Runaways

Chapter 4.

“Aki, what are you doing?” kunot-noong tanong sa akin ni Kazuo habang nagmamaneho. Palingon-lingon siya sa akin at chinecheck kung anong ginagawa ko.

Natatawa akong sumagot, “I was messing with my looks. Syempre ibahin natin yung style natin, makakatulong to para di tayo agad matunton ng mga Mafia” sabi ko habang ina-ayos ang bagong hairstyle ko.

Then I look at the little mirror I had inside my bag.  Tinignan ko ang itsura ko. 
I am wearing a tight bun,  habang naka-bangs naman sa harap at gilid nito ay hanggang tenga ang haba.

I smiled at how cute my new hairstyle is.

But I saw a glimpse of Kazuo's reaction. He was frowning when he saw what I did.

Kaya nilingon ko siya. “What?” tanong ko sa kanya.

“You still look the same” he stated.

I let out a frown and wear the sunglasses I had,  still facing him. “Do I NOW look the same?”

He let out a slight laugh. “What the? ”

“I'm a chic now ” I said laughing to myself.

Nakangiting napa-iling siya habang nagmamaneho. “Di ka ba inaantok anong oras na a? ” madaling araw parin ngayon,  dalawang oras pa lamang ang nakalilipas mula nung nagsimula kaming umalis.

“Nagugutom” sagot ko at sumandal sa passenger seat.

“Hmm. I am feeling kinda hungry too” he said.

Nang makakita ako ng diner sa di kalayuan ay agad kong sinabi kay Kazuo.

Then we stopped by and went inside that diner.

Dalawa o tatlo lang ata ang costumers ng diner na to. Madaling araw na kase kaya ganon.

Umupo ako sa nearest seat at pumunta naman sa counter si Kazuo para umorder.

'Breaking News' nabaling ang atensyon ko sa TV ng diner na to ng ipinaliwanag ang isang balita.

'Ang sikat na senator na si Mr. Choi ay namataang patay sa loob ng kanyang kotse nang sumabog ito na naging sanhi ng kanyang pagkamatay, dito sa ***city. Base sa nakalap na ebidensya at imbestigaysyon,  mukhang ang namayapang senador ay sinasabing nagpakamatay. '

“Rather,  it was staged to be a suicide. ” nagitla ako ng biglang magsalita si Kazuo sa tabi ko. Masyado kase akong nakapokus sa TV kaya di ko agad siya napansin.

Nilatag na niya ang pagkain namin at nagsimula na kaming kumain.

But I still can't get the feeling of restlessness. Because we both saw what had happened. The whole truth.

Seeing this lie spread through out the globe. Hindi magkakaroon ng hustisya ang pagkamatay ni Mr. Choi. 

“But it was not a suicide ..” I suddenly said.

Napatingin naman si Kazuo saken. “We both know that. But in order for the police to not know the killers behind the crime,  they staged the scene to make it look like a suicide. Kahit malaman pa nila na gunshot ang dahilan kung bakit siya namatay,  those Mafia have allies inside the station and media to cover up the scene, that's how scary the fight we have up against ”

I shivered in a slight fear. “...unless we show ourselves in the case as a witness will he have justice ” I stated.

“Oo.  Kung gusto nating kalabanin sila oo, we can stand as a witness to give him justice. But for now, we're weak. Hindi pa natin kayang magpakita knowing nandyaan lang sila, waiting for us to be killed.”