Project Loki: Rios X Mendez

(3) IN A RELATIONSHIP STATUS?

                                 LORELEI

"Hala siya ba yun?"
"Bakit parang wala siya sa mood?"
"Diba siya yung nasa QED?"
"Kung ako siguro siya, boung araw akong maglupasay sa kilig!"
"Ikaw ba naman maging in a relationship kay Mr. Vice President. Kyahhh sinong di kikiligin."
"Baka LQ?"
"Grabe, agad-agad?"

Pagpasok na pagpasok ko sa gate, nadatnan ko ang mga estudyanteng nagbubulungan habang tinuro turo pa ang direksiyon kung san ako naglalakad. May nag tsitsismis bang nagpapahalata? And ano na naman ang issue ko ngayon? Is it about the QED4 again?

Hindi ko nalang sila pinansin dahil talagang wala ako sa mood kagabi--hanggang ngayon.

Flashback

Ninanamnam ko ang kaginhawaan habang nasa loob ng tea shop. The ambience here is refreshing, the music is soothing to my ears, and here's my favorite chamomile tea. Ahh feels so good to be here.

Sunday night so I have the time to do the things that I always love to do.

Blogging!

And this is the perfect place to write blogs. A peaceful place. I personally choose this place dahil konti lang ang nagagawi dito kahit maganda naman ang lugar.

What can we expect? People nowadays choose to go to famous establishments with unecessarily expensive products.

Like the crowded shop just infront of this café where I'm in. I can see the people crazily taking photos of themselves or their ordered food, maybe to boast it on social media? "Hey guys! I'm in starbucks!" They're there to relax and enjoy. Not to brag.

Why am I minding their business anyway?

While I was putting into words the thoughts I wanted to add in my blog, a woman so suspicious,  in an all black outfit caught my attention.

Throwing malicious glances at me and my belongings on the table.  Though she wear all those elegant clothing and jewelleries, this does not cross her out of the list of possible lifters.

She look elegant with all those fancy clothing and jewellery she wears but her constant suspicious glances  create a vibe that she is plotting something nefarious against me.

Deception.

Or was I too judgemental?

She might just be my acquintance that I can't remember.

Still my alerts are on high.

Her continuous  glances made me uneasy as I continued typing my thoughts into my laptop. I can't no longer take it so I decided to confront her. I was about to stand up and strode to her table which is parralel to mine but...

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

A woman's echoing scream from the establishment comfort room shook the
few customers and staffs.

Thinking that scream indicate a possible crime scene, I rushed to where it is located leaving all my belongings on the table.

Yakap yakap ng babae ang kanyang sarili habang naka suksok sa gilid ng powder room. Nagkalat ang lipstick, wallet, mga cosmetics niyang di ko na alam ang pangalan dahil di naman ako mahilig dun.

'Anong nangyari, miss'

'Miss, okay ka lang?'

Hindi pa rin ito tumigil sa paghikbi at kitang kita ang pagkasindak niya sa kung ano man ang nangyari.

"Ipis." The woman returned to her normal composure.

'Ha?'

'Ano daw?'

Using the deductive juices stored in my detective self, I can finally grasp as to what had transpired in this forsaken space. I exited with a little disappointment. I thought I'll be having a 'dessert' for myself.

I mean, can you blame me? Sa tagal na naming magkasama ni Loki parang naadapt ko na rin ang ugali niya.

Mabibilang na nakikiusyusong customers at staffers ang bumungad sakin  paglabas ko sa cr. Mababasa sa mukha nila ang salitang 'Ano kayang nangyari sa loob'?

When I came back to my seat, only the tea cup and and my shoulder bag is sitting a top the table. The laptop is nowhere to be found.

What?

I scan the whole shop hoping to spot whoever did me something nefarious. The woman earlier is still in her table, her legs shaking, and her head hang low.

Asking for a cctv footage is all there is to it.

I rummaged through the content of my bag, nothing is stollen. The wallet and everything are intact. It is as though the culprit's target is just my laptop.

Hindi ko na kinayanan, I walk towards