Mhorfell Academy of Gangsters (Now Published Under PSICOM Publishing)

Chapter 30 - Good Luck To Us, Bastards

"First question, what did you come here for?" pagsisimula ko. Sinenyasan ko naman ang mga tauhan ko na pasagutin na ang bawat isa. Tahimik ang buong paligid para marinig namin ng malinaw ang mga sagot nila.

"I came here to find the real me. My father is once a reaper of this group but unfortunately, he died by protecting the late young lady. Instead of having a grudge, I decided to dedicate my whole life for the members of this family. That I will serve them like what my father did until his last breathe. I want to compensate my service to all good deeds they have shown to our family." Jake Montreal. I remembered mom having two bodyguards. My current driver while the other one died when our enemies tried to ambush the van we are riding. 

"I risked everything to train and to be your humble servant to prove my worthiness. My whole life, I've been treated as if I'm a garbage. No one cares about me and no one dares to accept me. But the Mafia Dela Vega showed me the way to find a place for myself. And there, I realized, I was called to protect and to preserve this mafia's glory." Achilles Samuels. So siya pala ang nabanggit sa akin ni kuya na natagpuan nila na palaboy laboy sa daan. Ang layo na ng narating niya ngayon. Hanga ako sa determinasyon niya. 

"Me, Vladimir Vinson has killed two men when I was just ten. Eversince that day, I considered myself a killer. But for each day that I was learning inside the second headquarters, I learned that what I did is something that is very inevitable. That in this world, you need to do everything to survive. Killing those two men? Ngayon, wala na lang sa akin 'yun. Dahil napag-isip isip ko na, ginawa ko iyon dahil kinakailangan. Kinakailangan kong protektahan ang mga mahal ko sa buhay." believe it or not, I was touched by this guy's confession. Talagang may mga taong mukhang matapang sa panlabas na kaanyuan pero kung aalamin mo lang ang mga pinagdaanan nila ay manlulumo ka. 

"I, Jerson Smith came here for only one reason. And that is to learn. Learn how to stand with own feet. Without my parents' help and support. I want to show them that I can protect, that I can serve someone, that I save a life just like my older brother. My older brother died from saving a child's life from a huge fire. All these years, sinisi ko ang Diyos dahil kinuha niya kaagad si kuya pero dumating sa utak ko na, hindi 'yun dapat. Na imbes sayangin ko ang oras ko sa karangyaan, gusto kong gamitin ang kakayahan ko para magligtas ng buhay." malapit ko nang makalimutan ang bastos na ito. Kahit na muntik niya na akong saksakin, para bang wala na rin sa akin 'yun. 

The other two were also touching and heartbreaking that I almost cry. They have too much on their shoulders. They felt so much rejection, resentment and pain from their special someones. Then the last one, it's Dash's turn to tell his answer. 

"Milady, I am here to give my life to you. My father told me when I was young na dapat ay patay na talaga ako. Pero nabigyan ako ng pagkakataon mabuhay nang dahil sa isang batang babae na naglakas loob na sagipin ako sa pagkakalunod sa dagat. Ang huli ko lang naaalala ay ang pagpunta niya sa kinalalagyan ko sa ilalim ng tubig. Dumating siya na akala mo ay sinugo ng mga maliliwanag na sinag ng araw. By that time, I told myself to live for this sunshine. I want to protect and keep this sunshine as long as I can. And that girl and none other that you, princess." pagkekwento niya. Para bang bumalik sa akin ang mga alaala ko. Tama. 

Natatandaan ko nuong ten or eleven ata ako ay nagtungo kami sa beach. Madaling araw na noon at nafeel kong lumabas ng bahay at maglakad lakad sa buhanginan. But a boy captured my attention. He was drowning. Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip pa lumangoy ako sa kinaroroonan niya. Inabot ko ang kamay niya at iniangat ko siya papunta sa ibabaw. Inalo ko siya sa pangpang at tumawag ng tulong. May dumating na mag-asawa at nakita ko rin na nagkukumahos si uncle sa direksyon namin. Nagpasalamat ang mag-asawa nang marevive nila ang batang lalaki. Wow, siya pala 'yun. Can't believe it.