Illuminated Memories (La Lune Series #1)

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"Dad," I called out to my father, barging inside his home office. He lifted his eyes from his laptop to glance at me before returning it back to where it was a while ago.

"Kay Mom ba 'to galing?" I raised the USB that I found last week. The typing sounds that was echoing, halted.

"Come here, give it to me." I gave him the USB and sat down at the empty seat in front of his desk.

"Where did you found this?" He visibly held the USB so tightly and looks at it as if it were a ghost.

"In my room." He nodded and plugged the USB at his laptop without any hesitation. We listened to my mother's voice for a while until it ended.

"Wow..." My father breathed, a smile showing on his lips. "It has been a long time since I've heard that voice." His eyes started tearing up.

I almost rolled my eyes in front of him but I stopped myself. Nakakairitang makita pero nakakaintindi naman ako dahil alam kong matagal niya nang hindi nakakapiling ang asawa niya. Syempre, mangungulila siya sa sobrang tagal tapos bigla niya na lang maririnig ang boses nito.

"Uhmm...Dad?" He immediately wipes the tears on his cheek before looking at me with red grimmed eyes. "Gusto ko sanang magpatayo ng sarili kong paaralan."

He looks at me, stunned. "Why?"

"I don't know, I just want my future university to be great." I shrugged.

"This is hard, Clive. It will take a long time to build a school and even support it."

I bit my lip, "I can help on building it and then I'll also need your help on collecting investors and shareholders."

He nodded after digesting what I said, "You don't need to tell me that, you're my son; of course, I'll help you."

I grinned, "Thanks, Dad."

He shool his head, maybe in amusement. "In one condition."

I knew it.

"What?"

"There will be a statue of the Moon Goddess for her name and love for the moon."

"That can be arranged." I nodded.

"Well," He closed his laptop and offered his hand to me. "I look forward on working with you." I smiled and shake his hand.

"Clive!" Tawag ni Zimon sa'kin, the youngest of the Mendez Triplets. He have his hair tied into a bun while waving me over to their table. Kakarating ko lang galing sa kumpanya namin, I accompanied my Dad on his meetings kaya medyo natagalan ako.

Dumiretso kaagad ako sa kanilang lamesa at umupo sa bakanteng upuan, katabi ni Ziron na nagtitipa sa laptop niya. Zinon and Zimon are both sitting on the other side of the table. Zinon wearing his reading glasses while looking down at the thick book on the table. He had always been carrying books with him, mag-aabogado kasi.

Zimon being Zimon, slurping his favorite Strawberry Frappucino with excitement written on his face. He have his eyes on his phone, surely scrolling on Instagram.

"Dumating na ba si Helios?" I drum my hand on the table, bored.

"Hindi, mamayang 2PM pa dadating ang flight niya." Zimon replied.

"It's 1:30 PM." Ziron muttered beside me, kung hindi ko siya katabi hindi ko siya maririnig.

I nodded.