Nove: Sotto Capo

The sweat is running down through my whole body. Ramdam ko ang lagkit na dulot ng mga iilang butil na nagsisituyuan na. Sumasakit na rin ang iilang parte ng aking katawan dulot ng pagtama sa akin ng aking kalaban pati na rin ang iilan kong pagbagsak sa lupa.


"You're not being yourself, Princess Daria," puna ni Konstantin


Konstantin or who I may call as Prince Isidore Konstantinos Florakis Doukas was the one who's assigned to trained my combat skills. He was the mysterious man that I have met six months ago, one of Lola Nefelia's visitor who turns out to be the descendant of the House of Doukas, a member of the Royal Council.


Nang malaman ko kung sino ito ay kaagad akong nakaramdam ng alarma but he extinguished it immediately. He told me that his family decided to side my family, which was also a member of the Royal Council, and now he was sent here to help me.


Naikwento niya ang dapat na ikwento but when I asked him about my family's situation, he just told me that I must just wait for the right person to tell me.


A huff escaped from my mouth when I fell down through the ground caused by Konstantin's attack.


"Are you really okay?"


Napabuga ako ng hangin habang tumatayo mula sa pagkakaupo. Nagpagpag pa ako ng dumi sa aking likuran bago bumalik sa fighting stance ko.


"Something's bothering you and I think it is consuming you. Should we just postponed the training for today?"


"H-huh? No, I'm really sorry. We can continue, I'm fine"


Sayang kasi iyong araw kung ipopostpone muna namin ang training. Though he is right. Mayroong bumabagabag sa akin


I must not entertain it because I know it wasn't necessary. Pero kanina pa ito hindi mawala-wala sa isipan ko.


I was being bothered by the dream that I had. It wasn't just a simple dream because I feel like it was real. Para bang deja vu, pero alam mo iyong parang sigurado ka na naganap na iyon.


But it was so imposible.


"I have dreamt about a guy," paninimula ko.


I saw Konstantin rose his one eyebrow as if being confused to what I am saying.


Should I tell him about this? Baka kasi pagtawanan lang ako nito.


"N-nothing, nevermind," pagbabawi ko sa mga dapat kong sasabihin.


"Sabihin mo na," medyo ilang na sabi nito. Maybe the language still bothered him. There's actually nothing wrong with his accent. Sadyang naiilang lang siyang mag-tagalog and I really don't know why though.


Unlike Alastair, Oceana, Oriana and Aris na parang mga sanay na sanay na. Yes, all of them knows how to speak the language I am using. After 2 months saka ko lang din nalaman.


"Uhmm... nito kasing nakaraan, every dreams that I had laging may specific na lalaki akong nakakasama. Though I can't figure out his face because it was blurred o kaya naman pagkagising ay hindi ko maalala nag mukha," pagkukwento ko rito.


Pero gaya nga nang aking inaasahan ay tinawanan lang ako nito.


"Are you that deprived for lovelife?" natatawang tanong nito.


Sinimangutan ko ito. Sabi na ito ang sasabihin nito, kahit sino siguro sa kanila iyon ay sasabihin. For someone like me na hindi pa nakakaexperince ng kahit anong romantic things, malaki ang porsyente na I was just being deprive kaya ko napapanaginipan ang bagay na iyon.


You know my subconscious.


"Purke kayo nagkalovelife na," inis na sabi ko rito bago nag-walk out.


I am sure for myself that I wasn't feeling the deprivation. Even though there are times that I am asking myself if I still am capable to have a family for my own or maybe a relationship. But I don't think it was that strong enough for me to have that similar kind of dreams for almost two weeks already.


This things just bothered my whole being. I needed to freshen this out.


Then I decided to go to Cathy. Yes, she is also with us. Katulad ko ay nag-titraining rin ito. But unlike me who's focused into direct battle skills, Cathy were focused into gadgets and technology skills.


Kaya naman hindi na nakakapagtaka kung nahanap ko kaagad ito. She was always in the computer room.


Oceana was the one who's assigned to train us when it comes to technologies. Pero most of the days si Cathy lang ang tinuturuan nito, meanwhile ako naman during monday and friday lang. Minsan din si Oriana ang nagtuturo sa akin kung hindi ito busy sa ibang mga bagay.


Oriana still has the responsibility as a Quinto Sotto Capo, she's still part of the Tribubale afterall. Though she doesn't know that I know she was.


Maliban kasi kay Konstantin na mismong umamin sa akin patungkol sa kaniyang pagkatao, the other four still hides their real identities. Kaya naman sa tulong ng mga natutunan namin ay hinalungkat namin ang mga impormasyon ng apat. Yes, kasama ko si Cathy sa paghahanap ng mga impormasyon. Because like me, she's also confused. More confused dahil isang araw nagising na lamang ito na nasa isang tagong isla na siya, mabuti na nga lang raw ay kasama niya pala ako.


I told her everything that I know. Pero may hangganan lamang ang aking nalalaman. So we decided to team up and secretly dig the identities of the four.


Sa ngayon ay kay Oriana pa lang ang nasisigurado namin.


She is Oriana Vittori Marchetti, the fifth of the Sotto Capo, the under boss of the Mafia's Court. A descendant of Marchetti Organization, a family of the Consiglio. Which means she is the granddaughter of Nefelia Victori Marchetti.


Consiglio was the right-hand of the Capo, the reason why Lola Nefelia knows the former Capo. And Oriana was supposedly to take-over her grandmother's title, but because of a certain issue she became a Sotto Capo instead of Consiglio.


Currently the new Consiglio is not from the Marchetti Organization, the new consiglio is also secretive. Wala masyadong nakakaalam sa pagkatao nito maging ang Organization na pinanggalingan nito. Though we are also trying to look for all the possible way to get the informations of the new consiglio.


Nagulat rin kaming dalawa ni Cathy nang malaman namin ang bagay na iyon. Though napansin ko na rin naman ang kahawigan ng dalawa lalo na ng ipakita na ni Oriana ang tunay nitong mukha.


When she still portrays herself as Ate Imelda, mukhang medyo pinatanda nito ang mukha, maybe with make-ups and get ups. Kahit maging si Alastair ay ganoon rin, the reason why I couldn't recognize him at first was because of their disguised.


Saka lamang nila tinanggal ang mga disguised ng mga ito nang makalipas na ang isang buwan magmula nang mamalagi kami rito sa isla. The reason? Nothing, trip lang raw nilang gamitin iyong disguised na iyon.


Gustuhin man naming tanungin si Lola Nefelia regarding to her real apo but then malalaman nila na nag-iimbestiga kami ni Cathy. So we decided to keep silence until makuha na namin lahat ng mga kailangang impormasyon.


Sa ngayon kasi ay ang iba pang mga member ng Tribunale ang napagtutuunan namin ng pansin, especially the other Sotto Capo. We are also trying our best to know the identity of the Capo. Pero sa tuwing malapit na namin makita ang impormasyon ay biglang nagloloko ang computer.


We are not sure if someone is trying to sabotage us or what.


But for now, nasa ika-tatlong Sotto Capo na kami, we know his background already but the name is still being unknown. Hinahanap pa namin sa ngayon.


I WAS trying to do some tricks that Oceana taught me while I wait for Cathy to finished the task that she was assigned to do.


Wala ngayon si Oceana, maybe may inutos si Aris rito. Nitong mga nakaraang araw ay mas naging busy ang iilan sa kanila. Kung noong una si Aris at Oriana lang ang laging hindi namin nakikita, ngayon ay halos lahat na sila. Nagpapakita na lamang ang mga ito tuwing training na namin.


Si Lola Nefelia naman ay umalis ng isla noong nakaraang araw. Hindi nito sinabi ang dahilan at hindi na rin kami nagtanong pa.


"Magugulat ka sa nalaman ko Darlene," sabi nito habang busy ang kamay sa pagtipa sa keyboard.


"About what?"


I was also busy typing some codes but then interrupted when Cathy suddenly caught my attention.


"Sa assignment natin,"


Assignment means our investigation. At kahit hindi na nito sabihin ay naintindihan ko kaagad kung ano ang itinutukoy nito. She was pertaining to the Terzo Sotto Capo, since siya ang pinakapinagtutuunan namin ngayon ng pansin.


"Nahanap mo na?" tanong ko rito.


I don't know kung bakit parang hindi ko nagustuhan ang ngiting nakikita ko sa labi ni Cathy. I know that it means something.


"Are you ready to get shocked?" natatawang tanong nito.


Napakunot-noo naman ako sa sinabi nito. Bakit naman ako magugulat? What is she trying to say?


"Do I know him?"


Base kasi sa pinapahiwatig nito ay parang sinasabi niya na kilala ko ang nasa likod ng titulong Terzo Sotto Capo ng Tribunale.


And it was confirmed when I saw Cathy nod her head fervidly.


"Who?"


Narinig ko muna ang huling malakas na tipa nito sa keyboard bago pinakatitigan ang monitor. At nang masigurado nitong tapos na ang gawain ay nilingon ako nito habang nagtataas baba ang dalawang kilay.


"What now?" naiinis na tanong ko rito.


"I know this will shock you..."


Lalong kumunot ang noo dahil sa pangbibitin na ginagawa nito. I don't know what's the purpose of that


"Sabihin mo na lang, ang dami mo pang dama,"


"Kalma ka lang, pero heto na,"


It was a long silence before she suddenly dropped the bomb.


"He's your first love.."


What? Did I heard her right?


"The Terzo Sotto Capo is.."


Paanong nangyari ito?


"Faro Yeci Dell'Acqua.."


So meeting him again was really not a good sign. Because as of now he is one of our possible enemies.


What a twisted fate that we had.


[A/N: This was supposed for yesterday, pero hindi talaga kinaya ng katawan ko. Ilang araw ng hindi maganda ang pakiramdam ko at ngayon lang bumuti-buti kaya ngayon lang nakapagg-update.]

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