"So Elter, I'm just curious how that happened? I mean you, you are known to be a billionaire man then now. Your the opposite, how that happened?" Atty. Mica ask Elter sighed heavily.
Nandito na sila sa Condo ni Atty. Mica, he's so very thankful that there are still good person here in fucking world. Dahil kung wala, nakikita nya na ang sarili nya na nasa tabi ng bangketa na natutulog.
He's shocked earlier when Atty. Mica insist to let him live together with her, in her condo. It's just that. . . No one ever do it to him, ever since.
"Atty. Mica is it nee---" Elter suddenly shut up when Atty. Mica suddenly enter up. "You can just call me Mica" she said at pinagpatuloy ang pag lu-luto.
Sumilip ng pasimple si Elter sa niluluto nito. She's just cooking a Bacon and a Java Rice. When suddenly a memory suddenly flash on him.
FLASHBACK:
"Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Biglang bungad ng babae and irritatedly asked. Pero hindi nya pinansin ni Elter at dumeretsyo papasok ng kanyang penth house ng walang paa-paalam. Agad na napairap sa hangin si Laniee ng makita nya ito sa couch na presentableng nakaupo.
"Pwede bang umalis kana! Winasak mo ang araw ko eh" she hissed.
"Good Morning" he said pero hindi sya nito pinansin.
"Goodmorning-ngin mo muka mo!" she said and rolled her eyes.
'bakit ba ganito 'tong babaeng ito? Hindi ba toh marunong ng manners? At bakit pati asar na asar? Tss' he said on his mind while staring at laniee.
Nang makita nya ang nasa harapan. A breakfast. A corn beef and Java rice. Agad syang natakam sa naamoy dahil hindi pa sya nag be-breakfast kasi inuna nya muna makipag meet sa inutusan nya para paimbestigahan ang babaeng yan pagkatapos ay dumeretsyo pa sya sa company nya.
By the way, he's here sa penth house ng babaeng ito dahil tumawag lang naman ang kanyang ina at sinabing
"Go to Laniee now, she will be your wife. Dapat ay inaalagaan mo sya"
So, wala syang nagawa kundi sundin ang kanyang ina. Agad nya nang kinain ang nasa lamesa na para bang gutom na gutom. It have two plates, two spoon and fork. Kaya sure sya na sya yung iniintay nito.
END OF FLASH BACK:
He shook his head. Lagi nya nalang ito inaalala, kahit sa konting mga bagay naaalala nya na agad. Laniee really affects him alot.
"So, Elter ano na nga? What's the reason why are now like that?" Biglang salita ni Mica. He will now call her Mica since he also prefer to call her like that.
He's thinking if he will tell her about Laniee and Tiana. Is it too personal? "Is it really needed?" He ask her at lumayo na sa dalaga at umupo sa couch nito sa living room.
Napalingon naman sakanya si Mica ng nakakunot noo "Ang alin?" He sighed heavily. He don't want to talk about it. It cost him so much pain.
Ramdam nyang tapos na ang pagluluto ni Mica dahil she's now backing back the kitchen tools she use and cleaning it. Pagkatapos ay lumapit na ito sakanya bitbit ang mga nilutong pagkain.
Mica sat down on the couch in front of him at binaba sa coffee table na nasa gitna nila ang bitbit nito before staring at him passionately like she's trying to know what his mind thinking.
"You know Elter, if you're not comfortable to share it. Then don't, im just confused dahil alam ko hindi lang basta-basta kalaban mo ang gumawa sayo 'nan. It's more than that." Mica said and start eating tahimik na tumango lang siya at kumain nadin.
He's not really comfortable with that topic. He hates it.
Nasa kalagitnaan na sila ng pagkain ay ang bigla nanamang pagsalita ni Mica. "I will start to investigate about your case tommorow, i will nedd your statements regarding that. And please if you really want your case to win. You need to state only the truth"
He nodded to her, yeah. He will surely state the truth dahil alam nyang wala naman syang itinatago.
He wants to win the case, and if only his choice is to follow Mica's order. Then he will do it full heartly.
"So, Elter do you have any family or close friends left? Because we will need a witness to defend your case" she said habang ngumunguya. Napaisip naman si Elter.
His mother just died, he don't know any other family than his mom, Laniee or he don't sure to call Tiana fooled him, and lastly he don't have any friends.
But he knows someone. . . Closest to him and he trusted the most.
"I know someone" he said agad naman na napangiti si Mica sakanya. "Really? Who?"
"Jonathan"