Hidden Heiress

Twenty Nine

Twenty Nine

Balisa akong nakaidlip ng gabing 'yun. Pilit akong binabagabag nang salita ng babaeng yun. I remember her as a bad girl during that time and now that I saw her again—she's still look like that, only with a mature aura and evil. Halatang walang magandang gagawin.

"Lennox?" I called him continuously. I saw a black room with no light in it.

"Lennox!" I called again. I felt like I am trapped somewhere in a dark room that no one can heard me except him.

"Lennox, natatakot na ako! Sumagot ka naman! Lennox!" And then at the end of that darkness, I saw a little light on the edge of it.

I started running but when I am close to it—it suddenly disappeared.

My heart are starting to freeze, my feet just couldn't move and my eyes are fix on the man suddenly show up in front of me.

My eyes heavily blink as I saw him aiming his gun in front of me.

"Lennox! What are-" then he shot me. He aims it in my heart.

Madaling araw ng magising ako dahil sa sobra-sobrang kaba. Pinagpapawisan ako kahit full naman ang aircon sa loob ng kwarto.

Kahit sa panaginip hindi ako tinantanan ng mga salita nang babaeng 'yun. Without thinking I dialed Yen's number.

I called her for like 5 times para lang makausap siya.

"Yes baby, what can I do for you? You call me for like 5 times? Why? Urgent ba ito?" Tuloy-tuloy na litanya niya.

"Yen, can I ask you a favor?"

"Yes? What is it?"

"Someone was watching me and she confronted me last night." I tell her honestly.

"What? Totoo ba 'yan? Alam ba 'yan ng bodyguard mo? Or their agency? Are they informed?"

"Actually no! Ako lang ang nakakapansin. That is why we should do it secretly. I want you to contact someone. Alam kong marami kang galamay o kilala sa ganito. Please investigate Lennox!" Natigilan siya sa sinabi ko.

"Lennox? Lennox Dela Vega?" Nahimigan ko ang pagtataka sa boses niya. Napasinghap ako ng maalalang, hindi nga pala nila alam na bodyguard ko si Lennox ngayon at may namamagitan sa aming dalawa.

"What about him? Bakit mo siya papa-imbestigahan? Balita ko nasa Militar 'yun? Anong kinalaman niya rito?" Sunod sunod niyang atake sa akin.

"Well apparently he became my bodyguard now." Katahimikan ang namayani sa kabilang linya. Chineck ko pa ang phone ko kung na-cut ba ang line pero hindi naman.

And then, Yen suddenly burst out laughing. "He what? Lennox became your bodyguard?" Natatawang sambit niya. Napapikit ako at napakagat labi dahil sa sinasabi niya.

"Baliw din talaga ang isang 'yun! Iniwan niya ang pagmi-militar para mabantayan ka?" I nodded and sighed.

"So you want me to investigate him?" Seryoso na ang boses niya.

"Why? May kahina-hinala ba sa kilos niya? We already investigated their family back then at wala naman kaming nakita sa pamilya nila. Hindi 'rin ganuon ka-connected ang kompanya nila sainyo. So bakit mo siya gustong pa-imbestigahan?"

I bit my lower lips.

"I don't know. Gusto ko lang makasigurado, the woman who's been following me, confronted me last night. She aims her gun at my head saying that I shouldn't trust Lennox." Kwento ko.

Hindi nagsalita si Yen sa sinabi ko. Nakinig lang siya.

"Hindi naman sa wala akong tiwala kay Lennox. I just want some information about him and his family." Narinig ko 'din sa wakas ang boses niya.