Diplomat Hotel

9 - 4th Day, 4th Victim

- Mr. Fernandez's POV -

6:00 PM has finally struck.

"Let's go separate now. Kieran, tara na." I reprimanded everybody habang nagpeprepare na sila ng mga gamit na kailangan nilang dalhin to make sure na secured ang lahat.

"Sir, we shouldn't be going into this kind of hilarious situation kung wala lang pinatay yung kambal ni Dolli eh. I should be doing my journal now at least or di kaya eh nasa UP na tayo." Ylaijah spoke and I could see her friends agree with her. Ginagawa nitong mga 'to?

"And?" I asked and raised a brow but nobody responded.

"Ylaijah, Ms. Canada. You know, instead of blabbering around, being boastful and bossy, gamitin mo utak mo ngayon. Kung gusto mong bigyan ng hustisya yung babaero mong boyfriend, pairalin mo kokote mo hindi yang kaartehan mo." I continued. Kumukulo dugo ko sa mga taong walang ginawa kundi mag-akusa nang mag-akusa hanggang sa hindi na maresolba ang problema. Nakakayamot.

As a teacher, I should be a model but at this kind of moment? hindi. Wala akong pakeelam basta kung sinoman yung bullshit na kambal ni Agapinay, susuntukin ko sa mukha.

"Dad?" Shinoo walked towards me, umiiyak.

"Why? What happened, Shin? May nangyari ba?" I immediately asked.

"Viu, show her the message I received from an ambulance." Viu, one of his friends, showed me a message from the number of an emergency.

I escaped a tear when I saw a disturbing picture and the following texts. It was my wife, found in front of an abandoned house, her body's got crushed.

I want to pour my anger to Ms. Agapinay but I can't, hindi kailanman magiging kasalanan ng isang clueless na bata ang karahasan na ginagawa ng kapamilya niya. I have to act according to my age. I need to be mature. I need to act mature.

"Let's just accept it Shin. Let's start our mission. Dapat bukas nahanap na natin." I confidently told everyone with a fake smile. I'd mastered mourning on the inside. Hindi ko kailangan ipakita sa lahat.

We separated our ways at pumunta na sa mga designated places na assigned sa amin. Pumunta kami ni Sr. Kieran sa likod ng building, it's the most frightening ones as the tourist guide told us na nandito halos lahat nilalagay yung mga bangkay ng mga pinapatay.

Oo nga pala, nasaan nga yung tourist guide na 'yon. As far as I remember, Roezey yung pangalan niya. Nevermind, I need to put my focus on finding Dazirene, the psycho twin of Dollibae.

Gabi na at madilim na dito. I didn't know na may bathroom din pala dito sa likod ng building. Not gonna lie, it gives me chills whenever I stare on a certain edge. It's just scary.

"Put your flashlight on Kieran, kakailanganin na natin ngayon. Dito ako papasok sa bathroom, doon ka sa dining room." payo ko kay Kieran na nasa tabi ko lang, kasabay sa paglalakad ko.

"Sige Mr. Fernandez, ingat ka. You practiced self-defense mechanism naman diba?" he asked while exploring his bag.

"Oo, nung college ako. I decided to take military service before grumaduate." I responded and finally turned my own flashlight on.

We planned to just notify each other whenever one of us got in danger. Pumunta na rin ako sa bathroom and kita ko rin na before I enter the bathroom, nakapasok na rin siya sa dining room.

Pagkapasok na pagkapasok ko, hindi na kinaya ng sikmura ko yung amoy nito. May amoy na malansa, may amoy na mapanghi, may amoy na sariwang tae at may amoy na parang may patay na tao. 

I explored each room ng bathroom. Amoy bulok, ni hindi ko na maamoy sarili ko sa sobrang baho nito. Halos wala na ngang pumapasok sa ilong ko, sumasakit na rin yung nostrils ko. Hindi na kaya ng ilong ko, mas malala pa sa putok ni Mr. Chavez, yung principal head namin.