I'll be Home [On Going]

Chapter 21

Set of photos were tossed onto the table. Aga glared at the man in front of him who intentionally thrown them, he is now sitting on his swivel chair in his office.

"Wala ka bang balak sabihin samin yan?" his friend asked, sounded sulk. His face turned into a confuse one, he doesn't know what he is talking about. 

"You do not just throw pictures on my face and asked such—" Aga wasn't able to finish his sentence when he saw a familiar face on the photo, each photo. He took them one by one and stared at each closely. He looked back to his friend in bafflement. 

"San mo nakuha ang mga 'to? Kailan pa 'to?" he asked consecutively. Anger was slowly growing inside him. It irks him to think that he doesn't even have an idea about this matter.

"Answer me Chard! Saan—"

"So wala kang alam?" Richard asked in puzzle.

"Bullshit!" Aga threw the pictures away aggressively. Richard was just staring at him. Here he is who's annoyed that his friend hid the information from them but it turned out the latter is clueless?

"Saan nanggaling ang mga 'yan?" Aga asked again, he is trying to control his temper now.

"Pare, easy. It's in the internet! Nakita yan ni Dawn at tinanong pa ko kung bakit wala daw akong sinasabi tungkol dyan." he said. Aga went silent. He doesn't have any social media accounts. He stopped long time ago.

Aga sat back on his chair in deep thought. He ran his fingers on his hair frustratingly. He pointed his index finger in the air passively and open his mouth but said nothing. He couldn't say anything. A lot of questions are starting to gush in his mind.

"I guess you don't know anything." he heard Richard said. He looked at him and shook his head.

"Call Lopez." Aga asked him to do.
Richard nodded and started dialling his private investigator's number. In less than three seconds, the man from the other line answered. Aga immediately grabbed the phone from Richard.

"Come to my office, now." he ordered firmly right away. Richard already knew what his friend is up to. PI Lopez has been a close acquaintance to them since they hired him thirteen years ago. Though he didn't give concrete answers to them and never actually put an end to its task, they still trust him and this time might not be difficult anymore for him since the subject is just around the corner. Aga will not let this slip again.

Kara knocked twice before she entered Aga's office.

"Sir Aga, a certain Mr. Lopez is looking for you. He's claiming that he has an appoint—"

"Let him in." Aga cut his secretary in which the latter found weird. He closed his eyes tightly, suddenly he regreted him ordering to come in his office. They could have just met somewhere else.

A man in a white top and denim jeans with brown leather shoes entered his office.

"Good afternoon Mr. Muhlach." he politely greeted. Aga eyed Richard intently, signalling him to give them time alone. Richard got it and left the room.

Aga handed the photos to his hired investigator. "Know all her whereabouts. As soon as possible." Aga ordered. He said those words stiff and round, making sure the investigator got every bit of it and missed nothing. PI Lopez nodded in return.

"Will do as you order Mr. Mulach." he answered. The man was about to leave when Aga spoke, "Next time, I'll send you the details of our meeting place. It ain't safe here. And don't ever show up again your face to Kara." Aga instructed him. The latter just nodded and left the room.

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Aga and Richard were having lunch in a restaurant near their office.

"Hindi ko akalain na babalik pa sya ng Pilipinas. Akalain mong ilang taon din syang nawala? Ni text message o tawag kina Dawn wala... Pero bakit hindi sya nagpapakita sayo?" Richard asked while eating. Aga was just listening to him. He has no plan to answer, he doesn't know anything about this either, neither her plans.