[MUS3] Love In A Mess (PUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PPH)

CHAPTER 1

Chapter 1

Desmond Pov

"We will go to a charity event this saturday. Sa isang cruise ship iyon gaganapin."

Colt is talking and my mind is in terrible condition right now. I'm still rubbing my forehead and my temple because I have a terrible headache. I just drink too much last night, I guess. The bars in the city is just like my new home now. After work, sa bar agad ako pumupunta. Wala rin naman akong uuwian sa bahay ko. My parents lived in other place while I lived in MV. Sa bahay ko ang laging nakikita ko lang si Manang Susan at ang asawa niya si Manong Carlos.

When I reached twenty nagsimula na akong humiwalay sa bahay namin. At first I lived in a condo then to a penthouse then now at MV.

"Hey! Desmond are you even listeing?" Colt interrupted.

I held my head and look at him.

"Yeah? I mean what is it again?" I asked.

"Gago! Talak ako nang talak dito tapos di ka pala nakikinig?" naiinis niyang sabi sa akin.

"My fucking head is damn aching like hell Colt. Then early in the morning you called me for a damn meeting."

Ever since Lorcan is gone, all of us suddenly got a tons of work. Lorcan left us a filed of work. Plus his business that Clayton refused to take. It all adds up. Laszlo is also a big help to us but damn him he also left the country last year. He didn't bother to meet us before he leave.

"As I've said we will attend to a charity event and it'll going to be in a cruise ship." he said again.

"What kind of charity event is that?" I asked him back.

"This charity is for the people who are the victim of bombing in Zamboanga. All the money that they'll get from the event will be donated. Also there's an auction." He added.

"Auction? Of what? Colt you know I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I will just send a money at di na ako pupunta dyan." tamad kong sabi sa kanya.

Umingos si Colt. "No, Desmond, Rap is going to be there."

Napatingin ako kay Rap na halatang lumilipad ang utak.

"Pupunta ka Rap?"

I thought he didn't hear me but he look at me. "Hmm, I will."

Naibagsak ko ang katawan ko sa sofa.

"Kailan nga ulit?" tanong ko kay Colt na may malaking ngisi. Alam niya kasing mapipilitan akong pumunta since sasama si Rap.

"This saturday." maikling sagot niya.

I sighed. "That means the day after tomorrow?"

"Exactly."

Natahimik kaming lahat. Wala ni isa ang nagsasalita sa amin. I don't fucking know kung ano ba talaga ang nasa event na 'yan at kakaladkarin talaga ako ni Colt na pumunta dyan.

"Actually, I've heard that in that event the host was a big fish. That's why I'm going."

Muli kong tiningnan si Rap nang magsalita siya.

"What do you mean big fish?" tanong ko.

"The host is a human trafficker. He ran a big illegal business using people. Kidnapping, kidnap for ransom, and even selling people, making them slaves. And he also sells fake paintings." Rap answered me.

"What the heck?"

"Hmm, that's we need to go there. We need to expose that man and get him behind bars."