ISA-ISANG bumababa ang mga babae mula sa van matapos itong sunduin ng mga miyembro ng La Cosa Nostra sa pier. They all came from different countries and all of them looked beautiful. Hinding-hindi matatalo ang mga customer ng whore house sa mga babaeng ito lalo na't hindi lang mukha ang maganda sa mga ito kung 'di pati na di ang kanilang katawan.
Hindi naman na din bago ang mga babae na nakukuha nila mula sa illegal na human trafficking. The criminal organization La Cosa Nostra is not just restricted to selling drugs and illegal weapons. They also carry out criminal activities like murder, prostitution, illegal gambling, money laundering and a numerous unlawful scheme.
And Regan has done prodigious illicit work for the organization.
"Nakausap mo na ba siya?" tanong ni Cain na kinatingin niya dito.
Umiling siya at humalukipkip. "Not yet. But I'll try to visit him later this afternoon." He answered and glanced at his wrist watch. It is already five in the morning and the new prostitutes just arrive in the whore house.
"I can manage the work from here."
"I know."
"Puwede mo naman na iwan sa'kin 'to. You can go and do your business and I will take care of these women." Cain volunteered and shrugged his shoulders. "This will be easy peasy to me."
"You sure? Aren't you going to come with me?" he asked.
Nagbigay naman ng nangaasar na ngisi ang kaibigan. "Aw, does my baby Regan will miss me? Okay honey, sasama na ako sa'yo." Cain said in a flirtatious voice making him wince involuntarily.
Malakas naman niya itong tinulak na kinatawa nito. "Asshole."
"What if bakla pala ko?" muling tanong nito saka humawak sa balikat niya. "P're."
"Do you see this?" He raised his gun. "I'll be the first one to put a bullet inside that fucking brain if you're gay."
"Ang homophobic mo naman. Hindi mo ko kayang tanggapin? We've been together for twenty years, Regan tapos dahil lang sa gender ko papatayin mo ko?"
Regan clicked his tongue and walked inside the whore house. Agad naman sumunod ang kaibigan na tawa nang tawa. He doesn't have any bit of humor in his system that's why he couldn't take when Cain is joking like this. Sa kanilang dalawa ay mas matatawag na carefree ang lalaki dahil nakukuha pa nitong magbiro sa likod ng magulong buhay nila.
"Kailan ka pala babalik ng Italy?" biglang seryosong tanong ni Cain.
"I don't know yet but if any of our transactions fail again, I'll probably go back to Sicily next year. You know that he doesn't like failure and I couldn't face him and tell him about all of these fucked up shipments we're having lately. That‟'s why I needed you to concentrate with this matter and stop fooling the fuck around."
Natawa naman ang lalaki. "Yes, boss."
"Cringe." Tugon niya bago tuluyang dumiretso sa loob ng whore house.
Nang dumating ang tanghali ay binaybay nila Regan at Cain ang daan para sa taong kakausapin nila. Pero bago 'yun ay dumiretso muna si Cain sa bahay ng kanyang kapatid upang dalawin ito. Kahit ayaw ni Regan ay wala siyang nagawa lalo na't ang kaibigan ang nagmamaneho ng sasakyan. As soon as they arrived at his brother‟s house, he sighed and went out of the car.
"I will never let you drive next time." He hissed, making Cain chuckle.
"Uncle Regan! Uncle Cain!" salubong ng mga pamangkin nila at patakbong lumapit sa kanila.
Agad umiwas si Regan bago pa man siya mayakap ng batang si Santi. "Nope." He warned but the kid giggled and hugged him anyway. Wala tuloy siyang nagawa at lumakad papasok ng bahay.
