SAM'S POV
I was interrupted with my sleep when I felt someone moving beside me. I was supposed to ignore that interruptions dahil sa kagustuhan ko pang matulog pero nang maramdaman ko ng may umayos ng kumot ko, my eyes slowly fluttered open.
The room was slightly dim but enough para makita ko ang nakangiting mukha ni Manang Rita.
"Pasensya na po kayo kung nagising ko po kayo. Tiniyak ko lang na hindi po kayo malalamigan rito." Nakangiting bungad nito sa'kin.
I just nodded and smiled at her kindness before I slowly got up on my back. I think I have sleep enough dahil parang gumaan na ngayon ang pakiramdam ko.
Glancing up at the wall clock across the roo, I checked the time and it said it was just eight in the evening.
"Iiwan ko na po muna kayo ma'am.. Pupuntahan ko lang muna sandali si sir Cameron sa baba." Paalam pa nito and then with that, tatalikod
Six months later...SAM'S POV"I'll come and get you here before your out later. Remember that you're heavily pregnant now so you better behave and just put your sexy ass on your seat and let the other investigator do the outdoor job. Get that?"When I heard that more-like-of-a-threat reminder again--- my eyes automatically rolled upward at that.After a few months of being married to some bastard, halos araw-araw ko ng naririnig ang linyang 'to everytime na hinahatid ako nito sa trabaho. He just kept reminding me that I looked like a bloated balloon now dahil sa pagbubuntis ko.Kasalukuyan nga pala kaming nakatayo sa tabi ng sasakyan nito at sa harapan ng building na pinagtatrabahuan ko.Insisting that he'd drive me to my work everyday to ensure my safety. It won't even surprise me if he have secretly snuck some tracker on my phone just
SAM'S POV"Sam, come here!"My ear pricked up when I heard that shout from inside of our house.Groaning, ibinaba ko na ang librong binabasa ko.My mom could really be so loud kapag gugustuhin nito. Although sometimes she was a bit irritating, I still love her so much. She's my best mom and would always be. A mom that would always gave her support in my studies pero hindi sa mga kalokohan ko.And my dad?Well, he's my best buddy and we're in the same boat kapag si mom na ang pinagtitripan namin.Nag-iisa lang nila akong anak kaya naman ganun kami kaclose sa isa't-isa. Kahit gusto kong magkaroon ng kapatid, hindi na pwedeng magkaanak si mom dahil sa mahirap na raw para rito sabi ng doctor.That was why being treated like a baby by them was inevitable. Na siyang pinakaayaw ko naman.Hindi ako 'yong tipo na para
SAM'S POV "What time dadating ang subject natin?" My partner, Allan Grand glanced at his wristwatch before he answered. "He'll be here in 5 minutes." I nodded at him saka inayos na ang sarili ko. Making sure na hindi luluwa ang dibdib ko 'pag maglalakad na'ko. I'm wearing a red tube dress tonight with a cut out waist na halos kita kaluluwa ng boobs ko and just enough to hide my butt. Al was really good for choosing this. Ang galing-galing. I mockingly thought as I tried to straighten down my dress again in a hope to make it comfortable kahit impossible namang mangyari 'yon. I am not used to this kind of sexy dresses but having no choice, I have to when I have a case like tonight. Tonight, both of us will attend a party where every big time people in business industry will be here. I have to pretend a bloody escort girl again and try
SAM'S POV Ano ba'tong taong to? Kung makasipot parang kabute! O baka naman may sayad lang talaga 'to kaya sunod ng sunod sa'kin?? Well, mukha nga naman. Hindi malabo. Ano bang ibang dahilan para bubuntot-buntot 'to sa'kin ngayon? Of course, dahil "I am planning something" daw ika nga nito. Then here's some news for you granite man. It wasn't just a plan now, dahil tapos ko ng gawin. Case been solved and closed. But hindi ko yun sinabi sa pagmumukha niya baka mabaliw pa ng sobra ang taong 'to at di na'ko tatantanan. That won't be so good to have him as my stalker. Gwapo nga ito but his behavior? No, no,no. A big NO, NO for that. Agad ko ng binitawan ang pinto ng sasakyan saka humarap rito. "Ano na naman??" tanong ko with an annoyed voice. "So you have seduced him to blackmail him?"
SAM'S POVGoodness.Ngayon pa talaga?"Akin na ang bag mo!" the man demanded and pressed the knife more to my side while his other filthy hand tightly gripping my shoulder to stop me from moving, making it a bit painful now as it start to dig into my skin..Oh God. This man really want his death tonight.Tired to even make a fight with him, I let out a sigh of annoyance and answered him with gritted teeth."You better take off that knife now while I'm still being nice---""Bilisan mo!."When he snapped that in a shout sabay diin pa lalo ng kutsilyo nito sa gilid ko, my patience lossen out.Heaving up a deep shaky breath, I prepared myself to give him what he want.Glancing down at my side, I observed how his dainty hand holding the knife. Siguro nga hindi masyadong maliwanag sa parte ng parking lot
SAM'S POV"IT WAS YOU!!" he exclaimed that again with eyes ready to murder me.Kung papa'no nya 'ko tingnan ngayon, he obviously remember how I injured his foot last night.Pati ba naman dito, sinusundan ako ng asungot na'to?Walang duda. May lahing kabute nga ang gagong 'to!Letting out an exasperated breath, I just rolled my eyes at him."Yes, you're right. Hindi ka nga lang namamalikmata ngayon." I answered with my bored tone while nodding my head in confirmation.My boss just looked at us with furrowed brows, halatang naguguluhan sa'min.Of course, magulo kasi ang utak ng kung sino mang hinayupak na'to.For a while, Michael just stayed silence and just kept gaping at us, probably analyzing the situation. But after a few seconds of doing that, he had finally opened up his mouth.
Sam's POVPagkalabas ko sa office na 'yon, agad ng lumapit sa'kin ang boss ko."How is it, Javier?" he greeted."Okay na okay, sir. Though I don't know if okay nga lang ba si Mr. del Fuero. You better go and check him now sir." I answered while smiling at him, pretending that I'm pretty okay but no, I'm too far from that.I'm almost ready to burst out in frustrations now."Yes, yes. I have to. Sige, maiwan na kita." He agreed with a nod before he ran back to his office.Agad narin kong umalis sa lugar na'yon.I think driving for hours to Tagaytay won't be that bad afterall. It would atleast calm down myself.Nang nasa parking lot na'ko, I quickly got into my car and then drove off straight to Tagaytay. Driving like a mad woman.Liking the feel of the cold air caressing my face.Yes, this indeed feels so
CAMERON's P.O.V"Nakahire ka na ba ng bago mong P.I?" I looked up from the contract paper na binabasa ko when I heard that from Liam na papasok pa lamang sa office ko dito sa bahay.I just looked at him with my furrowed brows.How the hell did he even know that? Hindi ko naman yon sinabi sa kanya..."Genius knows it all, Cam." Mayabang pang sagot nito as if reading my thoughts.I just followed him with my eyes as he strode towards the nearby sofa then plopped down his ass there and sat like he had owned this place.Shaking my head at that, I resumed reading the contract before me. Trust Liam to come at my place kahit hindi naman ito invited.Yes, he's my friend but everytime he was around, 'di ko maiwasang mainis rito because of his tendency to annoy the hell out of me. Talking like every woman did."Hey! Sabi ko may bagong P.I ka
Six months later...SAM'S POV"I'll come and get you here before your out later. Remember that you're heavily pregnant now so you better behave and just put your sexy ass on your seat and let the other investigator do the outdoor job. Get that?"When I heard that more-like-of-a-threat reminder again--- my eyes automatically rolled upward at that.After a few months of being married to some bastard, halos araw-araw ko ng naririnig ang linyang 'to everytime na hinahatid ako nito sa trabaho. He just kept reminding me that I looked like a bloated balloon now dahil sa pagbubuntis ko.Kasalukuyan nga pala kaming nakatayo sa tabi ng sasakyan nito at sa harapan ng building na pinagtatrabahuan ko.Insisting that he'd drive me to my work everyday to ensure my safety. It won't even surprise me if he have secretly snuck some tracker on my phone just
SAM'S POVI was interrupted with my sleep when I felt someone moving beside me. I was supposed to ignore that interruptions dahil sa kagustuhan ko pang matulog pero nang maramdaman ko ng may umayos ng kumot ko, my eyes slowly fluttered open.The room was slightly dim but enough para makita ko ang nakangiting mukha ni Manang Rita."Pasensya na po kayo kung nagising ko po kayo. Tiniyak ko lang na hindi po kayo malalamigan rito." Nakangiting bungad nito sa'kin.I just nodded and smiled at her kindness before I slowly got up on my back. I think I have sleep enough dahil parang gumaan na ngayon ang pakiramdam ko.Glancing up at the wall clock across the roo, I checked the time and it said it was just eight in the evening."Iiwan ko na po muna kayo ma'am.. Pupuntahan ko lang muna sandali si sir Cameron sa baba." Paalam pa nito and then with that, tatalikod
ENRICO'S POV"Say hi to Nickandro's soul for me, Ms. Javier.." Nakangiting paalam ko sa kawawang babae sa harapan ko before pulling the trigger of my gun.A loud gunshot rang through the background and then I felt something struck into my back. I frowned when it started to feel numb and that burning sensation behind me. So painful which caused my nerves began to tremble.And then I felt that hot liquids gashed through my back.I choked out a cough kasabay ng pagluwag ng pagkakahawak ko sa baril hanggang sa tuluyan na itong mahulog sa damuhan"A-Anong...."I weakly gazed down at the woman before me, a woman who hadn't even blinked an eye or showing any fear in her eyes.Nanatili parin itong nakatitig sa'kin without even moving a bit on her knees."A-Anong g-ginawa----" Before I could even complete my sentence, I
SAM'S POVI heaved up a deep breath when I stopped at the side of that familiar road where my nightmare had begun. The exact place where everything had started and should end. At balak kong tapusin ito ngayon mismo.Unbuckling my seatbelt, agad ko ng inayos ang pagkakatali ng buhok ko before I got out of the car. Cold air greeted me pagkalabas ko palang ng sasakyan.Scanning the place around, I can't see any car around other than mine. Glancing down at my wristwatch, it says quarter before four in the afternoon. Madalang lang ang mga sasakyan na dumadaan rito lalo na sa mga oras na ito. Only my even breathings and the chirping of birds and trees being swayed by the wind can be heard around.Ignoring the time, agad na'kong naglakad papasok sa medyo masukal na bahagi sa gilid ng daang 'yon. Sa lugar malapit sa pinangyarihan ng insidente noon, cautious with my footsteps. Maraming taon n
JOHN ENRIQUEZ'S POV"Sarado na ang utak nya. She won't take any explanations from me so asking her forgiveness now is impossible." nanlulumong saad ko while sullenly staring at my hands before me.Halos isang oras na ang nakakalipas since Samantha left. At halos isang oras narin akong hindi mapakali."We have to give her time, papa. Naniniwala syang ikaw ang pumatay sa mga taong nag-aruga sa kanya so I know it's hard for her to accept you but in time, I know she will."Hearing that reassuring answer from my son, a scoff escaped from me while shaking my head.Kahit na gusto kong umasa na posible ang mga sinasabi nito, her outburst awhile ago was just the proof na malabo ng mangyari 'yon.Right after Samantha had left, agad naman itong dumating rito in a hope that he'd get the chance to talk to her kasama ako. But unfortunately, he hadn't get any."I do
CAMERON'S POV"Mr. Tañada, please let's not argue about this. The list will stay in my hands and this shouldn't be exposed to the public till it's necessary. Maraming matutumbang kompanya kapag inilabas natin ito pero marami rin naman tayong masasagasaan dahil dito." I explained to the old man sitting on my right.A few hawkish eyes around were on me. We were having this meeting with the board for over an hour now and I'm starting to get annoyed with these men kept pestering me to expose the list of people involved in John Enriquez's illegal activities. Not that I don't want to crush those men out of the business world, nag-iingat lang ako.I was called here for this urgent meeting with the board dahil sa mga kagustuhan ng mga tarantadong 'to na ilabas ko ang baho ng mga kalaban namin. Of course to benefit with it."You know these will benefit us, Mr. Del Fuero. Kapag nailabas natin
SAM'S POV"Pusasan mo na." Rinig kong saad ng isang lalake sa may bandang likuran ko and then a squeaking sound of some metals followed.I didn't turned to that way as I just kept staring at my clasped hands before me.This is it. I have to do this before I move on to the last step of this mission. I just have to hear his voice.Inhaling deeply, I prepared myself for the second wave of the storm kahit na ang lakas na ng tibok ng puso ko.Alam ko na kung kanino ang singsing na'yon and all I have to do here is to confirm my first suspicion.Ang magaling kong ama ang itinuturo ng file na'yon kaya naman ngayon, kailangan kong makita at marinig man lang ang boses nito.I stiffened on my seat when I suddenly felt a presence towering over me. Dahilan para mahagip ko ang hininga ko dahil sa kaba while my clasped hands started to get clammy.
SAM'S POV"What are you planning to do now?"When I heard him asked that from my left, I gazed at his way before I gave him a small smile. He's driving us back to his home now at simula pa kagabi, halos di na'ko makatulog ng maayos sa kakaisip kung ano ang dapat kong gawin.Should I give into that man's deal or should I just end this mess on my own? Without dragging anyone into this. Into my mess. Without dragging Cameron into this, lalong-lalo na ang magiging baby namin."....You don't want to despise the man you're so fond of, do you?""Fond means... Someone you've trusted so much, Ms. Javier. Someone you've cared so much.."When that echoed in my head again, I can't help but heaved out a deep breath before I answered him."I'm thinking..."He gave me an expectant glance when I trailed that off.
SAM'S POV"They're dead!"Nang marinig ko ang boses na'yon mula sa labas, I rattled in my seat. Sinong tinutukoy nila? Nasaan ba'ko? A bit disoriented with what was going on around me, I looked around for any signs of where I was.A broken windshields, shards of glasses scattered everywhere.. at the seats and then on the floor.In a car. I'm inside a car right now and-----I froze when my gaze landed on the two persons occupying the frontseats. They were silent and not even moving one bit.I tried to reach them out to check if who they are but I wasn't able to do that nang bigla nalang bumukas ang pintuan mula sa tabi ko and then a familiar face appeared. A face that I could never forget and forgive."We don't need to ki