ALAS singko ng hapon at busy ang lahat sa pakikinig sa Captain ng department at paglilista na rin sa bawat task na assigned sa amin habang nagmemeeting. I've acquired a news from a nearby Police Station and it seems to be a big catch and might be the reason why our team was called for an urgent meeting.
Dalawang tao ang natagpuang patay sa lungsod ng Garene. Natagpuan itong nakahundasay sa sahig at nakatamo ng mahigit sampung saksak sa katawan.
"How about the culprit? Was he caught?" Malii asked. I shook my head as how I answered and they heavily sighed. But Cap stayed still. He remained serious, as always.
We fell into silence except Cap who's been on a total concentration to his laptop. No one speak up including me. Sa departamento namin lahat takot kay Cap maliban sa akin. But this time's different, masyadong seryoso si Cap na akala mo'y responsibilidad pa naming hanapin ang pumatay.
A couple of minutes passed and finally Cap stood up, presenting his work. Hindi na kami nagulat na natapos niya ito ng mabilis.
"They were not able to catch the culprit kaya bilang reporter we need to do something. Ayon sa mga pulis ay hindi pa dapat natin ito ireport dahil hindi pa naman maayos na naiimbistigahan ang kaso. But as your Captain, I can't be a chicken and just wait for food. We should work up."
"Cap!"
"Cap!"
Tutol ng lahat. If Cap would say something like that, it means one thing. We are going to investigate at bilang isang reporter, it's the hardest thing to do. Pero di naman kami pwedeng magback-out dahil kung sakali kami ang kick-out.
"Nakakainis naman 'to si Captain. Hindi daw maghahantay eh mabuti sana kung tutulong siya sa pag-iimbestiga eh hindi naman. The thought of it already makes me tired, pano pa kaya pag actual na diba?" Bulong ni Joana na rinig na rinig naman ng lahat.
"Pabayaan mo na. Hindi kapa nasanay." Kampanteng tugon ko. Ngunit siyang gulat ko ng tawagin ni Cap ang pangalan namin ni Joana. Patay! Sabi na eh.
"Joana! Toni! Look for all the CCTV footages located at these places: Enrique's Group of Companies, Seaside Restaurant and Casa de Kierro. Report immediately to your seniors tomorrow at exactly 1 pm. Understand?"
"Yes Cap!" Sabay na sagot namin ni Joana. Our colleagues gave us a worried look. They knew how hard our task would be. Imagine, Captain just gave us a few hours for the looking. Hindi man lang isang araw eh pano ba naman kasi gabi na at sarado na lahat ng mga yun lintek.
Mabuti sana kung 12 hrs simula 5 bukas hanggang 1... 8 fudging hours lang talaga. Goodness, tama nga si Joana, mapapaisip ka pa lang, napapagod ka na.
The rest of my colleagues were given their own tasks too but lucky them, they got the easy ones. Tamang interview at pakikipag usap lang tapos na. Ay, sana ol talaga.
Right after the meeting, our Director came and announced tonight as our monthly dinner meeting. We all agreed on going kaya't tinapos agad ni Cap ang meeting at pinagligpit na kami ng gamit.
Sa limang taong pagtatrabaho ko bilang reporter ay di ko maipagkakaila ang pagod na lagi naming nararanasan. Fortunately, I grew up surrounded with reporters that's why I had a bit of a background and endured things. My parents were both reporters. My mom was a news anchor so as my father and my little brother is get-going. He's an intern on the opposing news station of YGL.
I was preparing my things for tomorrow and putting it all inside my back pack. Balak kong dumiretso sa lugar na papupuntahan ni Cap bukas. Bitbit ang back pack, isinabit ko ito sa likod ko nang tawagin ako ni Cap.
I grab my knee length coat and clinged it to my shoulders. Dumaan na lang din ako sa hazard trashbin at itinapon ang mga sirang metal clips.
"Yes Cap?"
BINABASA MO ANG
So Long, My Majesty
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