"BUD, ARE you fucking alright or what?"
Hindi nilingon ni Luc si Ravage na siyang nagtanong. Pinagpatuloy niya lang ang pag-tingin sa paligid kung saan trabaho nilang bantayan ang isang partikular na tao na may koneksyon sa isang ilegal na pagbebenta ng mga ninakaw na armas at droga galing sa government facility ng bansang Columbia.
"Ravage, leave him be." Katana butted in from the earpiece that they were wearing.
"Sorry Kat, Luc has been acting weird lately and his mood has been hard to get along with," Ravage chuckles.
"Baka nabasted," Aloha guessed and then chuckled.
"Does he have a love interest? Wala akong nasagap," ani Kat.
Luc sighed. "There is none, okay? I'm just stressed with all the work," he replied to stop the talk about him.
"Hmm..." Aloha and Kat hummed.
Ravage, Raskin, and Elixir chuckle.
"That hmm doesn't sound great." Elixir glanced at him.
Luc ignored his friends. Hanggang sa matapos ang pagmamatyag nilang magkakaibigan at nakakuha sila ng impormasyon ay tahimik siya sa kung bakit ganon ang mood niya sa mga nakalipas na araw.
Pagka-uwi nila ng Pilipinas ay dumiretso sila ng isla.
Luc took a deep breath before knocking on the door of one of the known senior members of the HOPE organization— Vonn Rafael Crown. Ito rin ang ama ng labing-isa niyang kaibigan.
"Come in."
Binuksan ni Luc ang pintuan at ngumiti sa daddy nila Rage at Mirrow.
"Good afternoon, Uncle Vonn." Bati niya. "I just dropped by to give the intel that we got from Columbia related to the case our group is currently working on." Nilapag niya sa mesa nito ang folder.
"Thank you, kid." Ngumiti ito. "I hope you all come back fine."
"Yes, Uncle Vonn. We didn't get into a fight while gathering intel." Ngumiti siya
"Glad to hear that." Malalim itong huminga.
Halatang stress ito. Hindi na nakapagtataka, sunod-sunod ang problemang dumating sa pamilyang Crown. The worst thing that happened so far is that one of their sons is in the hospital and comatose. Si Riot na kaibigan niya rin. Hindi lang sobrang close dahil may sarili itong grupo.
"You can all take a long break for now as few of my sons are in a difficult predicament."
Tumango siya. "Thanks, Uncle Vonn."
"Anyway..." Bumuntong-hininga ito at mariin na tumingin sa kanya na medyo kinakaba niya. "Do you have anything you want to tell us, Luc?"
Napakurap siya at sa kabila ng kaba ay ngumiti siya at umiling.
"None that I know of, Uncle. Why do you ask?"
Uncle Vonn nodded. "Nothing. I just wanna remind you, if there is anything, trust us that we'll help you in any way."
Luc stared and then gratefully smiled. "I sure will, Uncle Vonn. Thank you."
Nagpaalam na siya at pagkalabas ng opisina nito ay humugot siya ng malalim na hininga. Mukhang may alam na ang mga ito tungkol sa koneksyon niya kay Silence na matagal ng hinahanap ng anak nitong si Mir.
It's no surprise Uncle Vonn knew. The Crown patriarch and matriarch knew a lot. Pero surpresa sa kanya na mukha namang hindi ito galit sa kung ano mang nalaman nito.
He'll see in the coming days but hopefully, Uncle Vonn will not get into his business for the sake of his son's happiness.
Pagkaalis ng Crown HQ ay umuwi siya ng condo niya para maligo. Then he sat in the living room to work on his family's company but not before checking on his phone.
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Lucius Tyrone Jorquera
General FictionMen of the Crown 13 | R-18 • Mature | On-going With the tragedy of almost losing his sister right before his eyes when he was young, Lucius shoulders the burden of making sure his sister will never again be in danger. In doing so, he ensured everyon...
