AGS 4: The Best Man's Wedding

Chapter 48: The Legend

Natawa nang mahina si Clark, but his giggle sounded so innocent instead of his usual annoying chuckle.

"Maybe I saw something sa course kaya ko pinili instead of medicine," sagot ni Clark kay Kuya. "The instructions were there because it's important. It's a safety precaution para sa lahat ng makakakita ng link. And that link was meant to harm your computer, to stole your private details, and to spy on you. Kaya nga may instruction kung paano 'yon bubuksan." I heard Clark giggled lightly. "Maybe my 32-year-old self isn't that stupid to write a basic instruction just because he wants to waste your time reading it. Or maybe he already thought na hindi naman lahat masipag magbasa ng basic instruction kaya sinamantala na niya ang chance. You see, Ron? Hindi masamang maging focused sa bigger picture, but it's always in the details. Hindi lahat ng alam mo na, alam mo na talaga. And you always underestimate me. Hindi ka pa rin nagbabago kaya ka napapahamak."

From that very moment, I saw our shocked faces but didn't want to exaggerate things kasi sobrang rare basagin ni Clark si Kuya with so much calmness. Well, he never ruined Kuya's mood with calmness because that wasn't him! Never naging kalmado si Clark tuwing binubuwisit niya si Kuya!

"Dito na kayo mag-lunch. Magluluto ako," sabi ni Clark at dumeretso na siya sa kitchen.

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If there's one thing na ipinamukha sa amin ng nangyari kay Clark mula sa car accident, that would probably the truth na kapag may ginawa siya, imposibleng hindi niya 'yon pinag-isipang mabuti.

The files they gave to Mum, the porn site link, the instructions on how to present the files, everything—it was carefully planned. Na sa sobrang careful, kung sobrang tanga naming sumunod, pati kami mabibiktima.

And yes, ipinamukha lang naman ni Clark kung gaano katanga ang buong barkada niya because they opened the link using their devices nang hindi sinusunod ang ibinigay niyang instruction. Now, hindi na 'yon mare-reverse at wala silang idea kung ano na ang mangyayari sa phones nila. Si Clark lang ang nakakaalam ng mangyayari, and bad news, wala ring idea si Clark sa mangyayari because his mind is too young to know how to operate the shits his 32-year-old self made.

We used to see Clark as the stupid among their barkada. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, the pasang-awa guy, the 'ang mahalaga, nagmamahalan tayong lahat' type of person. But whatever they were playing with Mum, he just showed us how dangerous he is once he's triggered. Again and again and again, even Leo knew that none of them wanted to trigger Clark. Kaya nilang makipaglokohan sa kanya, pero mas gugustuhin pa nilang pikunin ang kapatid ko kaysa sa kanya.

As I thought about it, I just realized that Mum already lost her game without knowing it. Alam kong ayaw ni Mum na natatalo siya, but she must accept the fact na mali siya ng kinalaban. Mataas ang respeto sa kanya ni Clark. Pero siguro nga, may limit din ang respeto kapag nasasagad na.

Second Monday of May when Clark told me na dadalawin daw namin si Mum. Ayoko sana pero gusto kong makita ang reaction ng mommy ko after niyang malaman na nasa isang fake porn site ang naked photos ni Kuya.

Ilang beses ko naman nang nakitang nakahubad ang kapatid ko. Ilang beses ko na nga rin siyang nabihisan. Nakakapag-pose nga si Kuya sa magazine na naka-brief lang. And I don't think Mum would have abhorred Kuya that much if he had entered a porn site for money. Parang nagalit lang kasi hindi nga raw nanghingi ng consent si Kuya sa paghuhubad kuno niya.

Kay Clark na rin galing na bumili si Mum ng nudes ng kapatid ko. Baka gusto niyang i-support si Kuya sa side hustle na pagbebenta ng sexy body niya, malay ko. After all, sex industry is still a multi-billion earning industry and Mum should know that kasi nasa business sector siya.