LIES AND SECRETS

CHAPTER ONE

[cw: mention of harassment, terms related to illegal drugs.]

Juan Miguel's POV

"Uno Miguelito! Major is calling you, bilis daw. Urgent!" just by the voice, I already know who's calling me.

"Chio, how many times do I have to tell you? Don't call me by that name here. Bro, nasa headquarters tayo wala sa bahay." I whispered to him.

"Oh, sorry sorry. But yeah...

 Almost forgot, tawag ka ni Major. Actually, tayong dalawa kaya bilisan mo na!" dama ang pagmamadali sa tono niya.

"Hyper mo? As usual, mission na naman 'to."  teasing him is one of the most satisfying, lalo na't pikon 'tong loko na 'to.

"Ah talaga? Bahala ka na nga d'yan!" at iniwanan na nga ako. Pikon talaga

"Chio Lexandre! Hintayin mo 'ko, loko ka!" siyang sigaw ko muna at tsaka sumunod sa kanya.

"Chio Lexandre Santiago, gago ka ba? Ba't ka nangiiwan ha?" tanong ko agad no'ng naabutan ko na.

"Chio what? Bro, don't let them hear you. I don't wanna be called Lexandre. I'll borrow your words, wala tayo sa bahay. Kaya please, refrain from calling me by my whole name"

"Okay okay. Don't overreact, bro! Hindi mo pa full name 'yon, loko ka!" at binatukan pa nga ako.

"Grabe ka na, Chio! Umayos ka na, opisina na ni Major 'tong katapat natin!"

"Gags, ikaw ang umayos! Pumasok na nga tayo!" loko talaga, iniwanan na naman ako.

"Major, pinatawag mo raw po kami?" matapos no'n ay sumaludo kami.

"Just in time. Uno, your target is now leaving..."

"What do you mean by that, Major?" I asked, confused.

"He's, probably, on the sky right now." Major said. Now, I get it.

"Where?" I asked. That bastard, tumakas na naman ulit.

"Philippines. And here, Santiago will enter."

"Enter?" slow Chio, as always.

"He's going with me?" I asked looking at our Major.

"Yes. But...

 You have different mission." hesitation is evident in his voice.

"I thought? Nevermind." I said.

"Partners? No, probably not. Santiago is not a secret undercover agent, remember? Yes, he is an undercover agent but... 

He's quite famous. Santiago is an actor, remember?"

"Major," Chio interrupted.

"Yes? Sorry,  nand'yan ka pala...

 Santiago, remember the entertainment company who messaged your manager?" another mission for Chio, this is easy. Sanay na si Chio d'yan.

"Yes. What's the connection of that to my mission, Major?" oooh, he's a quick thinker. akala ko slow na siya for a lifetime.

"I didn't even mention that it's a mission though?" Major asked.

"Well, I am the one who you always call aside from Uno if you are about to give an important mission, a very important one rather." Chio confidently said.

"You aren't wrong though. Well then, in your case, Santiago, you have to arrest the president of that entertainment company. An easy task you may say, but not. That bastard, I can't even find the right words to describe that trash."