Rise Again

Chapter 2

Red and I are enjoying our jog. Tagaktak na kami nang pawis. Mula sa villa ay nakarating kami sa park ng bayan dito sa amin.

Pagkatapos namin bumili ng energy drink, umupo kami ni Red sa may bakanteng upuan malapit sa playground ng mga bata.

"That was tiring." Red said sabay inom ng kanyang gatorade.

"Yeah, hurry up. Let's go home and start our training." Sabi ko sabay tayo at hinila na si Red.

On our way home, may naramdaman akong presensya. Para itong nag mamasid sa amin. Alam kong isa sa mga tauhan ng mga kaaway ito but I didn't bother tell Red. Maybe na pa-praning lang ako.

Pag dating namin sa villa, ang mga tauhan namin na nag sasanay ang bumungad sa 'min. In this villa, the front yard is so huge kaya sinadya ni papa na gawin itong lugar kung saan kami mag sasanay.

"Hey, monkeys! Kanina ko pa kayo hinihintay. Let's start our training for today." Bungad ni Gabe nung sa gate pa lamang kami.

Gabe Angelo Munoz is a very handsome man. Muscular body, thick red lips, thick lashes and brows, and tall nose. Gabe's moreno, matangkad, at singkit. I treat him as my older brother kahit na parehas lang kami ng edad. Gabe's only nineteen but the moment you saw him, you'll just convince yourself that he's already on early twenty's. Sa aming lahat, sila ni Nobumi ang pinaka matigas ang ulo at napakakulit. Mahilig ito mang asar at pikon naman kung sya yung aasarin.

"Ganyan na ba ako ka gwapo para titigan ng ganyan, Daphne?" Nakakaasar nitong tanong at unti unting nilalapit ang kanyang mukha sa mukha ko.

"Tss. You're ugly."

Hinila ko na si Red papuntang backyard pero habang naglalakad ay naririnig ko pa ang nakakaasar na tawa ni Gabe.

Sa backyard kami pumunta ni Red kasi doon ang mga baril nakapwesto at ang archery.

I wore my safety plug first and then picked up my gun. I positioned myself and started to shoot the target. Nang matapos ako, nakarinig ako ng palakpak kaibigan.

"Wala talagang may makakatalo sa Hell namin. Napakagaling! Sana all." Sabi ni Nobumi nang makalapit sya sakin sabay gulo ng aking buhok.

"Mag practice ka nalang, Bumi." Sabi ko at tinabig ang kanyang kamay na nasa ulo ko.

Iniwan ko na si Bumi 'don at pumunta sa pwesto nina Red at Catalina. Sa kabilang bahagi ng backyard ay ang archery.

I started to practice my skills on archery and it's still good tho. I turned to Red and Cat. Both of them are good when it comes to archery.

"Nice." Sabi ko at tinapik ang braso nila.

"Asus, I know Daph, I know." Cat said tapos tinapik pa ang mukha ko.

At first, I can't understand why Papa trained us since we were just young. Kung tatanungin namin sya, his reply will always be

"Just keep on practicing. I'm doing this for your safety."

Habang lumalaki kami, unti unti ko ding naiintindihan. Maraming kalaban sa paligid. Hindi mo na alam kung sino ang totoong kakampi at kaaway.

At bata pa lamang kami ay ginalingan na namin ang pag-eensayo afraid that someone would hurt us.

When we're done with the guns and archery, pumunta naman kami sa frontyard. Doon naman ang ensayohan sa pag karate at iba pa.

Mga tauhan ni Papa ang aming kalaban ngayon dahil nakaraan, kaming pito ang naglaban.

"Remember, huwag ninyong seryosohing saktan ang ating tauhan. Start your training." Palaging pinapaalala ni Papa sa 'min 'yun dahil nung nakaraan, one of our people got seriously hurt because of us. We totally forgot that they're not our enemy.

Pumwesto na kami at sinimulan ang pag eensayo.

My opponent started the first move but I was quick to dodge his arm. I grabbed his arm and twisted it not painful enough to hurt him. I throw him at my back and before he can stand, sinipa ko ang kanyang paa.

"Get up! Never show your weakness to your enemies."

Agad naman itong tumayo at sinuntok ako pero mabilis akong kumilos at sinuntok ang kanyang mukha. He keep on throwing punches at bawat suntok niya ay sinasangga ko. Akmang susuntok uli ito ay inunahan ko na. Nakakapagod din na puro sangga lang ang ginagawa ko. I threw punches on his face, stomach, and shoulder.

When I was about to finish him, I heard the whistle of the leader ng mga tauhan. Senyales na tapos na ang pag eensayo.

"That's enough, children. Nasaktan nyo na sila ng husto. Our training for today is done. Get rest and be prepared for our next training." Papa Alejandro said at umalis na ito sa kanyang puwesto.

"That was quick. Gusto ko pa naman tapusin 'tong si kuya, e." Rinig kong sabi ng aking kapatid. Pasaway talaga.

"Do it next time, Heather."