His Midnight Mistress

11

He Returned to the city due to an emergency meeting. May nangyare na hindi maganda kaya hindi na siya nakapag-paalam pa kay Nathalie.

Ilang oras siyang nasa loob ng conference room kasama ang ibang mga board members ng kumpanya. Pilit na pinagtatakpan ang butas na sumisingaw sa loob ng kumpanya— may nag leak ng impormasyon para sa susunod na ilalabas na product kaya agad nilang ginagawan iyon ng paraan.

Natapos ang meeting at nagawan ng maayos na plano upang maresulbahan ang problema. Umalis na ang lahat kaya't nagbabadya na din lumabas si Blaze ng makita niyang pumasok sa loob ang kaibigan niyang si Luke.

"Hey Bud...kumusta ang buhay may asawa?" may mapang-aasar na saad ng kaibigan.

"Terror" maikling sagot ni Blaze.

"Why don't you use RAO Org. to get what you want ?!" ani Luke. Ang RAO Org. ay isang private organization na nagbibigay ng libreng serbisyo para sa mga taong naaargabyado, isa din ito sa matinding kalaban ng mga sindikato.

"Business is a business and family matters are family matters, Luke— and family is not part of my goddamn business" Blaze tapped his friend on his shoulder "You'll know when we are in the same shoes... Anyways, how's my case? Haven't you yet found the culprit who put ecstasy in my drink a few years ago?!— some memory comes up suddenly but it's still very vague."

"Bud, If you will just forget what happened then move on wala ka ng poproblemahin, it's not your fault anyway— and you even don't know who the woman is...hindi nga nagparamdam yung babae eh— dapat noon pa man sumisigaw na yun ng hustisya... The police didn't look for you so let's just keep quiet" suhestiyon ni Luke.

"How can I? We give justice to people who need justice while— I should have been imprisoned but living freely. That incident brought me a nightmare— the person who put that ecstasy on made me an animal. I'm sure my nightmare is twice as big as that woman's nightmare" ani Blaze.

"Still, it's not your fault... you have the guts to live freely...justice is in our hands— all you need to do is to keep it and grab it" ani Luke.

"We can't abuse the power of the organization... if you don't know I'll remind you" praning na sagot Blaze.

"My intentions means no harm" dugtong pa ni Luke.

"Sa akin oo pero sa babaeng yun— hindi. Malaki pa din ang pagkakasala ko sa kaniya kahit pa aksidente iyon" ani Blaze ngunit napailing na lamang si Luke at tuluyang tinalikuran ang kaibigan.

Blaze goes straight home to the Salazar mansion to get clothes to use and accompany Nathalie to the Island. When he arrived, Vanessa immediately greeted him.

"Dad!? where have you been? Mommy is looking for you, she's in her room." ani Vanessa.

"Okay..."

"Did you found my Ate?" pabulong na saad ni Vanessa.

"She's fine, don't worry"

Nakahinga ng Maayos si Vanessa at nagpasalamat sa ama-amahan sa paghahanap sa kanyang kapatid. "I have bad news, Dad... She's not a Salazar anyone, Mommy pulled out the adoption."

Iniisip ni Blaze na iyon ang iniiyakan ni Nathalie kagabi, panibagong problema na naman ang natatanggap niya. Umapaw ang kanyang galit para kay Samantha. Kaya agad siyang umakyat sa kwarto ni Samantha para kausapin ito

"B-laze where have you been?!" ani Sam na nakaupo sa sofa at nagbabasa ng mga papeles.

"Why did you do that to her?!. Why are you so mad at your daughter?, huh?!... Why don't you just let her live as a Salazar... Besides you already got what you want" Blaze's voice was sharp.