[Terrence]
After I met with Kael, I was worried about what happened when Natalia visited. She kept saying some inane things, something only an insane person would say. It also bothered me how she used Amelia’s name to threaten Kael. But I think what bothered me the most was how calm she was while being taken away. She said Kael will never be able to see Amelia again. Somehow her words affected me.
“Is everything alright with you, Terrence?” Aira’s voice snapped me out of my trance. I didn’t realize that I’ve been staring off into nothing again. What happened early really just bothers me for some reason. It didn’t sit well with me. Now I’m wasting my time by thinking about it instead of spending time with my girlfriend.
“Yeah, everything is fine. It’s
[Terrence]“What did she say?” She asked. I ran my fingers through my hair out of frustration. I don’t understand why that bothered me so much. The look in her eyes told me that she was serious. Something must’ve happened, my gut tells me so. Somehow Natalia knows where Amelia is and she knows what happened too.“She looked Kael dead in the eyes, there was no emotion on her face and she said ‘You’ll never see Amelia ever again’. Don’t you think that meant something?” I asked Aira. She pondered a bit before she turned to me with a look of determination on her face.“I’m certain now, Terrence. Natalia knows where Amelia is. I believe there’s a reason why she did it. Amelia being together with Kael is not a big enough reason for h
[Terrence]“Are you sure, babe?” I asked. She turned to me, her face showed determination, I didn’t think I’d ever see her this excited before.“Yes, I’m sure! Let’s do it!” She said while pumping her fists in the air. I couldn’t help but chuckle after seeing her act like that. Well, I guess she really wants to help Amelia, after all she did help us. It’s the least we could do for her. I decided to just follow my own suggestion. We can lay low about it, making sure no one will notice us. I thought about a plan for how we’ll do it.“Okay babe, this is how we should do it. First, we’ll try to find her. We’ll check the hotel where she’s staying at and then follow her from there. I’m guessing she’s working w
The following morning, I picked up Aira bright and early so we could start our sleuthing. As I parked in front of her house waiting for her, she came out wearing something I’ve never seen her wear before.[Terrence]“Are you wearing jeans? And is that a baseball cap?” I said as she entered the car. Aira has never worn jeans in her life. She only wears the finest dresses and skirts. She said jeans weren’t lady-like so she never ever wears them in public. Also, she doesn’t like to wear hats, especially caps that can only cover the top of her head and her face. I’ve only ever seen her wear sun hats before.“Do I look that weird?” She asked. I shook my head. I told her she didn’t look weird, in fact she looked amazing. I was just surprised, that’s a
[Terrence]“I think we missed out on following her, babe. I think she’s already met an accomplice, or worse, she went to see Amelia.” I told Aira. She shook her head and she pointed to her once more.“I don’t think that’s the case, babe. Look, she’s wary for some reason. I think she’s just getting something from her room but I’m sure she’ll be heading out again.” Aira said. I wasn’t too sure about what she was theorizing but since we’re already here, we can just wait it out. We’re not within the near vicinity of the hotel and my car windows are tinted so she wouldn’t be able to see us inside.“Look! She’s walking out again. And she’s getting into a taxi. Let’s follow her, babe.” Aira sa
“What do you think she’s doing in there, babe?” I asked Aira. She was still pretty focused on looking at the mirror and waiting to see Natalia walk out of that apartment complex. She turned to me with a firm look on her face. I almost wanted to laugh but I stopped myself.[Terrence]“I think… Amelia is in there.” She said. I was surprised that she thought about that. I would think that it would be too obvious for Amelia to be there but when Aira said it, I want to believe her. I decided to ask her why thought that way. I wanted to know what she was thinking about the whole situation.“Why do you think so?” I asked. She pondered about my question for a bit before she answered.“The way she anxiously
[Kael]After I got home from work, I focused on the new product’s launch. I don’t want any more problems popping up so I’m making sure that everything goes smoothly. I buried myself in paperwork so I wouldn’t have to think about bad thoughts. I wanted to believe that Amelia is safe somewhere and she left out of her own volition. I don’t want to even think about the possibility of her getting hurt because of me. I tried not to think about it but it was getting harder and harder to stop. I just wish that she’s happy right now. I didn’t notice that I was getting tired from looking through a bunch of paperwork. I kept going and going and eventually I fell asleep on my desk again.I woke up the next morning with a sore back and stiff neck. I realized I had fallen asleep so I quickly rearranged the papers on my desk and
[Kael]“Sir, we have investigated the address that you provided. Based on the unit number of the apartment complex written on that address, a different tenant has been living there however, upon further questioning, the lady seemed to be hinting that she knows something about those bento boxes.” The PI reported. My mind was a mess right now. There was too much information and I couldn’t fully grasp everything. But I did realize something; if the delivery boy picked up the bento box from a different unit, that must mean that someone is keeping Amelia from sending a message to the outside and the person living in that unit is helping her, which could only mean that Amelia must be somewhere near that lady’s unit.“Check the neighboring tenants of that lady. She must be helping her send a message to us since Amelia can’t do
[Kael]“Terrence, I just got off work and I’m heading to the coordinates you sent this morning. Can you tell what you and Aira saw while following Natalia?” I asked. Before I could even start driving, Terrence stopped me.“No! Don’t go to that apartment complex just yet!” He said. I quickly rebutted and asked him why not. He told me that Natalia must have someone inside that apartment complex that’s guarding Amelia. In any case, if we barged in there without knowing what unit she’s in, whoever is guarding her can easily alert Natalia and they can escape and take Amelia away. As much as I hated the thought of not being able to save Amelia right now, Terrence has a point.“We’re still following Natalia and she’s acting even stranger than she