay Dr. Vicente.

A very young and beautiful doctor.

Nasa labas muli kami ng kwarto ni Dr. Vicente at hinihintay na lang namin lumabas ang doktor.

"How is he doc?" I asked as she closed the door.

Tumango muna ang mga nurse sa amin bago ang mga ito umalis. Humugot nang malalim na paghinga ang doctor bago nito sinalubong ang mga mata namin ni Tristan.

"He was drugged,"

"Drugged?" kapwa kami nagulat ni Tristan.

"Yes, based on my findings and series of examinations. Yes, he's partly traumatized but it won't cause any unusual behavior. Hindi pa ganito katindi. But the drug that was ingested in his body triggered his trauma, affecting his proper brain functionality."
Nagsimula akong magulat sa sinasabi ng doktor.

"H-How? Hindi ba at maayos pa ang katinuan niya nang ibigay ko siya kay Enna at Hazelle. Papaano nakaabot sa kanya ang droga?"

"The drug wasn't injected and swallowed. He smoked the drug. Someone probably gave him a stick containing the chemical. Mabilis ang epekto ng drogang ginamit sa kanya. It will effect with just two to three hours after smoking." Suminghap ako sa sinabi ng doktor.

"What kind of drug?" tanong ni Tristan.

"They called this flakka, this drug was developed in South Florida. They also called this as gravel. It was banned from US, I've been studying drug circulations processes this year and I can't see any record of flakka, magaling ang nakapagpuslit nito."

"W-Who? Papaano pa siya makakapanigarilyo? Masyadong mabilis ang pangyayari, pero alam kong nasa maayos pa siyang katunian nang huli ko siyang bitawan. If we're talking about hour's differences, imposibleng makapanigarilyo pa siya."

"I'm sorry to say this Miss Satchel, but how about your own comrades? Wala ba silang galit sa doctor? I maybe a doctor but I know how this agency works, don't put aside the idea that there are others who are still hovering for Dr. Vicente's death." Lumaglag ang balikat ko sa sinabi ng doctor.

"The amount of flakka used in his stick and the findings I've seen shows that the real plan of the culprit was to kill him. But it happens that the drug just corrupted his brain functionality."

Halos matulala kami ni Tristan sa sinabi ng doctor.

"Someone from them betrayed us?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko kay Tristan.

Hindi ko na rin mabasa ang kanyang reaksyon.

"Who then? Enna, Hazelle, Armando or your own brother?"

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