Gone Into the Deep (Hortellano Series#2)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Burn

"Here," inabot sa akin ni Andro ang ginawa niyang sketch ng lalaki. Kinuha ko ito sa kanya at sabay namin na tiningnan ni Julian.

Hmm... pwede na. I still couldn't believe that he can actually draw. Does this have some relation why his humble abode has a lot of paintings?

Whatever, I chose not to think and dug deeper about it. I have a lot of problems to deal with and this is an emergency. My life is at sake and there's no way that I'll just let this pass and slip away. We're talking about my precious life here!

"Can I borrow your phone? I'll inform my secretary about this."

Kinuha nito sa bulsa ang cellphone at binigay sa akin. Minsan lang ako manghingi ng favor kaya pasalamat siya, may utang na loob ang isang tulad ko sa kanya.

"Julian, thank you for making me remember everything." Tumingin sa akin si Julian na mukhang nagulat pa nang marinig ang pangalan niya mula sa akin.

Nagpaalam akong pupunta muna sa kwarto. Inalalayan ako ni Nay Rosa na sinuklian ko ng magandang ngiti.

I easily dialed Bianca's number without any sweat. Good thing Andro didn't delete it in the call logs. When she answered it, my heart leaped. Wala akong ibang mapagsabihan ng dinanas ko sa ngayon kundi siya lang dahil hindi ko gustong abalahin sina Mama.

"Bianca, where are you?" I heard her saying excuses to someone. Hindi ko marinig ang sagot niya kaya naghintay muna ako saglit.

"Aeisha, nasa gitna pa ako ng meeting."

Oh, I remembered. Siya nga pala muna ang pina-attend ko sa mga meeting. But what I'm about to say is something much more important than that. My life lies in her hands now. I need her saving.

"Sorry. Anyway, listen Bianca. For some reason, I found out hindi pala ako napadpad dito dahil sa barkong nalunod."

I can almost hear her thoughts from here. Wala siyang sagot kaya pinagpatuloy ko ang sinasabi.

"I'll send you a something. Check this out. He's the suspect for my attempted murder."

"Wait, what?!" Yeah, finally her voice came out.

"Aeisha, sigurado ka ba? Paanong attempted murder? If that's the case you can't show yourself here all of the sudden. Siguradong naghahanap iyon sa iyo sa ngayon o pagbabantaan ka ulit kapag nakita kang buhay pa!"

I closed my eyes when I realized what she said is right. So, I'm going to stay here? For how long? She didn't even know where I am now. I'm particularly in Andro's premises.

"Kailangang malaman ito ng Mama mo! This is a serious case Aeisha. My gosh, mabuti na lang talaga..." Yes, mabuti na lang talaga buhay pa ako, if not, they're probably mourning now while I'm lying in the coffin.

"Naiistress na ako sa nangyayari sa iyo!" Naiimagine ko na ang mukha niya ngayon na sobrang problemado.

"Sorry for that but, how will you tell them? Mabuti na sigurong hindi muna nila malaman. For now, I want you to check at the sketch I've sent in your email. Hire an investigator and tell me something that would peak my curiosity. Ako muna ang bahala sa sarili ko rito."

Hindi siya makapagsalita sa kabilang linya. I heard her tapping something probably checking the image I've sent.

"Wow, how much did you paid for the sketch artist? It's very detailed, huh."

I rolled my eyes. Naiisip niya pa iyon?

"Pangit lang talaga ang suspek kaya iyan ang kinalabasan," I heard her chuckled.