Finish Line

23

"Besh. Eto na yung Chicken and Beer oh. Tumigil ka nga pagmumukmok dyan." Ella said and handed the chickens to Dennise.

" Bes naman kasi. I miss her so much. Tapos di naman nagpaparamdam. Like. I kennat" Napatawa naman si Ella.

"Busy lang yun for sure. Alam mo naman yun diba? Pero di ka nun kakalimutan" Ella comforted her Friend.

"Thank you for being there for mee. Besh" Dennise reached for the remote control and opened her Television.

"Breaking News!! Arestado ang anak ng Business Man na si Alyssa Valdez sa salang murder. Sinabi ng mga saksi na walang habas na binaril ni Valdez sa ulo ang isang FilAm na kaibigan umano nito." Dennise cant utter any
word.

"Ano ang masasabi mo sa mga nakita mo" the reporter said sa witness.

"Nakita ko ang ginawa nya! Talagang nagkakainitan sila kanina. Nagtatalo ata. Hanggang sa dumukot na itong si Valdez ng baril saka tumakbo na yung Foreigner. Binaril nya sa ulo. Saka nilapitan pa nya para siguraduhinh patay na" sabi ng lalaki.

"Halata naman na kriminal iyan. Lagi yang nakikipagkarera na Illegal." Dagdag ng isang babaeng nandon.

Dennise quickly turned off her TV and Grab her Keys.

"Besh Let's Go." Dennise shakingly said.

"Besh-"" ella cant say anything because she was so shocked too.

They quickly entered Den's car. Dennise tried. Dialling Aly's mom.

"Hello po Tita?" She shed a tear.

"Den. My Aly. " she heard Phabs is sobbing.

"Where is she tita?" Dennise asked.

"We are here sa QCPD. I believe kay Alyssa na wala siyang kasalanan. Den "

"Shh Tita. Calm down. Mabait po ang anak nyo. And Never nyang gagawin na pumatay ng Tao."

"Im coming po Tita."

"Mag ingat ka Den ha? Love you"

"Yes po Tita. Love you too" she hanged up and stepped on the gas.

--

"So dahil mayaman ka dadaanin mo kami sa Pera?" One police asked.

"Kala mo saakin? Ha? Di ako magaaksaya ng pera para bayaran ang kagaya mo." He slapped Alyssa.

"Ang kapal ng muka mo. Ikaw na tong nasasakdal ang tapang mo pa!"

"Wala akong kasalanan! Na frame up lang ako!"

"Ohtalaga? Mamatay tao ka nga e"

"Malaman sa Korte. "

--

"Den Hija."

"Tita." She hugged Aly's mom.

"We talk to her a while ago. Nasa Interrogation room na sya" She said

"Den. I cant sleep kaninan ng malaman ko ang balita. Agad ako pumunta dito."

"She said na she was about to surprise you becauss she just finished her internship and she doesnt know na Pumunta daw sa Pilipinas yung Jayden na namatay. She's friends with that Jayden"

"I believe in her too po Tita."

--

"Den" Alyssa called her.

"Baby" Den hugged Aly.

"Im sorry baby. I wasnt able to make it. Na frame up ako baby e" Alyssa was teary eyed.

"Shh. Lalaban tayo okay? Im always here for you. Sabay tayo lalaban." Dennise comforted aly.

"Thank you baby. Thank you" alyssa said and she hugged dennise tightly.

"No need for saying Thank you baby. We are one on this."

"I love you Den."

"I love you more Aly."

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