Chapter forty-four: Enzo

[Disclaimer: Remember what happened in prologue.]

I really can't believe that she's with Enzo.

"Putangina!" Sigaw ko.

Ngayon lang ulit ako nagmura ng ganito.

Cassian is still cold, or should I say he doesn't want to communicate with other people. He wants to isolate himself from everyone.

"She really got back together with her fucking ex?" Di makapaniwalang tugon ni Hailey. 

"Well, we can see that she's stupid now."  Singhal ni Riley. "She got so heartbroken to Enzo remember? Putangina Ravenna ano tong pinapasok mong gulo." 

"Maybe she is being manipulated," sabat ni Gavin. "Doon sa sulat na ibinigay ni Ravenna kay Cassian she said trust me. Maybe all of this is part of her plan on executing something here in Japan." 

Napaisip ako, may punto si Gavin. Kung hindi lang to medic namin siguro kabilang na siya sa grupo namin. 

Bakit kasi laging lumalaki ang mga problema namin, ginagago na ata ako tadhana. 

Cassian trust Ravenna, kahit kami walang tiwala sa kanya. Kapitan mo siya, intindihin mo, alam kong lahat ng ginagawa niya may dahilan na ilalabas tayo sa mga gulo. 

Pero tangina, mapapamura ka nalang talaga. 

Nagsuot si Cassian ng hoodie at facemask bago lumabas ng apartment. 

"Ano na gagawin natin? Alam natin na mas malakas na ang pwersa ni Ravenna, at kakampi niya pa si Enzo, malakas din yun makipaglaban." Sabi ni Hailey at padabog umupo sa couch. 

"I searched 'Enzo' in Japan's famous article at lumabas ang picture na stolen nug mystery duo." Ryota. 

So silang dalawa ang duo, nice. Making t6he situation complicater. 

Kanino kaya kakampi yung dalawang yan. 

After a few more minutes bumalik na si Cassian na may dalang alak at beer. Hindi nami alam kung malakas ba yon dahil alak to sa Japan hindi sa Pilipinas. 

"So you want to get fucking wasted right now? This is not the time to drink!" Pagsisigaw ni Maeve. 

"Why do you care? Ang alam mo lang naman ang nararamdaman mo sa sarili mo," Binuksan ni Cassian ang isang bote ng beer at nilaklak ito hangga't sa makalahati niya ito. 

"You still question my feelings for you? Hindi ba sapat na mahal kita, Cassian?" 

bahagyang natawa si Cassian, "Mahal?" Di makapaniwalang tanong ni Cassian. "Gagong pagmamahal yan, nananakit eh." Inubos niya ang laman ng bote bago basagin sa lapag. 

"Ang sakit, ako nalang ang nagmamahal sa relasyong iniwan niya. Pinaasa niya ako na mamahalin niya ako hanggang dulo, tanginang false promises yan oh." 

"Bakit ka ba magtitiis sa sakit kung  nandito naman ako, Cassian?" 

"Bakit ka ba pilit ng pilit, Maeve? Sinasabi ko nga sayo, I don't feel the same way, and that I am loyal to her and her onlyl. Kahit ano atang gawin niyong paghihiwalay at pananakit saakin pagdating sa kanya wala lang yun talab saakin, kasi ganon ko siya ka-mahal." 

Tumulo na ang luha ni Cassian. 

"I love her, I really love her. But now she's just like the moon, and I'm admiring her from afar. She's my euphoria, and my sweet escape when the whole world is turning against me." 

"Gavin may I borrow your phone?" Tanong ni Kaelyn. 

Agad binigay ni Gavin ang telepono kay Kaelyn. 

"Ano number ni ate Ravenna?" Tanong ni Kaelyn kay Riley. Binigay naman niya yung number. 

Nang magring ang phone ibinigay ni Kaelyn kay Cassian. 

Walang alinlangang tinanggap niya ang cellphone, nang sumagot si Ravenna inubos muna ni Cassian ang pangalawang bote, 

[If this is Riley again I'm going to end the call.]

"Please... Don't." Naiiyak na sabi ni Cassian. 

Natahimik ang kabilang linya. 

[C-cassian? Why are you calling, who's number are you using?] 

"Ravenna, please don't tell me that you find another one." 

[Cassian, just please trust me. Baby..]

Cassian was caught of guard tinawag kasi siyang baby ni Ravenna. 

[All of the suffering of us, and this relationship will end soon. I promise you, I never not follow promises. I still love you baby. Don't worry.]

"Who is Enzo?" 

[Shit! Baby if I tell you this now, it will ruin my plan. Jut keep finding me here in Japan, and when the time comes that we have the time to talk about all this. I will explain every single thing that I have done here in Japan. Any more questions, baby?]

"Why will I trust you? How am I sure that whatever you are saying is true?"

[I never lie to you, it's just I am in a complicated situation right now. And If I fall back in your arms right now, all of the hard work that I did for the past year and a half will just pop and be gone like a bubble.]

"That's enough for me." Binasag ni Cassian yung bote sa sahig. 

[Baby, you're drinking right now? Stop drinking, you'll eventually see me sooner or later, wag ka lang muna magdusa ngayon, kasi your tears for this kind of situation is not worth of your tears. Shh, baby don't cry.]

Balak sanang inumin pa ni Cassian ang pangatlong boteng binuksan niya pero inabot niya yon kay Ryota. 

[Hendrix, masuta ga anata o yonde imasu.... Baby, please don't call again. I might get caught, but I promise you, I'll be the one to call you when everything is done. I love you baby.] 

Inend na ni Ravenna ang tawag and Cassian is just left there standing. 

"Mahal niya pa daw ako, dapat ba akong maniwala sa kanya? But her voice seems so sincere. I'll trust her." Sabi ni Cassian bago tanggalin ang hoodie. 

Kumuha din siya ng walis  at nilinis ang mga basag. 

Ravenna really knows how to change a man. 

"Sino na iinom ng alak?" tanong ni Calyx. 

"Maghati na kayo, I'm going to take a shower. Tapos maglakad lakad tayo mamaya sa alley." Pagaaya ni Cassian. 

Tumango kaming lahat. 

Kumuha si Kaelyn ng isang bote ng beer pero inagaw yun ni Gavin.

"Drinking is not good for you, baka madehydrate ka." Sabi nito bago ipasa saakin ang bote ng alak. 

Inubos ko yung bote na binuksan ni Cassian bago magbihis. 

"Saan niyo pala tinago yung lalaking sumusunod saatin?" Tanong ko. 

"Nasa isang room, tulog pa din naman siya." Sagot ni Maeve. 

Pinuntahan ko yung lalaki, at ginising ko by slicing his skin in the arm. 

"Ah!!" Sigaw nito sa sakit. 

"One question, and I'll let you free and loose." 

"Why were you following us?" 

"We've been ordered by master Enzo." 

Tinanggal ko ang pagkakatali sa kanya at lumabas na siya. 

Pagkabalik ko sa apartment namin nakaready na sila. 

"That guy was ordered by Enzo, alam nila kung nasan tayo." Sabi ko at nagkasa ng baril. 

Ipinutok ko iyon sa lalaking sinabihan kong umalis na,  pero makulit eh. He still evesdropped. Kaya tinuluyan ko na. 

Naglalakad kami sa malamig na alley, curfew nanaman. Pero okay lang hindi kami natatakot kasi may panglaban din kami. 

May narinig kaming putukan ng baril kaya lahat kami napalingon sa likod. 

Pero may nagpasabog din ng smoke bomb, na nagpahilo saaming lahat. 

Dito naming nalaman na sobrang hina pala namin pagdating sa bansang ito.