Samantha was laying in the sand with her best friend Sandra. One week more to go at graduation na. After graduation , she only had one month left to stay in the country. She had to go abroad to prepare everything in the University . Kailangan pa niyang pag aralan ang mga galawan doon . Competitive naman siya , kaya hindi siya kinabahan .
She had all the documents needed . From the Academic scores copy , Standardized
test scores , Photo / ID Passport . Language Proficiency Proof , Motivation letter/ Statement of purpose and Recommendations letter. Samantha smiled when she remembered that she had already sent the documents abroad . Pero , may mga copies siya na itinatago at balak dalhin pag alis Niya .
" Do you see something that I didn't see..? " Sabi ni Sandra sa kaniya. " Or , totoo ba ang tsismis..?" dagdag pa nito. Bumangon si Samantha mula sa pagkahiga sa wite sand . Isinuot nito ang kaniyang shades . "Anong tsismis ba ang pinagsasabi mo ..? ". tinapunan Niya ng tingin ang kaniyang kaibigan.
" Iyong mga sabi-sabi na kapag nasobrahan ka sa talino, na pa praning ka , basta ka na lang tatawa mag Isa mo..!" sabay tawa ng malakas ni Sandra.
Hinampas Niya ito sa balikat. " Baliw ka talaga ." nakisabay na ring tumawa si Samantha sa kaniya. " Ano ba kasing tinatawa tawa mo diyan.?" tanong nito sa kaniya. " Hindi kasi .., naaalala ko na na send ko na pala abroad ang aking mga dokumento except sa passport siyempre kailangan ko itong bitbitin in person di ba .?" nakangiting salaysay Niya . " O bakit , ka ng tumawa" kulit pa nito . " Patapusin mo kasi ako magsalita , masyado Kang excited .." nakangiting tukso nito.
" O eto na nga , sasabihin na ateng.. " Umismid ito sa kaniya. " Naipasa ko na ang mga documents ko , so , di ko na kailangang itago yon , kasi nga nasa Kanila na, safe na po ako .."? paliwanag ni Samantha sa kaniya.
Tiningnan naman siya ni Sandra na parang naloloka sa kaniya. " Ano ? Iyon lang , para iyon lang nakangisi ka na , na parang timang . ?" "Akala ko ay nakakaisa na si James Reid sa iyo ."? " Kasi kung makangisi ka ay wagas.." Tumayo si Sandra at naka pamewang na tumingin sa kaniya. Nag aya ito na pumunta sa seaside cafe , na nasa loob lang ng resort . Ang resort na kanilang pinuntahan ay pag-aari ng pamilya ni Sandra.
Tatlo silang magkakaibigan . Siya, si Kenneth at si Sandra. Gaya ni Kenneth, pangarap din ni Sandra maging doktor. Hindi nakasama si Kenneth sa kanila dahil may inaasikaso itong mahalagang bagay ukol sa entrance exam yata sa University na papasukan Niya after high school.
They ordered hot drinks since they wanted to eat cake. " Never mind the weather besh ..Ano naman kung mainit , sa gusto nating kumain ng cake eh .." Sabi ni Sandra na nakangiti. "Oo naman, ano pa ba ang masarap na pares ng cake Kundi hot drinks aka hot coffee ." sagot naman ni Samantha.
Hod drinks are a classic accompaniment for cake . Whether it's a mug of warm coffee or tea, a hot drinks help to accentuate the sweetness of a piece of cake and bring out its flavor. Coffee is especially good for this, as it's natural bitterness acts as great contrast to the richness of the cake.
" Ma miss kita talaga.." Sabi ni Samantha . " Ganon ba ..? Akala ko si Kenneth lang ang ma miss mo ? " Tumawa ito ng malakas. " Ang kakulitan mong ganyan ang ma mi miss ko ng sobra.." Sabi ni Samantha sa kaniyang kaibigan. " Ma mi miss din kita ng sobra.. kung bakit naman kasi kailangan mo pang doon mag aral .." Mangiyak- ngiyak na sabi ni Sandra sa kaniya.
" Ito na naman tayo,." napabuntong hininga na sabi ni Samantha . " Uuwi naman ako tuwing closing .." dagdag pa niya. " Girl, kung makapagsalita ka ng uuwi tuwing closing , parang sa tono ng pananalita mo , ay Isang linggo lang ang closing .." Inirapan siya ni Sandra.
" Kumain na nga lang tayo.." Aya nito sa kaniyang best friend .
Nag enjoy ang dalawa sa kanilang beach get away . Nagbabad at lumangoy sa dagat . Hanggang sa sila ay mapagod, at nagpasiya ng umuwi.
Pagdating ni Samantha sa bahay ay wala pa ang kaniyang mga magulang . Nagpaalam ang dalawa na may mahalagang bagay na aayusin . Ang naabutan Niya ay ang kanilang kasambahay na sina Aling Liza at Aling Nida. " Magandang hapon po , hindi pa po ba dumating sila Daddy at Mommy po ?" Tanong niya sa kanila. Kahit alam na niya ang sagot na wala pa ang mga ito , dahil hindi Niya nakita ang kanilang sasakyan .
" Magandang hapon din naman sa iyo Samantha., hindi pa dumating ang Mommy at Daddy mo . ". Sabi ni Aling Nida sa kaniya. Ang dalawa nilang kasambahay , ay matagal ng naninilbihan sa kanila . Hindi na rin iba ang pakikitungo ng mag -anak sa dalawa. Itinuturing nila itong kapamilya.
" Ganoon po ba .? .ang kambal po , nasaan po sila? " tanong Niya ulit sa kanilang dalawa. " Nandoon po sa kanilang silid ... naglalaro 'yata ng computer. " sabat naman ni Aling Liza. "Okay po , tuloy muna ako sa silid ko." Palam nito sa dalawa.
It was almost five in the afternoon . Samantha was tired . She decided to take a nap , but before she did, she checked the twin to their room . " Hey you kiddos , what's up.?!" she greeted the twin." Cool, I bet Caspian in the ar**! " Caleb was referring to the game they were playing in Roblox . " Language Caleb ! " She reminded her brother . " Sorry .." sagot nito , na hindi man lang siya nagawang tapunan ng tingin . " Yay, good ,Yehey., " Caspian was jumping up and down . " So , whose are** are beaten now .!? " he grinned looking at his twin Caleb.
" Damn.." Caleb was annoyed na tinalo siya ni Caspian. Samantha rolled her eyes at the twins. " Okay now, bro, listen to me ..pag dumating na sila Mom and Dad at dinner time na, tapos natutulog pa ako , ay hayaan nyo na muna ako, okay , huwag po akong gisingin , maliwanag ba ..?" bilin nito sa kambal. Alam Niya kasi , na kapag kumpleto sila , ay gusto ng kaniyang ina na sabay sabay Silang kakain.
"Noted po ate, now leave us alone okay ,, kaya ako natatalo ni Caspian eh, ang gulo mo po.." himutok ni Caleb sa kaniya. Hindi nito natanggap na Natali siya ng kaniyang kambal. " Right , go away ate .. para hindi na mapahiya si Caleb.." nakangiting panunukso ni Caspian sa kakambal Niya. Lalo namang nagalit si Caleb. " Omg..! kambal nga kayo .." tumalikod na lamang siya . Bumalik siya sa kaniyang silid . Nang mahiga ito sa kaniyang kama ay agad nakaramdam ng antok at agad na nakatulog.
Madilim na nang magising si Samantha . Tiningnan Niya ang orasan na nasa kaniyang side table . Napanganga ito ng makitang mag aalas onse na pala ng gabi. " Oh my gosh, napahimbing ang tulog ko ah .." she murmured softly. Perhaps she was so tired with her beach activity along with her friends Sandra.
Kung gayon ay tapos ng kumain ang pamilya ko , sabi nito sa kaniyang sarili. Dali - dali itong lumabas sa kaniyang silid. The house was already quite and dark . Of course, gabi na itong masyado para sa kanila . Malamang tulog na ang lahat. She checked the bedroom's of the twin . She opened the doorknob and saw that the twin are sleeping . Talagang ang instructions nito sa kambal na hiwag isara ang pintuan ng kanilang kuwarto. In case of emergency .
Samantha decided to go downstairs to check her parents . Malamang kanina pa ito nakauwi. Nakaramdam din siya ng gutom , she would do something to salivate her cravings .
. She turned on the light in the living room and went straight to her parents bedroom. She tried the doorknob , it was opened . She decided to go to the dining room, para kumain , o kahit magtimpla man lang ng gatas o hot chocolate.
Habang siya ay nagtimpla ng hot chocolate , ay bigla nitong naaalala ang dalang mga kabibe mula sa beach resort . She finds it cute para gawing decor kaya dinala Niya sa kanilang tahanan. She went outside to get it . Doon na siya dumaan sa backdoor.
When she passed through the column at the veranda, she saw her Mom and Dad talking. She was about to greet them ..bit she stopped when she thought she could hear her Mommy Ernestine sobbing." You should give up , David please , you can't beat them ..!" She convinced David in between her sob. " What were you thinking?! Do you really think you can imprison those mobs ..?!" Samantha couldn't hear clearly . So, lumakad pa siya ng dahan-dahan , upang makalapit sa kanilang kinauupuan at marinig ang kanilang pinag - uusapan.
Why should Mom cry? She was confused . She only heard the words : give up and beat them.
" You must return the classified information you took from them .!" Ernestine exclaimed. " Ernestine , I didn't take the information from them , it was given to me by their members." David answered . ' I don't care how you get that information ! That was very dangerous, you returned that to them ., huwag ka nang mangatwiran na ibinigay ang information na iyan sa iyo ng ganon na lang . Kaya ibinigay yan sa iyo , because you were fishing for evidence against them ." Ernestine said almost shouting at him .
" Calmed down honey ..This is my work!" David was losing his temper. "You should know better , and you, of all people must understand my nature of work." David added.
" Not this time David , perhaps you should set aside your work for the sake of your love ones, your family. I couldn't understand why you were that eager to expose the mob., for centuries , nobody catches them ." Ernestine said shaking her head.
" That was because they don't have the information that would jeopardize and expose the organization Ernestine ! They could always evade the law , because there was no evidence that could put them behind bars . Not this time though ." David's eye was on fire. He was determined to destroy the gang .
" Tell me David ? What do you have in return ?, Recognition .!? Medals , Certification, Valor of honor .!? Is that what you wanted ! Even though, you know very well that you were putting your children's lives in great danger?" Ernestine was throwing her arms in the air.
" Ernestine honey, what is wrong with you ? You know that for years , I've been doing this job, prosecuting criminals, and put them behind bars . David tried to reason out .
" Do you even hear yourself David ?, Those criminals you were talking about are ordinary criminals that you meet everyday! They were not the Mafia family such as the Rossi family that you were trying to crossed! " Ernestine told him incredulously.
"The National Security will be protecting us.." He informed her. Ernestine scoffed .
"Oh please , stop that nonsense , no one was safe from the Mafia family , once you cross them, it could only means death, starting with the two members of the gang who give you that f*****g classified information , that is now in your possession . Mark my word honey , you cannot fight them , not even the National Security you've been telling about. You , of all people should know this, you cannot survive the wrath of the Rossy family., unless you will return the top secrets that were stolen from them ! Ernestine said softly.
"No.." David was quick to reply. " So be it..!" Ernestine answered as she stood from the chair and went inside the house.
Samantha was stunned to move . She was rooted to where she was standing . This was a catastrophe, she thought to herself.