No Escape Series #2: No Resolve

Chapter 24: The Sneaking Hunch

THE SNEAKING HUNCH

The morning came, and he was very worried for Rhian when she found out about his own plans. That night passed, and he couldnʼt even properly explain to her why he did it and kept it secret from her.
 
Certainly, he was aware that he had a sneaking hunch that Rhian might be the serial killer, but if that were the case, he would comprehend the circumstances surrounding the crime.

He just bowed while sitting on the bed; he got up to leave the room and at least knock on Rhianʼs door in her room to apologize in person. “Rhian, gising ka na ba?” pagtawag niya at pinapakiramdaman kung tulog pa ba o gising na ang dalaga. “I want to talk to you in depth, is it possible?”

Hindi pa rin niya narinig ang boses ni Rhian, at wala siyang maramdaman na presensya na may tao sa loob. “Ms. Luther?” pagtawag niyang muli, pero pinihit niya ang doorknob at natigilan siya nang magbukas ito.

He looked inside the room, but he didnʼt see anyone inside. When he finally got inside, he looked at every corner of it, and still nothing had changed since it became Rhianʼs room.
 
The furnishings are fine, the interior is very clean, and the bed surface is also fine. He approached her and opened the bottom of the pillow as well as her bedsheets, but he didnʼt find anything belonging to Rhian. He rushed into the bathroom, pero hindi niya talaga mahanap si Rhian.

His brow furrowed; it was impossible for Rhian to suddenly disappear from there. He just sighed, got out of there, and went down to the living room. He looked in the kitchen and in the living area, but he was the only one living here like before; there was no one with him but only him.
 
He ran back to his room and picked up his phone to dial Rhianʼs number, but he was shocked when it rang, pero pinatayan lang siya nito. He tried again, but said he couldnʼt be reached when he heard the operator speak.

He thought carefully. Just last night, they had a misunderstanding again, but he knew it was worse than when they first met. For sure, Rhian ran away from his rest house and believed what she said—they should be in their own ways.
 
Hindi nagkakamali si Vahn ng kaniyang iniisip. Totoo ngang naisipan ni Rhian na umalis sa rest house na iyon para humiwalay na sa puder ni Vahn. When she left the manʼs room, she hurriedly walked inside the room where she was staying.

Around four oʼclock in the morning, she packed his things. Her personal belongings were placed in her backpack, but she placed her gun under her jacket.
 
She opened the bedroom door and slowly walked down the hallway, but stopped when she remembered Vahn again. She knew that she owed a lot to the man for allowing her to stay in this rest house, but they had to be in their own ways.

Ayaw na niyang tumagal pa sa puder ni Vahn kung ganoon lang din pala ang mangyayari. Maingat niyang binuksan ang pinto at tuluyan na siyang nakalabas ng gate. Naglakad na siya palayo roon at naghihintay na mayroong dumaan na taxi para makasakay na siya.

Isinuot niya ang kaniyang sumbrero pati ang kaniyang eyeglass nang sa ganoon ay walang makakilala sa kaniya. Nang nakarating na siya sa kaniyang bahay, agad naman siyang binati ng guwardiya sa labas at pinapasok na siya sa loob.

Bago pumasok si Vahn sa opisina, pumunta muna siya sa village kung saan naroroon sa pinakadulo ang bahay ni Rhian.

When he got there, he didnʼt even talk to Rhian, because when Rhian arrived, she immediately told the guard that no one would be allowed inside and that she wasnʼt accepting visitors.
 
Vahn did nothing but leave. Around six in the afternoon, he went through the village to Rhianʼs house again, but he didnʼt show himself to the guard; he didnʼt come right in front of the gate.

From a distance, he just observed Rhianʼs big house. He noticed that there was someone looking at the terrace of a room and frowned when he saw that it was Rhian, but he didnʼt show, and he didnʼt know if the girl could see him or not.
 
He wasnʼt at the front gate; thatʼs why he saw it on the right side of the house; thatʼs where he was on standby because there were no streetlights and only the one in front of the gate had lights; the rest were dark, and almost nothing could be seen if the beam light of the car was off.