Justice Served

Chapter 11 - Mareuz' Journal

Happening now?

I am still here in the library but this time, with my pen and journal while extracting and analysing all the details I can get from the report. This will serve as my guide in investigating.

It's true! Mahirap talagang salungatin ang katotohanan na namatay si Dad sa heart attack. But the cut on his wrist really bothers me. And I believe, that person who did it can clarify everything. So I need to find whoever that person is.

Una akong nag-focus sa time.

First question that I wrote, why morning?

Why did that person attempt to cut Dad's wrist on that particular time?

Nakakapagtaka kasi. As if alam niya na aatakihin sa puso si Dad that's why he was there which is a perfect set up to cover his  plan.

Or pwedeng papatayin talaga niya si Dad pero naunahan lang ng heart attack. But why still cut his wrist? Para tuloy nagmamalaki pa siya na involve siya sa eksena.

But the bigger question is why morning? If it's premeditated, bakit umaga? He could have done it at night dahil mas konti ang tao at mas madilim.

The death was declared to be 8:55 am and the cut on the wrist was done at 8:58 am.

Another thing that bothers me is the sequence of time.

8:45 am siyang bumalik ng office while the death was declared at 8:55 am. The cut on the wrist is 8:58 am. If I were to calculate the time, there is a span of 13 minutes for all the things to happen. Kung iisipin kasi, 13 minutes is too short to set a murder lalo't napaka-linis ng pagkaka-gawa. Unless ang may-gawa nito ay eksperto.

Pero mahirap pa ring pagtugmahin. 

I think I need to note this. I need to find the relation of this two -- the heart attack and the cut on the wrist.

I think I need to review the CCTV of the company too. I mean all, even those surveillance around the company.

One more thing, feeling ko may mga ilan pang katanungan para sa COO at EA na dapat mabigyan ng kasagutan.

I wrote all the questions for them.

But how can I convince them to speak up? Usually, 'pag ganitong alam na nilang naisara ang kaso, ayaw na nilang magbigay ng panayam tungkol dito.

Napabuntong-hininga ako.

Napa-pikit ako ng mata while trying to relax my mind.

It's getting more complicated.

Mayamaya pa ay napamulat ako.

In-abot ko ang aking phone at tumawag sa maid ng bahay.

"Hello po, ser!"

"This is Mareuz! Manang, paki-dalhan naman ako ng coffee dito sa library."

"Sige po ser. Right away po!"

Ibinaba ko ang phone. Minasahe ko ang aking sentido habang hinihintay ang kape.

Ipinikit ko ang aking mata habang sinusubukan kong i-relax ang aking sarili.

Matapos ang ilang minuto, dumating na si Manang para i-deliver ang kape.

"Thanks Manang!" I said politely.

"You're welcome po!"

Agad siyang lumabas.

Itinaas ko ang aking paa sa may mesa. Isinandal ko ang aking katawan sa upuan at sinimulang haluin ang kape.
Ang sarap talaga ng amoy nito.