ELEVEN

Trespassing

I woke up early and went to the kitchen to drink a glass of water. My brother is sleeping peacefully on our sofa. He should just sleep in his bed. Tsk, he also didn’t bother shutting off the television! This kid never fails to annoy me. I choose to first get him a blanket to his room and later will I shut off the TV.

I am nearing Lei's sofa when scary news is playing on the television early today at quarter 5 in the morning.

“It’s a heartbreaking situation for the family of RYLO Samaniego Siegel upon passing last night because according to our trusted sources, Mr.Rylo will meet up with his long-time girlfriend to have a dinner date to his family and likely planning to proposed marriage but apparently, the girl didn’t showed up. He was devastated and received a break up message to his girlfriend that leads him to suicide in the condominium’s rooftop. All this news a-”

I was shocked. I shut it down and I felt my hands shaking. How could they point their fingers to me? I never did anything aside from sending him a message but what is this?! What is happening?!

I remember that jerk. The jerk who said something to me in the salon. What is that again? Please remember! Eleven Shear! I should recall. I silently tried to remember what he said that day.

“I know what you did. Maybe you are cooking something right now?”

Oh my gosh! Did he just conclude that I am the culprit? How can he judge me easily? Is that how a lawyer works now? Stupid. Well yeah that guy that I always encounter is none other than the famous “Sebastian Benjamin Parker”. A troublemaker and they said he is a notorious man even though he was in a law firm, he has abundant wealth and power and him saying something like that to me is a suspicious accusation but they said that he knows business and he fact-checked a case before jumping to the conclusion but I guess they are wrong. He was already accusing me without my knowledge! And what did he say? I’m cooking something? I should have chicken fried him!

I am not rich but I am not dumb. Something is off even before we parted ways yesterday! maybe my intuition was right and my fault is, I ignored it. Ok, I guess I’m 20% stupid.

My best friend JC has been plugging my phone with her texts. I’m still in my bed and can’t move on that Rylo is dead. There seems to be foul play here! But how can I investigate it? I am not even allowed to go outside. My parents called me to stay at home. My family already heard the news for sure. Luckily, my brother followed them yesterday in California. I don’t want him to pry things related to this case. He basically wants to be a lawyer. I am not even sure why a lot of men nowadays are very indulgent with that career path.

Life is too hard sometimes and humanity likes to kill every dream possible. My point is, we tend to be ambitious like what happened to me. It’s not even realistic news! rather it's a nightmare to me. What should I do now? How can I clean my name? Everything was a mess already.

I organized my things inside my room even if it’s already in their proper place. This is me though, especially when I am stressed, I’m doing a general cleaning. It will help me to clear my mind for the next step I’m gonna make. But upon my busy moment, someone was knocking at my door. And it’s a knock that hard like that person wants to see hell because of what he is doing. I should kill that b***h! I didn’t think twice when I opened my door only to be mesmerized with the godly looking Sebastian. Hah?

“SEBASTIAN?”

“Excuse me, yes I’m sebastian and-”

“Hey! Why are you going inside my home like a close friend?!”

“Well, if I were you, admit what you did and shame yourself MISS.”

“YOU!!!”

I felt insulted, belittled, and pained. Like what is he doing here?

“Why are you here?”

I saw his upper lip rose. Is he for real?!

“Are you here to seduce me and order me to own the murder case of my ex?!”

“Wow! Hahaha. Don’t be full of yourself Miss. I’m hired by the Siegel family. They want you to be put in jail which is easy for me but it would be nice if you admit it now because you will only suffer in the end. I do justice if you aren’t aware. And once you fight me, you won’t get away from me”.

He stood up and smirked at me. That jerk!

“You think carefully. See you in court and don’t bother to get an attorney. No one will help you.”

After he said that, he stormed out of my house and left me dumbfounded. I am not afraid but he was powerful and even though I am innocent, how can I surpass this?

Does it mean, I'm going to jail? why did he even bother going here? I do think he looks like Greek God or what but every time he opens his mouth, I want to punch his face!

I got a call after. It's my mother 'Josephina' and she rarely calls me. Once she did,

"ma?"

"you need to be here. stop stressing yourself out there! umuwi kana dito! you come here or I'll get you there! you choose!"

"I'm sorry ma, I can't. Just trust me on this one please"

I only heard her sigh.

'pleaseee

"I decided. Alright basta be sure to look out for yourself. stop getting into trouble!"

"Thank you ma, Love youu!"

"Hays love you too! take care!"

"You too ma! ingat kayo lahat nila papa at lei"

"Yes dear. Bye I need to go!"

I ended the call and made me think of something. Maybe there's more of Rylo's death. He can possibly murdered at his condo. I bet, he got drunk the. after reading my message he went to the bar again and he got waste, he was accompanied by his not so friendly group of friends.

I don't really understand. I can't make some assumptions! I just wish my fate is not this too twisted!