Aoki Ciel Carreon's fling for almost a year, Jillian Therese Robredo, suddenly left her. Without a notice, at that. A year later, Aoki Ciel Carreon meets Janine Patricia Robredo, Jillian's older sister, but she is unaware of their connection.
I won...
I leaned back in my swivel chair and sighed. It's another rape case. It's not normal though since kilala ko ang client sa case na ito, hindi nga lang kami close. I looked at Prosecutor Chiara Maureen Monreal, ang kasama ko sa pag ha-handling ng case na 'to, and smiled.
"Athena Kim Rojas' rape case."
"Wait, 'yung anak ni Engineer Rojas?! That... strong and bold girl from college?" Bulalas niya, gulat na gulat sa narinig. "So Engineer Rojas filed the case? Kumusta naman 'yung anak niya? Gosh... I know that woman from college, same kami ng school. She's a strong woman pero..."
I pursed my lips. "The abuser is terrifyingly strong, Ate Chi. Wala pa tayong alam so don't jump to conclusions." Athena Kim is a strong woman, indeed. Hindi maipagkakaila iyan since college she is well-known girl sa University nila na sumapak ng ilang lalaki dahil binabastos siya.
That woman... is a fighter.
"Sorry," aniya sa mababang tono habang nakanguso, tumango naman ako at nagsabing okay lang. "Kailan nga pala natin siya pupuntahan? We have to talk to her before the trial, right? So, we need to schedule a meeting to her –"
"We can't," putol ko sa kanya. I already checked Ms. Athena earlier sa hospital without telling her, but hindi pa siya gumigising. "Hindi mo pa nga nababasa 'yung case, Ate Chi, gusto mo na agad siyang puntahan? Very unprofessional of you, Prosecutor Lopez."
"You haven't given me the case files yet, how can I read them, Prosecutor Carreon?" She scoffed. "Very unprofessional of you."
Bahagya akong tumawa at kinuha ang files ng case sa drawer ko sabay abot sa kanya. Ginaya niya pa ang tono ko. "My bad." Tumawa rin naman siya at kinuha iyong files sa kamay ko bago lumabas ng opisina.
Pag-aaralan ko na sana iyong case ng biglang nag vibrate ang phone ko. Unknown number? Akala ko nung una ay si Athena Kim Rojas or relatives niya ang nag text, but no. I didn't think she would text me.
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So it's hers.
I was about to put my phone down when she suddenly replied. Ang bilis naman niya mag tipa ng mensahe, wala ba siyang trabaho sa oras na ito? Busy hour ito sa lahat ng tao ha? She seems to have a lot of free time in her hands.
