Mrs. Alcantara hung up the call. I dialed Aunt Greta's number. Aunt Greta works as a Secretary at the barangay office. She might have a list of the people living here in Cenozoic Street. After three rings, she picked up the call.
"Hello? Aunt Greta?" pambungad na tanong ko while waiting for her reply.
"Serene! Why did you call? I bet you wouldn't call me if it isn't something important?" She really knows me well. I will not call someone if I don't want anything from them.
"You're right Auntie, are you busy right now?" I agreed. I hope she has some time. I can't wait to confirm the old man's identity.
"I am but I can spare you some time," a smile plastered in my face. Let's see if that old man is a fake or not.
"Thank you Auntie! Well, can you check if a man named Arthur Villegas is living here in Cenozoic Street?" I requested. There were footsteps at the end line followed by a loud thud in the desk.
"Wait a minute Serene," I can hear the filipping pages at the end line. She's scanning the list. "Hmmm... an old man named Arthur Villegas lived here for two years, 2015 to 2017, but he died in a car accident three years ago."
"How about a boy name Stanley Villegas?" I queried next. I see, he used a real person's identity who once a resident here.
"He's the grandson of Mr. Villegas, unfortunately, he died at a young age together with his grandfather. They both died in a car accident which happened three years ago."
"Can you give me their house address?" I requested next. I have a gut feel that there's some clue hidden there. He wouldn't disguise himself in a dead old man's identity if there's none.
"Expect that there is another family living there now. After the car incident, their house was sold by Stanley's mother."
"I am aware of that, but still I want to take a look at the house," I explained.
"221 Cenozoic Street."
"Thank you aunt! Sorry for bothering you." I said at last before I hung up the call. I went near the table and looked at the Lost N Found Form he filled up a while ago. The results made my eyes grew bigger.
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Lost N Found Form
Name: Arthur Villegas
Age: 62
Job: Retired
Contact No: 09000000000
Address: 221 Cenozoic Street
Case: Abducted grandson
Signature: A. Villegas
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It matched the information about the old man! He must have did some research about the real Arthur Villegas. He knew about his grandson and their address! I want to know who the man behind the disguise is.
"Let's go Pangaea, we need to visit the old man's house," I said while setting the dog free. I locked the house and rode on my bike.
Pangaea sitted in the front basket, hindi pa naman siya ganoon kalaki kaya kasya pa siya roon. I pedaled until I reached the house that I am looking for. I hopped out of the bike and rang the doorbell.
221 Cenozoic Street
The house looks like new, siguro ay pina-renovate ito or kung walang budget ay idinaan lang sa bagong pintura. Makailang beses ko ng pinindot ang doorbell pero wala pa ring nagbubukas ng gate. Mga bingi ba sila?
Hanggang sa may kumalabit sa akin at paglingon ko ay may babaeng nakatayo sa likuran ko, mukhang galing sa palengke. Marami siyang bitbit na eco bags sa magkabilang kamay.
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Lost N Found
Mystère / ThrillerLost N Found is a business of Echarri sibling with the aid of their dog Pangaea. Its goal is to find anything that has been either lost, mislaid or stolen. A simple case will lead them into a tangle of clues, mystery, startling discovery and unexpec...
