"Dad?!" mariin na sambit ko for the fifth time on this fifth call
Kanina pa ako tumatawag, pero ilang beses na din binaba ang tawag dahil "poor reception" daw
"Hi J. S-sorry c-can't hear y-you. P-poor reception"
I heaved a sigh. I know what he's doing. I'm not that stupid
I rolled my eyes "Dad" seryoso kong sambit
I would buy the muffled noises if only I don't hear my mom at the back mumbling
"Ano na sinabi hon?" narinig kong sabi ni mom sa background
"Dad" paguulit ko
"Poor reception, princess" mabilis na sambit niya like there's an actual poor reception then the line ended
I rolled my eyes. I was the one who taught him about the crumpling of foil when he doesn't like to talk to his investors
I looked at Victor at nagkibit balikat ito. I can't even vent out dahil hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula
After ending the call with Dad, I quickly dialled Charlie's number
(Hello babes) sambit ni Charlie with a busy background
Mukhang busy. She's probably doing a shoot or something "Are you busy?"
Narinig ko muna ang pagsigaw niya sa team niya at sumagot (Yes, babes. May shoot right now eh. Importante ba?)
I sighed "It's okay. Do you know if I can talk to Karl?"
(Busy si Karl, babes. Madaming pasyente ngayon eh. Maaga din siya pumasok... Okay na babes. Second batch na. I'll talk to you later, okay? Love you babes) then the line went dead
Kailangan ko talaga ng makausap other than Victor. I honestly started to have trust issues after my previous one
Last bullet. I dialed a number that is very familiar to me "Hello"
(Hi, baby)
"Jona" seryoso kong sambit
(Hmm?)
"Are you busy?"
(No I'm at home right now. Why? Did anything happen?)
"No.. Uhm I just want to ask a question"
Huminga siya ng malalim. More like a sigh of relief. Nag on nanaman ang OA radar para kay Jona (What is it?) malumanay na sambit nito
"Uhmm... Do you know about Dad's businesses?"
(I'm pretty sure you're the one who's handling dad's businesses) sambit niya. He sounded innocent so I don't know if I should ask more or not
"Ever heard of dad's association with a school when he was still working?"
He was silent. "Jona" seryoso kong sambit. If he knows something about this, then that means I'm the only one who doesn't know
(Yes?)
"Please tell me the truth" I said, pleading
(Come meet me)
"Ok" I ended the call
I looked at Victor "Please find out more about Elmo Magalona and Antonette Arroyo. Her associations, her family, her whereabouts and also my dad. His whereabouts for the past six years"
Tumango si Victor so I stood up "Thank you for this. Please give me the info as soon as possible"
"Sige po ma'am. Ingat po"
