14
Ch14
"Ash! Let's leave! Tawan said he cannot defuse the bomb planted by General Velez!" Mix pulled Ash on his stunned reverie.
Ash was so fixated to even move a bit, his eyes was on their father who lay motionless on the ground and to Blue and his mom.
"But Mix, how about Dad?" Ash felt his
"Dad is gone! Let's accept it! Let's go!" all of the five Kana heard about the confrontation and they felt heartbroken if ever they were just used by Manolo for his revenge, but then again, Manolo is dead, he cannot explain himself well.
"How about Blue? I'm not leaving without him!" Ash insisted.
Mix cupped his face in frustration, Ash is well known as heardheaded but it is only justified at this very moment. His face darkened.
Gene heard them banter on his earpiece while he's monitoring them.
"Mix!" Gene shouted in a warning voice.
That means Mix will do any means to let Ash out of the warehouse.
Ash didn't even manage to move when Mix hit him on his nape, but before he passed out, Ash heard a loud explosion.
'Blue!' his mind shouted until he blacked out.
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A FEW DAYS LATER
"News Flash report, after the thorough investigation, The Forensic Team of the National Bureau of Investigation, they found out that the people who died in the abandoned warehouse in an explosion caused by an unknown chemical in Port 90, Tondo Manila, As we recalled there was an encounter in between the NBI Agents and a Vigilant group recently, two of the deceased were the father and son, Philippine National Police Chief Alfred Velez, and NBI Senior Investigator Blue Ezeykel Velez, also an lady agent and Agent Velez' partner Yngrid Bautista. And the Philanthropist and Business Magnate Don Manolo Sanuztre. Until now the investigation is still on going regarding on why the said people died on that place because according to the NBI, there was a buybust operation in Port 70 that very night, The NBI promised to do the investigation thoroughly and they will rely it to us the moment they will complete their investigation. This is Jed Bailon, reporting from Port of Tondo, Back to the studio."
Ash is staring at the TV, H e cannot absorb what he watched. He covered his mouth the moment a sob rose out his throat.
'Blue is dead?' a small voice on his head keeps on repeating.
Mix, who stayed with him the whole time, hugged him.
"I'm sorry Ash."
Ash felt like he was a lighted candle, his strength was gone, his knees turns jelly.
He felt that his world was crushed down.
His brothers came except for Tawan, who blamed him for what happened to their father.
"I appreciate you all, but I want to be alone." Ash said in a cold voice, he can't cry, he felt like he died inside. He felt hurt, but there were no tears in his eyes.
His brothers leave him as he wishes.
The moment Ash was left alone, His memories with Blue floods in his mind, this time, he cried. The tears were like water in a river which is suppress by a dam and it was broken, it flows... Nonstop.
It hurts, his heart feels like it was teared and salted each time he thought of Blue being dead.
He hugged himself while pushing his own body to the single sofa he was sitting.
"Blue, how dare you... Why did you leave me!" Ash keeps on saying this words as if, Blue will answer him.
"I love you so much Blue! What will happen to me now? How am I suppose to start again without you?"
Ash thought about it, but maybe... Only time will tell.
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Ash was like a living dead.
Manolo was already buried, his ashes were identified.
Even the rituals and prayers were done as well for his soul to rest in peace.
Ash is still on pain, he still cried, he felt like his tears is like a deep well, it was refilling and nonstop.
He still remembered the night they spent together and how they loved each other.
"Ash! At last, you get out of your room today, how are you?" Gene meet him on the living room.
"I will be hypocrite if I will say that I am okay. I am not okay." Ash wipe the tears in the corner of his eyes.
It is always like this, anyone who ask him if he is okay, his tears will welled up.
"Aww, we are here, I also have a surprise for you. I hope this time, you will be happy. But before that, let me introduce you to someone."
Gene pulled him to the front porch.
"Who is that? What the heck Gene! I will trip!" Ash scolded him.
We stopped beside a man sitting in the chair.
"Ash, This is Nubsib, my boyfriend... Babe this is my little brother, the youngest amongst us, Ash."
"I'm sorry." Nubsib suddenly said when he didn't accept his hand for a shake. Instead, Nubsib look down, he looked guilty.
"Everything is Blue's plan, on the spot plan, we already talked about it before they go to the area but I was not sure if it will work."
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"I have a plan." Blue's voice echoed in Ash's mind.
"What?!"
"It was me who worked behind the scene, who provide fake evidence ls to show to the media. It was me who knew well about the result of the investigation. I also manipulated the pathology results after the autopsies." Nubsib continued to say.
"I don't understand... How did you do that?! Who are you?" Ash still cannot comprehend, his brain is muddled.
"NBI Director, Nubsib Velez, adoptive brother of Blue, you didn't notice because I am far more handsome than him." Nubsib said as he puff his chest.
"Our relationship is hidden in public."
"Boastful guy!" Gene hit his nape.
"Wait, I still don't understand." Ash massage his head.
"Then, let him explain to you." Nubsib said and pointed the car outside the gate.
Ash's eyes followed the direction of Nubsib's hand.
His eyes widened when he recognized the person leaning on the car.
The person is wearing a white hoodie, with dark glasses and black pants with white converse shoes.
No one can look good in White other than him.
His heart beat erratically while his eyes fixated on the person. Because he is wearing a dark shades, Ash didn't know if he is looking at him or not.
"W-what... H-how.." Ash shook his head. He even rubbed his eyes if ever the person he mistook as Blue will go away.
But the person smiled, the smile he is familiar with, the same warm feeling swarm on him.
"Blue.."