NEW BORN VAMPIRE 3: Wild Frost

Chapter 13

We continued to stay silent as we listen to Kate telling us about someone she met at the bar.

"That woman I met, she looks pale and scared. I did not use any of my power to know that she's scared into something. Kagaya nga ng kung ano ang nangyari kanila, Dylan. I can't use my power. But to that woman named Sheena, her fear is already visible in her face when I mentioned the comfort room," Kate said before looking at Brian who is now  scratching the back of his head while chuckling nervously.

"Sorry, Kate. I could have stop the time in the bar so that no one will know our presence but you already know what happened," sabi ni Dylan. "Hindi namin gusto ni Brian na may makaalam tungkol sa kung ano ang ginagawa namin sa comfort room noong mga oras na iyon but the moment we are supposed to use our powers that time, we are unable to use it so we decided to caught the Unsound using our own hands," seryosong pagpapaliwanag ni Dylan na ikinatango-tango ko.

So that's what happened the whole time that I'm drinking alone. Even Kate met the woman who have got to slapped me in my prescious face.

And they have let that Sheena go. Tch!  Kasalanan nila na may nakaalam sa operasyon nila doon sa bar tapos ako pa ang pinagtrabaho.

Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako habang iniisip ang pinakaunang babae na nakasampal sa akin. I mean, my Mother hate me and all but she never use violence to make me see how she hated me. She used negligence and now, I'm not living in the same roof with them.

"Anyway, back to what I was saying, I think that Miss Sheena is still scared. Akala niya siguro ay may mangyayaring masama sa akin sa oras na bumalik ako doon sa comfort room kung saan niya kayo nakita kung kaya't hindi niya ako tinulungan," Kate said that made me huffed.

Maybe that woman name Sheena became more scared after slapping me in my face. She knows that Brian and Dylan knew her existence though I don't know if she knows my connection with Brian and Dylan.

Dapat lang na matakot siya dahil kahit na wala akong balak na hanapin siya, I could change my mind. That woman just slapped me in my face. Hindi ako mapagpatawad at hindi ko rin napapatawad kung ano ang ginawa sa akin ng babaeng iyon pero wala akong balak na gumawa ng masama sa kaniya. She's just the first ever woman who's hand landed on my face. 

I know that I, too have a mistake. I mean, I judged that woman named Sheena even though I don't know her but that's the f*****g problem. Pinagsasalitaan ko siya ng masama dahil para rin iyon sa kaniya, only that she did not know. 

"So this is how I found out that I can't totally use my power in that place. Because I can control mortals and vampires, I tried to help to erase the fear she's feeling but as you can see," Kate said before sighing. "I can't do it. Even this power to control other people something that I can't do while I was in that bar. When I touched her hand, it was like my power to control other people is being repelled," sabi ni Kate na muli namin ikinatahimik. 

"When are we going to check that place?" biglaang tanong ni Cody.

Nasa mukha niya ang pagkaseryoso habang hinahantay ang sagot ni Kate na ngayon ay nakatulala habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana. 

"I don't know, Cody. Maybe, let a few weeks pass first before going back there. Even if Mr. Davis knows our existence there, I'm not still sure if we can trust the woman who knows what we did in that bar. Ayaw ko muna na pumunta kayo doon dahil hindi natin sure kung nag-report ang babaeng iyon na nagngangalang Sheena sa mga pulisya," sabi ni Kate na ikinabuntong-hininga ko naman.

"Paano kong hanapin na natin ang babaeng iyon?"sabi ni Kyle na mabilis naman sinang-ayunan ni Georgina at Cody. 

"No," maikli at seryosong sabi ni Kate na agad rin naman ikinatahimik ni Kyle habang si Georgina at Cody ay nakatingin kay Kate, tila hinahantay ang sasabihin ni Kate. 

"Tinignan ko na ang address ng babaeng iyon after ko makalabas ng bar na iyon. I used some connection to check if that Sheena Dawson really lives there but it looks like it's just her old address. They said that she doesn't live there anymore," tanging sabi ni Kate bago niya binigyan ng tingin sila Georgina, Kyle at Cody na nakaiwas na ng tingin sa kanila. 

"And also, we don't go to the mortals' place unless they know our existence as vampire and trust us just as how we are going to trust them, understand?" Kate said with authority in her voice.

Boom. Georgina is looking pissed after what Kate just said. Hindi ko mapigilang mapangisi habang nakikita si Georgina na naiinis dahil sa hindi na siya makapalag sa kung ano man ang utos ni Kate. 

I mean, silang tatlo ni Kyle, Cody at Georgina ay pare-pareho minsan kung mag-isip kung kaya't kung ano man ang sinabi ni Kyle ay isang bagay na paniguradong gustong-gusto na nilang gawin ngunit matagal na rin simula nang mamahala si Kate at Theodore at nang isatupad nila ang batas na bawal na paglapit sa mga mortal. Matagal na ang kautusan na iyon ngunit habang sila Amang Hari at Inang Reyna pa ang namamahala sa buong kaharian, hindi iyon masiyadong nasusunod at napapansin lalo na't ang atensyon ng buong Valerious clan ay nasa kalaban namin na mga Hearthstone. 

Ngunit ngayong si Kate na ang reyna ng buong kaharian, bilang siya ang napili at ang nakapropesiya na tumalo sa buong clan ng Hearthstone, maraming nagsimula matakot na gawin ang kabaliktaran ng batas na isinatupad nila Amang Hari at Inang Reyna na patuloy rin ipinatupad nila Theodore at Kate. 

Kung kaya't kung ano man ang ipinayo ni Kyle na gawin ay hindi gugustuhin ni Kate na mangyari. Gano'n na rin ang pagsang-ayon ni Georgina sa suhestiyon ni Kyle na gawin. Simula nang maging reyna si Kate, hindi na masyadong padalos-dalos kumilos si Georgina hindi kagaya ng lagi nitong ginawa na pagmamanipula dahil lang sa nakikita ni Georgina kung ano mga mangyayari sa hinaharap. 

Matagal na rin nang ipatigil ni Kate ang paggamit ni Georgina sa sarili niyang kapangyarihan dahil na rin sa ayaw ni Kate at Theodore na umasa sa kung ano man ang nalalaman ni Georgina. Simula pa lang na minanipula ni Georgina ang mga nangyayari ay hindi na iyon nagustuhan ni Kate. Kahit sino sa amin ay hindi rin nagugustuhan ang pagmamanipula ni Georgina kung kaya't nakapabor din sa amin lahat kung ano man ang ginawa ni Kate kay Georgina. Though, ginagamit pa rin naman ang kapangyarihan ni Georgina sa oras na payagan lang nila Theodore at Kate.

Napahinga na lang ako nang malalim dahil sa sinabing iyon ni Kate. So that's it? We are just going to stay and sit pretty here while that mortal woman Sheena can do whatever she wants until she reports us and our entire existence will be troubled again. 

"But don't fret everyone," biglang sabi ni Kate na ngayon ay nakangisi. 

She looks like someone who has done something freaky even though her face stays looking like an innocent doll. I don't know but something tells me that she's going to say something that I don't like especially when her eyes suddenly saw me before she grins wider. 

"W-what?" tanging nasabi ko kapagkuwan ay napalunok. 

Fuck! Sana naman ay hindi niya utusan nang hindi ko magugustuhan lalo na at konektado doon sa babaeng mortal na sumampal sa akin sa parking lot. Ang babaeng iyon na nagngangalang Sheena. 

"What is it, Kate? Anong ginawa mo?" tanong ni Krizza habang kaming lahat ay nakaabang sa kaniyang sasabihin. 

"I come up with a plan just so we can monitor that mortal woman on daily basis," sabi ni Kate kapagkuwan ay saglit na natawa. "Nakakatuwa siya, actually. She looks like someone who's talkative so it's no wonder that she shamelessly said that she's currently unemployed."

"Pero anong koneksyon ng sinasabi mo para magawan ng paraan ang babaeng mortal na iyon, Kate?" sabi ni Georgina na tila inis pa rin. 

God! Hindi niya ba kayang umakto na hindi natatapakan ang pagkatao niya dahil lang sa hindi na siya makapalag kay Kate? She's been acting immature for pete's sake. Ni hindi na nga siya pinapansin ni Kate dahil nakakaaksaya lang din ng oras. 

"That is where Alexander going to come in," biglang sabi ni Kate na ikinalaki ko ng mata kasabay rin ng pagtingin sa akin ng lahat. 

"W-what?" muli kong sabi bago tumingin kay Kate. "What do you mean? Anong gagawin ko?" 

"That mortal woman is unemployed, Mr. Chief Executive Officer," nakangiting sabi ni Kate. "And Valex Corporation happens to be hiring for a secretarial position, right?" sabi ni Kate na agad ikinalaki ng mata ko. 

"No, you didn't..." hindi ko makapaniwalang sabi habang nakatingin kay Kate na nakangiti sa akin.

Oh, god! No. Don't tell me she said to that mortal woman to apply in my company?

"That's a great idea, Kate. Since Alexander has been camping for years in his own company, he will be the perfect one to watch for that mortal woman," pagsang-ayon ni Nathan sa sinabi ni Kate. 

"No!" mabilis kong sabi kapagkuwan ay tumayo. "I won't allow it! All my employees there are vampires, Kate. I only allow vampires there to work so that my company will continue to rise as vampires are more faster and efficient workers than mortals. One mortal, especially a secretary of mine will immediately make a bad effect in my company and she will not keep up," sabi ko na tinawanan lamang ni Kate kung kaya't napaingos na lang ako. 

"Alexander, she will just work there," natatawang sabi ni Kate na para bang madali lang iyon. "Kung ayaw mo siya bilang secretary, then you can just make up a position like personal assistant or something that will make her near you," Kate that made me instantly irritated. 

"Why does it need to be me?" inis kong sabi at napahilamos sa aking mukha. 

"Well, bakit hindi? You are the one who can give her a job," sabi ni Kyle na sinang-ayunan din ng lahat kung kaya't hindi na lang ako nakapagsalita at dahan-dahan na muling bumalik mula sa pagkakaupo. 

Oh god, no. Iritado kong sabi sa aking isipan pagkatapos ay napahilamos na lang sa aking mukha. Sana naman ay hindi tumuloy ang babaeng iyon sa kompanya ko. I don't want to see that mortal woman on a daily basis especially when I'm going in or out of my office.   

"Then it's settled. It will be Alexander who's going to work and watch for our mortal guest while you guys," sabi ni Kate pagkatapos ay tumingin kanila Brian, Dylan, Kyle, at Cody. "Continue to work in those Unsound vampires, bring our clan's hunters with you," sabi ni Kate na sinagot naman nila Brian ng pagtango bago tumingin kay Georgina na kasalukuyang nilalaro-laro ang kuko niya. "I want you to work for Alexander and wait for Sheena Dawson, make the hiring realistic until she's hired," sabi ni Kate na sinagot naman ni Georgina ng pagtango. 

"All right, dismissed," sabi ni Kate kaya naman mabilis kaming tumayo nang... 

"Not you, Alexander. I still want to talk to you," Kate said before looking at Georgina who's about to walk out of the conference room. "Including you, Georgina. I'm going to need your help with something," sabi ni Kate na ikinatigil naman ni Georgina bago kami hinarap.

"Fine," sabi ni Georgina at muling umupo sa kaniyang inuupuan kanina. 

Nanatili akong nakatayo sa aking kinatatayuan at hinantay na umalis ang lahat bago ako muling umupo sa aking puwesto kagaya ng ginawa ni Georgina. 

"So what are we going to do here, Kate? I'm happy you included me in something special like this," sabi ni Georgina na may kasamang pang-uuyam.