It was already midnight but I can't go back to sleep.
I got up on the bed and position myself near the window. I was looking out of nowhere when I noticed something. Dahan dahang naglalakad si Jiro papalabas ng bahay nila. Mabuti na lang at malakas ang pakiramdam ko kaya naramdaman ko agad ang presensya niya.
He was wearing a black pants paired with white shirt and a black leather jacket.
Where are you going at a time like this, Jiro?
I quickly changed my clothes to my usual all black outfit and stormed out of the room. Got the keys and went to garage.
Sinundan ko si Jiro. I used my Ducati Testa Stretta NCR Macchia Nera. It was very lightweight kaya mabilis ko ding mahahabol si Jiro.
He didn't noticed me following him. He parked his sports bike and went to the two-story building. It was a casino but he didn't even glance a bit on it. Nag dire diretso siya sa paglalakad hanggang sa marating niya ang pinto na may dalawang malalaking katawan ang bantay.
Lumingon pa siya sa paligid kaya tumalikod ako at nag kunwari akong naglalaro dito sa casino.
"Code?"
"Yobbo"
I heard their conversation. When Jiro entered the door, sumunod ako. Hinarang ako ng mga nakabantay. Tumingin sila sa akin.
"Code?"
What? What should I say? Uh..
"Yobbo"
Ginaya ko ang sinabi ni Jiro. Hindi na sila nagsalita at binuksan nalang ang pinto. Bumungad sa akin ang isang bar. Some are drinking on a counter table. Some are on the couch and so on. I roamed around to look for Jiro. Luminga ako sa paligid and saw him going downstairs.
Tahimik akong sumunod.
Pagbaba ko, rinig na rinig ko ang hiyawan ng iba't ibang tao. And there I saw two people inside a boxing ring. Naglalaban silang dalawa and the people are cheering for their bets.
Some people are staring at me, asking who am I.
Marahil ay nagtataka sila dahil bago ako sa paningin nila. Ngayon lang ako nakapasok dito.
Tahimik akong lumapit kay Jiro.
"What the fuck are you doing here, Jiro?"
Gulat siyang napalingon sa akin.
"Shhh. Don't say my name." He put his index finger on my lips to shut me up.
"How do you know I'm here?"
"I followed you right away when I accidentaly saw you."
"You shouldn't be here. You can't be."
"Why?"
"This is a gangsters territory. Karamihan dito ay gangster."
"So, are you?"
"No. I'm not."
"Then, why the fucking hell are you here?"
"Just.. I can't sleep. I come here to let my stress out."
Natapos ang laban ng dalawang tao na nasa loob ng ring kaya natigil ang usapan namin. The emcee is asking the people who wants to be next! Someone spoke up.
"I want the newbie. I want to watch her fight." A woman said raising her eyebrows at me.
"No. I'm with her. Hindi siya kasali dito." Pigil ni Jiro. Tumingin siya sa akin at pinanlakihan ako ng mata na parang sinasabi na 'wag akong pumayag.
