Trigger Warning: Violence
Lose
Desperadang tumakbo pababa si Diana. Nasa may hagdan na siya at sumunod agad ako nang kapwa kami matumba dahil sa malakas na sunod sunod na putok ng baril.
Nakita ko ang babaeng sinipa ang ambang pagpapaputok ng lalake. It wasn't just one commotion, because when I stood to see what was happening in the bay view, everyone was fighting!
May mga bumulagta na, pakiramdam ko, dahil nanlaban. They were fighting in close combat, some were pinned to the ground as they disarmed Trison's men, and some were now handcuffed. This is really a raid!
Mabilis ang pagtayo ko, kinaladkad si Diana pabalik sa itaas habang nagugulat siya at hindi agad makakilos.
"Si Russel!" she screamed while I dragged her back to her room.
"Now! Take all of your things and leave!" I shouted desperately.
"Bitiwan mo ako, Ayeselle! Hindi tayo parehas ng pinaglalaban dito! Kung ikaw, tanggap mo na papatayin sila ng mga pulis na 'yan, pwes ako, hindi!"
"They won't kill them! They're trying to catch all of them!"
"Then what's those guns, huh?! Pag tatama ba 'yon sa katawan nila, makakatulog lang sila? They want all of them dead, Ayeselle! So get out of my way! Kailangang malaman nila Trison ang nangyayari dito—"
I slapped her hard. She stopped her panic and looked at me while crying. Umiling siya at nahawakan ang ulo habang napaupo sa sahig.
"Hindi ko alam kung... kaya kong mag-isa... kung wala siya," she whispered weakly.
"Kakayanin mo! He chose that path! He created that! He would understand if you would choose your own path too, Diana! He must understand if you created your own path too!"
Tahimik siyang umiyak. Wala nang oras para roon kaya binalikan ko ang mga gamit niya habang pinapanood niya ako.
"Kung ikaw, kaya mong wasakin ang buhay mo para sa isang lalakeng hindi ka kayang ilagay sa lugar na hindi ka mapapahamak, pwes ako hindi!" I shouted while putting the things in the bag I grabbed while crying.
"I will vouch for you! If Arkaine won't believe me, then leave the country! You are not part of them!"
Pumikit siya habang sunod sunod na ang naririnig naming putok ng baril sa ibaba.
"If you are pregnant, then you have a child to protect! If the baby of your father can't even do the right thing, then it is now your duty as a mother to stand up for what's right! For what's best for your child!"
Ilang sigundo siyang naroon habang mabilis na ang mga kilos ko. Diana stood and took her bag, which she hid behind the bed.
"Nandito lahat. Hindi ko na kailangan ang mga gamit ko. Bibili nalang ako ng bago," she replied while crying.
Hindi ko alam kung sasaktan ko siya dahil talagang iyon pa ang nasabi niya sa gitna ng gulong ito?!
Someone was banging loudly on the door when our heads turned to look at it. Whoever it was, I know we can't trust them so easily right now.
"Baka ang tauhan ni Russel!" Nag-amba siyang buksan iyon ngunit hinila ko siya agad. We need at least one gun in an emergency!
"May mga baril ka ba?" I asked.
Namilog ang mga mata niya. "Ayeselle, hindi ako kriminal!"
See?! She doesn't even have a gun! I can vouch for that too—that she's unarmed! But we need at least one!
