Kinagat ko ang pang-ibabang labi ng mapagtanto na hindi pala panaginip lahat ng nangyari. It was real that he got shot. Na muntik na siyang mamatay dahil sa nangyari.
Agad na napasulyap si Tito sa akin ng makita na gising ako. Tita were still talking to the doctor kaya nilapitan niya ako.
"Are you alright hija? The Doctor said that he's slowly recovering. Magiging maayos din ang lahat." aniya at hinawakan ako sa balikat.
I timidly smiled before nodding on him. I wanted to stay here and look after Rad. Pero kailangan ko munang umuwi. Wala akong dala na mga damit. Hindi ko din maabala si Mom dahil binabantayan niya ang restaurant. I had nothing to do but to go home and bring some stuff with me.
"What about the case tito?" Tanong ko ng maalala ang mensahe.
"The suspect were still unknown. But you know what hija? I'm having this feeling na may kinalaman si Cloyd Rubio dito. The investigation was going when they decided to find him. To make sure kung totoong wala nga itong kinalaman. But what made everyone think is that he's now missing. Kaya malakas ang kutob ko na maaaring parte siya sa nangyaring krimen. He's hard to trust anymore since we know that he was aching to steal from our company. Kaya siguro. It can be a possibility since he's got the blood of his perilous sire."
Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi ni tito. The hell is going on. Parang kailan lang nung nakasalubong namin siya na lumabas ng office nila Rad. Tapos ngayon posible na siya din ang may pakana sa nangyari!
"W-what? Anong kinalaman ni Rad s-sa kaso niya? I mean if it's really possible. Ano naman ang dahilan niya para barilin si Rad!"
Napalingon sina Tita sa akin. Natigilan din ang Doctor na kumakausap sa kanya. Pero agad ding nagpaalam at umalis ng silid. Now she's walking directly to me. With her worried eyes she held my shoulders too.
"What happened?" Si tita at binalingan ang kanyang asawa.
My tears started to roll down my cheeks. Hindi pa din makapaniwala na nabalitaan. Fuck. I'm hating the name Cloyd Rubio. Kung talagang mapatunayan na may kinalaman siya dito.
Ako mismo papatay sa pagkatao niya.
"Hindi rin ako sigurado. But I heard from his secretary that they had a talk before. Alam kong wala na siya sa trabaho nun pero nagawa niyang bumalik para kausapin si Rad. He was prohibited to come near the company pero mukhang napaabot ng sekretarya niya sa kanya. I believe it was all confidential dahil umalis daw sila na dalawa pagkatapos nun. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pumasok sa kukote ni Rad para sumama gayung alam naman niya ang dahilan kung bakit tinanggal namin sa trabaho. He almost committed a crime just like his father! Kaya hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit niya hinayaang lapitan siya nito. If it wasn't about work and the attempted crime. There must be something else. Na maaring kuntektado sa nangyari. I couldn't just conclude since I wasn't sure about everything. Pero alam kong hindi gumagawa ng masama si Rad. He couldn't put himself on a fight. Kaya natatakot din ako na baka may kinalaman nga ang Rubio na 'yon."
Naalala ko. We were talking that day. Nung araw din ba sila nag-usap? His secretary interrupted us and said that fucking Rubio wants to have a word with him. Without even knowing that it was the start of the tragedy.
A fucking betrayal.
Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras pa akong natulala sa gilid ni Rad. I was stuck with what Tito told me. Joshua kept on calling to tell me things about the case too. Pero sa lahat ng mga natatanggap ko. Iisa lang din ang nagiging resulta.
That the person behind is still unknown.
I was whispering words and praying that he will finally wake up. Pinagmasdan ko din ang singsing na binigay ni Rad sa akin. We're suppose to be happily engaged now.
Chapter 28
Start from the beginning
