Trinity
"Good evening, Trin." Bati agad ni Tec ng makapasok ako sa bahay. "Hinahanap ka pala ng Daddy mo."
"Thanks, Tec. I'll meet him after I got change." Tugon ko bago umakyat sa hagdan.
Agad akong nagpalit ng damit pagdating ko sa kwarto. Inayos ko pa muna ang mga natitirang gawain ko ngayong gabi at lumabas para salubungin si Dad.
Tatlong beses muna akong kumatok at dahan-dahan binuksan ang pinto ng opisina niya. Di pa agad ako pumasok dahil sinilip ko pa siya muna mula sa harap ng pinto.
Napaangat ng tingin niya nung sinilip ko siya. Sandaling tumigil ito sa ginagawa niya sa lamesa saka pinapasok ako sa loob. Sumunod din ako at sinirado ang pinto sa likod.
"Tec, told me---"
"Yes, I do. May problema ba tayo doon?" Kalmadong wika niya habang matatalim ang mga tingin.
"O-of course not." Matapang kong tugon.
Tumayo ako sa harap ng mesa niya at blankong sinalubong ang mga tingin. Komportable naman itong nakasandal sa swivel chair niya at nakatinghala sakin.
He's acting weird for almost a month. Don't know what's wrong with him. Seems he's up to something or what. It's almost a month, at madalang ko na lang siya nakikitang umaalis at kadalasang nandito lang ito sa bahay.
"How's school, my dear son?" And he usually asked me with that question.
"A little bit busy. But I able to finished all the things I've working on." May kompyansa kong sagot.
"I'm impressed. You are the real Wexler. No wonder why you are the chosen one. But don't let me down, Trinity. My company depends on you. They are actually waiting."
"I know already about it. Don't make it to thousands. I've memorized all of those lines."
"Because that's I want you to motivate. You can't change your destiny, Mr. Trinity Flynn Wexler. Holding my name is not an ordinary word in Business." Cause there's power on you. A power that I myself don't know about it.
"How's the plan for our School of Survival Celebration?" Biglang pang iba niya ng usapan.
Napatayo ito at tinungo ang kabilang lamesa ng mga alak niya habang direktang nakatingin lang ako sa kinauupuan niya kanina. May naririnig akong ingay ng botilya at agad ding nanuyo ang amoy ng alak sa ilong ko ng isinalin na niya ito sa baso.
"Maayos na pinagplanuhan at pinaschedule na namin ni Tec. Nung nakaraang tatlong linggo iyon.---"
"Did you paid all the bills already?" Of course! How we can't?! You gave Tec a million just to fully paid all the bills in advance.
"We do paid all the bills. Only thing that SISFU will do it to start up the party. Now, they have no reasons to talk back on you. But they are expecting you to join the party." He was about to speak when I spoke first. "Not as a guest nor visitor. But part of it."
Iba talaga ang tuno at pananalita ko kapag siya ang harap. Kung ibang tao o si Sir Jezphire lang ito. Baliktad ang pagkikipagtungo namin sa paraan ng pagkikipag-usap ko ngayon sa kanya.
Dahan-dahan ko siyang nilingon at nakitang nakatayo na ito sa malaking bintana niya. Hindi ko man nakikita ang emosyon ng pinapakita niya pero nararamdaman ko dahil sa pinapakita niyang paraan ng paglanghok ng alak.
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