Serendipity: Unearth My Fate

Chapter 31

Of all people, bakit siya? Ang laki ng tiwala ko sa kaniya and I almost treated that person a family. Paano niya nagawa sa akin 'to?

True enough, people tend to be great pretenders. Wearing a mask in order to hide their true identity, that's how fake people lived. I just can't believe I let someone enter my life without knowing their true self. 

This is absurd!

I left the phone on the table before leaving the venue. Staying in this place makes me suffocated --- feels like I'm running out of air to breathe. Instead of taking a cab, I just used my feet and sauntered to my place. 

Deadma na kung ma-weird-uhan man sa akin ang iba dahil ang ganda ng suot ko tapos naglalakad lang ako. Well, I feel at ease when I'm walking.

My phone suddenly rang, so I took it. An unregistered number was calling me, that's why I'm having second thoughts if I will answer the call. 

Nakita ko na lang ang sarili ko na pinindot ang answer button, and placed my phone in my ear. "Who are you?"

[It's not important who I was.] His baritone voice makes me goosebumped. Sa boses pa lang niya, parang kilala ko na kung sino siya. 

"Your voice sounds familiar. Hindi ba't ikaw 'yong nagligtas sa akin noon?" I asked. "Noong muntik na akong masagasaan, and also, ikaw 'yong lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng phone, 'di ba?"

[Don't waste your time figuring out what my identity is. Hindi rin naman ako magpapakilala sa iyo,] he replied. [My purpose of calling you is to give you reminders about what you've found earlier. Calm yourself before you reveal the truth, so everything will fall into place.]

"Wait---" hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko nang putulin na niya ang linya. I re-dialed his number but it was already out of coverage.

Damn! Ang dami ko pang gustong itanong sa kaniya, e. Tama ba namang babaan ako bigla ng tawag?

Gusto ko pa sanang malaman kung bakit niya ginagawa 'yon? Bakit siya nakikialam sa kaso ng lola ko? May alam din ba siya sa nangyari? Bakit parang tinutulungan niya akong ma-unfold ang katotohanan?

Who is that guy?

"Kung sino ka man, thank you for helping me. Without you, hindi ko pa malalaman na pinapaikot na pala ko ni Trisha."

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While I was looking at the pairs of gloves, too many questions in my head were deliberately answered. 

That guy in black helps me to find out the truth --- kaya ko pala nakita sa place ni Eli ang kapareha ng glove na ibinigay ni Trisha sa akin, 'yon ay dahil sinadya na ilagay sa lugar na 'yon ang glove para paghinalaan ko na si Eli ang may gawa.

I was wrong because I judge Eli too early, nang hindi ko man lang sinisigurado na tama ang mga suspetsya ko. Ayan tuloy, napaikot ako ni Trisha.

She made me believe that it was either Eli or Dylan who killed my grandmother, but in fact, wala sa kanilang dalawa ang salarin.

Pero nananatili pa ring katanungan sa isip ko kung bakit nag-match ang fingerprint ni Eli roon sa piece of cloth kung saan nakita raw ng witness na hawak 'yon ng suspect habang pinupunasan ang sahig. That will not fully erase my suspicions to Eli, not until I get an answer from him regarding that matter.

Speaking of Eli, he's right outside my unit now. I opened the door and what welcomed me was his stony-faced. Literally, I don't know what's with his behavior. Parang naninibago ako sa kanya, just now.

"What brought you here?" I asked as I sat my butt down on the sofa. "Hindi ba 'yan pwedeng ipagpabukas? Gabing-gabi na, huh?"

"Bakit ka biglang umalis sa venue, Magi? Is there something wrong?" His question made me stop. 'Yong pagpapanggap ko to sound normal in front of him suddenly vanished.