L I E S (ON-GOING)

CHAPTER 5

What the fuck. This is fuckingly insane. Why do our fucking paths always cross?

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa kabuuan ng pader. These are photos. Photos of the people working here probably. At kung minamalas ka nga naman, akalain mo nga namang pati dito magkikita-kita pa kami.

"You seem to have a little grudge on those two rascals, huh?" Singit ni Celine.

"Question."

"Shoot," sagot niya naman.

"Are these people in these photos somehow involved in this organization? Cause if that's the case, I'm telling you, I don't think I could survive working here with these bastards," turo ko pa sa dalawa.

"Hahaha.. Well, I could agree to that if it's about Walton. He has a little attitude, you know. But I don't think Howard would be a problem," kontra niya naman kaya napataas ang kilay ko, "He may be overconfident, but hey, he's fun to be with," kibit-balikat na sabi pa niya.

"Another."

"Shoot."

"Lahat ba ng nakadikit ang picture dito ay may mataas na posisyon?"

"No, these are photos of the people working in this organization," What the hell? So nagtatrabaho din dito ang dalawang siraulong yun? "This organization is private but we have our connections around the world. Our service is international. We have our headquarters in every continent in the world which gives us the power to investigate things quicker and easier," sabi niya pa. She roamed her gaze on the wall, "Mga litrato ito ng mga taong may ginagampanang trabaho sa organisasyong ito. Putting these photos on this wall is our only way to honor the persons who helped this organization with their lives," sabi nito.

"Diba sabi mo, this is a private organization?," Tumango naman siya, "By any chance, do the family members of these people here knows about their involvement with this organization? Kasi sabi mo diba private ang org na'to which definitely means na you should keep your involvement with this a secret," paliwanag ko pa.

"Well, no. Their family members know nothing about the organization. You should never tell anyone about you working in this org."

"Paano kung... Paano kung may mangyaring hindi maganda? Anong gagawin niyo? Kasi diba walang alam ang pamilya nila tungkol dito? Paano kung mapahamak sila? Anong sinasabi niyo sa pamilya ng mga nagtatrabaho dito?" Nag-aalangang tanong ko.

"That rarely happens but I don't have any ideas about that, honestly. Wala pa naman kasing nangyayaring ganon simula nang makasali ako dito few years ago. We do the private works like the investigations and stuff but we rarely go to the field. We let the authorities take action about those. We're a private organization after all, so, we need to hide our existence from the eyes of the citizens for us to do things easier. Neat and quiet," sagot niya.

"What if... What if may mangyaring hindi maganda sa'kin? What would you do?" Tanong ko.

"Don't overthink, Sapphire. You're a hacker. You do stuffs with computers and codes not with guns and ammos." Sagot naman niya.

"Pero paano nga kung halimbawa, mamatay ako habang nagtatrabaho ako dito?" Tanong ko ulit.

"Bakit? Papayag ka ba na may pumatay sa'yo ?"

"H-hindi." Pshhh

"Then good. Problem solved."

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Habang nililibot namin ang buong building, hindi ko maiwasan ang mamangha. Kahit saan ko ibaling ang paningin ko, namamangha ako sa mga nakikita ko. Alam niyo yung feeling na dati sa mga movies niyo lang nakikita ang mga bagay na ganito tapos ngayon, pakshet lang, nagtatrabaho na ako dito.