Before I left home earlier to meet up with Teinca, I made sure about their safety, about their security. I asked Detective Hernandez's men to look up for my family. I didnt want Naynay Mika to notice that someone's looking after them so I decided to tell the men to secure the place's safety in a very discreet way. I also instructed the guards not to let someone in, except for our families. Even deliveries or what not are not allowed at the moment.
But I guess, my precaution plans we're not enough. Because, as whatt I can see, she still managed to implant something in my house. While I was on my way home, I was dialing Mika's phone pero walang sumasagot. Even the maids and yayas of my kids, laht sila hindi ko macontact. Tried reaching for our families pero wala pa rin. "Holy shit!".
When I thought about the venue kung saan kami magkikita ni Trinca, I thought na dapat sa malapit lang para kahit anong mangyari, 10 minutes away from home regardless of traffic jam.
When I entered the subdivision, lalong akong kinabahan. Everybody was panicking. There were firetrucks and ambulances. Parang gusto kong tumakbo na lang papunta sa bahay, but that will be so illogical dahil mas matagal akong makakarating sa bahay.
Our house is located at the 9th street, kaya mejo malayo-layo pa ang tatakbuhin ng sasakyan bago pa makarating sa bahay namin, but when I looked at the direction where our house was built, para akong nabaliw. I saw a black smoke covering the area. I stepped on the gas control of my car and it ran fast for life.
I immediately got off my car and ran towards our house. But the policemen didnt want to let me in "Andyan ang pamilya ko!"
"Kalma po. Andun na po ang mga bombero."
"Anong kalma? Kakalma ako while looking at my house burning and thinking that my family might be in there? Gusto mong kumalma ako?"
"The firemen are doing their best na maapula ang apoy ASAP, Sir. For eveybody's safety!"
"WELL, THEIR BEST AINT ENOUGH! LET ME IN! WHAT THE FUCK!"
"Tay?", I heard someone called me at my back at para akong nabunutan ng tinik. I didnt know I wasnt breathing until Mika called and hug me.
"Thank God, youre safe. Where's the kids?"
"They are at the ambulance with their Yayas", she was still sobbing and scared. Her face said it all.
"Are they okay?", she nodded. I hugged her real tight. For the nth time, I cant thank God enough for saving my family's life in the arms of devil named Trinca. Kung sakaling may nangyari sa mag-iina ko, ako mismo ang magbabalat ng buhay sa kanya. I wont mind what people say. I wont mind going to jail, I wont mind anything at all!
Well, I thought I was a very good guy since God didnt allow anything evil happened to my family. After all, he still loves me and doesnt want me to be a murderer.
Two hours after the firemen announced that it has been fired out. Bahay kubo lang sa likod ng bahay malapit sa pool ang nilagyan ng improvised bomb na nagcause ng sunog kanina. Good thing, hindi mismo sa loob ng bahay nailagay ang remote contolled improvised bomb kundi maaabo lahat ng naipundar ko para sa pamilyang pinakainiingatan at mahal ko.
"Sir Kief, wala namang nakapasok sa compound niyo mula kanina. Ito lang po yun, either naitanim na po yun sa kubo before po kayo nagkita ni Miss Trinca o isa sa mga kasambahay niyo ang kasabwat ni Miss Trinca sa mga nangyayari ngayon."
"Possible kayang may mga nakatanim pang iba sa ibang parte ng bahay, Chief?", I asked. I needed to be sure kung mayron pa o hindi. Sa mga nangyari, isa lang ang dapat na isipin ko, not to underestimate Trinca's capability of destroying people.
"Possibleng meron, possibleng wala na. Maari nating icheck pero magihing delikado ito. Yung bomba na pinasabog niya is a sensitive kind of bomb as well na masagi lang ng konti, pwede siyang sumabog. Actually, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganung klase, Sir. Pakiramdam ko, pinaghandaan niya talaga ang pagsira ng buhay mo."
Kinilabutan ako sa sinabi ni Detective Hernandez. Pero he is definitely right. Hindi ko alam, walang nakakaalam kung ano ang tumatakbo sa utak ng isa Trinca.
Its bothering me, kasi, she's already a BAR passer, she's already a lawyer and I know that she's fully aware kung anong mahihinatnan ng mga ginagawa niya. She might be imprisoned with what she's doing now.
I always believed na kkung talagang love mo ang isang tao, you will make a better version of youeself for the one that you love. Now, I am wondering what happened sa pagmamahal na sinasabi ni Trinca. Is she really inlove? Or naapakan lang ang napakataas niyang pride when she knew na kasal na ako and Mika actually humiliated her infront of me. O baka she's already obsess with the thought na kailangan kami ang magkakatuluyan kase we were together before. Or talagang inlove lang siya sa thought na inlove kami sa isat isa at hindi niya kayang bitawan ang paniniwala niyang yun. I shoom my head. Hindi ko na alam kung anong iisipin kong dahilan kung bakit siya nagkakaganyan.
"Anong pinakamaganda naming gawin? I dont want to put my family's safety at stake."
"Sir, you need to be guarded. Wala tayong alam kase eh. We are still investigating kung pano at sino ang dapat panangutin sa pagsabog aside from Miss Trinca. Kasi, alam naman natin na hindi lang siya ang gumagawa nito mag-isa. At malake ang hinala ko na nasa loob siya ng pamamahay niyo."
My jaw dropped. Hindi ko na alam kung kanino ko poprotektahan ang pamilya ko.
"Nay, kamusta ka na? Kamusta ang mga bata?", I hugged Naynay, I just got home after the incident. Hindi ko naasikaso agad ang mag-ina ko. I opted to check with their securitu first, I thought, yun ang mas uunahin. Its going to be a long time resolution for eveyone. "Pasensya na kung ngayon lang ako nakauwi. Inasikaso ko pa ang nangyari."
I instructed them to stay at my parents' home for the meantime. Dun mas mababantayan sila ng mga tao. Kaso ang problema ngayon ay bakisa sa mga kasambahay namin, o isa sa mga yaya ng kambal ko ang kasabwat ni Trinca sa lahat ng mga nangyayari.
Mika hugged me too. I felt like crying. Ngayon lang nag sink in na muntik na talaga silang mawala sa akin kanina, dahil lang sa isang tao from my past. Past na matagal ng tapos.
"Ok na kami dito. Yung mga bata din. Tay, kamusta ka? How's the investigation going?", she asked. And I answered her truthfully. "Tay, sino ang gumawa ng lahat ng to?"
"Si Trinca. At ngayon, kailangan mo na talagang malaman ang totoo."
