Hyazinth: Game Over

XVI - Mind Games

I slammed my face on my office desk, nakakapagod na ang pagbabasa na ginagawa ko. But I need to write down reports regarding my patients, and I badly needed to pass it to the hospital's chairman. Mae was sitting across my desk. She was doing my reports too, after all, she is my assistant.

"They really thought that you are pregnant?" She laughed. Ilang beses din akong natawa dahil sa katangahan ng mga kaibigan ko, "They are really hilarious. And Keigo even called an Ob-Gyn?"

"Yes," This time it was the two of us who were laughing. Iyon ang napapala ng mga hindi marunong magtanong. Napapahiya. "We need to finish writing our report para naman wala tayong intindihin bukas para sa event,"

"Ugh, dude, those dungeon bosses are freakin' crazy. We don't want to face that Sea King, kahit na tatlo kaming rook sa grupo namin ay wala kaming maisip kung paano tatalunin 'yon." Mae groaned. So, they are just like us, hindi rin kami makaisip kung paano tatalunin ang isang 'yon.

Parehas kaming napatayo ni Mae nang marinig ang biglaang pagtunog ng telepono. I answered the telephone, but the only thing that I'm hearing is a static sound and the person's heavy breathing on the other side. "Hello?" I mumbled.

Not a single word coming from the caller was uttered. Para akong naseenzoned sa ginagawa sa' kin. Nagtatakha akong tiningnan ni Mae dahilan upang magkibit balikat ako sa kanya, hindi ko rin alam ang trip nitong caller. "If you're not going to speak –"

"Amethyst," Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang banggitin n'ya ang codename ko. This person uses a voice changer kaya't hindi ko alam kung sino s'ya, but I have hunches about this mysterious caller.

This person must be Hyazinth. My lips are trembling from both fear and excitement. Hindi ko alam kung anong kailangan n'ya sa 'kin but one thing is for sure. She is mocking me.

"What do you want?" I beamed. She chaotically laughed. The voice changer is really annoying. And the way she uses the voice changer, she must be someone I know. Alam n'ya sigurong makikilala ko ang boses n'ya once na gamitin niya nag tunay niyang boses.

"I have a present for you, and I hope you'll like it." And after that, she ended the call. I curiously tilted my head and looked at Mae, "The call just ended," I stated. Binalik ko sa dating pwesto ang telepono at muling umupo sa' king upuan.

"Anong sabi?"

"May regalo raw s'ya para sa' kin." I mumbled. We are both drawn to deep thinking when suddenly the door was opened forcefully, niluwa nito ang isang nurse na hingal na hingal habang nakatingin sa amin.

Mae immediately went to the nurse and helped her to grasp her breath, "Mr. De Guzman... He is acting odd," Parehas naman kaming nagkatinginan ni Mae dahilan upang pumunta ako sa desk ko at kumuha ng mga gamot.

"Benzodiazepines, Mae," I stated. Tumango naman s'ya sa 'kin, ang mga gamot na nasa harap ko ngayon ay mga Antidepressants, If Raynald is having a panic attack, the medicine we need is Benzodiazepines.

"Alprazolam? Chlordiazepoxide?" She asked. Umiling naman ako dahil wala ro'n ang hinahanap ko, "Don't tell me, you want to use Lorazepam?" Dahan-dahan akong tumango kay Mae dahilan upang mapakagat s'ya sa pang ibabang labi n'ya.

Lorazepam or Ativan is one of the most effective of all Benzos, but its strength is addictive. We need to take the risk bago pa lumala ang kalagayan ni Raynald. Tumango s'ya sa' kin nang makuha n'ya na ang tamang milligram ng gamot.

And when we stood in front of Raynald's room, we heard his groanings. Nakakarinig din kami nang pagbagsak ng mga gamit. Pinihit ni Mae ang doorknob upang buksan ang pinto at hindi namin inaasahan ang bumungad sa amin, Raynald's eyes were red. They are leering through us as if he wanted us to taste his wrath.

Mae faintly laughed, "Is this your gift? Fucking hell..." She whispered. At sa tingin ko ay tama s'ya, ito ang regalong sinasabi sa' kin ni Hyazinth. What a wonderful gift.

Napansin kong may hawak na scalpel si Raynald na parehas kaming nagtatakha ni Mae. Where the hell did he get it? I roamed my sight around and saw two female nurses lying on the ground, and they are both unconscious, "Mae..." I whispered, simply getting her attention while pointing the nurses at Raynald's back.

Mae muttered a curse. All of a sudden, Raynald charged towards us with the scalpel, and we swiftly avoided it. The good thing is that Mae knows how to fight, and we will not pull each other down. I back off when Mae uses a roundhouse kick to Raynald, making him kiss the floor.

Ngunit tila parang isang robot si Raynald na mabilis na tumayo habang hawak pa rin ang scalpel, he looks unscratched. I saw Mae twitching while massaging her legs, "What happened?" I asked.

"Is he a robot or something? He's harder than steel!" She groaned.

I don't have any gun or weapon because first of all, I am not expecting that he will go on a rampage like this. Once again I examined his eyes. It was similar to the leering eyes of the woman who gave us the cube. Are Shan's suspicions correct?

Once again, he charged towards our direction. Lumagpas s'ya sa' kin, I immediately grabbed his wrist and used it to land my attack. I rode at his back and noticed that he is cold as a stone. I even wrapped my arms around his neck. But to my surprise ay bigla na lamang umikot ang kamay n'ya to pierce me.

And thanks to Mae's throwing books attack ay nakaalis ako sa kaniyang likuran. Napamura na lamang ako nang matapakan ko ang kamay ng isa sa mga nurse na walang malay sa sahig. Parehas kaming alerto ni Mae, nakaharap sa kanya si Raynald pero parehas kaming nagulat nang bigla na lamang umikot ang leeg nito at humarap sa 'kin.

His body is facing Mae, but his head is facing me. He wickedly smiled at me. Mae looks distraught, hindi man lamang kami nakatawag nang tulong mula sa iba. This is messed up. I saw Mae swiping the air, "Sonic Blow activated." She cast.

Mabilis na lumabas ang isang weapon sa harap n'ya, it was Katar, a weapon that is only exclusive to the Shadow Chasers. Agad na nawala si Mae sa paningin ko, lumitaw na lamang s'ya bigla sa harap ni Raynald. She landed her attack, but Raynald's smile isn't paving away. He was still smiling wickedly at me.

I swiped the thin air. I know that Mae's attack was effective because of the damage on his stomach, "Arrow Storm activated!" A bow appeared in my front with an arrow ready to be released, and when I slowly released it. A total of twenty arrows showered in his direction but he immediately avoided it, nawala s'ya sa paningin ko.

Mae grabbed me out of my previous place, huli na upang makarating do'n si Raynald. Isang pamilyar na tawa ang binigay n'ya sa' kin. The same laugh of the mysterious caller earlier.

Tangina, naguguluhan na ako.

"FUCK!" Mae shouted while looking below at nang makita ko ang tinutukoy n'ya ay napangiwi na lamang ako, it was the Ativan. I want to punched Mae dahil nakuha iyon ni Raynald, hindi ko alam kung ano ang iniisip n'ya ngayon or kung nag-iisip ba talaga s'ya ngayon.

Balak namin tumakbo ni Mae when suddenly we saw ourselves being pinned on the wall. He was not holding us, but the force that was pinning us was potent. Kinuha n'ya ang Ativan, nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang pilit n'yang binuksan ang bibig ni Mae upang ipainom 'yon.

He wickedly smiled, "You're stupid. I easily fooled you." At nang sabihin n'ya iyon ay ginaya n'ya ako kay Mae. Pilit niyang binuksan ang bibig ko hanggang sa malagay niya ito sa bibig ko. Wala akong nagawa kung hindi ang lunukin ito, this medicine is potent especially kung hindi pa nakakapagtake ng mga ganitong gamot dati ang uminom. And for Mae and I's case, parehas kaming hindi pa nakakasubok ng ganito.

Drowsiness began to crawl in my body, mabilis talaga ang magiging epekto nito sa amin. I began to cough kasabay nito ang pagbagsak namin sa sahig, sumilay ako sa pwesto ni Mae at napansin na wala na s'yang malay. Patuloy na bumibigat ang talukap ko hanggang sa muli akong tumunghay.

"Scarlett-chan!" His face began to change, and I bitterly smiled. It was way worse than being killed. A betrayal that I won't ever forget.

I was able to take a glimpse at her face before I fully lost my consciousness.

Maddison Carly Beryl.

#