It was 4 o'clock and Quel was busy scrolling on his social media account to kill his boredom. When nothing piqued his interest, he searched for Jewel's account and check if she has a recent post—only to find out that his friend has switched her account to private.Quel frowned. 'Bakit?'Ayaw nyang isipin na sya ang dahilan pero mukhang sya nga.'If she won't public her account in a week, I'm gonna delete all of my social media accounts.'Pinatong nya sa counter table ang hawak na selpon at tumayo. Pumunta sya sa kusina ng kaniyang bahay para uminom ng malamig na tubig.He remembered his last conversation with Jewel.Inamin nya dito ang totoong nararamdaman nya but he's already late. Jewel has a boyfriend that she's been dating for 3 years. Maybe he shouldn't have confessed his feelings for her. He doesn't know that she's already taken. But of course, it's not surprising. Jewel has always been popular with men. He tightened the grip on the glass he's holding.Sa t'wing naiisip nya na
Quel is hurt. Being rejected by Jewel for the second time hurts a lot. But he's not mad at her.Hindi nya kayang magalit dito dahil hindi naman nito kasalanan na nagustuhan nya ang babae.It's his own feelings. He's the one who fell in love with her so he needs to deal with it on his own. He can never get mad at his friend and blame her for hurting his feelings twice.Nanatili si Quel na nakatayo sa labas ng malaking gate habang nakayuko at hindi makagalaw. Hindi sya makakilos dahil sobrang bigat ng nararamdaman nya.But he knew he couldn't stay there forever kaya gamit ang natitira nyang lakas ay kinaya nyang maglakad pabalik sa loob ng kaniyang kotse.Mahina nyang sinara ang pinto at bumuntong hininga bago nagsimulang magmaneho.Instead of driving back home, dumiretsyo sya sa bar kung saan sila nag celebrate noong kaarawan ni Gabriella.It's not fun to drink alone kaya kinuha nya ang kaniyang cellphone at tinawagan ang kaibigan.It took 3 rings before Gabriella answered his call. "
Quel and Ryce continued to drink.The thoughts that Gabriella likes him continued to echoed on his mind. Si Quel ang unang nalasing sa kanilang dalawa at panay ang pagkukuwento nito tungkol sa kaniyang kaibigan."Gabriella is my childhood friend. We're really close. Pero mas gusto nyang naglalaro ng mobile games mag-isa kesa makipaglaro saamin ng pinsan nyang si Jewel sa labas. Alam mo ba, noong minsan namin syang makumbinsi na sumali sa laro namin na tagu-taguan at sya ang naging taya, hindi pa sampung minuto ang nakakalipas na hindi nya kami nahahanap ay umuwi agad sya. Nang tanungin namin kung bakit, sinabi nya na bigla daw syang naboring at inantok. Tapos tinamad din daw syang maghanap saamin kaya iniwan nya kami. Your wife is unbelievable...""Ito pa, noong may nanligaw sakanya na exchanged student from China, nainis sya dahil kahit marunong itong mag English ay panay ang pagkakausap sakanya nito ng Chinese, kaya ayun, kinausap nya ng Spanish. Though I don't think she's aware th
a week laterNagyaya sina Celeste at Fiona na maglaro ng golf kasama sina Gabriella at Ryce. Agad na tinanggihan ni Gabriella ang inbitasyon ng ina pero nang malamang sasama ang asawa ay pumayag rin sya.She doesn't know how to play golf. She only played golf games on her phone before but she never get to try playing golf in real life so Ryce volunteered to teach her.Pagkatapos i-explain sakanya ng asawa ang basic rules ay tinuruan naman siya nito sa pag set up ng kaniyang swing.1) Stand with your knees and hips slightly bent. Stand with your feet about hip-width apart, with your weight evenly distributed between the centers of your feet, not your toes or heels. Bend your knees slightly and lean forward at your hips so the end of your club is reaching the ground where you’ll be hitting the ball.2) Bring your club back and parallel to the ground first. When lifting the club, the order from out to in should go clubhead, hands, arms, shoulders, and hips. Your dominant arm should stay
Agent Angel just successfully finished her 23rd mission. Natapos nya ito ng walang pawis at pagod dahil para sakanya, hindi uso ang salitang "mahirap" lalo na pagdating sa paggawa ng misyon."Nandito ka ba ulit para humingi ng panibago?" tanong ni Quel, ang kaniyang overseer na itinuturi nya ring isang matalik na kaibigan."Oo sana, pero kung madali lang ulit yan kagaya ng mga nauna kong misyon, ibigay mo nalang sa iba..." she answered bago umupo sa sofa at ipinag-krus ang kaniyang dalawang braso at paa."Iba ang misyon na 'to. Tungkol ito sa magnanakaw na hanggang ngayon ay hirap na hirap hulihin ng mga kapulisan.""Isang magnanakaw?" Agent Angel asked while raising one of her eyebrows."Yup. Kilala sya sa alyas na 'Silent Thief' at ang kanyang mga ninanakaw ay mga mamahaling jewelries at paintings. Huli siyang nakita 5 years ago, pero kagabi ay merong report na natanggap ang mga pulis na bumalik na naman daw ito sa pagnanakaw. Ilang taon na ang nakalipas, pero hindi parin ito mahuli
Silent Thief is not just like an ordinary thief.Bago sya magnakaw ay nagbibigay muna sya ng update sa pulis kung saan at kailan sya magnanakaw sa pamamagitan ng paghack ng computer data nito.His next target would be displayed on their computers' screen with a sketch of blue roses beside the name he's popularly known as—— Silent Thief.Nang marinig na pupunta ito sa Salazar Museum ngayong gabi para nakawin ang painting na isasali sa isang auction ay agad na nag-isip ng plano si Agent Angel para simulan na ang kaniyang misyon.Upang hindi mahalata na iba ang kaniyang pakay doon ay nagsuot sya ng makintab at magarang bistida na hapit na hapit sa kaniyang bewang. Hindi nagtagal ay nagsimula na ang auction para sa mga paintings. Maraming businessman at business woman ang nandoon upang magwaldas ng napakaraming pera para makuha ang painting na gusto nila o kaya naman ay gusto lang magmayabang sa mga kakilala nilang nandoon din.Agent Angel doesn't have any plan of joining the auction at
For the very first time, Gabriella went home from the mission, devastated.Nakatanggap sya ng tawag mula sa agency pero hindi nya ito sinagot dahil pakiramdam nya ay napahiya nya ng sobra ang sarili.She just lost 300 million dollars for a single painting and she also failed to catch the thief.She's so mad and disappointed at herself and she doesn't want to talk to anyone—specially someone from the agency. Siguro ay gagawin nya ito mamaya kapag napakalma nya ng konti ang sarili nya.Pumasok si Gabriella sa banyo ng kaniyang kwarto at nagbabad sa bathtub habang sumisipsip ng red wine sa hawak-hawak nyang wine glasses. She keeps on recalling the events that happened at the museum earlier and remembering it just makes her face look more annoyed.Silent Thief...Naalala nya ang sinabi nitong muli itong babalik para kunin ang painting bago tumalon sa bintana at tumakas. It's as if giving her a warning that she needs to be ready because he's going to visit her anytime.Gabriella's grip on
Gabriella WayneDate of birth: 1998Citizen: PhilippinesLanguage: Filipino, English, SpanishMarital Status: UnknownListed As: Top Secret AgentCodename: AngelFile No: R2A0N5"Gabriella Wayne..."A smirk plastered on the man's lip while looking at the screen of his computer."So she's a secret agent, huh?"No wonder why the girl almost handcuffed him the moment he let his guards down. Isa itong secret agent na ang misyon ay ang hulihin sya at ipakulong.Base sa ibang inpormasyon na nakuha ay ito ang nanalo sa auction ng painting na tinangka nyang nakawin noong isang araw. He researched more about the girl and found out that both of her parents and grandparents are billionaires.He didn't got surprise because she bought the painting using her own money for 300 million dollars. Like her parents, she's also a billionaire herself.Nang malaman kung saan ang address ng bahay nito ay agad na kinuha ng lalaki ang susi ng kaniyang kotse at maingat na nagmaneho papunta doon.Just as he expe