WHEN WE MET HER

CHAPTER 6

I can't help myself. Why am I being like this? Look, I'm here for a freaking contract so that I will know what's going on with his company and not with his life!

Gusto niya pa talaga akong gawing detective? God, I studied and graduated for my own business and not to be involved with his mess

"Don't tell me you're gonna help him?" Leigh ask. She called me to say hi and we ended up talking about that

"I don't know? What am I going to do? He said he's life is at risk, what if he dies because I didn't help him"

"That wasn't your fault if that happen. You have your own reason why you don't want to help him"

"Ang hirap naman, baka kasi magsisi ako or ako yung sisihin ng mga tao"

I was really stuck at that thought. Kung hindi ko siya tutulungan at may nangyaring masama, sisisihin ako ng mga tao o ako ang sisisi sa sarili ko. You know people, kung anong unang story ang marinig nila 'yon na agad ang paniniwalaan

"Then just help him. It wasn't hard, you did this so many times" she said like it wasn't so hard to think of it

Maaga akong dumating sa office dahil iyon ang sinabi ni sir Jake. Sobrang dilim pa at tulog pa ang mga kaibigan ko ng umalis ako sa condo at dumeretso na rito. I wasn't so sure about my answer, if it's yes or no. I can help him, but I just don't want to get involved

Ang guard lang ang nandito at ibang mga employees na night ang shift. May mga tumatawag pa rin kasing customer sa gabi from other countries kaya ang iba sa amin at night shift

Nandito na ba siya? I can't see him, hindi rin daw siya napansin ng mga nagt-trabaho na dumaan or gumamit ng elevator. Where is he?

Dumeretso ako sa office ko at doon nalang siya balak hintayin but it's already midnight and he still didn't showed up. Natapos ko na lahat ng gawain ko at pati ang mga pinapa-print ng mga heads pero wala pa rin siya

"Did something happened to him? What if he's already dead?" nagsisimula na akong magisip at magsalita magisa sa loob ng printing room

I tried to call his number but he's not answering, pati yung maid nila sa bahay sabi wala raw siya roon at maaga raw umalis. Kung maaga, sana nandito na siya ngayon or kanina pa!

I wasted another day because of him. Sana hindi nalang ako pumasok ng maaga kung ganito rin naman. Why is he like this? Did he do something wrong or did I?

Over time sila Alex ngayon, kailangan daw nila ng extra money. Ewan ko kung saan nila kakailanganin 'yon. I was about to go to my room when suddenly there's someone at the door. The doorbell keeps on ringing, it's nonstop

I looked at the tiny thing at our door to see who's outside and was frozen to see a guy cover with blood. Blood was everywhere in his body, most of it are coming from his head

"May I ask who you are? I mean, maybe you're at the wrong floor? You need a doctor" I asked the stranger while I'm texting Camille

"It's me, Jake" the man quietly answered

Binuksan ko ang pintuan, mas mabilis pa yata kay flash. Come on, he didn't show up the whole day and he's going at my place cover with blood? What kind of human is that

"What happened? Ang lapit lang ng hospital dito kapa pumunta, ulol ka ba?" kung ano ano na ang sinasabi ko habang kinukuha ang susi ng kotse "I'm not a freaking doctor! Band ade at alcohol lang meron kami rito, what do you expect from me?!"

He's not talking. Mas lalo akong nag-panic, saan ba kasi nilagay ni Alex yung susi ng kotse ko? Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko rito! Nakahiga na siya halos sa sofa at nakapikit, baka dito na 'to mamatay