Tahimik ang buong paligid at pinanatili ko ang kadiliman. Isinandal ko ang likod ko at ihinilig ang ulo sa sandalan ko, then closed my eyes. Nandito ako ngayon sa dati naming bahay. Whatever happens between me and Timothy Blake, we still need to continue what we had started.
"So this is your hideout?" I heard a man's voice but I remained in my position.
"Yeah," someone answered.
"What about Angel? Is she coming?"
"I'm not sure."
I heard someone trying to open the door. Narinig ko ang mahihinang kaluskos nila habang binubuksan ang frontdoor ng bahay namin.
"Is she still mad? Ano ba kasing ginawa mo?" the man asked. Nabuksan na rin nila ngayon ang pintuan.
"What? I didn't do anything. Hindi naman ako ang nagsimula. Am I the one who had lunch with my fíancee? Am I the one who started it? No, I'm not." Tuluyan na silang nakapasok sa loob ng bahay. Isinarado pa muna nila ulit ang pintuan bago binuksan ang ilaw.
"Oh, she's here." I heard Timothy Blake said at bakas sa boses niya ang pagkagulat habang mahinang natawa naman si Mr. Hacker.
Iminulat ko ang mata ko at kaagad iyong tumama sa bubong namin na walang kisame. Tahimik silang lumapit at umupo sa ibang sofa na malapit sa 'kin.
"You know what? Someone might have heard you talking while getting in here. Baka may makaalam ng ginagawa natin," sabi ko habang nanatiling nakasandal ang ulo at likudan sa sofa na kinauupuan ko.
"Kanina ka pa rito?" tanong ni Timothy Blake sa akin.
"Sort of. I just want to rest for a while but you two came earlier than I expected." I just want to feel quietly the ambiance of our house yet dumating agad sila.
"Did you have your dinner?" tanong niya pa ulit.
"Nah. I'm fine." Umayos na rin ako ng upo. I crossed my legs and turned my gaze at the investigation board hanging in front of us.
"Okay na ba kayo? Because it feels like hindi pa rin," Mr. Hacker interrupted.
"We're good. So, what now?" kaagad na sabat ni Timothy Blake. Is he scared na mag-iba ang isasagot ko because I heard them talking about me?
"I don't know. I just came over because I don't have anything to do. I can't find her, even her traces can't be seen and that pissed me off," Mr. Hacker said and he really sounded irritated.
Maliit akong napangiti. A hacker can't find his woman, huh. "Hmm, a woman? Probably hiding from you," sabat ko nang hindi sila nililingon.
"What? Why would she?" inis na tanong niya sa 'kin.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know. You know, every woman has a secret. They build their own space but mens come over and ruin the peace and the space that she has been protecting." Well, that's a fact.
"What the hell? Siya ang pumasok sa kwarto ko. Hindi ako ang nauna so why would she hide?" Lumingon ako sa kaniya at nakita ko ang sobrang pagkakasalubong ng kilay niya, as if it's colliding.
I shrugged my shoulders once again. "I don't know. I just feel that she's hiding. Females always have a reason to hide. Either they are hiding a secret, feelings, or 'something'" For the second time, that is a fact, again.
Hindi na siya sumagot at parang napaisip na lang din. I don't know the whole story between him and the woman he's always talking about. I don't even know that he has a woman. All I know is, she's hiding from her.
Kung hindi mahanap, baka ayaw talagang magpahanap.
May kinuha ako sa bag ko bago tumayo at naglakad palapit sa investigation board na nasa pader. Kinuha ko ang isang pin at i-pin-in doon ang picture na dala ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
Love In A Cruel World
AcciónFive gunshots. That is what killed Zyrille Ann Santos, and as she was reborn as the Zyrille Angel Zabala-the long lost heiress of the Zabalas who have one of the biggest groups of companies in Asia. With money, power, men, and connections, she is re...
