Dead City

Psycho

"Hyde!" Rinig naming tawag ni Mia kaya kami napatingin dito. Mabilis siyang bumaba sa sasakyan at nagpunta sa sasakyan nila Dylan kung nasaan si Stone. Kahit nasa loob siya'y nakikita ko pa rin kung paano siya binibigyan ng hangin nila Eula.

Sa sasakyan naman nila Mia ay nakita ko si Irish na binibigyan din ng hangin si Brian.

Narinig ko ang pagsusuka ulit ni Tin bago siya tumakbo papunta sa sasakyan kung nasaan si Stone. Lumabas din agad si Athena at nagpunta kung nasaan si Brian. Sumunod din sila Philip at Calum upang makita ang kanilang miyembro.

Bumaba na din kami nila Ian upang makita ang mga nangyayari. I can't lie, it's so heart aching to see them in this state. I may not know them that long, but I kinda build a connection to them. And I can't watch them like this.

"Don't you dare leave me again, Hyde! I'm gonna kick your ass hard." Halos lumuluhang sabi ni Mia dahil wala pa ring malay si Stone. Si Gale naman ay nakahawak lang sakaniya upang siya'y pakalmahin.

"Ahhh!" Rinig naming malakas na wika ni Brian kaya kami agad napalapit sakaniya. Naabutan naming may hawak si Irish at Athena na injections samantalang si Brian ay nakaupo na animo'y kagagaling sa masamang panaginip.

"What was that?!" He exclaimed.

"Drugs. Don't be a kid. Be grateful I have a spare of that kind of drug." Wika ni Athena sakaniya atsaka bumuntong hininga.

"No!" Rinig din naming malakas na sabi ni Mia kaya kami napalapit sakanila.

"We don't have anymore medicines to save him. And we can't make it to any available hospital now. Besides, we don't know if there are any available hospital nearby." Tin said.

"No. It can't be. He can't leave me again." Madiing sabi ni Mia habang umiiyak atsaka nagpunta kay Stone atsaka niya pilit na binibigyan ng hangin si Stone.

"You can't leave me again, Hyde. I will not allow you this time." Said she.

"I will never allow you ever again. I'm done trying to obey father's order to avoid you." She added.

Napatingin naman ako kay Theo na seryoso lamang na nakatingin sakanila.

What are you thinking right now, Theo?

"Wake up!" Madiing utos ni Mia habang diretso pa rin sa pagbigay ng hangin kay Stone.

"Mia. Enough." Mahinang pagpigil ni Gale sakaniya.

"No. Please." Mabilis na pag-iling ni Mia kay Gale.

"But..." hindi na natuloy ni Gale ang sasabihin niya nang pigilan din siya ni Calum.

"Wake up!" Paulit ulit na sabi ni Mia habang umiiyak. Mabilis naman siyang napatigil at parang may hinahanap. Nakita ko naman ang pagdating ni Felix na may dalang kung ano atsaka ito binigay kay Mia.

"Thank you." She said.

"You're gonna wake up, Hyde. You'll gonna open your goddamn eyes." Madiin niyang sabi atsaka idinikit ang sa tingin kong pang kuryente sa dibdib ni Stone

Sa tingin ko'y galing ito sa sasakyan nila Hans kanina. Yung ginamit nila Stone at Brian.

Mabilis na napabangon at napasinghap si Stone sa pangalawang pagkuryente ni Mia sakaniya. Dito lang nakahinga ng maluwag si Mia. Pansin kong pati sila Philip ay nakahinga rin ng maluwag.

"Welcome back, Captain." Anila sakaniya.

"What happened?" Tanong niya at napatingin sa paligid niya.

Hindi naman namin inasahan ang biglang pagsampal ni Mia sakaniya.

"Don't f*****g do that again, you bastard!" Galit niyang sabi atsaka lumabas at doon umiyak.

"What happened?" Tanong ni Stone sakanila Philip.

"She's so worried about you." Philip said.

"She thought she'd lost you forever." Calum added.

"I really thought you're dead." Pagtalon ni Gin kay Stone atsaka siya nito niyakap.

"Ahh!" Pagdaing ni Stone.

"Pardon me, Captain. I forgot." Gin said. Pinunas niya naman ng mabilis ang kaniyang mga mata.

Nakalimutan niya kasing may tama pala si Stone sa balikat niya.

I didn't expect that she's this cute when she's worrying. I thought she's cold and have no emotions, but I am wrong. She look like a kid when she jumps on to Stone to hug him.

"Excuse me. But can you take a look at this?" Tanong ni Kurt kay Theo kaya kami napatingin sakaniya. Lumapit naman ako ng bahagya upang makita ang inabot niya kay Theo.

"Where'd you get this?" Tanong ni Theo.

"In your car." Kurt answered.

It's a device. A spy device, made to record something.

"How? When?" Sabay na tanong ni Hans at Owen atsaka nila ito kinuha upang tignan ng maigi.

"I was just trying to find the medicine kit Athena have instructed me to get, but I saw this under the passenger's seat. It was blinking, color red, that's why I saw it. You guys probably didn't saw it because it has been covered by Ian's things."

"We've been bugged." Seryosong wika ni Theo.

"Who?" Tanong naman nila Kurt.

Napatingin kami agad sa dalawang sasakyan malapit saamin, ang sasakyan kung nasaan sila Brian at Stone, nang sabay-sabay na nasira ang mga gulong nito. Agad naalerto sila Owen.

"Ah, ah, ah. Get back." Pagbabanta ni Dylan kay Ian habang nakatutok ang baril niya dito nang pupunta na sana siya sa sasakyan namin kanina upang makuha ang mga laptops niya.

"You've got to be f*****g kidding me." Mahinang wika nila Owen.

"What the hell are you doing, Dylan?" Madiing tanong ni Mia sakaniya.

"Nothing." Pagngiti niya atsaka may kung anong inalis sakaniyang tenga.

"See this? I've heard enough." Aniya atsaka tinapon sa kung saan ang earpiece na inalis niya. Binaril niya rin ito upang masira kaya kami napayuko at napatakip sa tenga.

So this is where the spy device is connected.

"What the f**k are you doing? Dylan?! Are you out of your goddamn mind?!" Madiing tanong ni Hans sakaniya.

"Sorry Vice-captain. It's just, I'm done pretending to be with "good" guys. I have what I need to get to my goal." Dylan said.

"What goal? The tetrahedron?" Tanong ni Gale.

"Yes, Gale. The tetrahedron. That's the real reason I joined here in the first place." He answered.

"Oh, by the way, I need your laptops for resources." He added.

Mabilis siyang nagpaputok kaya kami ulit napayuko at napatakip sa tenga.

"Did you really think I'm not gonna pull the trigger?" Tanong niya. Napatingin naman ako kay Felix na may tama sa kaniyang braso dahil kay Dylan. Nagpaputok ulit siya at tinamaan ang binti ni Felix.

"Psycho." Madiing sabi ni Felix at napahawak sa tinamaan sakaniya.

"Don't test me. You guys knew my past right? You know how I murdered many people mercilessly. I even killed my own mother when I was 8." He said.

"But you said it was to protect your two younger siblings. You did it because your mother wants to commit suicide along with you, her children, because of your father's constant abuse and womanising. But you don't want, and so, you end up killing her to protect your siblings." Mia said.

"And you work hard to get away from your father along with your two siblings. You work hard in order to provide for them because you don't want them to suffer as much as you suffered. That's why you joined the Crimson Organization. But you said you've changed." Gale stated.

"And you believe all that?" Hindi makapaniwalang wika niya atsaka tumawa. Itinutok niya naman ang baril sakaniyang ulo at parang may iniisip.

"Haven't I told you I'm a compulsive liar?" Tanong niya habang nakatutok pa rin ang baril sakaniyang sintido.

"Lying is my middle name. Manipulating is my nature." Said he.

"I manipulated all of you into believing I have changed and am a "good" guy now. I can't believe you guys have no idea on my plan. I joined here when I learned about the tetrahedron and ETPs, and I remain "good" in order to blend in. It is the real reason I joined here in the first place, because I want the tetrahedron. But you guys didn't even, really, gave me a second thought when I first came here? I mean, a former mafia leader from a famous large criminal organization has joined to this type of work. You guys didn't find that suspicious?"

"How unbelievable. You guys are pathetic." He said with disbelief and laugh hysterically.

Biglang bumalik sa seryoso ang kaniyang mukha at malamig na itinutok ang baril kay Theo.

"Don't make any unwanted move, Theo. You know of all people in here, that I could easily pull this trigger without any remorse." He coldly said.

I can't believe what I am just witnessing now. He don't look like Dylan that I once know.

"Look at all your face." He uttered.

"How I missed seeing this kind of face you guys are making now. This gives me nostalgia. The face of being betrayed, anger, scared." He stated.

"What do you want with us?" Seryosong tanong ni Theo. Napatawa naman dito si Dylan.

"Calm down, Captain... I mean, Theo." Sarkastiko niyang sambit.

"Don't be such a sour captain."

"What do you want? Stop fooling around because I don't have time for your foolishness." Seryoso niya ulit na sabi.

"Oh... that was scary." He said with a teasing tone but still pointing the gun to Theo.

"You're not as good as everybody's think of you. Masyado kang nakampante sa mga kagrupo mo. That's why you failed to see through my plan."

"You trust too much, Theo. Probably that's why General Diaz is always ahead of you. You just couldn't accept it."

Bigla niyang binaril ang binti ni Kurt nang nagtangkang gumalaw si Kurt kaya kami napayuko at napatakip sa tenga.

"Dylan, stop!" Malakas na sabi nila Mia sakaniya.

"Don't do any unwanted thing. Listen to him. He has no remorse." Wika ni Theo saamin. Ngumiti naman dito si Dylan atsaka nagpatuloy sa sinasabi kanina. Itinapat niya ulit ang baril niya kay Theo ngunit hindi alintana ni Theo.

"You also couldn't accept the fact that I am also ahead of you. That's why when I was still new to the team, you hated me because those people in a higher position sees my skills, than you." Dylan said.

Napatingin naman sila Mia kay Theo dahil sa sinabi ni Dylan.

"You don't think I didn't notice, right?"

"Oh.. also. General Diaz asked me to not show my real skills for you to be able to stay in the leader board, because of Mia over here. Because he don't like Stone to be with her. For him, Stone is nothing but a rug to him, and he can't accept that his only daughter will be with him. So when he split this group, he put Mia to your team. Because he wants you to be with her instead."

"He wants me to stay low because once I get into the leader board, you will be kicked out, and eventually, people with authority will rearrange our group. General Diaz don't want, even a slightest chance, that his only daughter will be in the same group as Stone."

"You bastard." Rinig kong madiing sabi ng grupo nila Stone at Theo kay Dylan.

Napansin ko ang paghakbang ni Theo at hindi ko na nasundan ang sunod na nangyari dahil sa bilis nito. Nakita ko na lang na sunod-sunod siyang nagpaputok sa dako ni Theo atsaka siya tumakbo papunta sa sinakyan namin kanina. Hinabol siya nila Hans ngunit mabilis siyang nakalayo. Gagamitin sana nila Calum ang sasakyan na gamit nila kanina ngunit sira ang mga gulong nito. Oo nga pala, sinira pala ito lahat ni Dylan.

Agad akong tumakbo papunta kay Theo na may tama sa dibdib. Mabuti na lang at isa lang ang tama niya.

"That psycho! I can't believe he did that!" Galit na wika nila Ian.

"Where did he get his gun anyway?" Tanong ni Owen.

"I don't know." Sagot ni Hans.

"What are we gonna do now?" Tanong ni Gale.

Napadaing naman si Theo at napahawak sa tama niya.

Pagkatapos magamot nila Tin si Felix gamit ang gamot na ginawa niya ay sinunod nila si Theo. Sila Athena naman ay nakay Kurt at ginagamot na din ang tama niya sa binti. Mabuti na lang at nakuha ni Kurt ang medicine kit sa sasakyan namin kanina.

"Damn that psycho. I'm gonna kill that bastard when I see him again." Madiing wika ni Calum.

"I hope he'll be eaten by the L-X." Pagdagdag din ni Philip.

Oo nga pala. Bakit parang wala akong nakikitang mga L-X dito? Did the Government manage to neutralize them?

"He probably slipped that bug when we're putting our things to our cars. Damn. I can't believe he plan this all ahead. I should've known. Damn it!" Pagmura ni Hans.

"It can't be. He was with me when you guys are putting our things away. He must've done it before that." Theo stated.

"But he's with us before that. He's with us when we met up with the Velvet's group." I said.

"Probably when you guys are finding our resources. Plan number two. Second part of the plan. He's with you, right?" Ian asked.

"Yeah. I suppose. It must've been that time." Theo agreed and release a deep sigh.

"I can't believe he did that. I didn't think of doubting my teammates." Theo uttered with disbelief.

"This is all my fault. I failed to see this coming. I failed to assess and see through everything. Tama nga ang sinabi niya. Nakampante ako. I trusted too much." Theo said.

"No. Don't say that, captain. That is not true." Gale said. Halata naman sakaniya ang pagpipigil ng mga luha.

"Even I, didn't see that coming. We've been together for like fifteen years and I thought I knew him, but I was wrong." Owen said.

"Me too." Hans uttered.

"All of us." Ian stated.

"I'm gonna kill that psycho. How could he do that to us?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Mia.

"I mean, he has a point, you know. We've never questioned his action, his purpose on working here with us.... at least that's what I did." Ian said that made everyone think about it.