The First Fall

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

ILYA

I opened my eyes and a yawn escaped. Kahit na nakatulog ako, pagod na pagod pa rin ang aking katawan.

      I could only blame myself of the exhaustion.

      When Gino's body was found after two days. I was riddled with anxiety. Oo, planado ko yun at ko hindi pinagsisihan ang aking ginawa, pero hindi ako nakatulog o makapagpahinga man lang sa mga araw na yun.

      I was raking in my mind kung may naiwan ba ako doon sa crime scene na madidiin sa akin kinalaunan. Pero inalala ko simula nung umpisang makapasok ako ng building, hanggang sa makalabas ako. Nothing I could think of. The police are still silent with giving details to the public about the killing, but the media is still non-stop giving reports to the national news.

      Napatawa ako sa sarili ko, kasi kahit na hindi nila alam kung sino pumatay kay Gino, it seems that the people are determined to know who they think could be the suspect is. Lalo na't may isang pagpatay na naganap noong mga nakaraang linggo. Akala nila may kinalaman yun sa nangyari, but little do they know that it is not. Sinadya ko talagang sundaan yung unang insidente para malito ang pulisya sa kaganapan nung dalawa.

     I know who the first victim is, William Rodriguez. He is a certain exec, from a certain big-name bank. There were rumors before that he likes underage girls and boys. Pero walang matibay na ebidensya sa kanya noon kaya hindi siya makulong-kulong. And now he's gone. I say he deserves it.

     Sakto na nasa finance Industry rin si Gino, kaya nagmukhang kunektado yung dalawang pagpatay. The only difference were the methods used in the killings. And I'm sure the police will have a hard time finding the other killer and me. 

     Saka lang maliliwanagan ang pulisya kapag may nasundan na naman muli ng pagpatay. Lalo na kung mukhang parehas na naman yung nagyari sa magiging bagong biktima. But the thing is a lot of killings are happening in the country. Sa simpleng pagbaril lang o isang saksak—hanggang sa mga sina-'salvage' na mga katawan.

     Nakarinig ako ng katok sa pinto. "Ms. Ilya? Are you finally awake?" Tanong sa akin ng isang staff.

     I gave my body a stretch and answered him. "I will be down in a minute!", sabi ko at pumasok na banyo para maligo. When I went down in the dining room, nilalapag na ng iilang tauhan ni Sergei ang aming almusal.

     "Good morning, lyubimaya." Pagbati niya sa akin habang nakatingin sa kanyang phone.

     Binigyan ko siya ng halik sa pisngi bago umupo sa kayang bandang kanan sa lamesa. I took some food on my plate and started to eat. Nung binaba na niya ang kanyang phone, I asked him for an update regarding Killian. "Any information?"