MY DEVIL BOSS ( Jhocey )

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KEIRA TRES AGAVES

4 years nang nakalipas malaki na si Stevenson marunong na siyang makasalita at makausap. manang mana siya kay Sebastian

gusto niyang tahimik ang paligid niya, picky eater rin, at sa edad na apat na taon kayang kaya na mag aral. hindi ko naman siya pinipilit pero gusto niya talaga

Hindi naman alam ni Stevenson na hindi talaga si zao ang totoong niyang ama.

fluent si Stevenson sa Chinese na language pero sinanay ni zao si Stevenson sa english.

Zao: Baby, let's talk muna sa kwarto

sabi niya sa akin at tumango naman ako.

baka nag ta-taka kayo bat baby ang tawag sakin ni Zao, kailangan ito para kay Stevenson.

Keira: yes? why hmm

sabi ko

Zao: Let's go back to the Philippines

sabi niya at hinawakan ang aking mga kamay

Zao: alam mo naman ata nangyari kay Gabriel diba? kailangan na tayo ni gab keira.

Sabi niya.

Si Gabriel ay nag ka sakit sa utak, brain tumor.

Huminga muna ako ng malalim at nag isip isip, na siguro kaya ko nang umuwi sa pilipinas.

Keira: okay let's go home.

I said and he smiled and hugged me

Zao: Thankyou, keira.

and i just nodded.

at baka hinahanap niyo ang nanay ko, nakakuha siya ng trabaho dito which is permanent.

iiwan nalang muna namin si inay, tiyak na maiintindihan niya ako.

FAST FORWARD

SEBASTIAN CLARO DE LEON

Gabriel's been diagnosed with a brain tumor. His family's been swamped, so I'm taking shifts watching over him at night.

Gabriel: "Bro, I need to tell you something," Gabriel said, his voice weak.

Gabriel: "You need to know this. You deserve to know,"
he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

He was just about to speak when the door opened and... there they were. Zao and Kiera, with a child in tow.

Zao: "Sorry we're so late, Gabriel. We've been incredibly busy in China,"
Zao said, approaching Gabriel's bedside.

I stared at the child. They had a child?  It's only been four years.

Zao: "Oh right, I forgot to introduce you. This is Stevenson Xin Lin L. Avages, my son.  Kiera and my son,"
he said, bringing the child closer.

Stevenson: "Hi, I'm Stevenson. My dad is Zao and my mom is Keira. I hate crowded places, I prefer quiet,"
he said, his English is completely natural.  He sounded fluent in Chinese, too,  I could hear it in his accent.

But Zao loved crowded places, like bars.  He hated quiet spaces.

There was something definitely off about this whole situation.

KEIRA TRES AGAVES

bumili ulit nang bagong bahay si Zao, for us. para samin ni Stevenson, pag kauwi naman namin agad akong umupo at nag pahinga dahil masakit ang ulo ko.

Zao: Are you okay?

at inabutan ako ng tubig, tinanggap ko naman ito at ininom ito.

Keira: yes I'm fine, may iniisip lang

sagot ko.

Zao: dahilan paba ito ng nangyari dati? about kay Sev

at tumango ako.

hindi ko alam bakit ganto ang nararamdaman ko, na parang bang gusto ko na bumalik kay sev. pero sa mga ginawa niya sa akin dati hindi ko maiwasang magalit sakanya.

Siguradong magagalit siya pag nalaman niyang may anak siya ay hindi ito sinabi sakanya.

hindi ko rin naman masisisi ang sarili ko, alam kong hindi rin niya tatanggapin ang Bata.

ayaw kong lumaki si Stevenson na nararanasan yon.