Chapter 9- Not saving her!
Binitawan ng tigre si Nilah sabay sakmal sa ulo ni Quinn at matapos ay dinala siya nito sa malayo.
"QUINN!!" Malakas na tawag ni Nilah
Pinilit pang tumakbo ni Nilah subalit tila ba sumusuko ang kanyang mga tuhod sa pagtayo sa kadahilanang bigat ng kanyang nadaramang sakit sa kanyang tagiliran.
Hindi nagtagal ay bumagsak si Nilah dahil sa matinding sakit sa kanyang tagiliran subalit, mabuti nalang ay dumating si Akari para siya ay tulungan.
"W-why did you come?" Mahinang sabi ni Nilah
"Quinn came after you in order to save you so I think it's also the best thing to do." Maluha-luha pang sabi ni Akari.
Binuhat patayo ni Akari ang nakahandusay na katawan ni Nilah at inalalayan itong makalakad.
"C-can you s-still walk?" pagtatanong ni Akari kay Nilah
Sumagot nang 'oo' si Nilah at sa kanilang paglalakad ay lumingon lingon si Akari na tila ba parang may hinahanap ito.
"Kailangan nating iligtas si Quinn..." mahinang sabi ni Karima.
Kalaunan ay sinabi ni Nilah kung ano ang nangyari kay Alumina at paano siya nakuha ng tigrem
Matapos iyon marinig ni Akari ay agad niya nang binuhat ang iika-ika na si Nilah at lumakad pa nang mas mabilis kaysa kanina.
"I-I need to save Quinn!" naiiyak na sabi ni Akari
"I'm coming too! Please let me! I am nothing to her and she could just leave me and let me be eaten by that beast but no, she rushed her way out of the cage and chased the tiger by herself and saved me but in exchange, her life was put into danger because of saving me so! What I am saying is, let's turn this favor to her and save her!" Nilah said
But both of them knew, Nilah and Akari, that they couldn't accomplish anything on their own so they went back to the cage and asked people for help in saving Quinn.
Many of the people agree in saving Quinn and as they are about to go outside the cage...
"Really? you're saving her? for what? to kill you? HAHAHAHA that's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard! She's gonna kill us all in the end so what's the point of saving her in the first place?! Let's leave her be because she's better off dead!" The woman named Hainah stood up and said that they shouldn't save Quinn because she will just kill them all in the end just like what she did to the others.
Because of that, many of them hesitated and refused to save Quinn as they got the point of Hainah...
In the end, it's just Akari and Nilah that's been left alone to pursue the duty of saving Quinn.
"W-we just need to give this weapon(steel tube) to Quinn and she will handle the tiger herself and that's it! The two of us can do that!" Nilah said to Akari before they went outside the cage.
Hindi nagustuhan ni Hainah ang kanyang narinig dahil alam niya at alam nilang lahat sa kung ano ang kayang gawin ni Quinn kapag siya ay nakahawak ng armas.
Dahil doon ay inutusan ni Hainah ang ibang kasama niya sa kulungan para pigilan ang dalawang iyon, si Nilah at Akari bago pa man nila mabigyan nang armas ni Quinn.
"DALIAN NIYO! IF QUINN MANAGED TO STAY ALIVE THEN IT'S OVER FOR US!" Sigaw sa kanila ni Hainah
"Just d-dont killed those two! They are weak and don't have the ability to fight. We just need to stop them from giving that weapon to Quinn and that's it!" Dagdag pa na sabi ni Hainah
Lumabas ang mga kasama ni Hainah sa kulungan at sinunod ang kanyang utos na pigilan si Nilah at Akari subalit...
Tila ba hindi iyon ang nasa pag-iisip at intensyon ng dalawang iyon na nagngangalang Jasro at Kenny dahil ang kanilang gusto ay...
"Akin 'yung malaki ang dibdib sa'yo na 'yung malaki ang pwet!"Ani Jasro
Sa kabilang banda, agad itong nakutuban ni Akari at Nilah na parang may humahabol sa kanila kaya minarapat nilang mas bilisan ang kanilang pagtakbo subalit hindi ito sapat.
Nakikita nilang dalawa na palapit ito nang palapit sa kanila na tila ba may intensyong patayin silang dalawa.
"Y-you go! I'll try talking to them!" ani Nilah
Subalit nag-aalangang pumayag dito si Akari na iwan si Nilah lalo na't hindi man lang ito makapaglakad nang maayos.
"Please go! I'll try to handle this and talk with them! I'm the one who's slowing you down and we won't be able to reach Quinn because of that. She needs immediate help as she might be eaten anytime soon so take this weapon and run as fast as you can! Go! Go!" Pamimilit na sabi ni Nilah sabay tulak nang malakas kay Akari.
Akari was left with no choice at all but to run and leave Nilah alone.
"W-why it need to turn out like this! I should be the one over there! P-please manage to stay alive! I will come back as soon as possible. I will kill you if you die!" Akari said while hardly sobbing(umiiyak)
Akari now runs like there's no tomorrow as she keeps trying to find Quinn in the place.
"Quinn! Quinn?!" Akari calls but no one is responding.
But after a minute or two of searching, she hears the sound of a screaming woman but that scream was not because of fear or being hurt but rather...
It was like a maniacal scream of actually killing someone and a tiger's cry can clearly be heard in the background.