CHAPTER 26: Part 3 - OVER

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Steph's Point of View

Nanatili pa ring tahimik ang buong silid habang lahat ng atensyon ay nakatuon sa imahe na ipinapakita ng usok. Sa mga oras na 'yon ay iisang katanungan lang ang nasa isip naming lahat..

Sino ang tao na ipinapakita ng usok.

Maya-maya ay ay biglang may pumasok na tao sa isipan ko. Iisang tao lang at wala ng iba. Unti-unti akong napatingin kay Jerra at nang dumapo na ang mata ko sa kanya ay nakita kong nakatingin din siya sa akin.

Iginala ko ang mata ko sa paligid at nakita kong seryoso pa rin silang nakatingin sa usok pero may kutob ako na meron na rin silang pinaghihinalaang tao. At mukhang iisa lang ang iniisip naming.

"Shaman Baek." Jimin said under his breath driving all the attention towards him.

Jin sighed.

"But how can we be sure, that it is really him?" Taehyung asked.

"With his grumpy appearance and his dark stares, I know he's the only one who could such thing." Jimin explained.

"But he and my grandma were close friends, how can he do that then?" Jin argued.

"No man is ever safe from betrayal. Even from a friend." Shaman Jang stated.

"There's only one way to find out." Namjoon uttered.

Nagtinginan sila muli matapos sabihin iyon ni Namjoon at tila nag-uusap silang lahat sa mga isip nila; pare-parehas ata sila ng iniisip ng kung anong sunod na gagawin.

Ilang saglit ang lumipas at nagtanguan silang lahat na para bang buo na ang isip nila.

"Wait! Sasama ako." Usal ko sa kanila at tinapunan naman ako ng tingin ni Namjoon, Seokjin, Jimin, Taehyung at Jungkook.

"I think it's better for you to stay here." Seokjin suggested.

"As Angel's friend, it's my right to know who did this to her. Kaya sasama ako." Wika ko sa kanila dahilan para magtinginan sila na parang nagdadalawang isip.

"Fine. Let's go." Namjoon said after a deep sigh.

"Just a second." Shaman Jang called causing their sudden halt.

"You will not face an ordinary human. If he really was the one who did this. He had the ability to inflict harm to all of you if you go there, unprepared." Shaman Jang added and then she left the room.

Naghintay lang kami ng ilang saglit sa loob at kalaunan ay bumalik din naman siya dala ang mga piraso ng tela. Binigyan niya kami ng tig-iisa nito at matapos niya akong maabutan ng isa ay kinilatis ko kung ano ito.

Isa itong mahabang piraso ng tela pero hindi ganoon kalapad at nakita kong may mga nakasulat ng pa-horizontal na chinese characters sa pulang tela na ito.

邪 惡 無 法 穿 透 光 的 力 量

"What are these?" Seokjin asked.

"Those will serve as your protection against any evil entity that you will encounter, out there. Those characters that were embroidered in that cloth is a powerful protective charm and as long as you had that in your bodies, no harm will come to you." Shaman Jang explained.

"This things are so unfashionable." Seokjin murmured while looking at the piece of cloth.

"Yah. Hyung." Namjoon uttered to him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Kim. You can tie in your waists and hide it with your clothes. So that no one could see that you're wearing it." Shaman Jang stated and she seemed to heard Seokjin's murmur a while ago.

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