Bakit ako hinahanap ni Ephraim?
Bumungad saakin ang isang malaking pinto, na parang kalalagay palang ng varnish.
" Come, sit down, hijo. " bati ni Ephraim.
" you're old yet you have the guts to do drugs and mix it with liquor. You know you're not going to live long enough if you kept doing that. "
" thank you for the concern, leo. But i called you in for a proposal, and not arguing about my health and addictions. "
Parang tanga talaga 'tong matandang 'to.
Even though Kira lost both of her parents, kahit kasuklamsuklam, nakauubos pasensya itong si Ephraim, tatay parin ang tingin ni Kira rito.
" Stop being a miserable, fucked up uncle you already are. "
Kalmado niyang inilagay sa ashtray ang sigarilyo at kumuha ng kopita sa ilalim ng desk nito.
" Don't tell me what to do, young man. Kung hindi dahil sainyo, buhay pa sana ang kapatid ko. Kung hindi dahil sa putanginang pamilya mo buhay pa sana ang kaibigan ko. At kung hindi dahil sainyo, buhay pa sana pamilya ng pamangkin ko, so don't tell me what to do or i'll fucking shoot your brain out. "
Sabay inihagis nito ang kopita sa pader.
" Now, where were we? "
May iniabot na folder si Ephraim sakin.
" tanda, confidential 'to. Why are you letting me see this? "
" Because you might wanna know who your real family is. "
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Real Family?
Imposibleng hindi ko totoong pamilya si Daddy Lucius.
" Rio, sa tingin mo totoong hindi ko tatay si Daddy Lucius? " tanong ko habang kami ay naglalakad papunta sa quarter.
" aba eh, ba't ako ang tinatanong mo? Eh ama mo yon? "
" nakakapagtaka rin kasi eh, isipin mo. Hindi ko siya kamukha. "
" bakit gusto mo ba carbon copy ka ng gurang na iyon? "
" tanga hindi naman. Para kasing may mali. It's like feeling ko na may kulang, na may mali dun sa pamilya namin."
" and you, idiot, just figured that out now? "
Narinig namin ang boses ng isang babae na nanggaling sa likod.
" how- "
" Leo, wag kang tanga. "
" Kira- "
" shut up. "
" mahal kita eh, to the point that i am willing to do anything for you. Kahit ikamatay ko pa. "
" you're not inlove with me. You're inlove with the idea of being inlove with me. "
Putangina basted nanaman.
Pero mahal ko naman eh.
Ayun na nga leone, hindi ka niya mahal.
At hinding hindi ka mamahalin ng isang Kira Lazaro.
Pero kailan ba 'ko sumuko?
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Emperyo Lazaro
General FictionKira Forde Lazaro, is not your average typical woman. She is fierce, independent and knows the ground she stands in. All Rights Reserved. 2018 Names, and Events that took in this book are purely fictional.