Kabanata 26...
Asar
The rays of the morning sun strike Apollo's features as he turns to face us once more. Letting out his signature bright and contagious smile, he fists bump with my brothers before going to me and giving me a light hug that sent him few meters away after Zyair shoved him away.
Malakas ang naging paghalakhak ni Jyair, maski na si Apollo kahit pa umaray din ito.
"Kuya, stop being a jerk," hampas ko sa braso ni Zyair. "We're gonna miss you, Apollo." Ngiti ko rito kahit pa kung ano-ano ng reklamo ang ginagawa ni Zyair.
"I'll go back, don't worry." Apollo winks.
Apparently, they have closed their business deal yesterday. That also means Apollo's agenda here is done, and he's now about to return to his residence.
Carson also went away Ilo-Ilo yesterday, saying me he had appointments to attend to but insisted that he will continue to help in locating whoever owns the Facebook account.
Isang beses pa akong kumaway nang muling humarap sa'min si Apollo nang pa-board na s'ya sa kan'yang flight.
"Where should we eat? Nagugutom na 'ko," ani Jyair.
"Parang gusto ko mag udon..." mahina kong pahayag.
"Japanese restaurant it is," mabilis nitong desisyon.
"I don't think so," singit naman ni Zyair na nagpalingon sa'min sa kan'ya ni Jyair. "Nasa bahay na raw ang mga guard, their agency texted me. They're up for briefing."
"Mga guards, what?"
"Oh, didn't we tell you? We bumped into Attorney Aga the other day, nai-suggest nitong magpalagay tayo ng guard dahil hindi nga naman secure ang fences lamang natin." Hyair explains like it was such a great idea Alessandro suggested that.
"Dalawa lang naman 'yon, don't worry. You won't even know they're there," segunda ni Zyair.
Talagang inilapit pa pala iyon ni Alessandro kila Kuya!
"Bakit nga ba hindi natin naisip iyon agad?" Jyair spurts randomly. "Anyway, sabihin mo Zyair na on the way na tayo. We'll just drive thru, Laia?"
"Alright..."
Buong byahe pabalik ng bahay ay pinagmamasdan ko lamang ang mga nadaraanan sa labas ng bintana habang nalulunod sa mga iniisip.
I don't want to ponder about what Carson said, yet all of this... whatever Alessandro does is adding more to it. I don't like it.
Panay rin ang messages n'ya sa'kin. Tungkol daw sa update sa investigation, pero masyado yatang napapadalas ang pagtatanong n'ya tungkol sa mga random na bagay sa araw ko.
I haven't seen him these last few days, but he sure is making himself circling through my head.
Ito na naman tayo e...
Iniisip ko na naman ang mga bagay na ako lang naman ang nagbibigay ng buhay, at sa huli, ako na naman ang maiiwang mag-isa at walang kahit sinong matakbuhan.
Kailangan ko ng tapusin kung ano man 'tong sinisimulan ko.
Another week came, I functioned like a robot again. Only leaving my room when I have to go to work, eat, and repeat. Hindi ko pa mapapansing bumalik na naman ako sa dating gawi kung hindi ako binulabog ng dalawa kong kapatid para hilahin mag road trip.
It was therapeutic.
"Sakit na ng likod ko. Kanina pa 'ko nakatayo," pikit ang matang reklamo ni Eyan.
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