Chapter 11

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~Sudden attacks~ Third Person's POV "Where's Mr. M?" Pambungad na tanong ni Elizabeth sa Secretarya nyang nakita nya nang sya na ay papasok sa elevator pabalik sa office nya. Naguguluhan sya. 'Di nya malaman kung ano ba talaga ang dapat na reaksyon ang meron sya.  Bakit ba sya hinalikan nito? Hindi kaya may gusto ito sa kanya. Oh baka naman, trip lang sya nito. Agad nyang ipinilig ang ulo sa mga kung ano-anong pumapasok sa isip nya.  "Ma'am."  Para naman syang tulog na nagising nang maranig ang may kalakasang pagtawag sa kanya ng kanyang Secretarya. "A-ano nga ulit 'yon?" "Sabi ko po, ka-aalis lang po ni Mr. M," Pag-uulit nito sa naturang sinabi nito kanina na hindi nya narinig dahil mukhang lutang parin sya dahil sa halik na ginawa ni Mr. M. "okay lang po kayo, Ma'am?" Tanong pa nito.  "Yes. Ayos lang ako. Don't mind me." Aniya bago tuluyang sumakay sa elevator na kanina pa nakabukas.  WALA paring kahit na anong emosyon ang nakalatag sa mukha ni Ellieh pagkatapos ibato ang maliit na dagger na may lason na ipinasadya nyang gawin sa isang kaibigan. Ito ay itim na dagger na may linings na kulay ginto na may halong konting pula at mayroong logong E sa isang bilog na puno ng mga 'di maipaliwanag na disenyo sa dulo ng talim at ng hawakan nito na tanging sya lang ang nakaka-alam kung ano ang ibig nitong sabihin.  Dinig pa nya ang sinabi nitong nagpa-igting sa kanyang mga panga.  Paano nya nagawang halikan ang nanay nya. Wala syang karapatan upang gawin ito sa nanay nya. At 'yon ang hindi nya matanggap. Hindi nya matanggap na isang naka-maskarang misteryosong lalaki ayhahalikan ang nanay nya.  He sighs, "how dare you kiss my Mom?" He's gritting his teeth as he said those. No one is allowed to kiss his Mom. No one.  Mr. M faced him habang nakasupil ang nakakalokong ngisi sa kanyang mga labi na syang nagpa-inis sa kanya. How can he smirk like that if he's already making me pissed?  "Easy there, kiddo, Ellieh Denzi Radford M---"  "Stop right there," pagputol nya sa sasabihin pa ni Mr. M. "How did you know my whole name?" Tanong nya pa. Bilang lang ang nakaka-alam na may pangalawa syang pangalan dahil madalas nyang gamitin ang 'Ellieh', at madalang nya lang isama ang Denzi sa pagpapakilala.  Instead of answering his question, Mr. M just smirked even more.  Hindi na sya natutuwa sa pagngising ginagawa nito. Hindi nakakatuwa. Walang nakakatuwa sa mga misteryoso at malihim na ngisi nito.  Bago pa sya makapasalita, nanigas na agad sya sa pwesto nya nang makita nya ang ngiting nakasupil sa mga labi nito. He smiled for the first time in front of him. Hindi nya inaasahan ang pagngiti nito sa kanya kaya labis labis nalang ang gulat na nararamdaman nya.  Habang patuloy na nakatitig sa lalaking nakatayo may kalayuan sa kanya habang may ngiti sa mga labi nito, sa hindi malamang dahilan, nakaramdam sya ng kung ano sa mga ngiti nito. Gusto nyang sabihing nakita nya na ang ngiting 'yon, pero wala syang kasiguraduhan.  Nagbalik lang sya sa tamang wisyo nang maramdaman nya ang bigla at mablis na paghila sa kanya ni Mr. M. Nakita nya rin ang humaharurot paalis na sasakyan na malayo na sa kanila at nakalabas na ng parking lot.  Nang humarap sya, sumalubong sa kanya ang tiyan ni Mr. M at ngayon nya lang napagtanto na nakapalibot sa balikat nya ang braso ni Mr. M na para bang niyayakap sya nito.  "Next time, be careful, kiddo." He said as he bent his one leg dahilan para maglapit ang mukha nya sa mukha nito.  He smiled, for the second time. "Now, go back to your Mom's office. She must be worried at this moment. Be a good boy and listen to me." He said as he tapped his head.  Para na syang maamong aso na sumunod at tumango. "Good boy," nakangiti pang sabi ni Mr. M bago nito ginawa ang bagay na mas ikinagulat nya pa. Hindi nya na naman ito inaasahan.  Bago pa man sya magsalita, tumayo na si Mr. M at agad sya iginaya papasok sa elevator. Kitang-kita pa ng dalawa nyang mga mata ang pagsupil ng ngiti sa labi nito bago tuluyang magsara ang elevator.  NANG bumukas ang elevator, ang nag-aalalang mukha ng nanay nya ang sumalubong sa kanya. "Honey!"  Niyakap sya nito bago nagsalitang muli, "saan ka ba nanggaling? I told you not to go anywhere without me knowing it." May bakas na pag-aalala ang tinig nito habang hawak-hawak ang magkabila nyang pisnge.  "Next time, don't do this again. You made me so worried." Dagdag pa nito bago sya niyakap muli.  Nang humiwalay sa yakap ang nanay nya agad syang tumungo, "sorry, Mom."  "It's okay. Just don't do it again." Sabi nito sa kanya bago itinaas ang ulo nya at nginitian sya. He's so lucky to have a good and nice Mom yet gorgeous.  "Come on, I'm going to out early. Let's go to the Mall." Elizabeth said before carrying him and walk towards the office. Nang makapasok sila sa office ng nanay nya, ibinababa muna sya nito bago hinanda ang gamit nito.  "Jean, ikaw na ang bahala dito. Just call me if something happened." Paalala nito sa secretarya nya bago sya hinawakan sa kamay at iginaya palabas ng office.  Ellieh's POV As we reach the Mall, my Mom parked the car so I went out first. And I was about to walk when something caught my attention. It's a small round thing that sticks at the door of the car. What the heck is that?  Out of curiosity, I get it and removed it from the door's car then intently stare at it. It's a black round with the size as same as 5 centavos, I think, with a red small circle at the center and then at the bottom, there's a crescent with a green light.  I was about to push the red button at the center of this small round thing but I felt that something is coming. And I was also about to dodge it but someone already pulled me.  "I told you to be careful, kiddo." I know that voice.  When I faced the man who owns the voice, I'm not mistaken. It's him. It's Mr.M, the mysterious-masked guy.  "You again." I just said. I have no words to say, I don't know why. I never lose words to say, I always have words to say and to defend. "What are you doing here?" I added.  "I was from a business meeting inside and I was about to ride in my car beside your Mom's car." He said then slightly pulled me closer again. "I already told you before to be careful, right?" I nod.  My mouth supposed to say something but my Mom's voice questioning field my ears. "Mr. M you're also here, huh?"  "Yeah," My Mom's eyes went down to my arms who are being held by Mr. M, "amm, did something happened" She asked while having those questioning eyes. I can tell, her eyes are asking me why Mr. M holding my arms.  "Nothing happened, Ms. Myla. I just saw something in your son's face so I removed it." Mr. M lied. That's not the reason why he pulled me, I know. But instead of saying that he is lying, I just agree and said, "yeah. That's true. He removed something from my face." Mom just nods her head slowly before giving us a big smile. "Hmm, alright. Mr. M, we are going inside the Mall, to eat, do you wanna come?" My Mom asked Mr. M while wearing her big yet sweet smile as if nothing kiss happened.  "Sure," We are currently sitting on one table, waiting for our orders to come. Mr. M stands up and said, "I'm just going to the bathroom."  Something is happening, a while ago, someone keeps on sending him a text message and Mr. M looks bothered. "Me too," I said then follow Mr. M in the bathroom.  "---don't kill me..." I heard the voice of a man. I was about to turn my back again but I heard Mr. M's voice again. "Who's your f*****g boss?"  "I w-will not t-tell you." I can say that the man is already having a hard time to breathe after these bruises he got from Mr. M.  "Alright..." I saw Mr. M get something from his pocket and my eyes just got big as I saw the dagger he get from his pocket. It's my dagger! The man is already crying, begging to spare his life and let him leave again. But it seems that Mr. M doesn't care at all.  I was about to leave again but I heard the man's scream so I watched again. Mr. M is slicing his neck into pieces and then stab his head, then in his heart, the reason for him to leave the cruel world. So bloody.  As Mr. M finished torturing the man, Mr. M suddenly stopped. I know that he knew that I'm here, no doubt that.  "You're not supposed to watch a scene like this, kiddo. It's not good for your eyes."
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