Team Alpha

Chapter 48

'Lost History'

XIN

"I-It was Xavier. Xavier gave me a l-life.. d-don't kill me p-please." I just looked at Shine who was begging on her knees, crawling on the floor and kneeling in from of me. Yumuko lang ako para pantayan siya at hinawakan ang panga niya para iangat ang tingin niya sa akin.

"Do you think I'll ever trust your words again?" Walang emosyon kong tanong at tiningnan ang mga mata niya. She was already crying, asking for mercy. I just huffed unhappily at tumayo na tsaka ako tumingin sa pinto kung saan pumasok si Jun na may talsik na ng dugo sa katawan.

I just clenched my jaw and looked back at Shine.

"For the sake of your brother, I won't kill you.. yet." I said and sent her to a place that only I would know where. Binalik ko na ang tingin ko kay Jun ay nilapitan siya tsaka na siya dinala pabalik sa UHT. We reached the dorm and Walter almost choked up seeing Jun covered in blood.

Jun just hissed at him at umakyat na para maligo. I just took off my gloves and looked at Seth who was leaning on the wall, arms-crossed and already impatient. Tiningnan ko nalang si Wolfie na kakababa lang at walang t-shirt.

"Dinala na namin sila kina Duke." Aniya nung makita ako at tinakpan pa ng throw pillow ang katawan niya. Tumango lang ako at tsaka na siya tinapunan ni Joshua ng t-shirt sa mukha. "Keep your white chocolate abs and pierced titties to yourself!" Sumbat ni Walter pero binatukan lang siya ni Matthew. Tiningnan ko lang sila at umupo na ako sa single seater na sofa. I was tapping my fingers on the arm rest, waiting for the noise to subside.

Seth just shushed them and looked at me.

"You gonna tell us now?" Tanong ni Seth at naglakad palapit sa akin. Tiningnan ko lang si Xy na kakababa lang at namumugto pa ang mga mata. He must still be crying over Hoshi being at the Star Kingdom. I just disregarded Seth's question and stood up to get Xy a glass of water pero hinarang lang ako ni Seth at tiningnan ako.

Nag-iwas lang ako ng tingin sa kanya at hinawi siya sa daraanan at tsaka tuluyan nang pumunta sa kitchen para bigyan ng tubig si Xy.

"Why aren't you telling us, Xinny? Wala ka bang tiwala sa amin?" Tanong ni Jayden na nakaupo sa sofa katabi ni Joshua. Lumingo-lingo lang ako at uminom narin ng tubig tsaka tiningnan sila.

"It's just that I have so many things to reveal na hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula." Napabuga nalang ng hangin si Seth dahil sa sinabi ko. Tiningnan lang ako nung iba at parang nag-iisip rin sila dahil sa sinabi ko. "Start with Shinshi." Agad na sambit ni Wolfie kaya tiningnan ko siya.

"Sabi ni Mama bigla ka nalang nagpakita at basta-basta mo nalang hinawakan ang kamay ni Shinshi. Matapos mong gawin 'yun, bigla ka nalang raw umiyak at umalis. What? What happened? Why aren't you telling us?" Wolfie started interrogating me at bigla nalang dumating si Jun tsaka siya inilayo sa akin. Ginulo ko nalang ang buhok ko at tsaka bumalik dun sa sofa. Tiningnan ko na si Matthew habang pasimple akong gumagawa ng blue shield sa aming lahat.

They just looked at the shield and then looked at me.

"You told me that Shinshi was special. That the reason why they killed Wolfie's Dad was because they wanted to take Shinshi. Right?" Saglit na natigilan si Matthew at bahagya pang nag-isip at tsaka tumango-tango sa sinabi ko. Umangat lang ang gilid ng labi ko at tsaka nangalumbaba na sa sofa. I let them decipher the clue that I gave them at nakita kong nagkatinginan pa silang lahat.