Jacob's Eighth Collection (Major Editing)

Chapter 38: Downfall

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(Jacob)

I was just pissed. So fucking pissed. Bakit nya ginawa yun? Bakit sya lumapit at humingi ng tulong sa mga taong yun? And why did she fucking left Chans? Arrrg! Althea, you're really unpredictable!

"Señor, pinatatawag kayo ng pinuno." I coldly looked at him and nodded. What does he wants right now? Tss.

I headed off to his office without even knocking.

"What do you want now Alejandro?" I asked. He was facing a book. Ibinaba nya yun, when he noticed my presence.

"Take a sit young man." I heard him sighed when I didn't follow him, instead I stand in front of him.

"Jacob, I know. I need to fix this mess." He said as if he is a goddamn good man or something, well, he's not. To tell you the truth he kill hundreds of people.

That is why Diablo adores him, because he is a fucking follower. He's like a dog. He follows what his owner tells him. No doubt Kazee did the same.

"What is your point?" I asked. I want it straight to the point. Tss. Sa layo na ba naman ng pinagdaanan ko ngayon pa sya magpapaligoy ligoy?

"Young man, alam kong kasalanan ko ang lahat. All I want is my only daughter's happiness. Pero sa maling paraan ko yun naibigay. Nagmula rin ako sa isang broken family, and I know how children suffer. Matanda na ako, at ipinangako ko sa yumaon kong asawa na palalakihin ko ng maayos ang aming unica hija, but I guess nagkamali ako. Kaya kahit man lang sa natitirang oras ng buhay ko, gusto kong itama ang lahat." Somehow, I want to believe him but the other side of me says no. Ilang beses na akong tinraydor, kaya hindi ko na alam kung sino pa ang mapagkakatiwalaan.

"If you're trying to fool me around, I have no time Alejandro." Mariin kong saad. I have a lot of problems, and I do not know if I can handle them, kung dadagdag pa sya. I was about to go out of his office when he speaks.

"Althea, nandito sya young man. Your wife is here." Awtomatiko akong napabalik sa kinatatayuan ko kanina at nahampas ang lamesa sa pagitan naming dalawa. Damn! We have a deal pero bakit pati si Althea?!

"Free my wife Alejandro!" I spit every word on his face. I knew it, I must not trust him.

"You don't get it young man, kusa syang lumapit para bawiin ka. Sa tabi ng Hacienda Alejandro, may isang malaking mansyon na ipinagbibili. And I found out na asawa mo pala ang bumili." Napakuyom ang dalawang kamay ko. So kaya pala nya iniwan ang mansyon? Fuck! Althea hindi ka ba talaga nag iisip?!

"Jacob, kailangan mong makipag tulungan sa akin para mailigtas ang pamilya mo." This dirty old man. He's doing his monkey business for the second time around.

"What made you think na paniniwalaan kita? After what you and you're bitch daughter done? I don't think so." Wala akong hihingian ng tulong. Not because of my pride but because I do not trust anyone at all.

"I'm sorry for that young man. Don't call Kazee names, gaya mo nagmahal lang sya. Mahirap magbaba ng pride Maniago. Alam mong hindi ako ganon. But I'm almost at the end of my journey. And I realized na it's time. For once in my life gusto kong makagawa ng tama." So? Ang akala ba nya pag naitama nya 'to this time, he'll be in heaven? Hell no. Gaya ko he'll be burn in hell. That is where we belong.

"Mahal? Look, your daughter is crazy! She ruined everything! Sinira nya ang pamilyang pinaghirapan kong buuin. And now, you're gonna say na tulungan kita?! Are you out of your mind?! Sa tingin mo ganun kadali ang lahat?!" Akala siguro nya, once na makaalis ako dito, everything's going back to their places. But no! I am afraid na baka sa pagkakataong ito, Althea's signing the divorce papers. I am afraid na madagdagan na naman ang galit nya. Damn! And my son, hawak pa rin sya ni Kazee.