MONTE COSTA SERIES #4: Estuary Of Love [BL]

Kabanata 15

Kabanata 15

IVLER swallowed hard when he spotted his parents waiting for them on top of the Bayou hotel building where the helicopter will land. He knew if he and Linus will stay in Bayou for a night then he needs to be careful with his actions.

Gaya nga ng sabi ni Linus, hindi tipikal na relasyon ang mayroon sila. They both didn't have any history of same sex relationships so people they know might have a hard time accepting the truth about them.

Nang makalapag ang helicopter at nakalabas sila ni Linus, napansin niyang bahagyang kumunot ang noo ng parents niya nang makitang hindi si Sandro ang piloto.

After giving his parents a hug, he stood next to Linus again and introduced him. "This is Linus, mom and dad. He's Sandro's colleague."

His parents smiled at Linus. Inalok ng mga ito ang kamay kay Linus para sa handshake ngunit nang magmano si Linus sa mga magulang niya ay nagkatinginan sandali ang parents niya.

"Napakagalang namang bata nito. If I have a daughter, I would definitely set you up for a date," his mom joked that made Linus laugh and glance at him.

"I... I was just accustomed to such practice, ma'am. My grandparents trained me to be respectful to people older than me. By the way, you have a very lovely place."

"Thank you, hijo. You can always come here when you're free. Magsabi ka lang."

"Hon, why don't you show Linus his room while I discuss the matter with Ivler?" suhestyon ng kanyang daddy na sinang-ayunan naman ng kanyang ina.

Sabay-sabay silang bumaba ngunit naghiwalay sila pagdating sa ground floor dahil dinala ng kanyang ina si Linus sa family house nilang nasa loob din ng resort habang sila naman ng daddy niya ay dumiretso sa opisina nito upang pag-usapan ang isang mahalagang bagay.

"What is it, dad?" bungad niya rito nang makapasok sila sa opisina nito.

"Listen, son. Your training will start in a few weeks... but something happened that we cannot let the public know yet."

Napakunot siya ng noo. "Does it have something to do with me, Dad?"

Bumuntong hininga ito. "Actually yes. Most of your teammates have been recruited by the other international teams. I mean, those who have dual citizenships. Some even processed their citizenship application in other countries kaya sumasakit ang ulo ng coach ng ilang loyal pa rin sa team. Keios already informed me that he's going to step up as the main coach for Azkals, but we're gonna have to find new players soon and change the whole game plans so the other players who left wouldn't be able to spill your strategy to the other teams. Tutulong na ako tutal malayo pa ang tournament ng mga players ko."

"Pati ba naman sa sports may pamumulitika at pandaraya pa, dad?"

"I know, son. I'm trying to help your ninong Keios but we're having a hard time finding people to recruit. Ang ilan sa prospect ni Keios, pagkatapos ng ilang araw, biglang nagkakaroon ng petition na mag-abroad o kaya ay hindi na nakakapagpatuloy sa trainings dahil nabayaran ng pera. Whoever did this, clearly saw Azkals as a major threat. With you and Keison backing each other up in the field, they know it's gonna be hard to take you out of the scene unless you get into a huge mess that will shake your career kaya magdoble-ingat kayong pareho. Huwag na huwag munang mag-engage sa kahit na anong pwedeng mag-cause ng eskandalo."

Bigla niyang naisip ang relasyon nila ni Linus. Mukhang matatagalan nga bago nila pwedeng isapubliko iyon kung sakali man alang-alang sa career niya. He doesn't want Linus to think that he's destroying his name. Gaya nga ng sabi ni Sandro, hiniwalayan noon ni Linus si Micah dahil nakakaapekto na ang relasyon ng mga ito sa pag-aaral ni Micah.