Two Sides Of Her (Complete)

Chapter 13

Fuck. Fuck.

Paulit-ulit na mura ko nang makita ko ang dalawang missed calls mula kay Leander kani-kanina lamang. I was so certain that my men won't snitch on me and I personally deleted the cctv footage from that night. Pero fuck pa rin. Fucking shit. Alam kong hindi bobo si Leander para hindi malaman na ako ang may-ari nang hotel na kinaroroonan niya ngayon.

I knew this might happen kapag sa hotel ko nga dinala si Leander but the risks were too high kapag sa ibang lugar ko siya iniwan and I couldn't take it.

Leander's somewhat connected to my problems dahil nakaaligid sa kaniya ang aking mga primary suspect. For the meantime, I can't let him be in danger's hands.

I have to review my plans for the set up one last time before we proceed to the plan. At matapos 'yan ay magpapatuloy pa ako sa aking isinasagwang imbestigasyon.

Maya-maya pa ay muli na namang tumunog ang aking telepono. It was another call from Leander. Bakit ba 'ko kinakabahan? I can just deny it. Tama, wala siyang ebidensya. I am innocent until proven guilty.

Huminga ako nang malalim bago tuluyang sinagot ang tawag ni Leander. I remained silent, and so did he from the other line.

"Yes?" I casually said, breaking the silence.

It took him a few seconds before finally responding to

"Uh, Schwyze?" He reluctantly answered.

"I saw your missed calls. Anong sadiya mo Leander at kay aga-aga pa, nangungulit ka na?" I made sure my tone was calm enough for him to deal with. Medyo magaspang na nga ang mga salita ko sa kaniya, tataasan ko pa siya ng boses? I'm not that overdramatic to lose my cool.

"Naistorbo ba kita? Wait, of course I'd be bothering you. Weekdays ngayon at first hour pa ng araw, I'm sure you're probably busy pero pasensya na talaga kailangan ko ng tulong mo. I heard that the Continental belongs to you, and you see... I'm kind of in a situation.." nag-aalangan pa siyang sabihin sa 'kin ang sitwasyon niya gayong ako naman ang naglagay sa kaniya diyan. I shook my head in disbelief.

"What situation, Leander? And what kind of help do you need from me?"

"I don't want to embarrass myself to you pero remember my text last night? I was with my friends and... we're pretty wasted. 'Yon nga lang, pagkagising ko, wala ako sa condo ko o kahit sa bar man lang. I'm at.. your hotel. And wierdly, maraming mga security personnel ang nakatayo sa labas ng kwarto ko. I tried asking them what the problem was pero ayaw nilang sumagot. They only said not to worry at mananatili lamang sila hanggang makaalis ako sa hotel nang ligtas. And that only confused me even more."

Ah shit. Fuck this. Kalmado naman ako pero gusto ko lang talagang mag-mura. He's one intuitive and stubborn opponent. Can't he just accept their answers at ma kontento na roon?

"So I tried asking the security guards and the other staff if they can show me the cctv footage from last night para malaman ko man lang kung sino ang naghatid sa 'kin dito. And if that person was the one who hired those men at kung ano ang rason niya."

"And? What happened after?" I bit my nail whilst anticipating for his reply.

"They told me the footage got corrupted suddenly at hindi na nila ma recover. In short, they weren't able to show me one."

"Gano'n naman pala. Anong tulong ang hihingiin mo pa sa 'kin?"

"Maybe you can convince those men to tell the truth, tutal nasa loob ng pagmamay-ari mo naman sila nagmamasid. What if they're dangerous people? E 'di baka malagay sa alanganin ang kaligtasan ng mga nandito? Oh wait."