Frenemies Inlove [UNEDITED]

Kabanata 14

Kabanata 14

"Hi, Dad. Good afternoon." I greeted my Dad when I reach the precinct and found him in Chief Inigo's office. Kasama niya din si Chief na may inaasikaso sa kanyang computer.

"Good afternoon, sweetheart." He greeted back. "Hindi ka ba hinatid ni Sonje?"

I shook my head before I sat beside him. "He has a project to do, so I called your driver to fetch me in school. Ayoko namang maka istorbo sa kanya."

"You two get along?"

I timidly smiled and nodded. "yeah. Let say that, it's a cease fire?"

He chuckled before he mess my hair. "you two didn't change after all. Hindi niyo parin natitiis ang isa't isa."

I grimaced but my father just laugh but suddenly stop when we heard the clearing throat of Chief Inigo.

"Dala mo ba ang mga dokumento?" Tanong niya sa akin na mabilis kong ikinatango.

"Yeah." I said before I took my bag and get the document he need. Ibinigay ko ito sa kanya bago bumalik sa pagkakaupo. "may litrato din diyan nung emerald bracelet na nakita sa crime scene. Suot-suot yun ni Lolo sa litrato kaya alam kong sa kanya yun. It must be something important to him. Don't you think Dad?" Baling ko sa aking ama na seryoso na rin ang mukha.

"That bracelet was from your grandma. A bracelet heirloom in our family. It passes generation by generation that's why it is important."

"But now it's gone.." pabulong kong ani. Hindi makapaniwala na isa yung bracelet heirloom ng pamilya namin!

"I don't think so." Kuya Inigo said dahilan para mapalingon ako dito. "nawala 'to sa crime scene kaya posibleng kinuha ito. But, why would someone took a simple heirloom? Maliban sa importante itong bracelet na 'to, wala namang ibang panggagamitan nito diba?"

My forehead creased upon realizing what Kuya Inigo said. He has a point. It's important heirloom in our family but for other's, it's just nothing.

Napatalon ako sa gulat nang biglang mapapitik si Dad na para bang may bigla siyang naisip na importante.

"Hija, did your Lolo say something about the bracelet?" He suddenly said but I shook my head.

"No. Hindi ko nga alam na may ganuong bracelet si Lolo. Ngayon ko lang nalaman." I said. "why do you asked?"

"Your grandma is an antic and jewerly keeper. While your grandpa is a money keeper. Hindi ipinamana ng Lolo mo ang bracelet sa akin dahil gusto niyang ibigay ito sayo. Kaya baka may sinabi siya sayo tungkol sa bracelet na yun."

"But he didn't say anything about the bracelet, Dad. Kung meron man, dapat hanggang ngayon naalala ko. Ano ba kasing pinupunto mo?"

"I don't know anything but I think, your grandma and grandpa keep those antic, jewerlies, and money to somewhere we don't know. And the bracelet.."

"Is the key.." putol ko sa sinasabi ni Dad na ikinatango niya.

Napangsinghap ako. Hindi kinaya ang nalaman pero, hindi pa naman sigurado diba? But a huge part of my self believe on what my father said.

"Okay. This is the first time I felt so poor." Singit bigla ni Kuya Inigo pero hindi ko magawang tumawa sa kanyang biro dahil seryoso ang usapang ito.

"Kaya pala biglang nawala ang bracelet." I concluded. "kung sino man ang kumuha nun, alam niya ang sekeretong nakatago sa porselas na yun para magawa niyang kunin."

"It makes sense now." Kuya Inigo said. "hindi pa naman tayo sigurado kung si June Lejez nga ba ang pumatay sa Lolo mo pero kung posibleng siya, siguro plinano niya ang lahat para makuha ang bracelet at hanapin ang tinatagong kayamanan ng pamilya mo. I think he knows the secret of the bracelet."