Chapter nine: Plan

"So anong plano mo?"

Kinakabahan akong kausapin tong si Cassian, kasi siya na mismo ang bumanggit sa pangalan niya.

"We are going to plan everything none-stop. Simula ngayong gabi. We need to find where is the hide-out of Austin and his new 'group'." Sagot ni Cassian at dinampot na ang jacket sa upuan. He was sitting on her chair.

Kaunting tiis lang Cassian I know Ravenna will come back.

"Sa bahay na lang natin pag usapan, and we need rest as well." Sabi ni Hailey at lumabas na ng pinto.

Palabas na sana ako pero may biglang humatak saakin. It was him. He leaned over and cupped my face so that he could kiss me, we were making out in Ravenna's office and it felt like we were committing another sin.

"Kaede! Ryota! Keep your clothes on! Sa bahay niyo na 'yan ituloy." Sigaw ng boses ni Calyx galing sa labas.

Paglabas namin namumula ako, at sinalubong kami ng nakakalokong ngiti ni Calyx. Nag amba ako ng suntok kaya agad niyang itinaas ang kamay niya. Surrendering.

"Buti nalang may umawat, baka makagawa na kasi ng second generation." Biglang sumulpot si Cassian sa tabi ni Ryota at inakbayan ito.

Kahit ang dami nitong problema, he's still in with his normal self.

Nakabalik na kami sa bahay at natulog na agad. We will going to investigate every single clue that we have so far. And somehow connect it with each other.

"Kaede gising." Sabi ng babae. Unti unti kong minulat ang mga mata ko at nakita ko siya.

Ravenna?

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Bakit ang bilis mo bumalik?"

"Ayaw mo?" ngumiti siya saakin at umupo sa taas ko.

Paglingon ko sa gilid ko, dugo! Ryota is dead. "What the fuck?!" Sigaw ko.

"I killed them all, at ikaw na ang huli. Any last will and testaments?" She showed her knife at inilapit sa leeg ko.

She gripped on my hair at inilapit palapit muli sa kanya.

"This is what I truly want, is to get revenge. Sweet dreams in hell Kaede." After that, everything went black.

Naalimpugatan ako nang makaramdam ako ng malamig na tubig na ibinuhos saakin. Iminulat ko ang mata ko, I saw all of them concerned and looking at me.

"You were dreaming." Sabi ni Ryota.

"Also talking." Singit ni Calyx.

"Ano sinasabi ko?" Tanong ko, at hinawakan yung leeg ko kung saan ako sinaksak ni ravenna.

"Ravenna..." Boses ni Cassian kaya napalingon ako sa gawi niya. "Paulit ulit lang. Ravenna."

Inabutan ako ni Ryota ng tubig. I think I'm crazy, I was holding my hair the whole time.

"I know a little bit of psychology." It was Maeve, I looked at her with confusion. "My tita taught me the basics. She's a psychologist."

"Tell me what was your dream."

"Uh, I woke up, dahil ginigisinig niya ako. At nang lingunin ko si Ryota he's dead with so much blood. And she said she was seeking revenge. And I was the last one to be killed." Sabi ko, Everyone was still looking at me with worried eyes except for Cassian. He was thinking deeply.

Like he was swimming into the depth of his mind.

"In every dream, it is the opposite for what I know. When the person is trying to kill you, it is a sign that she needs help." Sabi ni Maeve.

"How can we help her if we don't know where she is?" Tanong ni Calyx na nakasandal sa pinto.

"P'wede bang doon tayo sa round table mag usap. Meet us there in 15." Sabi ni Ryota at tumango naman silang lahat sa kanya.

Nung kaming dalawa nalang sa kwarto niyakap niya ako bigla. "Are you sure that you're okay?" Tanong niya at hinalikan ang noo ko.

"She... She stabbed me here." Sabi ko at itinuro sa parteng leeg ko.

"And I saw that you had 4 stabs in the back." Bigla nalang ako naluha sa sinasabi ko.

Totoo kaya na she needs help? Or totoong gusto niya kaming patayin. Pero hindi yun si Ravenna eh. Maayos kaming naghiwalay, but isa lang ang kayang kumontrol sa kanya. Pero impossible.

"Bihis lang ako." 'Yan ang lumabas mula sa bibig ko. I wore simple clothes, an oversized shirt and shorts.

"All those in favor of finding Ravenna while doing the case of Austin and his unknown partner?" Tanong ni Calyx na ipinagtaka ko.

"What do you mean by partner?" Tanong ko.

"I saw a man outside our house scouting. At narinig kong hindi si Austin ang kausap, at binanggit nito. 'Yes ma'am, opo alam ko pong malapipt kayo kay sir Austin pero.' ayan ang mga narinig ko, pero medyo malayo sila kaya hindi ko nakuha yung pangalan ng kausap niya." Pageexplain ni Calyx.

Napahawak ako sa sentido ko at bumuntong hininga naman si Hailey. "Dagdag sa problema natin 'to." Sabi ni Hailey at napakamot sa ulo.

"You think this is also connected to Ravenna?" Tanong ni Calyx.

"We are connected to this, kung tayo kasama damay na si Ravenna. We don't have a choice but to find where she is right now to know that she is fine." Sagot ni Cassian. Okay na siyang bangitin si Ravenna? Naka move on na ba?

"Hindi natin mahahanap ang taong ayaw magpahanap." Singit ni Ryota. Tumango naman ako, tama siya.

"Updates about Austin?" Pagiiba ko ng topic.

"We still can't find where he is, but I throwed a tracker on the man's jacket. Maybe we could now access it." Sabi ni Calyx at inilabas ang laptop niya.

Stressed ata ako, di ko pa nasusulatan pabalik si Ravenna. Or susulatan ko pa ba? Hindi pa ako nakakapagdesisyon kung ano gagawin ko.

"It is located at this place, that seems like an alley." Sabi ni Calyx, nilapitan naman siya ni Ryota at Cassian para kumpirmahin.

"Maeve, what will you do?" Tanong ni Cassian at tinaasan ng kilay si Maeve. Nakakakilabot ah.

"W-what?" Utal na tanong ni Maeve.

"Hindi mo ba narinig ang sinabi ko? Bingi ka ba? Operahan na natin yang tenga mo." Naiinis na sabi ni Cassian bago bumuntong hininga "I said, what will you do?"

"B-bakit? Kasama ba ako dyaan? Wala pa akong badge." Umiling si Maeve. Uhh, kung gusto mong hindi masigawan niyan sagutin mo nalang.

"That's why answer the damn question!" Ayan na, sumigaw na si Cassian. "How will you get your badge eh simpleng planning palang hindi ka makasagot?"

"We go to that alley, and find the person, question him, and we can kill him as a warning for Austin to know that we are up to him. And we know every single step that he would make. We can threat him or something." Sagot ni Maeve at tumingin sa akin.

Nawala ang galit sa mukha ni Cassian at nagisip. Mukhang tatanggapin nga ang plano ni Maeve.

"Ready yourself, you'll get your badge next week. Bawal tayo gumawa ng hakbang ng wala kang permiso or the badge." Sabi ni Cassian.