Nemesis' POV
"Kuya, calm down," mahinanong wika ni Chloe habang sinusubukan niya akong pakalmahin.
Nakauwi na kami at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin ako mapakali.
"How am I supposed to calm down, Chloe?!" Napahilamos ako sa aking mukha habang inis na hawak ang cellphone sa aking tainga. "Vinz, that f*cking b*astard!"
"The number you have dialed is either unattended or out of coverage area, please try again later."
"F*ck!" I gritted my teeth as I put my phone down.
Kanina ko pa tinatawagan ang number ni Vinz na nag-text sa akin pero hindi siya sumasagot.
"Ku–"
"What happened?"
Sabay kaming napalingon ni Chloe nang may magsalita sa aming likod.
It was Abigail. Worry and confusion was written all over her face.
Hindi ko alam kung bakit parang nagtataka pa siya sa mga nangyayari. Ipinaliwanag ko na sa kaniya kanina sa tawag ang lahat ng nangyayari.
"I told you, nawawala si Ines." Napabuntong-hininga ako upang pakalmahin ang aking sarili.
Mukhang kailangan ko ngang kumalma muna kagaya ng sinasabi ni Chloe. Hindi na ako makakapag-isip nang maayos kung hindi ako kakalma.
"Sa birthday ni Senator? Tama ba?" naguguluhang tanong ni Abigail na siya namang tinanguan ko. "Nemesis, I'm so sorry pero wala tayong ib–"
"Anong wala?!" Hindi ko na napigilan pa ang pagtaas ng aking boses. "I told you to ask someone to track the number!" Pagtukoy ko sa number na ginamit ni Vinz upang i-text ako.
"Nemesis, calm down! Hindi pa natin puwedeng i-report at i-declare na missing person si Ine–"
"Dahil ano?!" putol ko sa kaniya. "Dahil wala pang twenty-four hours?! I don't f*cking care, Abigail! Mas mabuti nga kung mahahanap natin siya in less than twenty-four hours! I can't fall asleep without her!"
Nangunot ang noo ni Abigail. "Hey, Nemesis. Calm down. You sound like you're so obsessed with your wife."
"Because I am! And I will go nuts if I can't find her!" I looked at my phone once again and dialed the number Vinz used to text me.
I saw Abigail roll her eyes at me. "Sinabi mo na 'to sa pamilya niya 'di ba? Wala pa bang balita?"
Umiling ako. "Wala pa."
Hindi nga ako makapaniwala dahil kalmado lang ang pamilya niya noong sinabi ko ang tungkol sa biglaang pagkawala ni Ines. Ipinaliwanag ko sa kanila ang buong sitwasyon, pero nanatili pa rin silang kalmado at walang bakas ng pag-aalala sa kanilang mukha.
Alam kong they're not on terms, pero hindi ko naman inakala na parang wala lang sa kanila ang pagkawala ni Ines. Senator said that he'd send some of his people to look for Ines, but I doubt he really did that.
I don't want to hate or judge them, but they're terrible. I never expected that Ines' family would be this bad.
"The number you have dialed is either unattended or out of coverage area, please try again later."
"F*ck!" I shouted.
Napahilamos ako sa aking mukha at pilit kong pinakalma ang aking sarili nang muli na naman akong mabigong tawagan ang number ni Vinz.
I'm now losing my temper, and I swear, I'll make sure Vinz will pay for this.
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