Chasing Dreams (Book 2)

Eighty Two

MARCUS' POV

It's almost midnight nang makarating ako sa bahay. The house is dim and quiet. Most likely this time, tulog na ang mga tao. Paakyat na sana ako ng hagdan nang may marinig akong dalawang boses na nag-uusap.

I look back at my grandfather's office and saw the door left slightly open. Bukas pa ang ilaw. I was hesitant at first but I found my self walking towards the door. Dahan-dahan akong lumapit para maiwasan ang pag-gawa ng kahit anong ingay.

Don Leon was talking seriously to someone. I know eavesdropping is a crime pero parang may sariling isip ang mga paa ko na lumapit sa gilid ng pintuan.

Leon: Nagawa mo na ba ang mga pinapagawa ko sayo?

Bernard: Yes, papá.

So it was my dad talking to Don Leon.

Leon: So tell me, anong nangyari?

Bernard: It was successful at first.

Leon: So it failed?

Bernard: I didn't expect that Marcus will be there.

Leon: Marcus? Anong kinalaman ng anak mo don?

Bernard: He helped the guy na ayusin ang problema.

Sino bang pinag-uusapan nila? Bakit nadawit ang pangalan ko? I helped who? Wala naman akong ibang tinulungan na tao maliban kay... no fcking way. Are they talking about Sandro's issue sa Ilocos? May kinalaman ba sila sa nangyari?

Now my curiosity is killing me. Kaya kahit mali, pinagpatuloy ko pa rin ang pakikinig sa usapan nila.

Leon: If the first move didn't work then try harder.

Bernard: I already contacted someone. She said she'll do it. Her mom is sick kaya wala syang dahilan para tumanggi.

Leon: I'm not interested kung sino man ang kausap mong yan. You better not fail this time. Ayusin mo ang trabaho mo.

Bernard: Yes, papá.

Leon: It's too early to use the last card dahil nagsisimula palang tayo. So we better think of all possible and better reason to break their trust to each other.

Break their trust to each other? What does he mean by that?

Leon: Do everything you can. I just don't want that guy to be connected to my unica hija.

Bernard: I'll see what I can do, papá.

Hindi ako sigurado pero masama ang kutob ko. I never heard them talk like this. And in my years of existence, hindi ko sila nakilala na ganito. Pero sa mga narinig ko, parang handa silang magpabagsak ng tao.

Leon: At bago ko makalimutan. Tell Ran to send Samantha sa Iloilo instead na sa Bulacan. The farthest the distance the better.

I think I've heard enough para makabuo ng conclusion sa isip ko. Kailangan ko na umalis bago pa nila ako mahuli. I was about to turn my back and leave the place pero sakto naman ang pagtunog ng cellphone ko.

Gahd, damn it!

Napamura ako sa isip ko. Mabilis akong tumakbo papalayo at tinungo ang hagdan. Nakaka-isang hakbang pa lang ako ng marinig kong may tumawag sa pangalan ko.

Bernard: Marcus?!

Agad akong lumingon at nagkunyaring may kausap ako sa cellphone.

"Yeah, nakauwi na ako. I'll see you tomorrow."