Behind The Alibi

Chapter 23 - Offer & Nego

I opened my eyes and checked the time. 8:00 am na. Dito na rin pala ako sa office nakatulog kagabi habang nakaupo.

Natutulala pa ako gawa ng kagigising ko but I was distracted when the phone rang. Upon checking, it's Rob.

"Yes?" Yan ang agad kong nasambit pagkasagot ko sa tawag.

"Mareuz, bad news."

"Shoot."

"Tumakas si Kate."

Hindi ako agad sumagot.

"Uy, Mareuz narinig mo ba ako, si Kate, tumakas."

"Yes, I heard you."

"Oh, So 'yun, tumakas."

He seems to be waiting for my reaction.

"Mareuz ano? bakit parang ako lang ang gulat dito? hindi ba't dapat gulat ka rin."

"Can you just relax?"

"Anong relax? diba sabi mo we need her? Eh bakit ngayong nakatakas siya, sinasabihan mo akong magrelax? Na-ka-ta-kas si Kate."

"Diba I told you last night, I have ways to trace her. Tsaka halata namang wala siyang tiwala sa'tin so expected na tatakas talaga siya."

"Then what should we do?"

"Just let her."

"Ha? pero ang galing naman niya...nagawa pa niya tayong takasan dito mismo sa loob ng bahay niyo?"

"I let her. I left the door opened."

"What? Mareuz teka nga naguguluhan ako."
I can feel his discomfort towards the situation.

"Hindi ko maintindihan. Akala ko ba partners tayo dito sa pag-iimbestiga. Eh bakit parang hindi ko na alam kung ano ba talaga'ng nangyayari at kung ano'ng plano?"

"Biglaan lang din. I placed a tracking device on her bag. From there, we can see kung saan siya unang pupunta."

"What if malaman niyang may tracking device sa bag niya?"

"Nasa secret pocket ng bag niya. I don't think she can easily find out."

"So what's next?"

"I-mo-monitor ko lang muna siya. Pwede mo bang pakiutusan si Manang to prepare a breakfast for me. I want bread and butter plus coffee. Thank you."

"Sige sige," sambit niya then I turned off the call.

I opened my old laptop. Mostly dito na ako nagbubukas ng may kinalaman sa hacker para di niya agad ako ma-trace.

So...I was able to track down where she is. I'm monitoring it on a 3D system. I can see based on the arrow that she is along the road and she's heading north.

Di pa naman siya gaanong nakakalayo.

What if...sundan ko siya?

Yes kailangan ko siyang sundan to check where she's going.

It seems an urgent thing para masundan ko siya but I decided to eat first, brushed my teeth, did my morning routine, then grabbed my coat on the couch then left the house.