The Insensible Gangster

Chapter 4

Pagka alis ni Jasper sa venue ay nag usap ang mga kaibigan niya

Hinarap ni Yuan ang mga kaibigan, at nagsalita.

"Man, you know what Jasper is going through, dont hit on him." sabi ni Yuan kay L.A

"Jasper should move on." maiksing sagot naman ni L.A

Joshua charged at L.A. Hinawakan niya ang kwelyo ng kaibigan, at kinaladkad papunta sa hindi mataong parte ng hotel.

Meanwhile, their friends are on guard, lahat ay alerto. No one dared to be in between them.

"Man, that's enough. This is bad publicity if someone sees us." sabi ni Aison

"Then do something." maiksing sagot ni Joshua

Umiling sina Aison ant Hayram at nagsimulang tumingin tingin sa paligid.

Muli humarap si Joshua kay L.A. He shoved L.A to the wall, but L.A remained serious.

"Nakalimutan mo na ba talaga si G?!" sigaw ni Joshua

"Get the fuck off me Lobrino." sabi ni L.A

"You should know your place Sigue! You should understand Jasper and be a fucking good friend!"singhal ni L.A

"I am a good friend! That's why G and Jasper ended up together!" sagot naman ni L.A

Parehong mabibigat ang hinga, muling nagsalita si L.A

"If G ended up with me, edi sana hindi siya namatay! Sana buhay pa siya ngayon at kasama natin!" sigaw ni L.A

"You motherfucker!"sigaw ni Joshua at sinuntok si L.A sa mukha.

Joshua's movements were quick kaya hindi agad naka ilag si L.A. Isang suntok pa ang pinakawalan ni Joshua papunta sa sikmura ni L.A.

L.A coughed blood because of the blows he received. Ininda niya ang sakit, napayuko si L.A pero agad siyang pinatayo at diniretso ni Joshua.

Joshua was about to punch L.A again nang biglang hinawakan ni King ang kamay ni Joshua.

"That's enough Lobrino, that's my brother you're punching."seryosong sabi ni King

Agad na hiniwalay ni Marc at Yuan si Joshua kay L.A

"If you were really a good friend, you shouldn't be thinking of having G, dead or alive." ani ni Joshua bago mag walk out.

Dinaanan niya sina Aison at Hayram.

Everyone remained silent until Eduard pulled out a gun with a silencer, lahat sila ay nabigla sa ginawa ni Eduard.

Eduard aimed the gun at L.A.

L.A closed his eyes, everyone was expecting Eduard to shoot L.A pero binaril niya ang CCTV na naka tapat sa kanila.

Ibinalik niya ang baril sa loob ng kaniyang tux bago magsalita.

"You should be thankful Jasper didnt heard you. And you should be grateful I haven't killed you because youre part of the gang."

Umalis sina Eduard, Joshua, Marc, Yuan, Hayram at Aison. Leaving King and L.A behind.

Pinunasan ni L.A ang dugo sa kanyang ilong at mukha. King looked at his brother.

"If I wasn't your brother, I probably killed you." sabi ni King bago iwanan ang kapatid.

Naiwang mag isa si L.A, he let his back slide down the wall. Sumalampak siya sa sahig, bringing his hands to his face.

L.A was all alone there, almost crying and helpless.

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Sa garahe dumiretso ang magkakaibigan.

"Bro, yous should have been careful."sabi ni Yuan kay Eduard

Eduard just shrugged, inabot niya ang kaniyang cellphone mula sa kaniyang bulsa at ay tinawagan.

"Joshua, can't you just chill down bro?" tanong naman ni Aison kay Joshua

Binuksan ni Joshua ang kaniyang sasakyan upang ipasok dun ang blazer ng knaiyang tux. Niluwagan niya din ang necktie na

sinasakal ang kaniyang leeg bago humarap kay Aison

"He started it."maiksing sagot nito

Namayani ang katahimikan, ilang minuto ang nakalipas at wala ni isang nagtangkang muling mag salita sa kanila.

Eduard came back from his phone call, looking all serious.

"This is too much drama for a night. Lets call it a day. You guys go home, Ill fix the mess we made." sabi ni Eduard bago luwagan ang necktie

at tanggalin ang pgkakabutones ng tatlong unang butones ng kaniyang white long sleeves.

Tumango ang lahat at nagpunta sa kani kniyang mga sasakyan, just before they enter their own cars, muling nagsalita si Joshua.

"Guys, do you still remember G?" tanong ni Joshua

Natigil ang lahat mula sa pagpasok sa kanilang sasakyan.

"Aye" sabi ni Marc

"Of course." sagot naman nina Hayram at Aison

"Yeah..." mahinang sagot ni Yuan

at ang natira ay tanging tango lamang ang naisagot

"It's been... what? seven years?..."tanong ni Eduard

Lahat ay napatingin sa sahig. They recalled the years they spent without G.

Naalala din nila ang araw kung saan lahat sila ay lumuwas ng lungsod para lamang makapunta sa Elvarie.

And the other day where they received bad news.

The felt pity for Jasper. For seven long years...

Walang makakapag describe ng lungkot na nararamdaman ni Jasper.

All of them witnessed Jasper's wrath and grief. They were there... with him... mourning.

How can a love story that wasnt even starting yet... ended so soon?

Same questions over and over again.

Ang bawat isa asa kanila ay sinisisi ang kanilang mga sarili dahil sa pagkawala ng kanilang lider at ng kanilang matalik na kaibigan.

"What woill happen again this year? Nalalapit na naman ang September, what should we do with Jasper?" tanong ni Hayram

"Should we slip sleeping pills on his drink again? Just like what we did last year?" tanong naman ni Aison

Umiling si Joshua at Marc.

"We cant pull that same stunt twice. Jasper will know, at kahit naman nilagyan natin ng sleeping pills ang inumin ni Jasper, he didnt even stopped right?"sabi ni Yuan

Lahat ay tumango at sumang ayon.

"Well, I guess the only thing we could do is to keep watch on Jasper. The least we can do is to watch his back, right?" sabi ni Joshua

Muli sumang ayon ang lahat.

Nagpaalam na sila sa isa't isa at umalis na sa lugar na iyon.