Safe Haven

17

Hi guys! Break muna tayo sa pakilig ha?! Anyway, eto na po si Mark, nagbabalik...

Enjoy reading po!😘
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Almost two months since Dei left and Mark was already going insane. He often reported to work drunk or high on narcotic drugs, and most of the time he could not work well. Several times he was caught sleeping on the job by his colleagues but he would either threaten them not to speak or his partner would cover for him. In most emergency calls, especially the ones where they were called to respond for shootouts or buglary, he would beat the hell out of the suspects that they have caught just to release the madness he was feeling inside. Even when it was not part of their duty, he would volunteer to interrogate and unabashedly lash out on suspects without really asking questions. He was becoming lunatic even with his colleagues but not one of his coworkers dared to report him to their police captain for fear of their lives.

He was only pretending to be busy going over the reports for some cases that they were handling in the office when his partner, Nick, came in. He looked at him and purposedly stopped what he was doing.

May balita na ba Pre? He asked Nick as he closed the case folder in his hands.

Wala pa rin Pare. Grabe ang hirap talagang hanapin nyang girlfriend mo. Mukhang matinik magtago. Ayaw magpahanap.
Nick replied.

Hindi ako susuko, Pre! Mahahanap at mahahanap ko rin siya. Lahat ba ng headquarters sa Maynila napuntahan at nacheck mo na?

Oo, Pre! Lahat lahat. Inisa-isa ko na mula dito sa'tin sa Bulacan hanggang Muntinlupa. Umabot na nga rin ako ng Cavite at Laguna Pare, wala pa rin talaga. Kahit saan ako magtanong-tanong walang nakakita o nakakakilala kay Dei. May natanggap ka na bang tawag sa ibang headquarters? Iniwan ko na nga rin ang litrato nya doon baka sakali kasing may magreport or may makita sila.

Wala, wala pang tumatawag. Kung nasuyod mo na buong Maynila at wala kang nahanap, posible na hindi siya sa Maynila nagtatago. Asan na ba siya?!

Naisip ko lang, Pre! Hindi kaya sumama siya sa ibang lalaki kaya hindi mo na siya mahanap? O baka nag-iba ng identity o pangalan kaya ang hirap hanapin.

Gago! Hindi pwedeng hindi ko siya mahanap, Pre! Dahil akin lang si Dei! Akin lang! Hindi siya pwedeng sumama sa ibang lalaki! Hindi ako papayag. Mapapatay ko ang sinumang humadlang sa pag-iibigan namin! Kailangan makaisip tayo ng ibang paraan, Nick! Hindi pwedeng ganito. Lalong tumatagal, lalo kong nababaliw kakaisip!

Relax ka lang pare. Mahahanap din natin yang babaeng yan.

He stood up from his seat and looked out of the window deep in thought. He was contemplating on what would be their next step and where else can they find her.

Alam ko na! Eh kung magpalabas at magpakalat tayo ng WANTED notice sa lahat ng pulisya sa buong bansa kasama ng picture niya. That way, mas madali natin siya mahahanap dahil tiyak, makakatulong sa'tin ang ibang pulisya sa paghahanap sa kanya.

Ang talino mo dun, Pre! Pero baka mahuli tayo ni Chief dyan. Wala naman talagang kaso bakit natin ipapakalat na wanted. Patay tayo kay Chief pag nalaman lalo pa kung makita yan.

Eh di hindi natin padadaanin sa kanya. Tayo na mismo magfax ng information at picture sa ibang headquarters. May listahan tayo dyan diba? Asan yung picture ni Dei? Ipascan mo na yan. Hahanapin ko yung listahan sa mga files. Mamaya bago umuwi, subukan ko sumalisi para maipakalat na yan.

Sige Pre, pero kung mahuli ni Chief labas ako dyan ha. Tsaka Pre, hinay hinay sa inom. Amoy chico ka na naman eh. Baka madatnan ka dito ni Chief mabulilyaso pa ang plano mo.