Chapter 9- Part 5

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He looked at his wife sleeping in his arms.

Malalim na ang paghinga nito. Indikasyon na malalim na rin ang tulog ng asawa.

He gently removed his arm positioned below her head.

Pagkatapos ay ipinatong niya ang ulo ng asawa sa unan at kinumutan ang hubad nitong katawan.

Dahan-dahan siyang bumaba ng kama. Careful not to wake her up.

He put a sedative on her drink earlier tonight. It will buy him time to accomplish what he wanted.

He left his scattered clothes on the foot of the bed.

Lumapit siya sa closet at kumuha ng bagong pares ng damit.

He kept his eyes on her wife while dressing up. Gusto niyang bumalik sa kama at angkinin ulit ang asawa pero isinantabi niya muna ang init ng katawan.

May kailangan siyang tapusin. At iyon muna ang uunahin niya.

Pagkatapos magbihis, lumabas na siya ng silid at bumaba para pumunta sa kusina.

He walked out the back door towards the gate at the back of his house leading to an unoccupied lot beside his.

Mga kalahating oras din ang nilakad niya sa gitna ng talahiban bago makarating sa highway.

Naglakad pa siya ng kaunti hanggang makarating sa mga coffee shop at tindahan na bukas magdamag para sa mga panggabihan ang trabaho.

He blended into the crowd.

Nang makarating sa kanto kung saan nakahimpil ang mga taxi ay tumawag siya ng isa.

He told the driver where to drop him.

Nakipagkuwentuhan pa siya sa matanda habang nasa b'yahe.

Half an hour more and he'll be where he wanted to be.

When they arrived at his destination, he paid the driver a generous amount of money.

Tuwang-tuwa namang nagpasalamat sa kanya ang tsuper.

Naglakad pa siya ng labinlimang minuto papunta sa likurang bahagi ng sadyang establisyemento.

He's dressed like the swarm of people so he could move easily without arousing any suspicion.

He even smiled at people he encountered.

Dire-diretso lang siya sa paglalakad hanggang marating ang silid ng taong sadya.

He slowly opened the door.

Napangiti siya nang makitang walang tao sa loob maliban sa taong nakahiga sa kama.

He gently closed the door so as not to wake the person up.

Nakiramdam pa siya sa loob ng silid bago lumapit dito.

After ensuring that everything is safe and still, he slowly walked towards the bed.

Sinikap niyang h'wag makalikha ng anumang ingay.

The room is dark so he's sure he won't be recognized by the sleeping figure if he happened to wake him up.

Binunot niya ang nakasaksak na cord sa tabi ng kama at hinaplos-haplos iyon ng kamay.

Then, he leaned forward and pressed it against the lying person's neck.

Hindi ito nakakagalaw nang maayos kaya hindi makakapanlaban sa kanya.

He can saw him slowly bringing his hand to his neck while struggling to breathe. Pero sa tantiya niya, sa bagal nitong gumalaw, mawawalan na ito ng hangin bago pa nito maabot ang leeg.

Or maybe he's wrong.

Because he's not aiming on his neck to remove the cord he pressed against it but on a necklace he's wearing.

Umilaw iyon.

Palihim siyang napamura sa isip.

Then, he pulled the cord and put it back on the socket.

Umilaw ulit ang machine sa loob ng silid.

He calmly walked out the door when the man started coughing from the strangulation.

Walang tao sa corridor.

He walked towards the opposite direction of where he came in earlier.

Paikot lang ang pasilyo kaya doon siya dadalhin niyon sa pinto sa likuran ng establisyemento kung saan siya pumasok kanina.

He heard screeches and running footsteps when he turned around the corner.

He didn't look back to see who those people are.

Rather, he blended on the stream of his fellow medical personnels going out the building.

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