Years After (Completed)

57 - Inside the Storage Room

Upon reaching home, Thirdy went straight to his room. Charmaine chooses to let her brother rest and just discuss what happened the next day. Thirdy is so exhausted but he is more disappointed at himself as he was not able to protect Althea from the group of Marga. Fortunately, it was him who was with her when Althea got locked-up. What if it was someone who has the capability to harm her. He will not forgive himself if something bad happened to Althea.

Though the Monteiro did not blame him for what happened, he thinks otherwise. He believes that he should not started the challenge the trigger Althea to come up to the storage room and look for her old painting. If he did not I initiated the challenge, Althea's life would not be in danger.

"Althea." He recalls calling Althea when he heard her screaming ang banging the storage room door.

"Thirdy, I could not open the door." Athea said. "I think we got locked-up from outside." She said not realizing what Thirdy was doing in the storage room.

Thirdy rush to door and tried to open it but Althea was right, someone locked the door from outside.

"What are you doing here, Thea?" Thirdy asked.

"I thought Bria is here. Sabi nya pinayagan na daw sya ni Ms. Santos na hanapin namin yung painting ko dito sa storage room." Althea replied. "What are you doing here, Thirdy?" she asked.

"Naghahanap din ako ng painting mo. But wait, paano nai-lock yung pinto, I left it open before I came in." Thirdy asked.

"I don't know either. You said pinayagan ka ni Ms. Santos, did she give you the keys? Nasaan na, give it to me para makalabas na tayo dito." Althea said.

"I already gave it to the Janitor to return to Ms. Santos. And even I have the keys with me hindi natin magagamit sa labas nakalock." Thirdy said.

"What shall we do now, Thirdy? Paano tayo makakalabas dito? Phone, where is your phone. Tawagan natin sila Bria, para matulungan nila tayong makalabas dito." Althea continuously asked and she begins to panic.

"Kanina pa empty-batt ang phone ko." Thirdy said. "Yung phone mo na lang." Thirdy said.

"I don't have my phone with me. Hiniram ni Marga kanina, bago kami pumasok dito." Althea said.

"Sila Marga? Why were you with them?" Thirdy asked.

"Sinamahan nila akong umakyat dito. Sabi nila nakita nila si Bria na papunta dito, when I told them na hinihintay ko si Bria at si Krissy. The volunteered na samahan ako dito rooftop." Althea said.

"I keep on telling you not to trust them. Bakit ka sumama sa kanila?" Thirdy said.

"I thought Bria is here. Kasi kakatext lang nya sa akin when Marga and her friends told me that they saw Bria going up here." Althea said.

"You should have not trusted them." Thirdy said.

"Will you please stop reprimanding me. Pwede bang isipin na lang natin kung paano tayo makakalabas dito." Althea said.

"Thea, there is no way na makalabas tayo na walang tutulong sa atin." Thirdy said.

"That can't be. What if walang umakyat dito? Don't tell me, sa Monday pa tayo makakalabas dito. Hindi pwedeng maghintay lang tayo, Thirdy. We have to find a way how we could get out of here." Althea said while she walks going back and fort.

"I hear a phone ringing, baka may tao nang parating." Thirdy said.

"Hello, may tao ba dyan? Help us please. Hellooooo" Althea said. While the phone keeps on ringing Althea continue banging the door.