2 [Part 1] | Run For Our Life
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"YOU CAN'T do anything about that, Serim." A loud thud noise were audible even from the outside of the office. "You have to lead the gang in the future as you are my only son."
"No, dad," Serim said and smirked. "Kahit anong mangyari, I won't lead the gang like how you lead it. Better find another person who will inherit your beloved gang."
"But you're my only son, Serim," Mr. Lee said while rubbing his temples. "Oh sige nga, kung ayaw mong manahin ang gang, sino ang dapat?"
"Nandiyan si Yunho," ani Serim at tumingin kay Yunho na nakatayo lamang sa gilid. "Matalino si Yunho, dad, he can lead the gang."
"Ba't napunta na naman sa 'kin ang usapan, Serim?" gulong tanong ni Yunho. "The gang was lead by your father so naturally, you will inherit that. Pamangkin lang ako dude and I have my own company to take care as well."
"E 'di... si Mingi!" pangungulit pa ni Serim. "Magaling na butler si Mingi, malamang magagampanan niya ang tungkulin ng pagiging leader. Hindi ba, Mingi?"
"I'm sorry but I should decline your offer, young master. I am only a butler and my job is to protect the Lee clan from any danger," Mingi directly said. "And even so, I know Mr. Lee won't accept me as the next leader as I am not inside the Lee clan."
"Narinig mo naman ata sila Mingi at Yunho, Serim," ani ng kaniyang ama bago naupo sa upuan. "Now, do you have any suggestions on who will inherit the position for me?"
"Why don't you and mom do another child then make the child the next leader?" Almost all of the people inside the office chuckled. "What's funny with what I said?"
"Son, Serim, you are already at the right age to lead the gang. At 25, you would make a good leader." The old man chuckled and put his two hands under his chin. "And your mom is old enough to carry another child on her womb. Even delivery pa lang sa 'yo, nahirapan na siya. What more if manganak ulit siya?"
"Can't you adopt?"
"Serim, I'm tired of repetitively talking with you about this matter, okay?" Serim did not give a damn. "From now on, you should train or notice how the gang flows. You will be hidden as my son for you to prevent being endangered. But when you become the next leader, the whole town will know you."
Someone's phone rang. It was Serim's. "Oh, maybe I should go, dad. I have something to settle." He collected all his things and left the office with his driver. "Good bye. And yeah, I'll consider the position. But expect me to ask you something first."
They both entered the ellevator and waited for it to go down the parking lot.
Their gang was called the Pitone Rosso Gang. It was the archenemy of Anaconda Nera Gang. Both were a sub-unit of the biggest gang but became archenemies when betrayal happened.
The company where they left is owned by both Cloud and Merck Lee. Cloud, the leader of the PRG and is the father of Serim. While Merck is the largest stakeholder in that company, his only son is Yunho. Basically, Serim and Yunho are first cousins.
They all have korean decency, all after the Lee clan. Even their members have korean decency, most popular example is Mingi, which is in the Han clan.
What do they do? As usual from a gang, they do illegal transactions like how ANG does it. Basically, they're hating on each other's gang when they both do illicit things.
Both the gangs do killings, massive drug dealing, illegal gambling and many illegal acts. They earn through it so they do take care of the gang. But not on Serim, he just wants to fool around like what present adults want.
Serim and his driver was in the middle of the road when the driver looked back at Serim. "Young master," he called causing Serim to look at him. "Na-flat po 'yung dalawang gulong sa unahan ng kotse natin."
Serim sighed in frustration. "That's not an accident, kuya. I'm sure dad is behind those flat tires. Kailan ba siya makakahanap ng mas bagong gimik?"
"Gusto mo po bang sumama sa vulcanizing shop, young master?"
Serim looked at the outside. "See that waiting shed, kuya? Just drop me there and I'll wait you there."
"Yes, young master." The driver started the engine again when the traffic is slowly narrowing.
Serim dropped out of the car when they both reached the waiting shed. "Sige na kuya, I'll wait for you here."
"Huwag mo nalang sabihin kay Master Lee na iniwan kita dito, young master," pakiusap ng driver. "Kapag nalaman niya 'to baka mawalan po ako ng trabaho."
"Sure, kuya. Kasalanan naman 'to ng lokong matandang 'yon. Just please get back fastly kasi medyo mainit." Serim tapped the car two times as a sign for him to leave. He positioned himself at the seat of the shed.
He roamed his eyes around as it was not familiar for him. Serim saw their company from afar. It is indeed one of the highest building in this town.
At the right side in front of him, there he saw a man sweating. The man was trembling as well. "Is he alright?" Serim stood up and approached tbe man. "Excuse me, mister," he called. "Are you fine?"
"I am fine..." nanghihinang wika nitong. "Thank you for the concern."
"Isn't that blood stain in your shirt?" he asked the man. The man looked at his shirt and saw the blood stains. "Are you really okay?"
"I'm fine..." Hindi na natapos ng lalaki ang sinasabi nang bigla siyang mawalan ng malay. Good thing, Serim immediately catched the man.
"Hey dude," he panickly scowled. "You're not fine. Let me carry you to the hospital."
Serim carried the man on his back and ran through the nearest hospital. Good thing, the hospital was just near the waiting shed so he brought the man to the hospital without worries.
The nurses made the man lay in the bed. The man was wearing a polo so it was not that hard to rip it. There they saw the wound of the man at his right stomach, unstoppably flowing.
"Take this bag of your friend first," the nurse told Serim to attend the bag of the man. "We'll get back to you after cleaning his wound and dressing it. It looks like it was infected and was not made thoroughly."
"Take your time, miss," Serim replied. The nurse nodded. "Thank you." Kaagad na hinalungkat ni Serim ang bag ng lalaki then there, he saw the man's wallet. He opened that and an ID greeted him. "Allen Gabrielle Sy," he uttered. "Born on 1998. Oh, I'm older than him of two years."
Serim sat down on the waiting area and closed Allen's wallet for his privacy. Minutes later, his driver eagerly ran towards him. "Young master," he called. "What happened? Balita ko nasa ospital ka daw e."
"I'm okay, kuya. I just rescued a boy to the hospital."
"Buti naman. Kung may nangyaring masama sa 'yo, malamang yari ako nito kay master."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Serim stood up to face the driver. "From where did you know na nasa ospital ako, kuya?"
"Tinanong ko 'yung mga taong nasa waiting shed kung nasa'n ka tapos ang sabi nila, tumakbo ka daw papunta sa ospital kaya pinuntahan kita dito."
"I suggest you should go back home, kuya. Kapag nagtanong si dad, tell him you dropped me somewhere he doesn't need to know."
"Sigurado ka, young master?" tanong nito. "Pa'no ang pag-uwi mo?"
"Kaya ko naman mag-commute. Or kapag hindi ako umuwi, tell him I'm at my friend's place." He looked at the driver which seemed to freeze. "Kuya? Lutang ka ba? Sabi ko umuwi ka na lang and rest the whole day. I can manage my own self."
"But..."
"I can take care of my own. I'm 25 years old already so how come I need someone to protect me?" he said and smiled. "At saka, you're my driver kuya, not my bodyguard."
"Calling the attention of the guardian of the guy with infected wound," the announcer called. "Please come at the front desk, please."
"I need to attend that guy first, kuya," Serim smiled and tapped the old guy's back. "Bye."
He quickly ran towards the front desk. "Are you the guardian of the patient with an infected wound?"
"Yep, miss."
"Meet the doctor in front of the Room 48 at the second floor."
"Thanks." He walked his way towards the said room and met the doctor. "Hi, doc."
"Who are you? Are you his guardian?" the doctor confusedly asked.
"I am, sir."
"You are too young to be his father or are you his brother? Hindi ko tatanggapin ang kaibigan."
"Well, you know, I'm..." he hesitated telling the world but he has no choice but to utter the word. "I'm his boyfriend, doc. Uhm, what happened to my boyfriend?"
He knew to himself that he lied. "Oh, is that so? That's why I saw you carrying him in his back."
"Yes, doc."
"Well, mister. Your boyfriend suffered from an infection of his wound. Aside from that, the suture was not properly done on his wound, one thing as well is that the thread used isn't sterilized."
"So, how many days should he stay here?"
"Well, he should stay here for a week more for further tests. And also, for the nurses to clean his wound and they will use sterilized equipments, don't worry." The doctor looked at the sheets of paper in his board. "Also, the wound was circular in shape, meaning it's from a gunshot."
The thought shocked Serim. "From a gunshot po?"
"Yeah," the doctor replied. "You're the boyfriend so you should take care of him first. Also, let the family know about what happened."
"So, can I go inside na, doc?"
"Yeah, he's still asleep though because we used an anesthesia so he could not feel the pain of suturing his wounds. I'll go first."
"Thank you, doc." Serim twisted the doorknob and entered the room. There he saw Allen peacefully sleeping. "Now, your face looks more peaceful than kanina. Your face looks so pale kanina. Well, you're kind of good-looking."
"How do you know I'm not sleeping?" Allen replied. Yeah, Allen was fake sleeping. "And who are you?"
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