Vengeance (ViceRylle story)

The Group

Napahinto ang dalawa nang marinig si Anne na magsalita. Nagsalitan ng tingin si Anne kay Vice at Karylle.

ANNE: Come on agents. Tell me.

Tinignan ni Vice si Karylle at sinenyasan ito na sya na ang magsabi kay Anne. Tumayo si Karylle at niyaya si Anne na maupo sa isang side ng kama.

KARYLLE: I saw someone you know earlier. Member na sya ng grupong tinatrack natin.

ANNE: Sino?

KARYLLE: Your sister, Jasmine.

Nabigla si Anne sa narinig at nagbreakdown na rin sya dahil sa sobrang pagkamiss nya sa kanyang kapatid.

ANNE: How is she? Is she okay? Nakausap mo ba sya?

KARYLLE: (iling) That's why I asked to leave the place immediately. Baka pag nakita mo sya, mawala ka sa character mo and mablow yung cover natin.

ANNE: Why? You could at least give me a moment to talk to her, to check on her. Alam mo naman na gustong gusto kong makita si Jas.

KARYLLE: I wanted to but I can't. I'm sorry.

ANNE: How could you do that to me? Jasmine is all alone and now, kasama pa sya sa isang masamang grupo! Napakaselfish mo! I've been helping you find Alena since day one! Pero paano na---

VICE: Anne!

ANNE: Bakit? Totoo naman ah! All I'm asking from you is a little consideration. Kung ano ang pag-aalala nyo kay Alena, ganoon din ang pag-aalala ko sa kapatid ko! She's too young and too innocent to be in that group! If anything bad happens to her, I'm blaming it all on you!

KARYLLE: Anne, I'm so---

Umiiyak si Anne nang magwalk out. Hahabulin sana ni Karylle si Anne ngunit pinigilan sya ni Vice. Napasapo nalang ng ulo si Karylle at napaluha. Nadisappoint din sya at medyo nakonsensya sa sinabi ni Anne. Tama nga ang sinabi nito. Naging selfish sya at iniisip lang din nila ang sarili nilang kagustuhan na makita ang kanilang anak. Hindi nila nagawang isipin man lang ang kapakanan ng kanilang mga kasamahan.

Naupo si Vice sa tabi ng kanyang asawa at niyakap ito. Ngayon lang ulit nya nakita na ganito si Karylle. Sinisisi na naman nito ang kanyang sarili.

VICE: Hey... Don't think too much about it. Don't blame yourself or anything. Dala lang ng stress at pagod kaya nasabi yun ni Anne. Nabigla lang sya. I'm sure she will realize later on na tama lang yung desisyon mo. It's not just for our safety, but also for Jasmine's.

Nang mapanatag na muli ang loob ni Karylle, lumabas si Vice ng kwarto nila upang makausap naman si Anne.

VICE: (knocks on the door) Can I come in?

ANNE: What do you want?

VICE: Woah. I just want to talk. There's no need to put that attitude.

ANNE: If you're just going to exlplain what happened, why she did that, wag nalang.

VICE: She's really sorry for not telling you immediately. But we're not sorry for not letting you see your sister.

ANNE: (raises an eyebrow)

VICE: Think about it, Anne. If we let you talk to Jasmine, there's a chance that you'll blow your cover. There's also a small possibility of her recognizing you. If she recognized you, the group will be alarmed. They'll discover who you are. And pag nalaman nila, malalaman rin nung double agent na buhay pa si Agent A21. All our covers will be blown.