Pinatay niya ang ilaw sa loob ng opisina bago lumabas.
Hinilot-hilot niya ang balikat.
It has been a busy day...
Wala nang tao sa loob ng establisyemento dahil umuwi na ang mga trabahador niya.
He whistled as he find his way to the exit door.
Maraming customer kanina. And according to the accounting he did at the end of today's operation, malaki ang kita nila.
It's enough to make him go home happy.
He turned the lights off on the dining area as well when he passed by in there.
Kapapatay lang ng ilaw nang marinig niyang gumalaw ang chime sa entrance ng restaurant.
It is an indication that someone got inside the establishment.
"Hello, is someone in there?" sigaw niya sa pinto.
Patay na kasi ang mga ilaw kaya hindi na niya maaninag kung sino ang pumasok.
Walang sumasagot pero may naririnig siyang mga yabag na papasok sa kainan.
"Pasensya na po, pero sarado na po kami."
He waited for a response but got none.
Assuming that whoever got inside went back outside, he continued on his way.
Sumipol-sipol ulit siya habang naglalakad.
Nakakapagod ang magpatakbo ng restaurant pero masarap din naman sa pakiramdam ang kumita nang malaki.
And that's what he's after and what makes him happy.
With one last glance on the dark restaurant, assuring that everything's been on their places and he forgot nothing, he turned towards the door to finally make his way home.
But he didn't know he won't make it.
The moment he turned to face the exit of the restaurant, the instant he stepped a foot to move forward, something caught his neck.
Sinubukan niyang tanggalin ang taling sumabit sa leeg pero lalo lang iyong humigpit.
He tried his best to free himself, still.
Sino namang siraulo ang nagpa-prank sa kanya nang gano'n?
He tried with all his might to remove the rope. Alam niyang lubid iyon base sa texture ng tali.
Kailangan niyang makawala nang mamura ang kung sinumang nanti-trip sa kanya!
Napaubo siya nang biglang humigpit ang lubid sa leeg niya.
Then, it was pulled upward.
The started to be pulled upward, as well.
Umaangat siya.
Something is pulling him up!
He tried to struggle but the more he did, the more he's moving up in the air, and the tighter the rope became.
Napamura na siya sa isip nang maramdamang hindi na naaabot ng paa niya ang sahig.
He's unable to breathe while being suspended in the air.
Sinubukan niyang sumigaw pero hindi kaya ng lalamunan niya.
He repeatedly kicked with his feet, trying to find something he can step onto.
Pero wala.
Wala siyang makapang p'wede niyang matuntungan para matulungan ang sarili.
The veins in his face started to bulge. Madilim pero alam niyang namumula na ang mukha niya dahil sa hirap sa paghinga.
He tried to shout for help but his desperation only became a soft whisper in the silence of the night.
Sinusubukan niyang mag-isip pero hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit nangyayari iyon sa kanya.
Hindi rin niya alam kung sino ang posibleng gumagawa niyon sa kanya.
At kung isa man iyong biro, sana ay bumukas na ang ilaw at sabihin na ng mga empleyado niyang prank lang ang lahat.
But when he started dying in the air, he realized it isn't a joke at all...
Due to the lack of oxygen to his brain, he can feel his body shutting down.
He kicked more desperately in hope that his feet would reach something and so he won't meet his end this soon.
Ayaw pa niyang mamatay.
Marami pa siyang pangarap.
Marami pa siyang gustong marating sa buhay.
He doesn't want his life to end this way.
Especially if he's not the one who wanted it to happen as it does.
One moment he's struggling, the next one, he's hanging like the carcass in the kitchen.
Bukas pa ang mga mata niya pero wala na siyang naipo-proseso sa nakikita.
Maliban sa kadiliman lang din naman ang kasama niya sa mga huling sandali niya sa loob ng restaurant: ang lugar na naging buhay na niya, ang lugar kung saan umikot ang buong buhay niya.
When he hanged lifeless in the air, someone moved in the dark and secured the rope so he'll stay suspended in the air until his employees find him the next morning.
Kung nakakagalaw pa ang mga dilat niyang mata, masusundan sana niya ng tingin ang taong gumawa no'n sa kanya at malalaman niya ang pagkakakilanlan nito.
But no part of his body is still useful to him at the moment.
With eyes open, his tongue slightly sticking out of his mouth, his arms hanging beside him, and legs dangling, what more can he do than wait for someone to come and see him lifeless?
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CUS #5: Into You
Mystery / ThrillerThe downfall of the Chronos Union led Phinex to fall under the hands of Detective Lauder of the Luxirr Investigation Bureau. To save her ass, she bit the deal to use her skills in Psychopath hunting to catch one of the Bureau's persons of interest...
