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"What?" Jax annoyed voice came in to the speaker of his phone after dialing it for the tenth time. He sounds like he was interrupted during his glorious time.

"Why aren't you picking up?" Rouqe questioned. He is more annoyed than him. Kanina pa siya tumatawag at ayaw niyang nasasayang ang oras nito.

"Woah, you sound like a girlfriend," komento ng kanyang kausap. "Yes, Sweetheart, what do you need?" malambing na saad ni Jax, pang-asar sa kaibigan.

Binaliwala niya ang pang-iinis nito at diretsong sinabi ang pakay nito. "Kailangan ko ng bagong unit," aniya.

"So?" bored nitong sagot. "What do you want me to do, Babe?" he asked. Still at that girly tone.

"Cut it out. I'm serious," banta niya kay Jax. He just received a loud laugh on the other line in return.

"Ano na naman bang problema? May babae na naman bang nakikibahay sa'yo?" tanong niya. Parang nakikita niya ang pang-asar na ngisi ng kausap. He knows that when it comes to his unit, this is the only problem he faces. "Stop housing your long harem of hoes, Rouqe. That's it! Problem solved," he exclaimed like he was a real Casanova.

"Hindi ko kasalanang lapitin ako ng babae, Jax. Unlike you," saad nito at napangisi na rin. "I don't want to deal with the drama. I'll just buy a new unit and they'll never find me again."

Those girls he met at bar are hovering around the building like maniacs. Hinahanap siya at halos itapon ang mga sarili kapag siya ay nakikita. He is just inside his car waiting in the parking lot until he decided to find a new place to peacefully live in.

"Dude, magpanggap ka na lang na bading at sabihin mo sa kanilang ako ang jowa mo, Baby," he said in a high pitch tone like he is seducing him. But failed, because he sounded more like a gay who wants to get laid.

Napahalakhak na lang siya sa narinig. "What an awful suggestion, Jax," wika nito.

Jax also joined his laugh. "Okay, seryoso na," he said and Rouqe almost rolled his eyes. Sa kanilang dalawa, siya lang naman ang hindi. "Well, you can use my condo. Tutal aalis ako next week," aniya.

Ngayon ay naging seryoso na nga ang usapan. "Why?" tanong nito.

"Hoven gave me another assignment and my target is hiding somewhere in Mindanao."

"What? Akala ko ba ikaw ang partner ko sa kasong binigay niya kahapon lang?" takang pahayag niya.

"Akala ko rin," halakhak nito sa kabilang linya. "Pero ayon nga. I'll be gone for a month or so."

"Okay. I'll just go to your place instead and let's talk about this. Prepare me a lunch," he commanded.

Pinagtataka niyang naiba ang orihinal na plano at sistema. Madaming ahente ang VERA para ipadala pa nila si Jax sa kabilang ibayo ng bansa habang nakadisteno naman talaga ito sa Luzon.

"Alright, Baby." And he is at it again. The cringy gay voice of him. Roque just chuckled and about to revive the engine when a real girl voice talk over the phone.

"Baby?"

Natigil siya. "Whose that?" Akala niya ay namali lang siya ng dinig pero meron nga talaga itong babaeng kasama at kasalukuyan silang nag-uusap at nagtatawanan bago ito lumayo at bumalik sa aparato.

"Teka. May nagseselos ata dito," Jax jeered. At narinig niya ang natatawang pagtutol nong babae. Ni hindi niya alam kung sino na ang tunay na kausap nito.

"Talking about long harem of hoes, Jax," he teased na ikinatawa nilang dalawa.

"Nope. Isa lang babae ko dito, Dumbass."

Naputol na ang tawag kaya't pinagpatuloy na ang ginagawa. Tahimik niyang binagtas ang kalsada mag-isa patungo sa gusaling tinitirahan ni Jax.

Last night, he spent the whole of it tracing the culprit. He lay out all the data and news available about the said Raven, trying to decode if their is a certain pattern. However, there's none. Limitadong impormasyon lang ang meron sila ukol sa magnanakaw. Kailangan niya itong makaharap ng personal. Ang kaso wala din itong pattern na sinusunod kung kailan ito umaatake. Isa pa, kasalukuyang niyang pinag-aaralan ang mga sulatin tungkol sa hipnotismo. He doesn't want to believe in it, but it might come in handy.

After thirty minutes, he reached the place. Diretso lamang ito sa elevator at pinindot ang ika labing-walong palapag.

Tahimik niyang tinatahak ang hallway nang mapansin niyang bahagyang nakabukas ang pinto ng unit nito. He didn't create a sound when he open it and silently went in. He saw the familiar brown-hues interior design of Jax's unit. Ilang beses pa lamang siyang nakakapunta dito ngunit pamilyar na siya sa lugar.

The salas was empty. Nakalimutan pa niyang patayin ang telebisyon. Naglakad pa ito at narinig ang ingay at tawanan sa kusina. Tinungo niya ang daan paroon. Malayo pa lang ay nakita niya na ang dalawang pigura. Tama nga. May kasama itong babae. Nakatalikod silang dalawa sa kanya at mukhang abala sa pagluluto.

"It looks delicious!" the girl commented cheerfully. Napatigil siya sa tuluyang pagpasok. Pamilyar ang boses ng babae.

"Bumalik ka na nga don sa upuan mo. Baka kung ano pa mahawakan mo't mapaso ka dito," sita ni Jax pero alam mong nakangiti ito.

"Ba't ba ayaw mong maniwala? I said it looks delicious," she asked, laughing.

"You are freaking blind, Vienna. Go back to your seat." At nagtawanan silang muli.

Parang bumagsak lahat ng emosyon niya ng marinig ang pangalan ng babae sa hindi malamang dahilan. Madaming tanong ang kasalukuyang tumatakbo sa isip niya ngayon. However, he can't entertain any of it as a hollow part of his chest is clenching. He didn't even now why is he feeling this way and why his mood suddenly drops.

Rouqe confirmed it was her when she turn around and saw those same lost grey eyes. Lumapit ito sa lamesa at bumalik nga sa kanyang inuupuan.

"May tao ata," she said out of a sudden like an instinct which made Jax look behind too. Doon na ito tuluyang pumasok sa kusina. Bahagya siyang nagulat sa lakas ng pakiramdam nito. Jax looks startled a bit when he saw Rouqe entered his kitchen casually.

"I knew you wouldn't knock!"

"You left your door open, Dumbass," depensa nito.

Hinila niya ang upuan sa tapat ni Vienna at umupo roon. Her long, wavy hair is now in a loose bond and some small strands succeed to escape. Naging tahimik ito nang malamang may ibang tao. It was silent for a few seconds until Jax spoke.

"Ah, by the way, this is--"

"Vienna Cruz," he interrupted. "I met her already." Rouqe didn't mean to pull a cold tone, but he did. Good thing they were oblivious to the change in the atmosphere. Vienna remained silent, listening to their conversation.

"Oh, really?" gulat ang rumehistro sa mukha ni Jax. "Saan?" tanong niya kay Rouqe.

"Coffee shop. Last night," maikling sagot nito at wala ng planong dugtungan pa.

"Ah, yes!" Vienna butt in after the sudden realization. "Si Mr. Prosecutor ba itong bisita mo, Jax? Rouqe, tama ba?" she asked.

Jax squinted his eyes on Rouqe. Prosecutor. But, he don't need to explain that statement because they know their real job prohibits them to. Like a code, he understood the situation.

"Yeah...siya nga. Small world," wika ni Jax. "Anyway, sakto ang dating mo, Rouqe. The Kare-Kare is ready for lunch," pagbabago niya sa usapan.

Jax serve the dish on the dining table while Rouqe is just watching the blind girl he thought he'll never meet. Vienna is just casually sitting, muted, until Jax announced that they are ready to eat. Nito lamang ito nagsalita.

"Thank you. It really looks appetizing, Jax," she was smiling as she tries to held on her spoon.

"Stop with your blind jokes, Vienna, and eat." The two both shared a laugh as Jax sat besides her. Rouqe stared at them, unable to show any emotions. They look and act like they both knew each other for a long time. How come Jax never told a story about this blind girl.

Naging tahimik ang hapag nang mag-umpisa na silang kumain. Until Jax decided to throw some questions to Rouqe.

"So, how did you two met?" aniya sa dalawa. "By the way, Rouqe is my long-time friend, Vienna," he informed her. "And, Vienna is my neighbor. Unit niya iyong tapat ng akin," dagdag nito.

Tumango si Rouqe sa narinig. "Her dog went to me and she got tagged along," simpleng saad nito bago uminom ng tubig.

"Ah, nakilala mo na si Potty, service dog niya," aniya bago bumaling sa katabi. "Siguro sinungitan ka niya. Pagpasensyahan mo na. Rouqe is not fond of entertaining girls as he usually got annoyed by them. Especially that they are mostly hovering around this friend of mine," he told her while simply pointing out Rouqe's rants about them awhile ago.

"I...don't think so," Vienna traced. "Mabait naman siya kahit naabala namin siya ni Potty."

"Well, that's kinda odd," tawa nito. Rouqe just smirked at his statement.