CHAPTER 2

Zachary Xion Dela Torre

(Zachary POV)

Once you enter the School of Bladderwort,a lot of things will gonna change, everythings will surely turn your world upside down,I'm one of the graduated students from Sollician University.Turning me into so-called fortress means Strong building that will surely never crashed again.

I'm only 10 years old when I went there and studied some stuff that will help me to take a revenge for those people who kill my parents and my sister.Where does the sole perspective life can be seen?,life is unfair,why did my life connived with miserable destiny?.I don't even know what I did to taste this kind of bitter-sweet living.

"Sir,Mr.Rumualdez want to have an appointment with you this afternoon,are you going to accept it..or decline it?" saad ng secretary ko,Isang maliit na negosyante lamang ang isang yon,hindi kailangan pag-aksayahan ng oras.Minsan ko na ring naging colleague si Mr.Rumualdez at masasabi kong wala pa sya sa kalingkingan ng talino ko pagdating sa negosyo,palibhasa'y baguhan palamang.

"Decline it"seryosong saad ko,sasagot pa sana sya ngunit inunahan ko na ng matatalim kong tingin na tumutok agad sa kanya,palibhasa masyadong malandi at magaling lang sa pagpapaganda ang isang 'to kaya para sakin ay wala syang kwenta kahit secretary ko pa sya.Wala pa sa isang guhit kung titimbangin ang ganda niya.

My kindness was only given to those people who really need it,but mostly no one deserves it not unless you're my parents or you really need it.

I don't have friends,it feels me exhausting to get a friend that will truly act as a good one but friends are just people who will left you over with their wants,people who will backstab you whenever you are not arround,so I don't need those shit people to surround me.It's toxic.Isn't it?.You should be sensitive about giving your trust to them.Its irepparable when it break,So No friends, No problem.

I had one friend but it was 10 years ago and I didn't see her until now.I'm fat back then so she calls me Mr.Big.It was my first time to have a friend and it's really ridiculous because she is a girl and she is not like the others,I didn't even get any discrimination from her,she always says that it's okay to be fat because fat means you're healthy.But one day she shout me out and leave me alone,again.Their family move to their province, in Davao.That was the last information I got.So therefore I conclude that everything will gonna change so I keep myself away from unreal friendship.

Only serenity makes me feel comfortable, and calm at the same time.No one can makes me feel that way,none other than the only alliance of mine.The Ocean.It sees me cry.It sees me struggling with my life.I give them importance as my biggest companion,saying what are my resentment in life goes on and on.Wishing that I'm not existing.

I remember that I once slept while floating in the beach. I don't know how did I do that. I was doing meditation that time and I didn't notice that I fell asleep.

(Flashback)

"Hala jusko po!, may patay dito!" I heard a woman say.My eyes are still closed.Hearing the whispers of people makes annoys me and I was shocked when I felt like someone was pulling my foot. What the fvcked they doing?.

"Wahhhhhh!!"

"Multo na ata si kuya!"

"Murag artista mani uy,naku sinasayang ang kaniyang buhay na pinagkaloob ng ginoo"

I heard some say because I suddenly woke up .They are shocked that I was actually alive and simply doing meditation,some people run fast as they could because they thought that I'm dead.some people are screaming for help and some screaming that I might be a ghost.

"Jusko kuya kung gusto mo pala mag-meditate or magemote emote abay dapat sa bahay ka nalaang kay mahirap ng sa dagat ka, abay ba ka ikay malunod,wala ng bibisitang mga turista dito kung may nabalitaan silang namatay,abay maawa ka naman sa aming mawawalan ng trabaho kung ipapasara itong resort" mahabang palahaw ng isang babae,habang nakatalikod sa'kin.Hindi ko na sila pinagiintindi pa dahil puro pulos bulungan nalang ang mga narinig ko,habang seryosong naglakad papaalis sa kanila ay nagsalita na naman yung babae.

"Tignan mo 'tong lalaki na 'to hindi man lang marunong magpasalamat dahil ginising pa natin sya,naku dapat hindi niyo na tinulungan para matuluyan" dire-diretsong sabi nito,akala mo pinasakan ng mic ang bibig.Ang lakas ng loob ng babaeng 'to na magsalita ng ganto sa'kin.Muling namutawi ang kuryosidad ko ng lumingon ito sa'kin,muli akong ginising mula sa bangungot ko.

'Hindi 'to maari..paano nangyari yun?impossible...'

"Thank you.."sinabi ko nalang dahil mukang sya mismo ay nagulat sa akin.The disembodied soul are going to either hell or heaven but is it impossible that after death they will live again?.

(End of Flashback)

"Scratch that noise!" I said when the whole group of management talking for some stupid stuff .We're here in conference room.They suddenly stop and bow at me."Sorry..Mr.Dela Torre..."said of one of them,"I didn't hired and give the fvcking salary to make such stupidity in this corporation,do your work or you want to pick all of you up in trash!" I said seriously,I will not hesitate to drop them out.

"Sir,this month has the biggest rate of people who purchase our products,until now we've been constantly producing to create more and... so we can continuously support our shop in every part of the country and so the other country too" mahabang salaysay ng Accountant ng Corporasyon.I had so many businesses at the age of 20.I really do have so much failure and the most is bankruptcy but I get up and make this corporation grow again.

Kringgg..

Kringgg..

Kringgg..

"Excuse me" pagputol ko sa pagre-report ng Accountant sa mga progressive things na nangyayari sa korporasyon.Agad akong lumabas ng Conference room at sinagot Ang tumatawag."Yes?Mr.Dela Torre speaking" saad ko at naghihintay ng sasagot."Son!I'm on the way to our house,Where are you now?" Saad ng ama-amahan ko,He is Axel Segovia.Kinupkop niya na ako nung mawala ang parents ko.Malaking palaisipan sa 'kin dahil bigla nalang syang dumating sa bahay namin and He said that he is a good friend of them.I don't think that he is one of their friends because I didn't see his face before."Working.. as usual Dad" I said with bored tone. "Please go home and I will tell you something" he said,mahihimigang excited sya.Matagal ko ng may ibang balak ang ama-amahan ko.Simula ng mag-aral ako sa SU ay natutuhan ko ng kumilatis ng iba't ibang uri ng tao,nalaman ko rin kung paano mo malilinlang ang isang tao o ikaw mismo ang nililinlang.

'Ano naman kayang balita Ang hatid ni Dad?.'

"I will,Dad" pagtapos ko sa usapan at ibinaba iyon.Siguro kung iba iyon ay iisiping wala syang maitim na balak,pagkakatiwalaan sya kaagad ngunit magaling din talaga ang tadhana dahil papunta palang sya ay pabalik na ko.

Isang bagay lang ang importante sa mundong ibabaw yun ay ang Buhay.Kaya hanggat maaari 'wag kang pakampante dahil meron at merong isang sasaksak sa iyo patalikod,lahat ay pwedeng mawala ng parang bula kahit ang yaman mo.Hindi mapapalitan ng kahit singkong duling ang buhay ng tao kaya kung ako Ang tatanungin ay mas gugustuhin kong buhay rin ang kapalit dahil walang katumbas na pera ang buhay nino man.

While I'm driving,I got a message from unknown.Its been 3 months when it start to threat me some only jokes for me.It saying that they will kill my sister,little did they know that I know them from the start and they didn't even know that my sister is dead.

From:Unknown

I will going to kill your sister Mr.Big,don't worry,your sister will not going to suffer for long time,it will happen smoothly.No hesitation,No hindrance of presence of you.She will feel less pain,less tears and fear.

'How ridiculous is it..hahaha threatening me without knowing their bait is dead?'

"I'm home" I said while I'm untying my neck tie."Hey son, we should eat first and after that we will talk about what I have said a while ago.." He is not good at acting but I will consider it as a good one.Hindi sya natatakot sa'kin dahil ang alam niya ay isa parin akong uto-uto.

"Okay" Yun lang ang sinabi ko at nagpaumunang pumunta sa dining area.Tinignan ko lahat ng mga putahe na niluto niya para sa dinner na yun at masasabi kong magaling syang magluto. "Hmm smells good" tatangong saad ko habang inaamoy ang mga iyon,biglang nabuhay ang kanina ko pang nagugutom na sikmura.Nagsimula na kaming kumain habang nagku-kwentuhan.

"So how's the trip Dad?,Did you enjoy it?" Tanong ko sa kaniya at tatawa tawa niya akong sinagot "Yes of course. I didn't spend so much time for travelling when I was young as you son..."'cause youre busy planning to kill another life to protect yours.How greedy and selfish huh?. Liar. Pilit na ginigiliw ang tono pero seryoso ang dating nito sa'kin kahit na hindi kakikitaan ng sincerity ang sinabi niya.

"Dad,can you tell it now?I have something to do later" pagmamadali ko sakanya dahil ayaw ko ng Makita ang pagmumukha niya.Calling him 'Dad' makes me vomit.He suddenly stop and swallow his food in his mouth.

"The girl I had assigned to you....you should.. kill her as soon as possible,she must die, son" Napatunghay ako sa mukha niya,atat na atat kang mamatay yung babae ah..takot ka bang maging isang whistleblower din sya tulad ng asawa mo?

"Why Dad?..Why all of a sudden you want to end her life?" I ask without any reaction on my face. "You should kill her as soon as possible or else..." He stopped."or else...what?" I asked after I swallow the food I eat. "We will going to suffer",only you will going to suffer don't include me from what have you done."Dad don't be scared,I will but soon"pagkunwariy koy susunod sa pinag-uutos niya sakanya.

"I will trust you,son.I know you will not going to make me suffer" trust me until you die moron.

"Of course,you are my dad not literally...but you came to my life to be my shelter and you cared me for a long time just like my parents do. So, I will not let that happen" Nasisiguro kong kahit anong sabihin ko ay paniniwalaan niya.Ngumiti sya sa'kin na parang ako nalang ang natira niyang pag-asa para maligtas sya sa mga ginawa niyang kabulastugan.

'Sakin ka nalang kumakapit tanda..isang pitik ko lang ay pupwede mo na makasama sa hukay si kamatayan'

After the dinner hindi ko na nakausap pa si dad,mukang kampanteng kampante sa mga huwad na salitang binitawan ko.Nakita ko pa sya saglit na nagpahangin sa labas at may tinatawagan kahit mahina ay rinig na rinig ko ang mga usapan nila dahil walang ingay ang maririning sa labas o kahit sa loob ng bahay.

"Oo...wag ka na mag-alala.....papatayin na siya ni Zach....Sige na....hintayin mo nalang sa obituaryo ang pangalan"

Ang pagiging kampante niya ay siyang sisira sa kaniya.Minsan narin akong naging sunod sunuran sa kaniya kaya hindi ko na hahayaang utuin niya ako.Maraming kasalanan ang nagawa niya kaya nararapat na syang magpahinga.My mission is to kill the girl just for fucking safetiness of him.The girl,who is the victim are actually must die instead of the killer?.She didn't deserve that.Instead of killing her,I have a perspective idea to make another mission for her.

To be continued...