GREEN EYE

CHAPTER 28

YEAR 2010

“You see Dhalia, I have protected her in every bit of my life, and now that I have known everything I can't let my child be in danger because of that, I know there will be sort of creatures who will hurt her but not until I keep that, no one can get a hold of my child”— Samanta

“I will do my best to protect it, I have found the best place to hide it though I guess it is also better to tell her what she needs to know, she needs to protect herself as well” – Dhalia

“People and even those creatures will surely take advantage once they know this, my poor child, I can't let her live in that dangerous life, I must protect her, though, we must need to sealed the place, only you and I who will know this”—Samantha

SANHIA POV

After knowing the real Florena, we sit tired on the floor, the woman is still unconscious and when she wakes up she explains everything to us, she also makes us see the real face of Mrs. Milano in her current present picture.

Though what is keep running in my mind is all her pictures that are displayed around the house, obviously most of the pictures are her young image though the problem is it is all scratch and cropped, I guess this monster is hiding something, and her face is somehow a thing that we need to solve.

I ask if Ms. Florena has Mrs. Milano’s old pictures, her younger image, but she doesn’t have it though she promised to make an appointment in getting the old pictures of Mrs. Milano at her old house in Tarlac.

Jhonny discusses to me that Mrs. Dhalia Milano was a half Spanish Filipino in a race, she doesn’t have any children but she was married though her husband died ten years ago, only her relatives are left to fix her funeral.

I just hope we can get her old photos, I am really sure there is something about it, the way the shape of her face even I don’t get to see the actual face is somehow familiar to me, I just don’t know where I have seen it.

After getting out of Ms. Florena’s house, Mhavel just drop me at my house and she gets back home, I can see how exhausted she is, well I am too though I know this whole s**t somehow makes her feel heavy, she really wants revenge for her mother and I will do my best to help her on that.

When I enter the house of course they are all sleeping now but I saw Jhonny looking nervous and disoriented.

“Jhonny…? What is going on?” I ask and I can see how he was relieved seeing me

“I have been waiting for you to go home, I have a thing to discuss with you but not here, let's go to my room,” he said and so we head to his room and I right away I saw on the screen of her computer the sort of text messages of Savin’s cell phone.

“You see, he has been dealing with Samuel Arsenas in investigating Minerva, it has been almost three years now since they start doing it, and Samuel Arsenas isn’t longer lives in Arsenas mansion only her wife, I am just scared for our safety here Sanie, please seek help to Ms. Bernards,” he said looking scared

“Damn, so that bastard has really something in him, though why do they need to do that on Minerva? What is it that they have notice to her?” I ask

“I don’t know either, though I don’t see any criminal records about Minerva, I mean maybe Mr. Arsenas is just being bitter of his son’s death, where Minerva lives and his son isn’t..” he explains and he has a point.

“So all this in love thingy of Savin for Minerva is just a big hoax! Where is he now?” I ask

“He said he still needs to do his job as his cover, he cant be revealed that he is now working for us, he just left and when I try to locate him he is in town center Makati right now, in a certain condo building there,” he said

“Okay, I will inform Mhavel on this for us to uncover this whole s**t of Savin, just relax okay, make sure that my parents and Minerva are safe if ever Savin appears here tomorrow tell him I may need to talk to him first or maybe it won't come to that coz I am sure Mhavel will insist for us to go directly at where Mr. Arsenas is” I explain and left Jhonny’s room

When I get out of his room I walk towards my room and while I am in the middle of my steps I suddenly feel dizzy, good thing I am already in front of my room.

After getting in, suddenly my dizziness is gone.

I pick up my phone to call Mhavel though I know it is already 2:45 am, still I try my best if she would still going to answer and its good thing she is.

I told her about what I have found out, and the surprising is, she has something to discuss as well.

“About Savin, Jhonny and I discovers that he is conducting an investigation with non-other than Samuel Arsenas, we try to locate him and he isn’t living at the Arsenas mansion, only Mrs. Leila Arsenas, and here is the odd part, they are investigating Minerva for quite sometimes now, we don’t exactly what is really going on but we must find out, Savin is not here he said to my parents he still need to be an Arsenas attorney and do his job as his cover but we know that he just be going to where Samuel Arsenas is”

I said and I can sense how shocked she is though what she told me as well is indeed shocking too.

“Don’t worry we will get him tomorrow though I need to be more private in my every move, Lucy my cousin is here a while ago, she said that my name was found in Arlene’s car where she wrote it using her own blood, she said I am not part of the suspect though they are all eyes on me as well since I cannot let her know what is really happening around this case, so tomorrow we must do it privately”

I am literally can't believe it, there is something wrong about it, I know and I can't be wrong, I remember when Jhonny let me see all the images of Arlene’s death, it was in that video, I remember there is no name in there..

Hmmm someone is trying to frame her up.

After saying that, she ends the call, I guess she is right she must move privately, and I guess we both need to go back to work so it wouldn’t be suspicious in our every move.

I will let her know that tomorrow, as of now, I guess I really need to sleep.

I fix things then position myself in the bed, upon closing my eyes suddenly I saw a vision…I am seeing myself in a pure white dress with white hair…damn what is this? a dream?

I just ignore my dream or visions I just calm myself wherein I didn’t know I am fully sleeping now.

I woke up past 8 am, I check on my cellphone and it has a lot of messages from Mhavel.

“We supposed to be early today, we can't miss this opportunity to get a hold of Mr. Arsenas! Where are you? still sleeping?” – Mhavel

“It has been 7:30 am now, where are you? I am waiting here outside!” –Mhavel

Upon reading it, I quickly run to my window and yes her car is there, shoot…! I overslept damn it!

I hurriedly fix myself and respond to her.

“I am sorry I overslept, it been a long day yesterday and you know that! You can just enter our house you know!”

I texted her while I am now getting out of my room and when I reach the dining area I already see her eating breakfast at our table with my two siblings, my parents, Jhonny and Minerva are cooking some waffles.

My eyebrow is up right now giving a death glare on this woman!

I just sit beside her with my rolled eyes on her.

“I almost hear your shout on your text messages so I quickly prepare myself, now you are here enjoying your breakfast huh?” I said in brow up

“Geez, you just texted me to get in, I just got here early than your text so still the same,” she said then shrug at me

“I guess we need to go to the office from now on, this is for your cover, you are now an apple of the eye of the police and detectives,” I said

“What? Why?” Jhonny ask

“My cousin which is a detective informed me that my name was found in Arlene’s car, it was written at the back of the passenger seat by her hand using her blood” Mhavel explains

“Shocks…! It is a real problem now, though that is impossible….wait..” Jhonny said then head his way to his room and then get his laptop

He put the laptop at the table then play a video, it is what he shows me last time,

As the video goes on, it can be seen that there is no presence of Mhavel’s name anywhere.

“So that is the very first video that has been released, can I have that video, I guess it may help me clear my name,” Mhavel said

“Sure Boss, anyway where are you guys going in today?” Jhonny ask

“We are supposed to check on the details of—“ I cut Mhavel when she is about to say things about Savin, I mean Minerva is listening

 “—About what we are talking about last night…” I said then look seriously at Jhonny and he just nods at me, I guess he gets it.

“Though I am thinking of going to work first then do what we need to do,” Mhavel said and I just agree on it

After we take breakfast, I just help mom to clean the kitchen and dishes, I mean I kind of miss them somehow; I have been very busy for the past few days.

“Sanie dear, please take care, your dad and I are so worried about you, every day that you get out of the house without us, I feel so worried that you might be in danger,” Mom said and I just hug her back to comfort her

“Don’t worry Mom, I am all okay and Mhavel always protected me” I said

“That is good to know, though what is now going on with all your errands, I mean what is now the progress, do you guys already know who is the real killer or responsible for Arsenas son’s murder case?” she asks

“Well, we have a lead on that though not so clear, we need proofs, right now, there are people whom we know was also a victim of the same killer, I guess you might know her, Mrs. Dhalia Milano” I explain and I can see the shock in her face and she called my dad right away

“Why? What is going on?” Dad asks

“Call Mhavel to let's go to the room we need to discuss this” Mom said and so I approach Mhavel who is now talking to her secretary that is left at the office to manage everything.

“Why Mom…? What is really going on?” I ask

“Dhalia Milano is Samantha’s secretary,” she said

“We already know that,” Mhavel said

“Dhalia…? Why does Dhalia is involved in this?” Dad asks

“She was found dead in a horrible situation and we believe that the responsibility for her death is the same person who killed Vincent Arsenas” Mhavel said

“Okay, we both get that, the thing is she is your Mom’s secretary and Samantha gives her the rights at her very own secret, Samantha told me before that she holds special secrets that connect to your life, and if that secret would be out in the world you will be in danger, those secret things or whatever it is was hidden somewhere and only Dhalia knows it, and there is only one way to get in that place… her face, the place was built with a sensory passage and it only recognizes your mom and Dhalia, not even your Dad knows about it” Mom explains that shocks me damn….so much for this revelation…

“Oh I remember, she said that she would tell us everything and she assures it holds your safety in this world Mhavel, she was about to give us access but she never came back and the last time we knew she is already dead,” Dad said

“So there is a reason why this killer killed Ms. Dhalia that way, I guess they are still looking for that place, whoever that is we need to stop it,” Mhavel said

“Yeah, I guess that secret holds some truth about you, and it isn’t good if it will be possessed by that killer,” I said

“Well, right now we need to do things step by step, this whole case is one big puzzle, that if we don’t solve it, more lives will be killed,” Mhavel said.

“Alright then I will just fix my clothes for office attire, we need to resume our work after all,” I said then head my way out after my parents but Mhavel holds my hand to stop me

“I just had a call from the office, Amanda Arsenas will be at my office later, I guess our plan is working,” Mhavel said

“I hope it also triggers Mrs. Arsenas to get out of her lair,” I said

“Soon…I know she will be soon” she said

After that, I was about to really get out when suddenly I was trip over and landed on the ground…

At first, I was expecting to hit my face hard but when I open my eyes I saw Mhavel catch me, she hit her back on the ground and I am on her top, our face is just an inch away and our eyes are now looking at each other.

My heart beats fast suddenly, I feel like anytime my face will be blushing again.

I need to avoid my face and so I was about to get up when she holds my waist to stop me from moving…

I don’t know but her face is slowly moving towards me and at any second our lips will touch each other, I am about to close my eyes and just agrees on what she wants but suddenly the door opens….

“What the f**k is happening here?” Jhonny said that opens the door and Mhavel and I quickly detached ourselves from each other.

Damn….that was close…!!!