The Haunting Past

XI

Tonny and Regina both knew they were in trouble. But like Tonny said, they had nothing to do about the crime, they know nothing, and they didn't kill anybody. Tonny was confident enough he could prove his innocence.

"Babe, don't worry, may matibay akong alibi, bumili ako sa fast food chain, pati sa canteen lahat yun may resibo, at malamang lahat yun may CCTV camera!" Tonny convinced her or more to himself, he knows his innocence.

Regina just nodded at him, looking so worried and scared, she too was hoping everything will be fine.

The policemen and the S.O.C.O. team was now gone, only the three of us again.

They held each others arms and ramained seated on the couch, both staring nowhere in particular.

Just then, the receipts inside his wallet tthat

Tonny was talking about suddenly faded, it was like burning without even a single fire seen, the prints on it, the dates, was all vanished slowly until the pieces of papers gone with the wind, without a trace.

Whitout them notice it happened.

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That night

"Dok bakit hindi pa siya nagigising ulit? Akala po ba namin natutulog na lang siya?"Regina was talking to Dr. Malabanan, who finally made her rounds.

She was walking her to the door.

"Miss Salvacion, maybe it was because of the emotional trauma she endured, she was traumatized, that's why she maybe scared to be awake and face the truth of what really happened to her."

Dr. Malabanan smiled at her.

"But please let's not worry ourselves, I can assure you, she's fine now, she's just sleeping!"

Regina finally smiled at her.

"And please, call me once na magising na siya ulit ha?"

"Yes doc!"

They smiled at each other and Dr. Malabanan gone out.

She walked back to my bed and seated on a stool.

She grabbed my left hand and press it gently.

"Bhest, please! Be awake, kailangan mo magising para umusad ang imbestigasyon sa nangyari sayo!"

And held back her tears.

Tonny left after dinner to picked up some personal things for her.

Regina and I were all alone, it was past 10 pm. She filed a 1 day leave effective today. Tomorrow she'll be working again and be back here during the night.

She suddenly fell asleep after a long yawn, while still holding my left hand, her head laid rest on them.

A dream suddenly came to her sleeping consciousness.

She saw Tonny and a woman holding hands while walking a cat in a romantic scenery. Perhaps a park.

The woman was blury, but..

But..

She was like..

Familiar..

So familiar in fact.

Regina knew..