La Grilla Series #1: Come Here

Chapter 21

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TWO YEARS LATER . . .

TWO years . . . It took Leo two years to clear the way so that his love for Imee can smoothly reach its way back to her.

But two years seemed such a long time for her to wait, and too late for him to return.

They never saw each other since then.

Ikababaliw ni Leo ang paghihintay ng balita mula sa kaniyang bayarang impormante. Kaya habang hinahanap pa nito si Imee, kailangan niyang magtrabaho para may perang maipambayad dito.

Kapag wala namang trabaho, nililibang niya ang sarili sa mga lumang pelikula. Dahil kung hindi ay lalo siyang mawawala sa sarili sa pag-aalala kung ano na ang pinagdadaanan ni Imee sa mga oras na ito. Idagdag pa ang mga alaala ng nakaraan na pilit niyang kinakalimutan . .

Sa isang TV screen, ipinapalabas ang isang lumang pelikula.

Ayon sa isa sa mga karakrer, katotohanan at mga ebidensiya lamang ang pinakikinggan at pinahahalagahan sa korte, hindi mga walang basehan na salaysay.

Sinagot naman ito ng kausap nito, ang bida sa pelikula. Akala raw nito ay pagbibigay ng hustisya ang nais nilang makamit kaya nagkakaroon ng mga pagdinig sa korte.

"Iyan din ang akala ko noon," Leo muttered to the main character.

Kahit ilang beses na niyang napapanood ang pelikulang ito, ganito pa rin ang komento niya sa eksenang iyon.

Leo had always wanted to be a lawyer and he achieved it, but along the way, he believed something too ironic for a lawyer—justice didn't exist. Katulad na lang ito ng pelikulang paulit-ulit niyang pinapanood, at mga court hearing na ilang beses na niyang nasaksihan—kathang-isip lamang.

There must be nothing wrong about the written laws or justice itself, but the human who participated in the execution of both. Justice wanted to prevail, to make its existence know, yet evil men suppress its voice for their selfish interests. The law was fine and good for everybody, yet evil men twist the words to make the results of a hearing favor them and their pockets.

Inalis na ni Leo ang paningin sa TV. He was in his townhouse's office room and he was interrupted from watching the movie by a phone call.

Inabot niya ng isang kamay ang kaniyang smart phone na nakapatong sa side table ng sofa na kinahihigaan niya. Ang kabilang kamay naman niya ay pinindot ang remote at ini-pause saglit ang pelikula.

Leo lifted his head a little to see the smart phone's screen. He rolled his eyes when he read the caller ID before answering the call.

"Hello."

"Leo, the Atlantis calls me . . . Let's go clubbing tonight?"

"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm done with clubbing, Curtis?" iritadong sagot niya rito.

The caller was Curtis Saavedra, a fashion model who kept bugging him because he was having contract problems lately. They weren't really friends, but were acquaintained with each other pretty well because he was friends with his older brother, Claude.