Chapter 33
Edmond and Stella went back to where Elius was hiding. Elius then told them to do whatever they needed to do. They all agreed so Stella and Edmond went looking for the black wooden door she has been seeing.
Stella then trying to guess how could Edmond enter the premises without being invited. She asked that question him and found out that no one owned the building under any name since the day the Sanguine's perished. She was quite interested in how did the Clements take over the town from the Sanguine.
They made sure that no one was around so they can roam around the hallways. They were aware of the security cameras placed in the corner of the ceilings.
They roam around the hallways but they make sure that no one was there. They also made themselves aware of the CCTV in the corner ceilings. If Stella could use her ability to make them invisible that would be good for both of them without concerning their safety and security. But she's new to her abilities and doesn't know how does it work.
They took the staircase leading up to the second floor. When they reached the second floor, it leads to a few hallways and they knew it would be a risk to go on a plain-sight so they decided that Edmond will check every hallway by himself then look for the black wooden door. Stella stayed hidden in the corner.
It doesn't take Edmond long when he found the black wooden door. Edmond thought whatever inside the room could help them a lot. After a moment, he went back to grab Stella and brought her back just outside of the back wooden door.
"Ito ba 'yong nakikita mo?" tanong ni Edmond. Dahan-dahan namang tumango si Stella.
Naglakad naman si Stella papunta sa tapat ng pinto. He was about to push it inside but Edmond immediately stopped her. He told her that he heard some voices inside the room.
"Confirmed. Someone's there," he told, guessing who could it be.
"Sino?"
"Who?" Stella asked.
"I'm trying to guess his voice," he muttered.
"His... maybe Chieftain Clements?" Stella asked.
Edmond concentrated and listened to his breathing, tone, and voice. "It's him," he stated.
"What he's doing?" she asked.
Edmond shrugged off. He could only hear him and not see him through the walls. "He spoke quietly and he laughed so weirdly. I don't know what he's doing there."
"Can't you just had a quick run through the room and see what he was doing?"
He shook his head. "That's a risk, Stella. I can't do that."
A moment later when Edmond heard towards the door.
But not that long when Edmond heard incoming footsteps towards them. They immediately run onto the end of the hallway and hide in the corner. Nakita na lamang nila ang ilang security personnel at may hawak itong mga paper bags. Kinatok ng may hawak ng paper pag bag ang pintuan at saglit lamang ay bumukas ito at lumabas mula roon si Chieftain Clements. May nalaglag pa itong bagay bago makuha ang paper bag. Mabilis ang mga pangyayari at pumasok muli ang lider sa loob ng silid at isinara iyon. Nanatili ang mga security na nakatayo sa labas ng pinto.
Napabuntong-hininga naman ang dalawa at hindi nila alam kung anong sunod na gagawin. If they wouldn't act quickly, they wouldn't know if Chieftain Clements was hiding something from them. Also, Edmond was sure that what was he dropped then could be the history book. He might be reading it that's why he was quiet inside the room.
"Ano ng plano?" bulong ni Stella.
Edmond started to think of another way on how to see what's inside the room. When an idea popped into his head, he thought he could make it work, and when he's about to tell it to Stella, something happened.
They heard a loud noise on the first floor, it was then followed by shattered glass and they do believed that it was the huge tinted glass in front of the hall.
Everyone was alarmed. Agad na nag-radyo ang mga security sa iba pa nilang mga kasamahan at kanilang iniwan ang posisyon sa tapat ng itim na pinto. Saglit lang din naman ay sinilip ni Chieftain Clements ang hallway saka ito tuluyang bumaba upang masilayan ang pangyayari.
Sa pagkakataong iyon, napagdesisyonan ni Edmond ang tumungo sa pinto kasama si Stella. Nang makapasok sila sa loob ng silid ay natigilan na lamang sila nang magpaikot ang kanilang paningin sa buong paligid.
There were a lot of old artifacts displayed everywhere in the room. Hindi makapaniwala ang dalawa lalo na si Edmond nang makita ang mga armas na siyang panlaban sa katulad nilang mga bampira at iba pang mga uri ng sandata na hindi niya inakalang masasaksihan niya.
Napasinghap naman si Stella ng makita niya ang Freymounts History book sa ibabaw ng mesa. Nang kukunin na sana nila iyon ay nakarinig sila ng tumatakbong yabag ng mga paa. Agad naman silang nagtago sa likod ng mga kurtina.
Edmond peek between the curtains and saw Chieftain Clements hastily walked inside the room grabbing the book for himself. He took it and left the room.
"We almost had it," Stella sighed.
"We should find him," Edmond suggested.
Edmond grabbed Stella and head back to the first floor. When they went where they left Elius,they just found out he wasn't there anymore. He also noticed the sharp-edge scratches on the floor and some of the wall. He took a deep breath because he knew for a fact that a little cat can't do a stuff like that. They never got to see where did Chieftain Clements went.
"Ano naman kayang nangyari rito?" Stella queried.
Edmond took a deep breath. "I'll explain that later Stella, but for now, I need you to go home. I'll explain it maybe tomorrow or when we found Elius again."
Even though Stella wanted to know what was happening, he was also right. They head back to the motel and Stella found herself back inside their room, but noticed that Ully wasn't still coming back home.
"Stella," he called her. She shifted her attention back at him. Pinatong naman ni Edmon ang kamay nito sa balikat niya. "Don't worry about Ully. He'll be back soon. He's somewhere—I think with Elius now. They will be coming back home soon. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow morning. Just get some rest tonight so you could get your energy back. I'll be back tomorrow, alright?
Stella nodded. "Wait, Ed..." she said before he could even leave. "After what I've done yo you, bakit tinutulungan mo pa rin ako?"
Napangisi naman si Edmond. "'Cause I know you're not a bad person, Stella."
After that, Edmond vanished in front of her. She then hang a towel on the door to cover it up as the motel staff already called for the repair and would be fixed sooner.
Stella noticed that Ully's camera was left inside the room. She went to the bed and scanned every file on it. She doesn't know what she was looking for until she got caught by a video of Keonne and Chloei in it. She played it and found that those reporters entered the room without permission until they were caught by Stella and made a powerful force out of her hand. That was the reason why they had no door tonight.
"So I'm really a witch?" Stella muttered.
Sa lahat ng mga nangyayari, hindi niya inaasahan na mangyayari iyon sa kanya. Ang gusto niya lang naman ay makakuha ng story sa Freymount at gawin itong trending news sa buong mundo. Ang hindi niya inaasahan ay kabilang din pala siya sa history ng bayang ito. Stella's clearly confused now. If she kept her career and continue with the story, she'll ended up telling her story and meanwhile, she could drop it and let the mystery remained from everybody.
Buong gabi ay hindi na nakatulog ng maayos si Stella. Hindi niya maalis sa isipan ang lahat ng mga nagawa niya. At kung anong kakayahan ang nanalaytay sa kanyang pagkatao. Ang naririnig lamang niya ay ang malakas na alulong sa hindi kalayuan.
The next morning, Edmond showed up with a breakfast with him. Nadatnan naman niyang tulog pa si Stella kaya nilapag na lamang niya ang paper bag sa lamesa. Naagaw naman ng camera ang pansin niya kaya tiningnan niya kung anong nga naroon. Napailing na lamang siya sa mga napanood niya.
Saglit lamang ay nagising na si Stella at nakita niya si Edmond na nakaupo sa isang tabi.
"How do you feel now, Stella?" Edmond asked.
"I'm good. Do you have any news where could be Ully now?"
He shook his head. "I still don't know. I think Elius knew what to do with him. You shouldn't really worry about him. He's a man. He could take what's going on in him now."
"Would he ever come back home after what I did to him? Baka naman ayaw na niya akong makasama? Sabihin mo na lang din ang totoo at tatanggapin ko ang katotohanan."
Edmond shook his head. "No, no, that won't happen. Kung ayaw ka man niyang makasama, he could've told us that as well. Alam kong overwhelmed ka pa sa mga nangyayari pero naiintindihan ko kung anong nararamdaman mo. Take everything slow, Stella. Hindi mo kailangan madaliin ang lahat. Pero kailangan mo lamang maging handa sa lahat ng oras."
"And what do I need to be ready for, Ed?" Stella asked.
Hindi na naman nasagot ni Edmond ang tanong ni Stella nang makarinig sila ng tawa sa labas. Sinilip naman nila kung sino iyon at nakilala naman nila 'yon. Si Keonne lamang pala. Napakunot-noo si Stella dahil parang baliw si Keonne katatawa hawak ang phone niya.
"What's with you Keonne?" Stella asked.
Napangisi na lamang anng binata. Pinakita naman nito sa kanya ang kanyang phone. Tinitigan naman ni Stella ang screen ng phone niya. Lumaki ang mata ni Stella nang mabasa ang nakasaad sa isang headline.
Mythical Creatures at Freymount Town is TRUE!!!
Nagkatinginan si Edmond at Stella. Napailing na lamang si Edmond dahil iyon ang nakaligtaan niyang gawin para makalimutan ng binata.
"Did Chloei know about this?" Stella asked her.
His forehead creased. "Who?"
"Duh? Your colleague?"
He shook his head. "I don't know who was that..."
Napataas ang kilay ni Stella. "Really? To what I know, it was her idea to follow us here."
Napangisi si Keonne at binalik ang phone sa bulsa nito. "I don't know what you're talking about Stella. Mag-isa lang ako rito. Ako lang mag-isa ang pumunta rito para kunin ang istorya ng Freymount. And I'm getting famous with my article! Are you jealous of me or what, Stella?" he mocked. "Don't your worry, you'll get you story din naman."
Sinundan nila ito ng tingin papunta sa kanyang sasakyan. Napaisip na lamang si Edmond sa ibang bagay. Nagtataka ito dahil hindi niya maisip kung bakit bigla nitong nakalimutan ang kaibigan. Napaisip naman ito na baka may ibang gumawa no'n sa kanya.
Alycia might've done something. She always does. Edmond thought.
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