Fast As A Bullet (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 3

=Sapphire Hotel=

JEREMIAH entered the Sapphire Hotel. Upon entering the hotel, he suddenly felt uneasy. Hindi niya alam kung bakit. He sighed and give his invitation to the butler.

Napatingin kaagad sa kaniya ang ilang guest. Nakita niyang marami na ang tao sa loob ng hall. Men with their suits and women with their nice dresses. Nakita niya rin ang ilang pamilyar na mukha. Wala siyang hilig sa mga ganitong event pero isa kasi sa mga investors niya si Mr. Lopez.

Kumuha siya ng wine saka naglakad-lakad. Some of his colleagues greeted him. Kinausap naman niya ang mga ito.

"I didn't expect to see you here, my dear brother. You hate this kind of event."

Hindi inaasahan ni Jeremiah na makikita niya si Alistair sa Sapphire Hotel. He didn't expect also to see him. Alistair Villareal is his step brother. Hindi nito dala ang apelyidong 'Lim' dahil ayaw rin lang nito. Both of their parents died in plane crash fifteen twelve years ago.

When his mother died when he was ten, his father remarried two years later. And his stepmother had a son and that his Alistair. Nang parehong mamatay ang mga magulang nila, his grandfather took Alistair as his own grandson. And when they graduated, pinamanahan sila nito ng negosyo, but of course, as the legitimate grandson, mas malaki ang manang napunta sa kaniya kaysa kay Alistair.

He and Alistair never get along since they met. They are always against each other. They even fight even in small things.

"I also didn't expect to see you here," sabi niya kay Alistair.

Alistair smiled. "What pushes you to come here?"

"And you? What pushes you to come here?" Balik na tanong ni Jeremiah.

"You know that I love this kind of event," sabi ni Alistair at tinapik ang balikat niya saka ito umalis.

Pinagpag ni Jeremiah ang damit na tinapik ni Alistair. Kumunot ang nuo niya. Kakaiba ang ngiti nito kaya hindi siya basta-basta nagtitiwala rito. Wala naman talaga siyang tiwala rito.

Napailing si Jeremiah at nilapitan ang ilang kakilala para makipag-usap. Nakasalubong niya ang isang lalaki na may suot na bluetooth headset. Mabilis niya itong nilingon dahil parang pamilyar ito sa kaniya. He just sighed when he didn't see that man. Bigla na lang itong naglaho.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen."

Napatingin si Jeremiah sa platform.

Ipinakilala si Mr and Mrs. Lopez. They welcomed everyone. The party goes on. Until Jeremiah wanted to breath some air kaya lumabas siya ng hotel at nagtungo sa gilid ng hotel kung saan ay may mga upuan doon.

Tumingala siya sa kalangitan at nakitang marami ang mga bituin na nagkalat sa kalangitan. Huminga siya ng malalim at ipinikit ang mata. Nagtagal siya ng ilang minuto sa labas ng hotel bago niya napagdesisyunan ang bumalik sa loob ng hotel.

WHEN the man in white suit went back to the hotel, Blaze come out from the place where he was hiding. Hindi niya inaalis ang tingin niya sa lalaking nakasuot ng white suit. Sobrang pamilyar ito sa kaniya pero hindi niya matandaan kung saan at kailan niya ito nakita.

Hinawakan niya ang suot na bluetooth headset. "Agent Gab, who's he?" he asked.

"Jeremiah Lim. The sole heir of Chinese-American Company. The Lim Company that has ten branches all over Asia," sagot ni Gabriel.

"What's the matter, Commander?" tanong ni Storm.

"He's familiar." Aniya. "Anyway, Noah, you're the sniper tonight. Tell me anything suspicious."