BECKY'S RECOLLECTION. May idadagdag ba siya sa statement ni Mel mula October 6 to 9 na kung saan ay nabulgar ang problema? May gusto siyang liwanagin?
"October 6, I woke up early at 6:00 a.m. Left the house with my twin daughters at 7:00 a.m. and drove them to school. Arrived at U.S. Embassy at 8:30 a.m. Between 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 n.n., I was at the U.S. Embassy with Angel [Locsion, Becky's ward] and Winnie [Mariano] for the ASAP Guam Visa.
"When Angel and Winnie left, I fetched Katrina [Aguila, daughter of Becky] at Goldilocks in front of UST before 1:00 p.m. and we waited for Bianca at Goldilocks at around 2:00 p.m. para sabay na kaming umuwi. Nag-take out ako ng pansit palabok and cake. Left Goldilocks at around 3:00 p.m. We arrived home around 3:40 p.m. Going back to Goldilocks at past 1:00 p.m.
"While waiting for Bianca, naisipan kong tawagan si Mel because she has been sending me repeated blank MMS. I told her to stop sending me MMS thru the Smart line because magastos at sana magtipid naman siya sa paggamit nito. Siguro in a day and every day for the past two weeks since October 6, I would be receiving around 10 to 15 MMS, na blangko naman. Sira daw cellphone niya kaya nagloloko ang MMS niya.
"Naawa naman ako sa sinabi niya kaya I offered to give her my extra cellphone in the house, when I get home. But when I got home, pinakuha na niya pala ang cellphone ko sa kasama ko sa bahay ng di niya ipinaalam sa akin.Ang sabi ko sa sarili ko, pinangunahan na naman niya ako.
"Prior sa conversation namin over the cellphone, I haven't been talking to Mel for some time now coz galit pa ako sa ginawa niya sa agency ko. Mahal ko naman si Mel. She's been with my talent agency for six years. Nagalit lang ako sa kanya because may mga bagay ako na napapansin na nangyayari sa agency ko kaya nga I hired an accountant to monitor and oversee my agency's finances.
"I didn't go to the office and I didn't see Mel the whole day. I called up Bing and asked about Mel. According to Bing, umuwi na because masakit daw ang ulo at batok. I tried calling her but she didn't answer my calls. I wanted to ask her why she got my extra cellphone without waiting for me. But she didn't answer my calls. So, I slept after that because I was really tired and sleepy. I woke up past 7:00 p.m. na. I tried calling Mel again at around 9:00 p.m., but both cellphones were off.
"That night, since she didn't reply to my text messages because naka-off nga cellphone niya, I texted her that I don't like unprofessionals. I texted her also that she should keep her cellphone open for communication for emergency and other concerns. Di siya nag-reply.
"October 7, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. I called Mel
in both cellphones, still unattended. Tried their land phone, no answer. Texted
her kung papasok ba siya, no reply. Called Tony [Anonuevo], a common friend of ours, at
around 12:00 p.m. if tumawag si Mel sa kanya, wala pa raw. Requested him to check
Mel. I was worried na baka nadisgrasya or something wrong had happened.
Requested Tony to forward Ronnie's cell number. Ronnie is the husband of Mel.
No reply either.
"After a while, nag-text si Tony na may sakit daw si Mel. LBM and she's been vomiting according daw kay Ronnie. After a few minutes, nag-text si Mel and her text message was, ‘Tita nasa dentist po ako.'
"At past 2:00 p.m., Jen texted me ‘Tita may I call?' Texted her back ‘Sure.' Jen told me, nawawala raw si Tita Mel. She has not seen nor heard from her for days. Sinabi ni Jen na may problema raw siya sa ATM and checking account. Kade-deposit lang nya ng 80 thousand nung umaga then when she checked in the afternoon, wala na.
"Jen also found out that her checks bounced. She was caught unaware of what was happening. Naawa ako kay Jen. She was crying.
"I advised Jen to calm down. Then I called Tony and asked him if he knew something coz I was suspicious already. He told me Jen owes him 300 thousand. According to Tony, ‘When Mel borrowed 300 thousand, Jen was in touch with me. May ipinakita si Mel na text ni Jen na umuutang, nagpapasalamat sa pagtitiwala at pagpapautang sa kanya.' Nagtiwala si Tony kay Mel thru those text messages coming from Jen as shown by Mel.
"Ang kabilin-bilinan ni Mel kay Tony, huwag na huwag sasabihin ito sa akin dahil magagalit daw ako kay Jen. Ayaw raw ipaalam ni Jen na nangungutang siya. Secret lang daw nilang dalawa ni Mel ‘yan at huwag din banggitin kay Jen ang 300 thousand na utang dahil mapapahiya ito.
"Upon hearing that excuse, I advised Tony to talk to Jen immediately coz I don't believe that Jen owes him money. Tinawagan ni Tony si Jen. Tumawag ulit sa akin si Jen, scared, and crying. Wala daw siyang utang kay Tito Tony. Paano daw nangyari iyon?
