Love me or Hate me

Chapter 22 Failures

Chapter 22

She was crying nang sipain siya nang tauhan ni Juanito palabas nang umaandar nitong sasakyan hindi na niya alam ang gagawin niya ngayon.

She still needs to save her brother but, Austin already knows it, obviously all her plan..all this time ay alam pala ni Austin and she was so careless to notice.

Hindi niya alam kung anong gagawin niya ngayon she walked kahit sobrang sakit nang buong katawan niya, wala siyang alam na mapupuntahan and it's already dark she walked hanggang halos nauubusan na siya nang lakas.

At nang malapit na siya sa manor ni Austin ay bigla siyang pinalibutan nang mga tauhan nito at mapait siyang napangiti.

" Is this really my fate..? Wala na bang makakatulong sakin..? "

She position herself to attack them Greg and two men is with him.

" Verna, sumama kanalang nang tahimik samin at wag ka nang magtatangkang lumaban para hindi ka masaktan"

Seryosong babala ni Greg sakanya ngunit hindi na siya babalik sa Manor ni Austin.

Hindi siya sumagot dahilan para utusan ni Greg ang dalawang kasama nito na lapitan siya she took a step backwards at nang hahawakan siya nang isang lalaki ay agad niya itong sinuntok na tila hindi inaasahan ang ginawa niya at hindi man lang nakaiwas.

She smirked akala niya ay naubos na ang lakas niya ngunit kaya pa pala niyang lumaban.

" Ah, marunong palang lumaban boss"

Imporma nang lalaki na nasapak niya ngunit tumawa lang ito na tila hindi masyadong ininda ang suntok niya.

'.. maybe I'm already that weak to fight back.. '

" Ano pang hinihintay nyu, kunin nyu na yan baka makatakas pa"

Utos pa ni Greg at tumalima naman ang dalawang lalaki.

Akma siyang hahawakan nang suntukin niya ang isa sa tagiliran sabay sipa sa isa sa tiyan dahilan para sabay na matumba ang dalawa.

She felt so weak kumbaga sa battery ay mauubusan na siya nang baterya ngayon.

Ngunit makulit ang dalawa na sumugod ulit sakanya.

Again she fight back and block ngunit mukhang seryoso na ang dalawang lalaki na makuha siya kaya naman unatake na ang mga ito, at dahil mukhang malalakas at magagaling din ang mga ito the other man hit her jaw.

Dahilan para natumba siya and Greg who was just watching walks towards her and grabbed her jacket.

She tried to fight back but Greg just strangled her wrist.

"Mahina kana kaya wag ka nang manlaban dahil masasaktan kalang lalo"

Bulong nito na halatang napansin na ang panghihina niya.

".. no.."

Bulong niya at kinaladkad siya nang mga mga ito pabalik, she can't even fight back naghalong pagod, gutom at sakit nang katawan na natamo niya sa grupo ni Juanito at kanina iniisip niya na pagbalik niya sa manor ay ikukulong siya nang mga ito hanggang makabalik si Austin at baka makaisip pa siya nang paraan para makatakas ulit.

Ngunit nagulat siya nang makita niya si Austin!

He was sitting in the pool side habang umiinom nang whiskey.

"So.. you're back.."

And Austin gave her a taunting smile

"Did you fail your boss that's why you're here again...?"

Napalunok siya.

"N-no.. they dragged me here! Ayoko na dito I'm resigning sir" she yells

Hindi na niya alam kung anong mga pinagsasasabi niya

"Resign huh!.. you just can't leave, after deceiving me you think makaka alis ka nang basta basta dito? Hmm?and I know what you're after Verna. "

Austin took something at the table beside him at nanlalaki ang mga mata niya.

That was it., the crest!

"Pure 24 carat gold., weighting almost five kilos..you know how much the price of this crest Verna..?"

Napalunok siya nang marahas habang nakatitig sa crest it was shining under the moon light and it was so beautiful.

"It's worth, one hundred billion dollars.. sayang., kung iniisip mo nalang sana na itakas at hindi kumampi kay Juanito baka ibigay ko pa nang kusang loob ito sayo, but you choose to side him and not me so.. you have to be punished"

Marahas siyang napalunok while Austin took his glass of whiskey at ininom iyon.

"Why.. tell me Verna why did you choose to deceive me.?"

Austin took his glass and sip from it again and gave her a piercing gaze nang hindi siya sumagot.

"You are a traitor, want to know what will be your punishment hm?"

Austin stood up habang hawak ang alak embes na baso and stopped in front of her at nagulat siya nang ibuhos nito sakanya amg laman nang alak.

Mahapdi sa mata at kita niya ang pagning-ning nang magagandang mga mata ni Austin sa ilalim nang sikat nang buwan.

She finds it mesmerizing.

'.. why..? Why didn't I feel anything.. I'm so sure malapit na ang katapusan ko, I can see it in his eyes hindi niya hahayaan na basta nalang ako makaalis, he can kill me now or lock me but why does his presence make me feel comfortable instead of being terrified..? Austin.. why you always giving me these feelings.. why..? Maybe this very moment is the most intimidating the eerie of the surroundings but I still find you attractive..? '

She can't do anything it's all hopeless hindi na niya ito pwedeng kausapin she knows na hindi ito nakikinig na sakanya o kahit man lang maniwala.

".. pointless.."

She murmured and lowered her head she just can't look at him now.

But Austin grabbed her jaw at napa igik siya It hurt mahigpit ang hawak nito sa panga niya he was so mad.

" I'm still a nice guy Verna, I will give you two options.. the gate is open.. "

At tinuro nito ang papunta sa gate kung saan may nakatayong tatlong lalaki na may hawak na malalaking aso.

"If you can pass that gate, then you can leave this place, in peace and intact I swear hindi kita hahabulin it means you're free.."

Nahigit niya ang paghinga habang hinihintay ang isa pang kondisyon nito.

"Or.."

Austin gave the guards a sign at inabot nang gwardiya kay Austin ang crest.

"If you ever take this crest out of the water then it's yours.. "

Hindi niya alam kung magtitiwala siya kay Austin he also betrayed her before.

But when Austin let go of her he also let go of the crest and it sinks down in the bottom of the pool.

" P-pag nakuha ko ang crest..? " Yun nalang ang pinaka huling lakas niya, pakiramdam niya ang huling mga salitang kaya niyang bitawan.

" Yes.. you can leave freely.. Verna so what are you waiting for..? Think bago tuluyang magbago ang isip ko..ikaw din.. "

And Austin smirked but she was desperate now she needs that crest.

Kailangang makabalik siya kay Juanito para mailigtas ang kapatid niya and if this is the only way so be it.

Hinila niya ang mga braso mula sa pagkakahawak nang mga tauhan ni Austin at walang sabi- sabing tumalon siya sa tubig buong lakas siyang sumisid kalaban ang sakit nang katawan at panghihina but her determination is strong.

But when she's in the water she feels different like there is something in the water and to her shock the pool was so deep the crest already sank in the bottom at hindi niya napaghandaan.

Ngunit hirap na hirap na siya, she can't almost breathe hindi niya akalain na nasa twenty feet pala ang pool.

Her body is already weak dahil sa mga pasa at bugbog na natamo niya.

But her faith is still strong she tried to swim kung sakaling maayos lang ang pakiramdam niya ay kakayanin niya iyong maabot, ngunit nanlalabo na ang mga mata niya.

'.. it was so tiring, my body already felt numb.. konti pa.. konti nalang..I.. I can reach it.. I can.. '

Ngunit pakiramdam niya ay nilalamon na siya nang kadiliman and she reached it.

Ngunit kinakapos na siya nang hininga she felt so weak na hindi na niya mahawakan nang maayos ang crest ay niyakap niya iyon gamit ang isang kamay it wa so heavy siguro dahil wala narin siyang lakas.

She tried her very hard kahit ramdam na niya ang pagkirot nang katawan niya sa bawat pag galaw nang kamay at paa niya,naibuga na niya ang pinaka huling hangin sa dibdib niya at makalunok na nang tubig but she still try until she finally reached the surfaced she gasp for air but her air passage was already blocked dahilan para hindi na siya makahinga kahit naka litaw na ang ulo niya.

But before she can speak or move ay nagdidilim na ang paningin niya and she can see Austin's face.

Like he was shocked that made him halt.

'.. why are you looking at me like that.. Austin..? Why..? '

At tuluyan nang nagdilim ang paningin niya.

And her memories of Eight years ago.

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