CHAPTER 8: Help
— LIA —
“SHE already moved to another place,” Jhoan answered the man on the door. Her fingers started on slowly hitting the side of the door, signaling that she is nervous.
“Do you have any idea where she is currently living?” the man asked her while he was trying to see a better look of what is inside the house. However, Jhoan is a huge woman. The man can’t see us on the floor.
Jhoan shook her head. “I don’t know. I’m just new here,” she answered.
The man looked at Jhoan for a few seconds before nodding, but I can see that he is not convinced on Jhoan’s response at all.
“If you have any information about this woman, contact me,” the man said while handing a small card to my friend.
“I will,” Jhoan responded as she grabbed the card from the man’s hand.
Slowly, the man turned his back. But before that, his eyes drifted for some seconds on the inside of the house. He walked away and Jhoan hurriedly closed the door.
Instead of walking towards us, Jhoan walked to the window and pushed the curtain a little to the side. I am sure that she is watching the man go. I can see her looking to the left and to the right.
After some moments, I heard the sound of a car driving away from the house. Jhoan hurriedly ran towards us and shook everyone sleeping on the floor.
“Gising, guys! Dali!” (Wake up, guys! Hurry!) she exclaimed while shaking everyone and slightly tapping our bodies.
“Ano ba ‘yan? Natutulog pa ‘yung tao, oh,” (What? I’m still sleeping.) Althea groaned while slapping Jhoan’s hands away from her.
“Dali! May naghanap kay Lia kanina!” (Hurry up! Someone looked for Lia earlier!) Jhoan shouted, making everyone stood up from sleeping.
“Ano?” (What?)
“Anyare?” (What happened?)
“Sinabi mo bang nandito?” (Did you tell them she’s here?)
“Pinaalis mo na ba?” (Did you send them away?)
Jhoan was bombarded with several questions. All of them are asking and are looking for answers. Some of them started shaking Jhoan’s body so that they will answer. Their voices mixed with the sound they’re making, making it unpleasant to hear.
“Stop! One question only, okay?!” Jhoan shouted, annoyance evident on her voice.
Jhoan stood up and sighed. “A man, he looks like a foreigner. He showed me Lia’ photo and asked me if she is living here.” she started explaining. My friends moved closer to Jhoan and looked at her intently.
“Of course, I didn’t tell him the truth!” she exclaimed. “Sinabi ko na lumipat siya ng bahay.” (I told him that she move to another place.)
“He even gave me his contact information,” she added as she showed us the card the man gave her. My friends started to be chaotic again while grabbing the card.
They read the information of the man. I also take a look on the card.
Cloud Oquendo. That’s his name. Below his name is his contact nunber.
My friend grabbed their phones and started typing something. Knowing them, I’m sure that they are going to search the name of the man to find out more about him.
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