A Whirlwind Romance - Man In Uniform Book 1 (Lucas Bryan Fontanilla and Alyssa)

CHAPTER 3

LUCAS POV

Upon hearing from Frank that the target has arrived, I immediately went back to my post and check all the CCTV footages where my team together with General Walid, the Head of Interpol, and the Intelligence Division in Dubai, can see and hear all their conversations. We just need strong evidence to capture all of them.

I saw from the video that some staff of the Club guided them inside their reserved Private Cabin. Aside from Igor Mikhail and Fahad Ibrahim, other 2 Arab men and some bodyguards are with them. May mga bitbit itong attaché case at traveling bags.

“That one beside Igor, is Mustapha Suleiman, a local drug lord, and the other one is Hamad Suleiman. Both are the most wanted drug dealers in UAE. It’s been long since these two are in pursuit”, pagpapaliwanag ni Gen Brig. Walid sa akin. “I hope we will catch them all. They were all pain in the ass!” nakatiim bagang na saad nito.

“No worries, Sir, we will back you up this time.” Paniguro nman niya dito.

I have access to all CCTV inside and outside the Club aside from those cameras I installed inside the private Cabin where the target will be staying. Kaya makikita at maririnig ko ang mga usapan nang kahit na sino sa loob ng club.

As I was checking the CCTV one by one; I glance at the two persons who just went outside the door at the back side of the dance floor. I zoomed at the video and stared at those persons vividly as the lady from that video is quite familiar to me. And how can I forget this beauty? Pero mataman ko ulit itong tinitigan at pinagmasdan dahil sa suot nitong damit at ayos ng kanyang buhok. Hindi ito ang ayos at suot niya knina nang makabanggaan ko siya. Yes, she is pretty when I first saw her. But looking at her now in the video, she is gorgeous except for the fact that her dress is too revealing which emphasizes her voluptuous body. Well, she is not as sexy as the ramp models, but she is indeed sexy as the curves of her body are proportionate to be as sexy.

I followed where they were going, and I saw that they approached the table of a group of people. If I’m not mistaken, they were together. I saw how she blushed when her friends seem to tease her. Not minding, I open the audio tune to be able to hear their conversation.

ALYSSA POV

Pagkalabas namin ng auditorium nagtungo muna kami as table namin nina Chef at Ate Mj. Hindi ko maiwasang mahiya ng makarinig ako ng mga sipol at pagbati sa mga nadadaanan nmin.

I saw my friends gasp when they saw me.

“Ate Alyssa, ang sexy mo nman!”, it was Jean ang pinakabunso sa aming grupo.

“Yap, you are so pretty and sexy tonight!”, si Aivan nman ang pumuri sa akin.

Lahat sila ay puro papuri ang ibinigay sa akin kaya nman alam kong pulang pula ang aking mukha dahil naramdaman mong nag-init ang pisngi ko.

“So, what time you will perform?”, Chef asks.

“In 15 minutes sasalang na kami”, Ismat answered him.

“Yssa”, It’s Ate Mj, Yssa is my nickname for them. “Galingan mo ha. We will cheer you up from here”.

“Ate, sobrang kinakabahan ako eh. Baka magkamali ako. Ito kasing si Ismat kung hindi lng kita kaibigan hindi ko ito gagawin eh.”, pag-aalburoto ko kay Ismat. Talaga nman kinakabahan ako sa mga oras na iyon.

“Kaya mo yan Yssa, Ikaw pa!” sabi nman ni Elena sa akin.

“Matagal tagal na rin kasi akong hindi nagsasayaw eh, mapilit lng itong si Ismat. Kung hindi naglasing ang dapat na partner niya eh di taga nood lang din ako.” Paghihimutok ko pa.

“Ano ka ba besshy! Ang galing galing mo kaya, nakaya mo nga lahat ng step during our practice eh”, Ismat keep on cheering up on me.

I saw Chef was about to take a sip of tequila when I suddenly grab it from it and drank it. “Pampalakas ng loob”, sabi ko pa na ikinatawa nlng ni Chef. Sanay naman na sa akin si Chef as I used to grab drinks from him. Sinalinan niya ulit ang baso kaya ibinigay sa akin at agad ko iyong tinungga. Napangiwi ako ng maramdaman ko ang init sa aking lalamunan, pure vodka kc ang ibinigay sa akin ni Chef at di ako sanay uminom nun ng walang chaser.

Kanina pa natapos ang music at wala ng mga nagsasayaw sa dance floor. Maya maya lamang ay biglang namatay ang lahat ng ilaw at spotlight lamang sa gitna ng dance floor ang naiwan. Hudyat na rin iyon na kami na magsisimula na. Hinila na ako ni Ismat palapit sa dance floor at lumapit ito sa DJ para ibigay ang usb para sa sayaw namin.

“Good evening, everyone! Are you enjoying tonight!” energetic na sabi ng MC.

“YES!” sigaw nman ng halos lahat habang nagpalakpakan naman ang iba.

“For tonight’s event, we will be going to have a special dance number from Abu Dhabi Dance Studio. So, everybody, please sit back and relax and enjoy the show. Let’s give them a big round of applause”, Malakas na nagpalakpakan nman ang lahat. Dahil sa sobrang kinakabahan ako ay nag sign of the cross na lamang ako at umusal ng munting dasal.

Hawak ang aking kanang kamay ay sabay kaming nagtungo ni Ismat sa gitna ng dance floor. Madilim pa rin ang paligid at tanging sa dance floor lamang ang naiilawan.

Maya maya lamang ay pumailanlang na ang aming unang sayaw na tango.

LUCAS POV

“Wow, so she’s a dancer!”, piping usal ko ng mapakinggan ang kanilang usapan. Biglang nagdilim at nagsalita ang MC. Pero khit madilim ay may night detector ang CCTV kaya kita pa rin ang lahat ng pangyayari sa loob ng club. Sinundan ko ng tingin ang magkapareha at nakita ko itong nagtungo sa dance floor ang mga ito.

Pumailanlang ang isang malamyos na musika. If I'm not mistaken it’s a Tango music.

I was so mesmerized by her moves. So smooth and sexy. I can’t help but be a little bit jealous seeing how her partner touched her and hold her kahit na alam kong binabae ang kapareha nito.

“Wait!” I asked myself. “Why would I be jealous? Do I like her?” tanong ko ulit. I shook my head to ignore these thoughts coming from my head. This cannot be, I don’t even know her.

I continued watching on her, I saw how her slender legs glide on the floor and lift it up a little and glide it again towards her partner and make swift switching move embracing his partner's leg. I like how she twists her waist while going down to the floor. Later I saw that her partner bends her over revealing her cleavage to the audience. After a few minutes natapos din ang tugtog. Hindi sila umalis sa dance floor ngunit nakita kong nagtungo sa gilid.

Maya maya ay pumailanlang ang isa pang musika saka sila ulit nagtungo sa gitna. Mejo mabilis ang tempo ng susunod nilang sayaw. I admire how she laugh every time she jives to the music and she is enjoying it. After the next dance ay retro chacha nman ang sinayaw nila. May mga audience pang sinabayan sila sa pagsayaw pero hindi nman sila lumapit sa dance floor.

The next dance is a little bit sensual dance. It’s Batchata. It’s a romantic dance and I can help but feel hot when I see how she dances.

I see how she waved her body, bending over, gliding her slender legs and arms. How she moves toward her partner in a sensual way. I like to see the movement of her waists following the rhythm of the music.

“I wish I am her partner”, I uttered from my mind. “f**k! I don’t even dance, how can I be her partner!”, mura ko sa aking sarili.

Malakas na hiyawan at palakpakan nang matapos magsayaw ang magkapareha. Nakita ko pa silang nag bow sa harap ng mga audience.

THIRD PERSON POV

Pumasok sa private room ang grupo ng mga kalalakihan with a guy wearing a red suit and around 8 guys wearing black suits are following him. Makikita kaagad na ang nakasuot ng red suit ay ang kanilang lider at mga bodyguards naman nito ang mga naka itim na suit.

One of the staff from the Club guided them to the reserved private cabin where Fahad Ibrahim immediately approached him.

“Mr. Igor, welcome to UAE”, bati ni Ibrahim sa kanya sabay lahad ng kamay nito na agad din nman niyang tinanggap saka sila tuluyan iginiya sa loob.

May kalakihan ang silid pero nagmistula iyong maliit dahil nagsipasukan lahat ang private bodyguards ni Igor habang ang iba ay nakabantay sa labas. Maliban sa kanila ay may mga private bodyguards din si Mr. Ibrahim sa loob at labas na nakabantay sa kanila.

“How’s the business going here Ibrahim?”, panimulang tanong ni Igor kay Ibrahim.

“Everything is fine Igor, but we need to lie low for a while as the International Bureau is all eyes on ours. Good thing we have a man inside and inform us immediately to stay quiet for the meantime.” Paliwanag nito sa kanya.

“I don’t like the report you submitted to the Organization Ibrahim. Your sales dropped almost 40% on average. How would you recover from this if the Police are watching you?” medyo mabagsik na saad nito sa kanya at nakikitang kinakabahan si Ibrahim sa sinabing iyon ni Igor. Si Ibrahim ang itinalagang pinuno ng organization nila dito sa UAE.

“No worries, Igor. We already set up our project Plan B and it is running smoothly. We only started last month and received a lot of positive feedback from our local dealers. And I would like to introduce to you the person behind this new project. This is Mustapha Suleiman Hamad Suleiman, they are the Drug Suppliers in the entire UAE. And they were the ones who invented the new drugs that have been circulating and trending in the Clubs and Bars here in UAE.” Pagpapakilala nito sa magpinsang sina Mustapha at Hamad.

Maya maya lamang ay ipinaliwanag na nina Mustapha and Hamad ang kanilang bagong inbensyong party drugs. May mga bitbit din silang sample na ipinakita kina Igor.

“And you know we need more funds to produce this kind of party drugs, Mr. Igor”, paliwanag ni Mustapha kay Igor.

“Well, funding is not a problem for me. Just to make sure that this drug will give us more profit than I’m expecting.” Sagot nman ni Igor.

“No worries, Mr Igor. I am hundred percent that these party drugs will always be all sold out in the bars and clubs, and not only that, we are already dealing with schools and other Universities.” Sunod nman na paliwanag ni Hamad.

“So, do you have any plan on how to export these drugs outside the country?” tanong ni Igor sa kanila.

“Well, we already have a contract with someone in the Immigration and Customs. But of course, we deal with them at a higher price. You know it’s not easy to export illegal drugs here in UAE.”, si Hamad na mismo ang sumagot kay Igor.

“We are now ready to export these goods to China, Russia, and other countries. We are also planning to set up a huge manufacturing warehouse here in UAE to supply the high demand for exports.” Saad naman ni Mustapha.

“Ok. Tell me how much you need so I can transfer all the money by tomorrow in your accounts”, sabay naglabas ito ng black book mula sa attache case na bitbit at may isinulat doon. Matapos ng kanilang pag-uusap ay ibinalit nito ang nasabing blackbook.

Maya maya pa nga ay pumasok na ang mga waiter na nagserve ng kanilang mga inumin at pagkain sa mahabang mesang naroon sa kanilang silid. Aside from illegal drugs they also talk about their other illegal business like dealing with illegal firearms, casinos, and terror attacks. And being the Leader of the Mafia Organization, Igor sees to it that all the businesses and plans will run smoothly. Fahad Ibrahim informed him about their plan to create a small terror attack to divert the attention of the officials about their illegal dealing which Igor agreed and even wanted to be part of it.

Suddenly, biglang bumukas ang malaking kurtina at bumungad sa kanila ang malaking glass window kung saan nakikita at naririnig nila ang mga pangyayari sa ibaba ng Club kung saan makikita ang kabuuan ng dance floor. Hudyat na iyon para magsimula ang special dance number na inilaan para sa kanila.

All lights were off in the club and only the spotlight on the stage is open. On the stage is a pair of dancers ready to entertain them.

Igor is sitting comfortably on his swivel chair while sipping on a whiskey. But his eyes were glued on the pair who were dancing gracefully. Even the other guys including Ibrahim, Hamad, and Mustapha were amazed at the person dancing on the stage.

Igor then called on Felix, his assistant, and whisper something to him. Felix just then nods and after some time when outside. Igor’s eyes were fuming on fire while staring at the lady dancer. You can see lust firing in his eyes.

Unknowingly to Igor’s group and others, they were videotaped secretly. They didn’t know that their conversation is just the evidence they need to finally catch all of them. They didn’t even notice na kanina habang abala sila sa panonood ng sayaw kanina someone already came inside and disguise himself as a waiter at kinuha ang attache case kung saan nakalagay ang black book nito.

ALYSSA POV

“Thanks God. Natapos din!”, usal ko ng matapos kaming magsayaw. Nilapitan ako ni Ismat, hinawakan ang aking kamay, niyakap muna namin ang isa’t isa and he guided me in the middle of the dance floor. Malakas na hiyawan at palakpakan ang aming natanggap nang matapos kaming magsayaw. Kapwa nakangiti ay nag bow kami sa lahat ng audience.

Once again, before we leave the dance floor ay niyakap akong muli ni Ismat. “Thank you besshy! Super galing mo, natapos natin with flying colors ang performance natin.” Nakangiting sabi nito sa akin.

“Thank you din besshy!” tugon ko nman sa kanya.

Tuluyan na nga namin nilisan ang dance floor ay nagtungo sa auditorium para magbihis.

Matapos magbihis ay lumabas na kami. Si Ismat ay nagpaalam na magtutungo naman daw sa management ng Club para kunin ang kanilang bayad habang siya nman ay bumalik na sa mesa kung nasaan naroon sina Ate Mj at Chef.

Niyakap at binati nman ako ng aking mga kaibigan.

“Grabe, you did an amazing performance Alyssa. I didn’t know that you are that good”, Chef complimented on me.

“Thanks a lot Chef”, nakangiting tugon ko nman.

“Yap, you are indeed a great performer. Next time I will invite you to perform in my company event Alyssa”, turan nman ni Aivan.

Silang lahat kasi ay hindi pa nman ako nakikitang nagpe perform talaga. Alam lng nila ay sumasayaw ako pero never pa nila nakita in actual ang performance ko. And tonight, I enjoyed my performance with Ismat maybe because dancing is one of my passions. At parang bumalik ako sa alaala ng aking kabataan noon where I used to perform in school and during competitions.

“Thank you sa inyong lahat. Nag-enjoy din nman ako tonight. I feel young and energetic when I dance”, natatawa kong saad sa kanila.

May mga lumalapit at pilit na kinukuha ang mobile number ko but I kept adamant na huwag ibigay basta basta ang number ko sa kanila. Marami ang lumalapit na nagpapakilala at nagpapahayag ng kanilang paghanga dahil sa husay ko daw sumayaw. Tanging pangalan ko lamang ang kanilang nakuha pero hindi ko pa rin ibinibigay numero ng aking telepono.

“Ate Yssa, instant celebrity ka na ha”, nakangiting sabi ni Jean.

“Celebrity ka jan,” natatawang inismiran ko nman si Jean.

“Ayan oh, hindi lng dito sa loob ng Club, dami mo na ring views. Nag live si Ate Mj kanina habang nagsasayaw ka. Dami ng viewers den may mga nag share na rin!”, paliwanag ni Jean

“Halla, ate nag live ka!” gulat na baling ko kay Ate Mj.

“Oo at wala ka ng magagawa dahil f*******: ko to noh! Saka na ipost ko na rin agad sa youtube ko. Para nman magkapera ako syo. Hahaha” natatawang sabi nman ni Ate Mj sa akin at saka pinatingin ang live video niya knina. Totoo nga na maraming views, share at comments.

“Bukas mo na i-check ang youtube ko. Sigurado marami ka na ulit views dun.” In add ko na rin lahat ng mga nagtatanong syo. Para dumami viewers ko.

“Grabe ka talaga ate! Pagkakatian mo talaga ako!” medyo gigil at pabiro kong tugon sa kanya.

Hindi nman nagtagal ay lumapit muli sa akin si Ismat. Binulungan ako saglit at sumama sa kanya. Pumasok kami muli sa auditorium. Doon ay ibinigay niya sa aking ang isang sobre na naglalaman ng bayad.

“Ito ang share mo besshy!”sabay abot ng sobre.

“Bakit ang laki nito bakla?”, bulalas ko at namangha ako ng makita ko ang labang ng sobre. Medyo may kapakalan kasi ang laman niyon.

“Malaki kasi ang talent fee na ibinigay saka nagbigay din ng malaking tip yung VIP guest mukhang nagustuhan ang performance natin.”, paliwanag ni Ismat

“And besshy, tinatanong ka pala ng event coordinator gusto ka daw makilala nung VIP, sabi ko ikaw ang dapat tanungin”, pagpapatuloy ni Ismat.

“Ha, naku bakla ayaw ko. Huwag mo akong ipakilala sa kanila ha”, pagtutol ko nman sa kanya.

“No worries besshy, sinabi ko na sa kanila na it’s up to you whether you like or not”, sagot nman ni Ismat sa akin.

“Thank you besshy, sobrang malaking tulong na ito sa akin”, pagpapasalamat ko sa kanya.

“Ano ka ba besshy, I should be the one to thank you dahil sayo natuloy ang performance natin and it’s successful. By the way besshy, just keep in touch ok. Di na ako magtatagal kasi anjan na sundo namin, uuwi pa kami ng Abu Dhabi eh.” Sabi nito saka ako niyakap ng mahigpit at nagbeso beso pa muna kami bago ito tuluyang nagpaalam.

“Ok besshy. Thanks, ulit. Ingat ka ha. Text mo ako agad pag nakarating na kyo. Hindi na rin kami masyadong magtatagal. Uuwi na rin kami maya-maya.”

“Today is my treat. I got paid for tonight’s performance.” Masayang bungad ko sa kanila ng makabalik ako sa aming mesa.

“Wow really!” masayang saad nila sa akin.

“Yap!”, masaya kong tugon sa kanila.

“Ok, Let’s cheers for Alyssa!”, panimula ni Ate Mj sabay taas ng aming mga baso. Kinuha ko nman ang baso sa harap ko, it’s tequilla shots at nakipag kampayan sa kanila saka tinungga ko ang aking inumin.

Maya-maya pa ay may lumapit sa amin na di gaanong katandaang babae. Naka uniform ito kaya alam ko na isa ito sa staff ng club.

“Hi! Alyssa, right?” tanong sa akin ng babae.

“Yes!”, maikling sagot ko rito.

“I’m Monique, the Event’s coordinator of this Club.” Sabay abot ng kamay asking of a handshake. Nakipag kamay din nman ako sa kanya.

“I came here to ask for a favor. You know we have a VIP guest, and he is requesting to meet you personally.” Pakiusap nito sa akin.

“I’m sorry Ms. Monique. As I mentioned with Ismat, my dance partner, I know you know him too. I told him that I’m not interested to meet anyone. Also, I am not connected with his company. He just asked me a favor to be his partner as his supposed partner was so drunk and was not able to perform. He is my childhood friend that's why I only agreed to be his partner for tonight.”

“I hope you understand my point, Ms. Monique”. Pagtatapos ko.

“Yeah ok, I understand. I will just explain it to my manager. Anyway thanks” at tuluyan na itong nagpaalam sa amin.

“Now you have fans”, sabi ni Ate Mj

“Bkit ayaw mo makipag meet dun sa VIP Yssa. Malay mo bigyan ka nung ng malaking tip.” Sabi ni Ate Gina sa akin.

“He did Ate Gina. Nagbigay na siya ng tip kaya Malaki laki ang maiuuwi ko tonight. So, there’s no need to meet someone.”

Matabang na sagot ko. Hindi ko nman talaga gusto makipag meet sa mga taong din ko kakilala. At ewan ko ba kasi kanina pagka banggit ni Ismat ng salitang VIP guest ay bigla akong kinabahan. And I don’t like this feeling na parang ikapapahamak ko pa kaya I decided not to meet this VIP guest.