To Love and Avenge

Chapter 74

“What's going on?” I asked directly while my eyes were still glued to scanning the family picture.

“The same group were making a shipment again in the south suburban area.” He reported with urgency while panting excessively.

Judging from his voice, he must have from a long run.

So, is he in the area? With a knitted brow, I asked inwardly, gently placing the picture on my bed beside me. Staring blankly at what was in front of me as if I was on the scene, foreseeing what was happening there.

I feel nauseated at the idea.

“Who is with you?” I later asked.

“I’m alone,” he responded briefly.

“Okay, leave a tracking device in one of their containers. And I will have the authorities informed about it and the location.” I said, later on, reaching the photo and shoving it back into my bag.

“Aren’t you coming?”

“No, I can't, for some reason. Leave the post immediately as soon as you are done.” I instructed.

“Copy that…” Then the other line went off.

Closing my eyes vigorously and inhaling deeply while gnashing my teeth absent-mindedly.

This group… should be stopped. I will disintegrate them in any way possible.

Just recently, based on Mang Kanor’s gathered data, they are most likely connected to those behind my mother’s death.

I should get them with my hands… And crash them fiercely.

This is a lot of fun to do. I smirked at my own thoughts.

“Mom, I'm almost there… anytime soon, I will have them crashed in my very own hands… And I can finally have my revenge and be at peace.” I vowed, along with the feeling of the piercing pain again and again.

Opening my laptop, I entered a few codes to trace the tracking device’s location and later on intercept the connection of one of my trusted officials at the headquarters. There is no need for me to inform him of my identity as he already knows the code. Just like that and they will follow through.

After that, I remembered Roldan and so I dialed his number. He must be on the field too.

His phone started to ring, but he didn't answer, which was very unusual for him. So, I kept on dialing…

After a few rings, I was still redirected to his voicemail.

As I was about to stand up, my phone vibrated once again. This time it was Roldan’s number.

“Ale…” He greeted me with urgency, but what caught my attention was the anxiousness written in his voice.

“What is it?” I asked, feeling the abnormal thudding of my heart start to beat loudly in my ears, and as it violently squeezed my lungs out of the air. I was always like this when I knew something was wrong that was going to happen. When something very undesirable is about to happen. So, I can’t keep my worries at bay at this moment.

“RoL–”

“Mang Kanor was shot—” Cutting each other’s words, we speak in unison.

“What!?” I exclaimed the moment I recovered from the shock, drastically jolted up from the bed, and started to pace anxiously from here and there.

“Wha– What happened?” I continued to ask with a trembling voice, my body started to shake violently in fear of the news. Too afraid of what might happen to him. Beads of sweat started to form, breaking from my forehead, indicating my ever-worriedness.

This man… How can he be so reckless and catch the bullet himself? He has been my mentor, how dare he! He must be well equipped. SHI*T!!! I cursed despite my growing anxiousness about the situation. Feeling the continuous thudding of my chest that seemed to deafen me.

Calm down Ale… Relax, nothing’s gonna happen. Not now, not ever. I consoled myself, as I exercised to inhale and exhale to calm my nerves. Hoping that it'd help, but it didn't, even for a second.

Needless to say that tears had started to form and wail their way at any time soon.

“Okay, listen… You have to calm down". Ale? Ale…” He called out in frustration when he didn’t hear a word from me.

“Calm down!? How can I?” cut him off again in a voice that was barely audible that even I could barely hear.

“Ale, calm down okay, he is now safe.” He said calmly in a consoling manner. He knew me very well and perhaps sensed my current feelings.

Inhaling and deep exhaling once again to lift the heavy tension I have been feeling since then.

Feeling a little lighted, I exhaled deeply and gently closed my eyes, controlling my emotions, and asked…

“Okay, What has just happened? How is he? Is he conscious now? Can I talk to him?” I asked consecutively in eagerness, and I forgot that I had already asked him a lot of questions, yet I wanted him to answer right away without even giving him time.

“Calm down, will you? I know how worried you are, I was too, but your mishandling emotions won't help. It’ll only harm you and the baby. Besides, he is out of danger now.” he later said impatiently.

“O-okay…” I replied, trying to hold my breath again this time. Closing my eyes once more, to clear my mind.

“Now… and please don't interrupt.” he continued.

“Okay.” I agreed. My sweating continued despite the very cold temperature of the room produced by the AC.

“Listen very well, okay? For now, he is safe from death but is still unconscious. But other than that, everything is okay. The doctor said that he would be up anytime soon. And if so, I will call you so you could both talk together. How is that?” He explained reassuringly.

“But where? I mean… What really happened to him?” I asked, a little calmer now, then slowly let the comfort of the bed, catch my overbearing burdened heart that weighs my chest even more.

Hearing this news fears me a lot.

It’ll only remind me of that day again and again, and I can't sit still. I can't wait and just watch them till they take everything away from me.

My time is running out and these all should be done once and for all.

Turning off my phone, I let all the wariness wander all over me hoping that I can finally get numb by all of it just like all the other old days. Yet, it stayed.

What if this all leads to another disaster, like losing dad, Daven, Allen, Dauis, and, worse, my baby?

How can I take all of it?

This has all been causing so much excruciating pain for me. But I cannot stop now, now that there was so much at stake.

Too many reasons to give up now, but will it guarantee that these people I am trying to protect will not end up being hurt by these demons?

have so tired of the thoughts running in my head, plus my hormones have been pushing me to my limit that I easily get drifted off to sleep.

‘Ale…’

‘Ale…’

Listening closely to that voice that has been calling me from somewhere.

‘Ale…’ It calls again. This voice, I havent heard it for a long time that I merely forgot the owner of it. I wanted to see who it was, but i was too tired and too warry to even open my eyes for checking.

‘Who are you?’ I asked with my eyes still closed but I know in myself that I am widely awake in this vast darkness.

‘Cant you recognize me anymore, have you forgotten me?’ It says in a mournfull voice.

Those words silence me. Did I really forgot?

‘Mom? Is it you?’

(silence)

‘My God, Mom… Im sorry…’ I said in between sobs.

‘ Are you angry with me mom? Did I make it all wrong?’ I continued to asked the moment I havent heard her respond.

‘Ale, just let go…’

‘What to let go mom?’

(no answer)

Just then that I manage to open my eyes when I saw her from afar.

Her face…

Her face hasn’t change a bit the last time I saw her, she is beaming with so much light that it hurts my eyes. Blurring my vision, but this is for sure, she’s beaming a shear of smile.

A smile that hasnt reached her eyes and shes getting farther and farther away.

Why does her eyes bore a painful look despite the smile she wore? I asked myself.

‘Mom, don't leave me again…’

But she didnt listen and continued to back away.

‘Talk to me mom!’ I called.

‘ I don't know you anymore, i don't know who you are.’ she answered.

‘Its me mom!’

Hearing my words, she shoke her head, stepped back and turned around.

‘Mom!’

‘Mom!!!!!’ I continued to call and in no intention to stopped until she will stop and turned to look at me once again. But I fail, she never listened until she was only a tidbit from my sight.

‘MOMMMM!!!!’