Inclement Season 2

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

"Attorney Ruiz..." I whispered to myself.

Wala ako sa sarili habang naglalakad papunta sa condo ko.

"Sino ka ba talaga?"

Nagpunta ako sa desk ko kung nasaan ang laptop ko para isearch si Dice.

Lazarus Dice Ruiz

Walang lumabas na Lazaruz Dice Ruiz. Lazaruz Dice Esquire lang ang nakita ko. Nakailang search ako hanggang sa maisipan kong icheck ang list ng mga pumasa noong bar exams.

1. Esquire, Harvey Paulo Giovanni G.
2. Ruiz, Lezander Zagreus
3. Esquire, Raze Gedeon R.

I froze when I saw that name in top 2. My mind can't function because of this.

"H-How..." I can't form a sentence. I don't know what to think anymore. "What is this?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko pa.

Lezander Zagreus Ruiz...

I search him on google and I saw... my cousin's face... Dice face...

Sinapo ko ang noo ko at hindi alam kung anong gagawin. I scrolled down to find another picture but only Dice's face I can see.

"May kapatid si Dice? No... kakambal?" Tanong ko sa sarili ko.

I clicked one of the articles and saw his information there. It was cited 3 years ago.

Lezander Zagreus Ruiz is a top 2 in bar exams and at the age of 27, he already builds his name as the richest bachelor in the US.

He's half Filipino and half Spanish. Many are curious about his family but he never says the thing about his family.

He's a handsome famous bachelor this day. Everyone, even businessman wants him to marry their daughter because of all his achievements that he gets all by himself alone.

He said in one of the bachelor magazines that he won't have a family who will support his study in law. He's just a scholar in an Ateneo De Manila University because he can't afford to pay the tuition there. His brother helped him to study but he still doesn't want to ask for help from his brother because he doesn't want to bother him. That's why he worked in a fast-food chain to pay for his needs without his brother knowing it.

He said that he purposely didn't tell his brother that his working in a fast-food chain for personal reasons.

When he graduated from college with two degrees in different year as Magna Cum Laude in both Engineering and Accountancy he started to work in the most famous engineering firm in the US and find a scholar for his study in law.

Prosecutor Fernandez gives him a scholar. He's the one who provided all Atty. Ruiz needs in law school.

A lot of teenagers being inspired by him because of all his experiences in life.

Pagod akong bumuntong hininga at tinignan ang article na binasa ko kanina.

"Atty. Ruiz..." I whispered. "The bother that he's talking about is Dice?"

Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog pala ako sa swivel chair ko kaya sobrang sakit ng leeg ko noong magising ako.

Naglakad ako papunta sa bathroom ko at saka naligo. Pagkatapos kong maligo nagbihis lang ako ng casual dahil hindi naman ako pupuntang office ngayon.

Habang naglalagay ng relo napatingin ako sa cellphone ko na kanina pa nagriring. Pagkatapos kong isuot ang relo ko. Naglakad ako papunta doon at kinuha ang cellphone ko.