Chapter 12 Cleared

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The news i had heard devastated me. I feel i am out of life, all the reason for me to live was gone. I have lost a father, haven’t had the chance to be with him, take care of him and not be there when he needed me because of guilt. I felt so guilty for loving his woman; i had a secret desire of snatching her from him. I focus on my business with the reason of wanting to be known and be stable. So that when time comes, i can execute my plan of marrying her, fighting for her and be able provide for her. Just to know in the end that the woman i wanted to be with, the reason of all of this hard work was gone for 8 years now. What a cruel reality. How can i let my self be attached to a picture that has no life, without seeing her in real and without knowing if that person is still alive? How can i let myself be fooled by my own imagination, in my own thought? How? Di ko mapigilang mapaiyak at magwala sa bar. Binasag ko ang lahat ng mahahawakan. "Sir, tama na lasing ka na"; awat ng bodyguards ko. Kung wala sila siguro pinagtulungan na ako dito kasi marami ng nagalit sa akin pero wala akong paki-alam sa kanila. And now with this Adric thing; may tendency na mawala din ang lahat ng pinaghirapan ko. “Sige kunin niyo na ang lahat sa akin, wag na niyo akong tirahan, para saan pa? Wala na ang taong pinag-alayan ko ng lahat. Nawala na silang lahat”; sigaw ko uli at napahagolgol pagkatapos. No one knows about my feeling right now, no one can relate how painful it is. “Hoy kung gusto mong magwala dun ka sa bahay mo, wag dito; nakaistubo ka na sa lahat”; sigaw ng isang customer. Siguro di na siya napigilan ang sarili kasi I have done so much damage already. Pero biglang nag-init ang ulo ko, dala na ng frustration and the situation so I stand up to give him a blow. “Wag na sir lasing lang din yun, alis na tayo dito”; awat nila sa akin. Di ako basagulero na tao. Maybe this aggressiveness shocks them. “Pacensya na mga brad, namatayan lang ng ama, kaya nagluluksa pa”; saad ng isa sa mga bodyguards ko, 4 silang lahat nakapalibot sa akin. I feel pinagtulungan nila ako buhatin at isinakay sa kotse. Tonight i wanna drown myself to the misery i felt. I want to forget the pain i had feeling right. All are too much, sunod sunod silang nawala, kahit ang imagination ko na someday it will be true, it was gone like a dust. Hanggang di ko na namalayan ang nangyayari. I fall asleep dahil sa kalasingan. Kinabukasan when i get up yun parin ang naramdaman ko, the heaviness in my heart, the emptiness i felt, no life, walang energy and sobrang sakit ng ulo ko. I don’t care anymore kung mawala ng kabuhayan ko, but i have to face Adric, para matapos na. I want to clear my name for Rabi. Kung anak siya ni dad, ibig sabihin kapatid ko siya, siya nalang ang natitira sa akin. I have to protect her from Adric. I wanted to settle everything with Adric. I have done my investigation but none came out. Don’t have any idea kung sino ang nag-plot sa akin, sino ang may galit sa akin. I'm fair, mahinahon, wala akong kaaway especially sa business. Malinis ang record ko at wala akong inaapakan na tao. I decide to send him a message, baka sakali makinig. “Adric, wala akong kinalaman sa sinabi mong ambush. I’m innocent, somebody wants to plot me kaya aalamin ko ito, sana mag imbestiga ka pa. Don’t rely on the information given to you, kasi kung ako ang sisirain mo, nagsayang ka lang ng oras kasi ang totoo mong kalaban malaya, baka malapit lang sayo." "I don’t have any reason for kung bakit kita titirahin. I just want you to be my business partner believing that you can help me. I didn't send any malware to spy on you, never have like that, hope you open your mind to any possibility. I am not the one you’re looking for.” I am not hoping na pakinggan ako but at least it would lead him to think, to make action sa kanyang totoong kalaban. Then i was surprise kasi he message me back, he wants to meet me up in his office. I see a good sign na his willing makinig sa akin, so i head to his office immediately “Adric, I want to know kung ano ang basihan mo para akusahan ako na mastermind sa ambush? If your basis is, di mo ako nakita dun sa cruise na ako mismo nagpa-organize, dahil that’s the time inataki ang dad ko sa puso at namatay." "You think ipagpapalit ko sa negosyo ang kahulihulihang sandali na makasama ang ama ko? How could I orchestrate an ambush when i myself was mourning upon losing a father?” Panimula kong paliwanag sa kanya, he’s a busy man kaya I have to make every seconds count. “If you don’t believe on what i say, you can dig on it, you can see in my post about my father’s funeral, it was all there in the social media, at exact time sa sinasabi mo na ambush.” I studied his reaction, I know nakuha ko ang attention niya. “If you say about the malware, i don't have like that, I do business in good way, my people safeguard our files but we don’t have the time on spying someone’s business. I want to team up with you, to boast my business not to create chaos. I admit I'm still far from what you got, anong mapapala ko umpugin kita? We have different line of business. Hope you can see my point.” He doesn't say but i know he's thinking deeply. "With regards to Rabi and me, i find her as my sister, a friend; i am her adviser in her business. We become friends, when i ask her about you. I heard rumors back in the cruise, after all I'm the organizer and my people will report to me. But Rabi said she doesn’t have any communication with you since the cruise." I know mas malaki ang reason kung bakit nagalit siya sa akin, he is jealous of me because of Rabi, he becomes blind. "I will not talk much, ito lang masasabi ko, if you won’t believe me, wala akong magagawa. You can crash me, i will be nothing in terms of money but i have found something that is so precious that you could never have." "That certain something are also very important to you, much precious than your money. Think about it. Baka you lose your chance as well." Umalis ako sa harapan niya. I know that riddle with lead him to think. Yeah i got something or someone rather who’s very precious and that's Rabi and the twins. I know they're much important to Adric, more than his business or maybe more than his life. He will regret kung patuloy niya akong gigipitin kasi di niya makikita ang mga mahal niya sa buhay. When i receive a message again from Adric that he wanted to see me in private, i know he got a good news. "I know i made a mistake and I'm willing to rectify it. I know now who the traitors are and who sabotage me; I’m still looking for the person who asks them. My office has a bug, so our conversation last time may recorded. I’m asking you to stay put, after i take them down i promise to help you to rise your business again. We can be partners." Pampalubag loob niyang sabi, thanks i cleared my name. "Adric, you don’t have a problem with me. I will not be thankful coz it’s you who ruins it, I'll just trust you that you will bring my business back to it's shape, no need to be partner with me." I am protecting my family. I'm protecting Rabi from him. Even i have been anticipating this day to come na makapartner ko siya, but no, family is more important than money. I learn it now when dad died at di ko man lang siya nabigyan ng time para makasama.
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