The Ace of Hearts

Chapter 51: The Plan

It was only my footsteps that were being heard in the middle of a dark hallway. Side by side, there were banging red doors. I could smell their desire to come out of this place, in every room, but not yet, no one is allowed to go out once they enter the red rooms of this floor, within the abandoned walls of my company building.

I took the key from my pocket and unlocked the red door that was at the end of the hallway. I opened the door and quickly locked it up. Diniretso ko ang bar table sa pinaka-sulok, on the left side corner of the room. It was lighted up with dim red lights. On the walls, a portrait of a woman with covered face are displayed. I am just doing it for safety. Either nakatalikod siya o naka-tagilid.

I was about to sit down on a high chair yet, I had to stop. On the bar table, there were three wine glasses, may kakaunting laman. I remember not drinking here for almost a week, imposibleng sa akin ito. There is no way someone was here while I was away. I only had one key.

I closed my eyes and removed my glasses when I finally realized to whom those wine glasses belong to, "I wasn't actually expecting visitors tonight," I spoke.

I might not know about their arrival but I should have expected it sooner when he found out about this place, "We decided to check the place but I was not expecting na ito ang bubungad sa akin dito," I turned around when I heard someone's voice behind me. It was Mour.

Now, the three of them just stopped in front of me, "Why are you here?" I asked.

"I told you, we decided to check the place. You were not reporting the status here so I thought nagkakaproblema na. You do know na hindi pwedeng maungkat ang tungkol sa lugar na 'to, right?" he smirked.

"Despite my hectic schedules, I never forgot my responsibilities, Mour," I responded.

"I know, but," his eyes roamed the place, "Would you mind explaining what this is all about?" he faced me with a smirk plastered on his face.

"I don't have to discuss anything," pag-iling ko.

"Well I guess," he roamed his eyes again around the room, clearly looking fascinated of the sight, "I have to explain to myself everything I see here."

"And why are you all here?" I faced the man beside Mour, "C-El, did you tell them about this?" as always, he has his eye-patch on his right eye, the way he always stand by Mour's right side. That speaks of his history.

"Pinagbibintangan mo ba ako, Zavi?" his serious tone.

"A bit of," I nodded, "You were the first to discover this place."