Duke of Kingston: Owning him

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TRAVIS POV

"Tama nga ang balita, naka-uwi kana pala, kailan lang?"Bungad ni Niel.

Inimbita ko ang grupo na pumunta dito sa mansion para naman magparty sa pagbabalik ni Trisha. Trisha was also a person of mine when she was still studying Law. Buo naman ang loob niya na sumama sa organization ko kahit na menor de edad pa lamang siya.

Her family was a victim of massacre, tanging siya lang at si Trina ang nakaligtas sa unos na yun. Mula nang mangyari yun hindi na naaalis sa isipan pa ni Trina na mag-abogado dahil yun lang ang alam niyang paraan na makakatulong sa kanilang dalawa at makapaghiganti sa tamang paraan.

Kahit na naging isa sa tauhan ko si Trisha hindi ko siya hinayaang pumatay. Ayokong dumihan ang mga palad niya ng dugo. Nagtrabaho siya sakin as one of my trusted private investigator. She was good yan ang masasabi ko about her. All her work was clean, I saw nothing wrong with her work.

I adopted her sister Trina while she was working with me, I educated her, dressed her and claimed her like a sister of mine as well. Nagmula sila sa pamilyang kagalang-galang kaya walang duda na masunorin at mabait rin sila. Mahigit 10 years na ang nakakaraan when I adopted them and until now sa akin pa rin sila umuuwi and acting as my sisters.

Nahiwalay lang sila nang anim na taon sakin nang doon ko sila pinag-aral nang college sa state. Doon ko sila pinag-aral nang sa ganon makalimot sila sa bangungot na nangyari sa buhay nila. Alam ko ang pakiramdam na mawalan ng mga magulang at ang masakit pa don hindi ko man lang sila mabigyan ng hustisya, pero hindi naman ako tumitigil to found out the truth.

"Noong isang araw lang. How's life? I heard that you're always drunk."Anas nito. Kagad naman nagbago ang reaction ng mukha nito.

"Pampatanggal lang ng bored."Anito habang kinakamot ang batok.

"Eh..ikaw? Kumusta ang buhay sa abroad? You have fulfilled your dream, isa kanang ganap na Lawyer."He pause and looked at me for a moment.

Trisha looked at and she smiled shyly at me. Maybe may tampo pa siyang nararamdaman sakin dahil sa salitang binitawan ko kanina.

"I dedicated this achievements to my father, mother, trina and also for Kuya Travis. I can't have it without him."buong puso nitong saad.

Na touch naman ako sa sinabi niya but hindi lang naman ako ang reason kung bakit niya natupad ang pangarap niya. She has ambitions in life and she is really determined to graduate as a lawyer, If she only knew how happy I am that she has fulfilled her dream. I'm so very proud of her.

"Well, we are here to celebrate being your license lawyer, Attorney Trisha Kendall Nisolenn."Singit ni Jet then he winked at her.

"Thank you Jet, I hope you find your baby."She said at medyo humina sa bandang huli, but I heard it clearly.

Napalingon naman ako kay Jet ngayon na napalumod ng laway at iwas ang tingin kay Trisha. Napansin ko naman na tanging ako lang ang nakarinig sa sinabi ni Trisha dahil kung narinig iyon nong apat paniguradong masasabon siya ngayong gabi. I have known for a long time that Jet has a child, at the same time as Shaun's disappearance.

No one else knows what's going on in their lives, tanging ako lang. I'm just acting unaware of what's going on in their lives. Beside, problema nila yun at ayokong makialam kaya hangga't maaari ililihim ko iyon hanggang sa malaman nila ang totoo. Nagtataka lang ako on how Trisha found out about that. Pansin ko naman ang pananahimik ni Jet. Naisipan kong pumunta ng gazebo to fresh my mind.