Reasons (Jhobea) - Completed

Twelve

I S A B E L

"We'll go straight to the point, may kinalaman ka ba sa kaso ni Nico Evangelista?" Kianna asked Jho, who is sitting in front of us-Kianna, Mr. Palou, Miguel and me.

"Huh? Wh-what case?" She answered.

I looked at the monitor where we can see her heartbeat. It will help us in evaluating if she's telling the truth at kita ko ngang tunataas ang heart levels niya, kinakabahan 'to for sure.

"Do you know that Nico is an agent?" It was Miguel who asked the question.

"Agent? No, po. Though he told me na he's working closely related to what NBI does."

Nagkatinginan naman kami nina Kianna at Miguel.

"Ni hindi ka man lang nagduda? Hindi mo man lang siya tinanong ng dagdag details? Hindi mo mang lang ba naramdaman na may ginagawa na siyang kahinahinala?" Sunod sunod na tanong ni Kianna.

"As I've said, he just told me na para siyang NBI so kung MIA siya or he got bruised, alam ko na na dahil sa trabaho niya 'yon kaya hindi na ako kinutuban or something. Hindi rin naman po kasi big deal sa'kin ang trabaho niya noon dahil pinagkakatiwalaan ko siya."

Wew.

"How come that the files we were searching was in your laptop?" Kianna asked.

It was so evident na mainit ang ulo ni Kianna kay Jho. Pinipilit niya itong pigain at gisahin sa mga tanong niya.

"Hi-hindi ko po alam."

Tinignan ko ang monitor and nakita ko nga ang signs na sobrang kinakabahan siya.

"You're nervous. Are you telling the truth?"

Napatingin silang lahat sa'kin.

"I am nervous po but I am telling the truth. I don't know kung bakit nandon ang files, ni hindi ko alam kung anong meron sa files na 'yun." She said while looking at me straight in the eyes.

"Do you still have communication with him?" Tanong ko.

"I do. Magkaibigan pa rin kami kahit papaano kaya nagkakatextan once in a while."

After niyang sabihin iyon ay may iniabot sa'king paper si Miguel, laman nito ang conversation nina Jho at Nico na nakuha sa phone ni Jho.

Nothing kahinahinala naman pero napansin ko na Jho still cares for him with her texts with Nico. Hindi ko alam but that ached my heart.

"So what do you think with Nico's case? Now, that you've found out na agent siya and he does these things, anong masasabi mo dito?"

Hindi siya kumibo for awhile, we were enveloped with silence. Mukhang nagulat rin sina Kianna with my questions.

"I-i don't know what to feel actually. I mean, ano pa bang dapat maramdaman ko eh hindi naman na kami? Wala naman na po akong pakialam sa mga ginagawa niya at sa buhay niya."

Silence.

"What I care right now is on how to clear my name dahil ngayon ko lang talaga 'to nalaman at sabi ko nga po, wala akong kinalaman sa mga kaso niya."

Kianna and Miguel asked more questions habang ako ay inoobserbahan lang siya at ang mga galaw niya.

After she answered my question, she became calm. Mas naieexpress na niya ang sarili niya at nakakatingin na siya sa mga mata namin.

When the interview was done, nag-usapusap kami nina Kianna, Miguel at Mr. Palou and we agreed to clear Jho with the case. Other agents had researched about Jho din kasi at wala namang nahanap na something.