Lies from a Consultant

chapter 18

Chapter 18 | "Conversations & Case's execution"
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"oh Trevor? It's rare to see you here"

Ngumiti naman ito saakin bago isinara ang pinto sa likuran nya. I suddenly got bad vibes from his smile so I narrow my eyes at him. "what is it this time?" I said as I stare at him suspiciously.

"nice to see you too, Ives" bulaslas naman nito bago ito naupo sa harapan ko.

Ibinalik ko naman ang tingin sa laptop ko at nagpatuloy sa pagtipa ng email para ipadala sa business partner ko na si Shawn. "if you have nothing to do, please leave. I'm busy as you can see.." bigla ko namang sabi sakanya at nagpakawala ng mahinang tawa.

"am I banned here already?" pabirong sabi naman nito bago ipinatong ang isang paa sa isa. "I just had a fine morning and I feel like I should ask you how you've been doing lately" he then shrugs his shoulders in my periphery view.

Inilipat ko ang tingin sakanya at tinaasan ito ng kilay. "why, what's up?" nagtatakang tanong ko naman sakanya.

Nagpakawala ito ng malalim na hininga bago inilipat saakin ang tingin. "you know, the boy and stuff.." sagot nito saakin na nagpataka saakin ng lalo.

"the boy...?" I trailed off, uninterested now as I put my eyes back on the screen of my laptop. I hit the send button before shutting the laptop close and stood up from my seat.

"you know.. The boy.." paguulit lang nito nang abutin ko ang libro sa desk ko at naglakad papunta sa gawi nito, sa likod nya at hinarap ang book shelf.

"you just repeated what you said. Tell me straight up what you wanted to say" medyo naiinis na sabi ko dito nang itaas ang kamay para ilagay sa book shelf ang libro pero agad naman natigil sa pag galaw nang marinig ko ang sinabi nya.

"the boy you kept.."

I felt my pulse skipped a beat before beating rapidly as I slowly turn around to look at his way. "what did you say...?" pagpapakawala ko bago ito pinanood na tumayo para harapin ako.

May ngiti ito sa labi bago ko pinanood na gumalaw ang labi nya para magsalita. "you know, the boy—" agad naman itong natigil sa pagsasalita nang sugurin ko ito para sampalin sa pisnge.

"you.. What do you know?" nanghihina na tanong ko sakanya habang masama ang tingin sakanya. Dahan dahan naman na ipinaharap sa gawi ko ang mukha nito. He subtly clenched his jaw before chuckling. "tell me!" malakas na sigaw ko sakanya habang nakatitig dito. I held my breath as I waited for him to answer but instead of answering, he let out another chuckle. I grabbed his collar as anger started building up inside of me. I glare at him. "tell me!" paguulit ko dito.

"why? It's not a big deal" sagot naman nito habang natatawa sa sarili.

My grip softened and I let go of him as my gaze fell down onto his crumpled collar. "it's not.. a big deal?" narinig ko ang sarili na sinabi bago dahan dahan na naglakad palapit sa desk ko.

With only one thought in my head, I gently pulled out one of the drawers and picked up the dagger residing in them. Nilabas ko ito habang nasa baba ang tingin bago dahan dahan na naglakad palapit sakanya. "can you.. repeat what you said?" tanong ko sakanya nang itaas ko ang tingin sa mga mata nya na mukhang nagagandahan sa nakikita.

"what? It's not a big deal—" his words was cut off when I swing the dagger at him but he immediately avoided the attack as he take a sudden step back. "woah..." bulaslas naman nito bago ako nginitian. "seriously, Ives, it's just another life. What about it?" I charged at him, aiming for his neck but he swerved away and I took that opportunity to kick him on the leg.