✔️Incarcerated Hearts (BOOK 2 of Under Arrest: Dela Conde No. 1)

Chapter 8: A heavy night

Chapter 8: A heavy night

"With cream or just plain?" the Sargent ask me.

"With cream please," I answered and she ordered what I want habang abala ako sa pagpindot sa cellphone ko.

"Anong nakuha mong impormasyon kanina?" tanong niya sa akin. Naghiwalay kasi kaming dalawa, siya sa paaralan ni Czarina habang ako sa bar na pinagtatrabahuan niya.

"Nag-resign siya, three weeks ago," I said before I finally place my phone on the table.

"She's living with her boyfriend, Timothy. Unfortunately, dalawang linggo nang hindi nakikita sng nobyo niya at maging siya. They had run probably and hinding from something," I said.

Our orders just got delivered to our table so I said 'thank you' to the waiter before I continued my business with my partner.

"Hiding from what? Bandits?" she asks while her brows up.

"Well, that's the thing we need to know," I said before sipping my hot creamy coffee.

Balik kaagad kami sa trabaho naming matapos naming magkape, naghiwalay kami nong una pero nagkita ulit kami sa isang club house.

"Excuse me, do you know a woman named Czarina? She has a curly brown hair-- what? Just English please," sabi ko sa bartender ng club. Someone tipped us na madalas dito si Czarina kasama ang nobyo niya.

"He said he doesn't know. He's just a new crew here, better ask someone miss." Napalingon ako sa babaeng nasa gilid ko na umiinum ng vodka. Tumingin din siya sa akin at tinaasan niya ako ng kilay.

"Why are you looking for Czarina? You know her?" tanong niya pa sa akin habang nakataas ang kilay.

"You know her?" tanong ko pabalik sakanya.

"No. There's no Czarina here. I am the owner of this club and I know who's regular in here," she told me before she drank her liquor.

Hmm... I don't believe her. Why would she asked me if I know Czarina if she's no regular here? Something is up,I am sure with it.

Tumango na lamang ako at tumalikod sa kaniya. This is not about time to give her a show, the President told us to be careful on this mission. Luminga-linga ako paligid to look for my partner and when I saw here going upstairs ay pumanhik na ako.

Medyo pahirapan ang pag-akyat sa hagdanan dahil sa dami ng taong bumababa at umaakyat. Tumabi pa ako saglit nang may malalaking taong nagmamadaling umakyat sa hagdanan. Sinalubong siya ng kasama niya kaya huminto siya, pagkakataon ko naman para makadaan.

"There's someone looking for Czarina. Thelma told me to take her down," narinig kong sabi kaya napailing na lamang ako't nagmadaling umakyat.

Sinasabi ko na nga ba! Dalawa lang iyan eh, it's Either they are protecting Czarina or they are the person behind the missing Czarina. They could be the bad guys, and they could be a good one also but I don't have time to think whether they're bad or what. We gotta to save our asses out of here!

"Sargent!" tawag ko sa partner ko na kaagad namang lumingon. Maglalakad na sana ako kaso may humawak sa braso ko.

"Excuse me, miss," the man said at hinarap niya ako sa kanya. Pinagmasdan niya akong sandali at pinag-aralan.

"It's her," sabi niya pa sa kasama niya kaya hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na suntukin siya sa mukha at tumakbo patungo sa partner ko at hilahin siya papasok sa isang VIP room.

"What's going on?" she asks curiously

"I'll explain later. But help me to push this fucking sofa first," I said then we lock the door at hinila namin ang sofa papunta sa may pintuan.