"I missed you too, Eli..."
"The last few months that I didn't keep in touch to you I tried dating. I dated a few hot girls." Napailing ako. Now si Eli na mayabang na kakilala ko ay nagresurface ulit. "No best, true, some of them are models in the runway and they were fun."
"Good that you are enjoying your life now." Sarcastic kong sabi. Kung siya pa rin si Eli dapat alam niya na saracastic iyon.
"They were fun maybe in a couple of hours then it will fade away eventually...so I have to look for another distraction."
"Eli, bakit mo sinasabi sa akin 'to?"
"Because you are my bestfriend, Niel and f*ck it Niel my life is a mess right now!" Napapikit ako sa pagsigaw niya.
"You're life' a mess? Why?" Nagbuntong hininga siya na tila ba humuhugot ng lakas ng loob.
"I came here in this country to start anew. I messed up in Australia and I was sacked from my job. I have no choice so even if I didn't want to venture on Dad's endeavor I thought that as a Wilson, as the future heir of the company I should have a decent position in the company because that is Dad's legacy. So I applied a job to my Dad vying for the position of Assistant Vice President but you know what my Dad told me? He told me to go back in the Philippines so that Zeke can train me. C'mon it's my Dad yet he didn't want me to be trained by him because I am not good enough for him. And worst he wanted me to train under Zeke his good for nothing first born. B*llsh*t!" Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa sinabi ni Eli. Hindi ko alam ang lahat na iyon. Alam kaya iyon ni Ezekiel?
"Wa-what's wrong with training under your brother? He is more senior than you and you will learn a lot from him."
"Are you really kidding me, Niel? Zeke is not even a degree holder. He is just a diploma graduate and I am way better than that. I finished a degree, Niel with honours, don't you see the difference? Baka nga turuan ko pa siya." Tiningnan ko lang si Eli at huminga ng malalim.
"Experience. He has more experience than you. Marami kang matutunan sa kuya mo Eli dahil matagal na siya sa business kesa sa'yo."
"Pathetic, Niel. Eh ano naman kung wala akong experience sa field nila ni Dad. I've finished a management degree. Madali kong matutunan iyon kahit iba pa iyon sa trabaho ko dati. I really don't know what Zeke's subordinate will think once they know that he hasn't even graduated to a refutable university. That's why he cannot be promoted in Aus because people in HQ knew him. Dito lang talaga sa Pilipinas natanga niya ang empleyado niya kasi sa sinasabi niyang experience."
Naiinis ako kay Eli dahil sa pinagsasabi niya sa kuya niya. Of all people kuya pa niya ang minamata niya ng ganito.
"So Dad threw him here. To protect his beloved son. The one who squandered all the family savings because of his addiction and the one who put the blemish in Wilson's name from being a murderer."
"Anong pinagsasabi mo Eli?" Tumayo ako sa kinauupuan ko sa sobrang inis ko. Kanina lang ay maayos ang pag-uusap namin ngayob ay puro paninira na ang naririnig ko sa kanya.
"You don't know? Well, best better ask your too perfect in your eyes boyfriend."
"Ano ba talagang pinunta mo rito, Eli?" That statement ticked me. Lumayo ako sa kanya at nagpunta malapit sa may pintuan. Gusto ko na siyang paalisin dahil sa mga sinasabi niya. Mag-aaway lang kami at ayokong makipag-away sa kanya ngayon hindi pa man kami nagkakaayos.
Chapter 28 - Haunting Memories
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