CHAPTER 8
LEIGHTON WAJEEH
Thud!
"AHHHHH!"
A LOUD and sudden thud sound emerged from outside the building that caught everyone's attentions, including me. Kaya agad akong kumaripas palabas, thinking it would be probably earthquake that caused something to make such noise. Pero paglabas ko ay iba ang aking nadatnan.
My mouth gaped after I saw what happened. Bukod sa akin ay nagsipuntahan na rin ang iba. Habang ako ay tulala pa rin sa nakita.
We are currently gathering around with a man in the middle, cruelly laying with a lot of twisted joints. What much worst is that his eyes remained open as his blood flows away from his body. And with that, his white t-shirt is starting to get red---
Wait, siya yung lalaki kanina. He's one of those who climbed through the stairs earlier.
Nakatawag pansin naman sa akin ang kaniyang kanang kamay. Sa gitna ng pagkagulat ay napansin kong wala ni isa pa ang tumatawag ng pulis at ambulansiya. Kaya ako na ang tumawag. Umalis ako sa kumpulan at naghanap ng hindi masyadong maingay na lugar then I dialled Tito Fred's digits. I did some few talking with him before I pocketed the phone inside my pocket.
Sabi ni tito, hindi raw siya makakapunta dito dahil kasalukuyan siyang nasa operation, pero magpapadala siya dito ng kasamahan niya instead.
I looked back at the crowd and it is getting bigger now. With that, I did not bother to insert myself and just looked up to where the victim must have fallen from.
And...
Nakita ko ang isang babae at lalaki na nakadungaw ang ulo mula sa edge ng rooftop. Tumingin din sila bigla sa pwesto ko at ilang saglit pa ay bigla silang umalis.
It did not took hours before the ambulance came. Then it was followed by the police officers. Pero bago pa man kunin ng ambulansya ang bangkay, two police officers inspected the crime scene as well as the victim. As usual, they gathered police line around the victim.
Without much thought, umakyat na ako kaagad sa pangalawang palapag to get my stuff that are still inside the gym. Wala ako sa mood para tumulong at bukod diyan, wala rin si tito. So I cannot just interfere with their job, they would surely set me away just like what they did to the others.
Anyway, ano kayang operation ang sinasabi ni tito Fred? Kung isang kaso man 'yon, bakit hindi man lang niya ako tinawagan para makatulong? Well, of course I know that its not my job but Tito Fred usually calls me for a help, and that happened several times back then.
Ilang saglit ay narating ko na ang gym. Malapad ang room na 'to, maraming mga equipment na ginagamit sa pag-e-exercise. Sa dulo ay nandoon ang maliit na room where the facilitator stays, na papa ni Cataleya, the one who came to me to give my wallet. Good kid.
Speaking of Cataleya, biglang bumukas ang pinto ng facilitator's room at bumungad ang napaka-cute na mukha niya. Mas lalo siyang naging cute ngayon dahil sa nakabagsak niyang buhok. Hindi tulad kanina na nakatali sa kanyang butterfly hairclip. Nasa likod niya naman si kuya Ed—ay, hindi pala. She is with another man.
"Oy! Kuya Leigh, nandiyan ka pala," She greeted me with a curve on her lips. I just smiled back at her. "Heto nga pala ang papa ko. Magpakilala ka, pa," She added while looking at the man beside her.
Oh, so hindi pala si Kuya Eddie ang papa niya?
"Kulas po, sir. Ikaw po pala iyong kinukwento ng anak ko kanina. Maraming salamat po pala," sabi ng Papa niya na Kulas ang pangalan.
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