BABYSITTING A GENIUS

Chapter 25

Cole's POV

Habang naghahanap ako ay may nakita akong picture frame. It was our family picture, nung kumpleto pa kami, nung buhay pa si Nick. Sobrang saya pa namin nito. Pero anong ginagawa nito dito?.

Napaisip ako saglit. Imposible. Hindi masamang tao si Mommy. Binibilog lang nila ang isip like they did nung mapaniwala nila akong may problema sa pag-iisip si Coleen.

Mga sinungaling sila. Silang lahat.

At sa malamang sila din ang may gawa sakin nito, they're framing Mommy tsk they really think that I'd actually fall for that.

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Coleen's POV

Natahimik na kami nang marinig naming parang may papalapit na footsteps at nakita na nga namin si Alex Dee.

"Hayop ka! Pakawalan mo kami rito!." Sigaw ni Mommy.

"Just like what you did years ago dun sa pumatay sa anak ko?." Alex stopped 5 feet away from the space between 2 parallel lines.

"Hindi ko sinasadyang matalo sa kaso." Iyak ni Mommy.

"People are usually blamed for something stupid that they did or say and never with their intelligence. Justice is never accomplished with ignorance, stupidity or being kind. And we lost the case because you're--"

"Your husband asked me to."

"Excuse me?."

"Nick is not your son. Your real baby didn't make it because of the risk caused by your hormonal problem. Mr. Somera thought that it would break your heart so much so he asked this poor woman's baby to be your baby's substitute. It was that house helper you killed years ago because you thought she was your husband's mistress." Sabi ko.

"He wanted the case to get dismissed since day one to avoid further investigation." Sabi ni Mommy.

"You're lying!." Galit na sabi ni Alex.

"They're telling the truth. We asked for Nick's medical records and autopsy results. The lab results shows that the maternity and paternity test neither matches you and your husband but matched with your deceased former house helper." Sabi ni Ate Abby.

Pero this psycho tried her very best to keep calm.

"Hmm well, thanks for telling me the truth. Now I want all of you to suffer even more. Boys, bring me my toys." Sabi ni Alex. 

Nagulat kami nang may biglang lumapit na tatlong lalaki na may kanya kanyang dalang rolling table na may nakapatong na matitigas at matatalim na mga bagay. Kasama na rin rito ang tatlong hand guns na iba-iba ang uri. 

Wala talaga syang kasinsama tsk.

"Okay, sino bang uunahin natin?." Sabi ni Alex na parang bumubunot siya ng mga pangalin namin sa isang fish bowl. 

"Hmm the lucky winner is Laney. Kung siswertehin ka nga naman. Fairness ah, magaling din pumili si Cole kaso, pano yan?. Mamamatay ka na. Iiwan mo na rin siya. Kawawa naman si Cole, malulungkot siya. Kaya dahil dyan, I'll give you another option. It's either you get hurt or someone else. Your choice." Sabi ni Alex.

Natahimik nalang si Laney.

"Okay. Siguro nahihirapan ka lang dahil wala kang alam na any reason to hurt one of these people. Don't worry, I'll give you some." Sabi ni Alex at parang may kinuhang papel sa bulsa niya.

"Number 1, Belle. Your lovely cousin Belle was actually the one who stole your project and presented it as her own kaya ka bumagsak and dropped out of high school kaya ka napilitang umulit pa ng isang taon." Basa ni Alex. Nakikita kong napayuko si Belle, she really looks like she's guilty. Una palang medyo di na yun ikinatuwa ni Laney.

"Numbers 2, 3 and 4. Abby, Sela and Mrs. Trinidad. I think it'd be a better choice if you choose to hurt someone that you don't really know. Less guilt in your part." Sabi ni Alex. 

Mukhang lalong naguluhan si Laney. I can see that this psycho is simply playing psychological tricks on us.

"And last of all number 5, Coleen. Your best choice. Hindi mo siya kilala but you have a motive to hurt her because she did something so terrible na deserve nyang masaktan ng sobra." Sabi ni Alex.

"And what is that?." Seryosong tanong ni Laney.

"Teves." Tawag ni Alex sa isa sa mga tauhan nya. May dala rin itong rolling table kung saan may nakalagay na laptop, she opened it and showed us something none of us ever expected to see.

Seriously?. Pinakita nya talaga yung video namin ni Cole kissing? Tsk. So ito pala yung plano niya, to torture us in the end. Parang pinaglalaruan lang nya kami, wala syang puso. 

At nang makita yun ni Laney ay parang biglang nabuo agad yung desisyon nya.

"Sa likod ng maamo mong mukha, malandi ka palang bunot ka." Medyo gigil na sabi ni Laney.

"Don't worry honey, makakaganti ka rin. After all, it's your turn to play. Now choose between these toys. Which of these do you want me to use to hurt her?." Sabi ni Alex na parang sobra nya na talagang ikinakatuwa ang mga nangyayari. Bwisit, bwisit, bwisit.

"I choose the hammer and nail." Sabi ni Laney.

"Good choice." Ngiti pa ni Alex sabay kuha ng martilyo at pako sa table sabay naglakad ng dahan dahan palapit sakin. 

Sinubukan kong makawala but it's no use. Mahigpit yung posas sa arm ng upuan at kahit subukan kong itumba ang upuan imposible yung mangyari dahil nakadikit na nga sa sahig yung upuan. Pati ang mga paa ko nakaposas din sa tig-isang paa ng upuan.

"Huwag! Coleen! Please! Maawa kayo!. Do something!." Iyak ni Mommy. Pero tumuloy parin sa pagpukpok si Alex sa kamay ko at palalim na ng palalim ang baon ng pako sa likod ng kamay ko at halos dumidikit na ang nakaposas kong kamay sa arm ng chair.

Tuloy parin sya sa pagpukpok at ang tangi ko nalang nagawa ay sumigaw sa sobrang sakit. 

"Tama na, tama na!. Ako nalang ang parusahan mo!." Iyak ni Mommy.

"Okay, madali naman akong kausap." Lapit ni Alex Dee. At talagang nagawa nya pang ngumiti. 

"No! Mommy!. Please! Help my mom!." Iyak ko. Pero tumawa lang yung mga tauhan ni Alex.  And now she started doing the same thing she did to me to my mom. 

I wanted her suffering to stop pero wala akong magawa. This is all my fault. Kung di lang sana ako nakialam di sana aabot sa ganito. I tried my very best na makawala sa pagkakaposas sakin but this is completely hopeless. I can't do anything to save her. Wala akong kwentang anak.