Beneath Her | [R-16]

Chapter Thirty Six

"Here. That's a copy lang." she gave me a hard drive in exchange of transferring money on her gcash. This better be helpful.

Palabas na ng resto si Kim pero mabilisan ko munang binalikan yung table para ubusin yung alak. I think I need it now most. Paglabas ko, nakasandal si Kim sa sasakyan.

"What? Kailangan mo ba'ng pang taxi?" I was about to walk past him but he stood infront of me and layed his hand. "Keys."

"What? Hindi ako lasing, kaya ko." gumilid ako pero humarang pa rin talaga siya. "Huwag ka nang makulit. Isa pa, mas mura ako sa taxi kung sainyo ako sasakay."

I sneered and shook my head in defeat. Sinampal ko sa dibdib niya yung susi at umupo sa passenger seat.

It was a quiet ride back home. No one dared to speak after what just happened. I came there, expecting something and came back with a whole other something. I wanted to doubt this one. Mas malaki yung probability na ampon lang ako kesa sa pinatay ni dad si tito.

It was a gloomy day for me. Isama mo pa yung malungkot na tunog sa radyo. I get broken each day, and it's mostly because of dad.

If you're gonna come and think of it, my life turned upside down, not when mom died, but when tito Steve died.

All of that. All pretend.

"Will you be alright?" tanong ni Kim habang papalabas ng gate. I held the door and smiled, "I'm always fine.. Ingat ka sa pag-uwi."

Mabagal kong sinaksak yung usb sa laptop ko. I'm having one of those drama moments. Fuck it, just do it.

I was a week's worth of footage. Hindi pala niya spinecify, ano ba 'yan? She extended my anxiety pa. Pahulog na yung ulo ko nang bigla may napanood ako'ng lalaki, nakatakip ang mukha sa cap at naka coat, na kakapasok lang sa resto.

It was dad, and I'm one hundred percent sure of it. All those years, watching him walk on stages every company celebrations. Iyon ang tindig niya.

He sat down beside two other people that was oddly familiar too. They had the same get up as dad, all trying to cover their identities.

I almost fucking fell of my chair when I saw two of the three's face. One was dad, as I confirmed, pero hindi ko kilala yung isa.

They were all drinking and laughing at first. I have to admit, it gave me a little bit of hope, that maybe it wasn't what I thought it was. Maybe, misunderstanding lang.

Sana... Sana talagang suicide ang kaso ni tito Steve pero...

I saw that guy that I didn't know the name hand something to dad. Naka plastic. I zoomed in and I know, I can't make this picture clear like the damn movies.

But from afar, I already know what logo that was. It's Neptune's Drug Pharmacy. What would dad be doing with a-...

He drugged him? Did he honestly drug his brother?

My heartbeat started to race so fast. I wiped my face with both my hands and bit my lip. I need someone right now or else I will have an attack. I grabbed my phone and immediately dialed Ace.

[Hey, baby.]

I kept my lip under my top teeth and stopped myself from bursting, "Heeey..."