I Was Her

Chapter 28

ISLA'S POINT OF VIEW

I am sitting on the single couch while my back is leaning on it. I am full of thoughts. My mission is to watch him and inform Miss Hope about his current situation. There's another one; I need to remember and take notes on all the places he will go.

This might be easy, but I find it hard because I need to think up my own plan for how to spy on him without being caught.

I take a deep breath as I stare at the ceiling of the cabin where I'm staying. This cabin is abandoned at hindi na daw ito napupuntahan o nabibisita ng mga tauhan ng pamilya ng Ynares. May kalayuan ito sa mansion ng mga Ynares dahil nasa kawalan ito ng kagubatan.

Mahigit isang oras akong naglakad-lakad sa kalagitnaan ng dilim bago ko tuluyang nahanap ang cabin. Iniwan ko ang kotse na binigay sa akin ni Miss Hope sa lugar kung saan napaliligiran ng mga puno at maliblib—sa lugar na hindi kapansin-pansin para sa mga tao na napapadaan, papunta at pabalik sa mansion ng mga Ynares. Tinakpan ko 'rin ito ng cover para mas lalong hindi mapansin. Syempre pinili ko ang pwesto kung saan maimamaneho ko ng maayos papuntang kalsada.

I need to walk everyday for twenty minutes para makapunta sa mansion nila, pero kung tatakbuhin ng mabilis, bali, bawas ilang minuto at mapabibilis.

Akala ko nga walang magiging signal dito ngunit meron, kaya may contact pa 'rin kami ni Miss Hope sa isa't-isa. Ang usapan namin siya ang tatawag sa akin at kailangan ko lang mag-intay sa kanya dahil hindi ko siya maaaring basta-basta kontakin, baka ipahamak pa niya.

Miss Hope found this place and told me that I'd be staying here. I asked her if staying here was safe, and she told me to trust her, so I did. I need to be alert every time dahil nanunuluyan ako sa sakop ng mga Ynares kaya hindi kasigaraduhan ang kaligtasan ko.

Miss Hope, give me the opportunity to do whatever I want, as long as I stick to the plan. She told me that I needed to be patient, flexible, and a problem solver. I need to think critically and strategically. Diskarte ko kung paano ako hindi mahuhuli sa mission na binigay sa akin.

I only have one fucking clue why I should help that guy: that man is the love of her life.

That's it.

Miss Hope didn't tell me anything more about him than that. So meaning the man I need to protect is a total stranger to me.

I have to watch him and protect him to avoid him being kidnapped or killed because we don't want Miss Yara's death to be nothing. Ito ang pinanghahawakan ko kaya ko tinanggap ang mission na 'to bukod pa sa kasunduan namin ni Miss Hope. I need to protect the man who Miss Yara used to protect.

Miss Yara had such a great impact on my life. She changed my life and made it better. She gave my life a thrill. She gave me inspiration and hope to keep on living. Tinuruan niya akong maging matapang, magkaroon ng sariling desisyon sa buhay at mangarap. She's my kind of definition of why I should not stop believing and giving up. I am what I am now because of her. 'Yan ang totoo.

Pero hindi ko maikakaila na this mission makes me crazy and makes my head hurt.

Poor me.

Two hours have passed since I arrived here at the cabin, and it's already 12:15 AM, but I am still awake because I can't sleep. Umaapaw ang utak ko sa mga bagay-bagay.

I am thinking about applying to be one of the Ynares maids, but their daughters and Sir Levi have already seen me. If I apply to be their maid, I will focus on two things: first, spying on Sir Levi, and second, being a maid. It can be a hindrance to the mission. So I can't, and that's not a good plan. Tsaka kapag may ganap si Sir Levi sa labas hindi ako basta-basta makakalabas para sundan siya.