Reckless

Chapter 41

He just looked at me. He already know he's wrong and he's making it worst. Kung sana ay gumawa nalang siya ng paraan para ayusin ang pangalan nya, mas may pag-asa pa siyang paangatin ang kumpanya ulit pero hindi.

He chose to blame everything to me when in fact, he was just being punushed by his actions. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ganito ang utak ng ibang tao. I feel like their not sane. Like what's up with the head of these people?

"You shut up and stay here until I decide? what to do to you." he said.

"Are you going to kill me? What will it benefit you?" I asked. I'm not scared of dying, 'cause we all know that we can die anytime.

"What do you think of me? Murderer?"

Aba, ewan ko? He could become a murderer anytime. Hindi siya nagsalita pagkatapos noon at umalis na sa silid. s**t. I'm scared of the dark. May kaunting ilaw naman mula sa pinto, pero sobrang dilim talaga dito. I wonder if they already noticed that I've been gone for hours and they should look for me.

Pero sigurado ako na hahanapin ako ni Gio dahil madami akong kailangan pang gawin sa office. Magtataka 'yun kung saan ako o saan ako nagpunta. I just hope they would find me as soon as possible.

I don't want to sleep in this scary dark room. I can't even sleep on mine when the lights are off. Kapag natutulog ako, may isang lamp shade talaga na nakabukas. Ever since I was a kid, ganoon na. Dad would always check my room just to make sure that a lamp was on, dahil umiiyak ako nang malakas kapag nagigising ako nang walang ilaw.

I woke up and I'm still here. My hands are still tied at the back of the chair. Pilit ko man tanggalin, pero sobrang higpit nun at dumudugo na ang wrist ko. Hindi ko nakikita pero ramdam ko ang basa ng dugo at hapdi.

"If you could've just shut your mouth and deal with me privately--"

"You did it without hesitation in public, Mr. Garcia." It was so much scarier than what he's doing right now. Dahil doon, alam kong madaming tao sa paligid pero hindi ako makahingi ng tulong dahil sakanya.

"Everything's gone... even the people closest to me left me."

"Ask yourself. Why did that happen? Why did they do it? Is it my fault?"

"Yes! Because you couldn't shut that damn mouth!"

I can't believe it. Ganito ba talaga ang mindset niya? Siguro dahil sobrang dami niyang problema at wala na rin siyang kasama kundi ang mga ungas na 'to.

He needs somebody to blame and he chose me. He should blame himself for what's happening to his life.

"We both know this isn't my fault. I know you were a good man and you were professional. I don't know why you did that to me though. I was so kind to you. I even treated you like a VIP on my company." Sabi ko.

I never did him wrong. Hindi ko lang binigay ang personal number ko dahil kahit kanino naman ay hindi pwede. All of the calls and messages are passed on my assistant and not directly to me. Tumigil siya at umupo sa isang upuan na katapat ko.

"If I let you live, I'll just go to prison too."

"If you let me live, you'll go to prison. You can bail yourself out and start over again, but if you kill me, there's no way out. Mabubulok ka na sa kulungan."

Is he even thinking? He's a successful businessman, but why does he sound so dumb?

"Why did you come after me, Mr. Garica?"

"I liked you."

"But you just got divorced with your wife and you clearly got the sign that I don't like you. So, why?" Hindi ako naniniwalang 'yun lang ang rason. I'm sure there's something much deeper than this. Tinignan ko siya pero mukang napapaisip lang siya.

"I despise your mother. She was the reason why me and my wife divorced." Kumunot ang noo ko. How the hell? My mom knows a guy like him?

"What do you mean? What did my mom do?"

"She was a friend of my wife. She caught me doing something and I begged her not to tell my wife about it, not until I'm ready."

"My mom would never interfere if it's the right thing to do." Sabi ko.

Maski naman ako. Kapag may nalaman akong isang bagay, I'll shut my mouth if it's something private and the person who did it must be the one to tell it, pero kung mali talaga I won't keep my mouth shut.

"I was gonna tell it myself, but she did it first so my wife divorced me." Sabi nito.

"What exactly did you do?"

"I have a child from another woman." I scoffed and looked away.

So he is really a bad guy, huh? Tinignan ko siya. He doesn't even look that good. Why does those who look like a s**t always cheat?

"You're a cheater." I said in a statement.

"It was a mistake-"

"That can never be a mistake. Having someone pregnant other than your wife." Sabi ko.

Duh? He considered having a child with another woman a mistake? I can't believe what keeps coming out from his mouth.

"You cheated. Mom thinks it's wrong and she doesn't want her friend to hurt--"

"Can you just shut up? Do you really want to be killed?" Tumahimik ako at tinignan siya ng masama.

I'm glad his wife left him earlier as she should be. Who knows what he might do to her?

"I want to at least get back to her by messing with you."

"You tried to mess me up, but you're the one who's messed up right now." I said.

"f*****g shut your mouth when I'm talking."

This isn't the Mr. Ramos that I met. Hindi rin ganito ang pagkakilala ko sa kanya mula sa mga social media articles. It was told that he's kind and down to earth.