His Solemn Vow

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"Hey was that the girl who stole from the National Bank?" Arteng usisa ng isang blockmate kong malapit lang sakin. She even brushed her hair to hide her face from my peripheral.

Ah judgements, when will people stop to judge? I mean we all have sins they're just non-stop acknowledging other else's sins so circle lang yan. Judge mo siya, judge ka niya. Parang tanga! Why judge yourself nalang para naman matutunan mo namang magshut up sa kinajudgemental! Init ng Pilipinas nakaka init pa ng ulo 'tong mga taong 'to.

"I guess? Ba't siya nagtetake ng allied health course? Para pasyente naman niya ang nakawan niya?" She added as she roam her sight around the classroom. Sumulyap pa ng isang beses ang mata niyang naka eyeliner pa sa akin at nakipaghagik hikan sa katabing kachismisan.

Hayaan mo at marami atang corrupt hospitals talaga dito sa vicinity natin. Pag ikaw nag -agaw buhay, I will be the one who will strangle the both of you to death!

I chose to ignore all the blunt accusations about me stealing money from the National Bank. It was not me who did that, it was someone I knew but I'd rather not talk about it nalang kasi it's useless to correct the things that others believe.

We live in a democratic country after all, it's their choice to believe what they want to believe. I'll give them the satisfaction they need and I don't have the energy to even deal with their petty murmurs.

It's a bit downgrading I guess, for my part, but it's also a relief that they don't really recognize the thief. The money Priam stole from that bank was the black money of that damn company naman. They stole millions of money from starting businesses who willingly risk tons of money as a fucking dummy investments.

People love risking, I really don't get it why. They risk everything they got assuming that when they risk, it will always be rewarded in the end. That's the dark side of life, we can never dictate what will be the result of all our actions. In life, it will never be a win-win situation, it will always be enveloped with dilemmas and unending plot twists.

Di sila makuha sa santong dasalan kaya dinahas na namin ang proseso sa kanila. We gave them our final warning to surrender the money they stole from innocent people and to return them with proper compensation but they furiously denied our proposal. Reputation  over Regret. That's what they want. Stealing that sinful money was Priam's last resort. Pasalamat sila di namin sinumbong yung mga drogang nasamsam ni Priam sa vault nila.

We returned them to their rightful owners and the extra interests were given to some charities we know nearby. Not a single penny was deposited in our bank accounts. We never stole anyones money, we will never steal someone's sin.

In my job, I always deal with money, black money. And I don't call it money per se, I call it sin, a possession of a sinner.

"Ano ba ke aga-aga pagnanakaw ang binubunganga mo ikaw naka-pink!" Sigaw nung lalakeng sa gilid ng nagchichismisang dalawa.

"Ano bang pake mo ha? Kung makasita parang guard. You're not an alpha, Adi. Stop being bossy" arteng sumbat nung isang kachika nung babaeng nakaeye liner na ngangawa-ngawa kanina pa.

Pinasadahan ko ng sulyap ang sinabi niyang Adi at sa tingin ko'y bagay naman sa kanya ang aura'ng bossy kung saka-sakali. He have those prim and proper type of aura and he's in his very formal attire, like wearing a white dress shirt paired with his black slacks. Naka leather shoes din siya at bagay na bagay sa pagkakacut ng slacks niya.

He is wearing some metallic framed specs na mas hinuhubog ang porma ng kanyang cheekbone pababa sa kanyang panga. Diko masabing gaya ito nung mga panga nung mga matitikas na lalakeng nakikita ko sa tv pero maganda rin ang hubog nito, bagay sa kanyang mukha kahit sideview lang onti nakikita ko sa kanya.