His [COMPLETED]

10

"Safahara De Leon, a 24 years old artist, went missing on April 13, 2025. It's been a week and still no leads on where the music artist is. No one saw her that day."

I ate my favorite strawberry ice cream as I watch the television. Nanginginig man ang aking kamay ay pilit ko paring ituloy ang panoorin ang palabas.

I feel so guilty..

"Trixie!" Nawala ang paningin ko sa palabas ng tinawag ako ni mama, "Trixie halika bilis." Tuwang tuwa siyang pinakita sa akin ang damit na kaniyang tinahi para sa upcoming vogue magazine ko. I smiled sweetly, "Thank you ma."

Farah, I'm so sorry. But I need to save my family from him.

I'm so sorry for not protecting you.

I think I'm the worst person who ever lived in this world. I really wanted you to be my friend, ngunit dumating ang isang pagsubok kung saan papililiin ako sa mga taong mahal ko ng sobra.

Kung nasaan ka man ngayon, sana ay maayos ang iyong kalagayan. Kung ano man ang pinagdadaanan mo ngayon, sana ay maging matatag ka. If we ever see each other again, I'll make sure to beg for your forgiveness.

I'm sorry for being selfish but I need to save my mom-my family.

"Girl! I wonder where Safahara is, even though she's a loner I really admire her music and her style." Eto ang bumungad sa akin nung pumasok ako sa dressing room ng kompanya. Lugmok akong umupo sa harapan ng malaking salamin waiting for my makeup artist to show up. Wala akong gana at hindi sana ako papasok ngunit alam kong mag-aalala lang si mama sa akin.

"Kayo yung last na magkasama diba?"

"She left becauae of the shooting incident."

Tumango tango lamang ang ka co-model ko. Bawat banggit ng kaniyang pangalan ay dumaragdag ng kabigatan sa aking loob.

"Trix! Trixie!" Nagulat ako ng biglang bumulabog etong manager kong bitchesa. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay, "Denzel Elbanueba wants to see you." She exclaimed, still out of breath dahil mukhang nag marathon ito.

"Who?"

"Gaga kapatid nung boss natin!"

Halos matuod ako. May kapatid siya?

"He needs to talk to you, ASAP."

"B-bakit--"

"Wag ka ng magtanong! Lumabas ka na. Nasa waiting room siya!" She hissed.

Sapakin ko to eh, ang maldita talaga. Bakit ba ito ang pinili ni mama para mag manage sa akin?

I sighed and got up. Paglabas ko ay ang daming nagbubulungan. When I passed two workers, I heard one of them said "Kamukhang kamukha niya no?"

When I entered the waiting room, I was surprised.

"Samuel?" I said, scared. I looked around, kami lang dalawa. Then I remembered what my manager said, so I composed myself and tried to relax kahit na parang luluwal na ang puso ko.

"I'm Denzel, Samuel's twin. Basing on your reaction..."

Please don't ask anything about Safahara...please dear God...

"I know you have some piece of information about where my brother went and this girl named Safahara."

Umiwas ako ng tingin. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. Should I say it to him? Should I keep it a secret? What should I do? Mamimiligro ang buhay ng ina at mga kapatid ko kapag sasabihin ko kung nasan sila.

"Hey are you okay...?"

Umatras ako nang makita ko siyang lumapit and I think he understood the situation.

"Did Samuel blackimailed you?" Nakakatakot lang na halos magkapareho na sila, I guess they're twins. The only difference between them is the scar on Denzel's eyebrow and mas malalim ang boses ni Samuel.

Hindi ako nakapagsalita.

"Tsk, that jerk." He sighed at napaupo.

Awkward silence.

Habang lumilipas ang oras ay mas lalo akong kinakain ng konseya ko. Safahara's voice are echoing in my mind saying how she hated and despised me. They're getting louder and louder.

"I.." I gulped. "Alam ko kung nasan sila." The depressed expression of Denzel faded. Tiningnan niya ako na parang naghihintay pa ng ibang impormasyon.

"B-but before that..can you please get rid of the people sorrounding my house?" I said quietly when I felt a stingy pair of eyes on me.

He's here. He's listening. He's gonna kill me.

"I know the ways of my brother." Tumayo ito at lumapit sa akin. He leaned closer and whispered, "Someone's out there." Hinawakan niya ang aking bewang.

"W-wai-"

"Shh. He's staring at us, wag kang papahalata."

Napapikit ako at humawak sa kaniyang braso.

The person Samuel hired to keep an eye on me is here. Natatakot ako sa kung anong mangyayare.

"My family-"

"Wag kang mag-alala. Samuel might be smart but I'm smarter than him. Your family is safe at may nakabantay na sa kanila."

Ang nakadagang mabigat sa aking puso ay medyo naluwagan.

There's hope. There's a light. Someone is here to save me-to save us.

"I'm sorry." Napaiyak kong sabi. Wala siyang imik ngunit nakahawak pa rin siya sa akin.

"Let's talk about this in my car." Ani neto matapos akong tumahan. Nakakahiya din dahil nasipunan ko ang kaniyang mamahaling polo.

"O-okay."

Ang dami kong gustong itanong sa kaniya lalo na tungkol kay Samuel at alam kong marami din siyang tanong sa akin tungkol kay Safahara.

Sa wakas ay narating na namin ang kaniyang sasakyan. As expected, it was a very shiny car. Hindi ko alam ang modelo na ito dahil I'm not a fan of cars pero mukha palang alam kong mamamahalin na.

"We're safe here."

My hands started to fumble due to anxiety about telling him. Should I really trust this guy? What if test lang ito ni Samuel? What if...si Samuel talaga to?

I shook my head. He can't be him. Malayo din ang tangkad nila sa isa't isa. I'm sure about it.

"If you're having trust issues, heto." Pinakita niya sa akin ang isang police ID. Naka attached ang mukha niya at ang kaniyang pangalan dito.

"You can even call your family to know how they are." He continued.

I sighed and calmed myself. If I want to save Safahara from that guy, I need someone's help. I'm risking everything by telling this guy the whole story.

I hope Safahara is well.