At all Cost

Chapter 02

"Kuya!" bulalas ni Jairo at halatang nagulat dahil sa biglang pagsulpot ng kuya nito. Wait! What? Kuya?

Venzon Timonne Suarez has a brother!? I thought he's the only son? And worst is Jairo Leyden Pimentel is his brother? Wait I don't get it! How the fuck they are siblings when in fact their last name is not the same! Maybe they are cousins.

Namilog ang mata ko nang walang pakundangan na binatukan ni Mr. Venzon si Jairo na ngayon ay ngiting ngiti na. He didn't complain when he got smacked by his oh so called brother instead he just laughed harder.

"What's this shit again, Jairo?! Hindi ka talaga magtitino! Gusto mo bang ako na mismo ang magpadala sayo sa ibang bansa?"

Says the person who's worst than his cousin. Jairo's stubbornness is not surprising, he got it from his cousin. If the teacher would not scold him for his tendency to annoy Reign, he is often called to the teacher's office because he always wasn't attending their class or sometimes he's caught smoking in the back of the school.. And worst he was once caught making out.

He's just 16 years old for pete's sake!

"Kuya naman parang walang pinagsamahan."

Napasipol ako nang tumama muli ang palad ni Mr. Venzon sa batok ni Jairo at bahagyang natawa. Narinig ko ang mahina nitong pagmumura. Bakit kaya galit na galit itong Venzon na ito sa mga pasaway pero di man lang galit sa sarili gayong isa ding pasaway? Sabagay self love nga naman.

"You think this is a joke, Jairo? Fuck ako ang mapapagalitan ni papa pag hindi ka tumigil sa pinag gagawa mo! Kainis bakit ba kasi ginawa akong babysitter ni ate? And please stop calling me kuya I am your fucking uncle idiot! "

Napangiwi ako sa pagmumura nito ngunit hindi ko mapigilang matawa ng palihim. I never thought that Venzon Timonne has this kind of side too. He's short tempered as hell! I thought he's someone who will not let himself out of compose. Yung tipong ayaw mawala ang pagiging cool nito.

Mukhang sa kaniya namana ng pamangkin ang pagiging pasaway at ang pagiging loko loko. Namana din niya kaya ang pagiging mainitin nito?

Why do I have this feeling that my mission of looking after him is easy as pie! Does he have any idea that I am the assigned person who's going to watch over him? I bet no. May rules ang ahensya na hindi dapat pinapaalam sa mga kliyente kung sino ang gagawa ng trabaho.

But, this was the first time that the agency assigned someone to look after for a client. Madalas ay nasa underworld kami at tahimik na minamanmanan ang mga taong kasapi sa ilegal na organisasyon malinis at walang mintis na hinuhuli ang bawat isa sa kanila. Pero ang lalaking ito ay hindi kasama sa nasabing organisasyon.

Who is this man aside from being a civil engineer and business tycoon?

"This will be the last time I am going to a teacher's office Jairo, and once this happen again I have no choice but drag your sorry ass back to New York whether you like it or not!"

Hindi ito pinansin ni Jairo bagkus ay tumuon ang atensyon nito sakin muli at tila humihingi ng tulong. Ipinilig ko ang ulo ko. I won't tolerate such act of him. His uncle was right. Kailangan niyang magtanda. But, does threatening someone will do good?

Nagulat nalang ako ng lumuhod sa harap ko si Jairo at hinawakan ng mahigpit ang kamay ko. Narinig ko ang ilang beses na pagmura ni Venzon.

"Maam please don't tell her... I won't... arghh this is hard... I won't bother her anymore promise just don't tell it to her please."

I can sense the desperation of his voice. Sinubukang ilayo ni Mr. Venzon ang pamangkin niya sa akin ngunit yumakap na sa binti ko si Jairo at ilang beses na nagmamakaawa kulang nalang ay ngumawa ito. Napangiwi na ako sa paulit ulit na pagmumura ni Mr. Venzon.