He's to Remember (Crayson Series 2)

Chapter 5

A WEEK later the rumors that Krist is still alive was spreading through the place of Crayson.

Sa mga nakaraang araw di maipinta ang mukha ni Nate dahil siya ang mismong naka kita kay Krist, nililihim niya ito sa lahat at takot na sabihin ang totoo kay Ten. “Hey, can you tell me where did you book your hotel on your last dare?” tanong ni Tyrone kay Nate habang di alam ni Nate ang kanyang sasagutin kay Tyrone. Nate was so close to Tyrone na kahit ultimong pagligo niya ang kinukwento niya dito.

From his first kiss and first date, sa mga babaeng napa-iyak niya, his s*x experience until his latest hickey from his chest. “From all of the secrets you told me before ngayon ka lang naging tahimik ng ganyan, hmmm seems so weird eh?” The uneasy expression of Nate makes Tyrone more curious than anyone else. “Ten was so sad this time, the memories of his past was revealing the bitter truth” sambit ni Tyrone kasabay ng pag-adjust ng kanyang salamin sa kanyang mga mapungay na mata.

Kumalma ang mukha ni Nate hanggang tumawag sa telepono si Ryan.

“Hello?”

“Hello Ryan bakit ka napatawag?”

“Mind if you will visit Seven here, nagsasawa na daw siya sa mukha ko ditto sa camp”

“Okay, no problem we will be there within a moment”

“Thank you, Tyrone”

Binaba na ni Tyrone ang telepono at pansin sa kanyang mukha nag pagka pula nito pagkatapos ng tawag. Naka kulot ang noo ni Nate habang nakikitang namumula pati ang kanyang mga tenga.

“Huy! Anong nangyayare sayo?” Pang-gulat ni Nate kay Tyrone at agad nitong inayos ang kanyang damit.

“Hurry-up we will go to the camp to visit that bastard again” Tyrone left a sighed and rushed to the garage to drive the car.

“Want to go?” Nakangiting tanong ni Tyrone kay Nate at di na sumagot si Nate kundi dumiretsyo nalang sa loob ng sasakyan ni Tyrone. Habang nasa daan ay inoobserbahan ni Nate ang namumulang tenga ni Tyrone hanggang bumukas na ang gate papasok sa loob ng campo.

The camp was located at the end of the Crayson land near the next municipality, the security of this land was so strict that even the employee’s car is scanned strictly. The one the thing that makes Crayson a unique land was the landscapes and the beach where Krist and Ten was dating 5 years ago.

Habang papalakad si Nate at Tyrone sa loob ng kampo ay nasa malapit na si Ryan nan aka suot ng pang sundalong uniporme, Ryan was so different from the Ryan that everyone knew since the university days. The throat of Tyrone dries as he was approaching to him, Ryan lifted his head and greet with a smile on his face.

Tyrone’s heart skipped a beat at mas namula ang kanyang tenga sa pinakawalang ngiti ni Ryan sa kanya. Itong lokong-lokong Nate na nasa kanyang likod ay panay tingin sa namumulang tenga ni Tyrone. “How are you doing?” Tyrone asked Ryan on his situation as the head of the security department of the company.

“In the absence of Seven, the responsibilities were passed unto me.” Ryan left a sighed and continue to walk to the room of Seven, sa di kalayuan ay tanaw si Seven sa loob ng isang kwartong puno ng salamin. Kahit ilang beses nang nakapunta dito si Nate ay di padin niya maisip kung bakit nagawang mag taksil ni Seven kay Ten at siya pa ang dahilan kung bakit nasa binggit ng kamatayan si Ten ng mga oras na iyon.

Kita sa mukha ni Seven ang pagsisisi sa kanyang ginawa, habang bumubukas ang mga glassdoors ay kita ekspresiyon nito ang pagka sabik na maka kita ng mga bagong tao. “I thought you will not come here, kamusta kayo?” bakas ang lungkot sa mukha ni Seven kahit pilit niya itong tinatago sa kanyang mga ngiti.

“We are fine, how about you?” Tanong ni Nate sa kanya at agad naman itong tumingin sa kanyang paligid. Seven seems not to care about his situation every day since it is normal to him now all throughout the years. “Ito gwapo parin araw-araw, how about Ten?” that awkward moment nang binanggit ni Seven ang pangalan ni Ten. Pilit na tinatago ni Tyrone ang pagka muhi kay Seven at pilit na pinapakita ang kanyang mabait na katauhan.

“You know? Since that 5 years of being here on this torture room I am so used to it already, all of the walls are my reflection through the color white things inside this place. Weak people will tend to go crazy but I am so different and I thank every day for being brave.” Di padin nawawala ang kahambugan sa pananalita ni Seven hanggang sa lumibot siya sa isang silya na naka lagay sa gitna ng kanyang kwarto.

“My sins are unforgivable but I think this is enough for me, I am the successor of the Company and I DON’T DESERVE TO BE ON THIS f*****g ROOM!” nag-iba ang timpla ng mukha ni Seven habang kalmado lang si Nate na nakatingin sa kaniya at tumataas ang kanniyang boses at nanlilisik na mga mata.

Sa pagwawala ni Seven ang mga baso na nasa lamesa niya ay nababasag sa kanyang pagbigwas sa mga ito. Nate can’t stand it and he grabbed the hand of him at natigilan ito, “listen Seven, calm down Ten’s memory will comeback he will be deciding for your future and it is not us. We don’t have the power to let you out in this hell.”

“Maybe not, Ten will kill you probably Seven” a cold voice goes out from the mouth of Tyrone at tumingin ng seryoso sa kaniya.” Your statement from the accident happened 5 years ago only Krist is the witness at the scene, wala nang ibang nakakakita, saka wala na rin dito si Krist para ipagtanggol ka.”

“I am the one who shot the gun at the engine of the car of him and Julius is ALIVE!”

Biglang natigilan ang lahat sa kwarto kahit si Ryan sa sinasabi ni Seven sa kaniya. “You are out of your mind Seven!” nanlaki ang mata ni Nate sa kanyang naririnig mula sa bunganga nito at biglang nabalisa sa naalala.

“KRIST IS ALIVE! HE IS ALIVE! AND HERE IS THE PROOF!” nilabas ni Seven ang isang peklat kanyang tuhod at may galos ito. I know that man has the same heart like Ten! I bring back Ten to life!” di maintindihan ng tatlo ang pinagsasabi ng lalaking nasa harapan nila.

Seven grabbed the shirt of Nate at nagulat si Nate nang nilabas ni Ryan ang isang taser gun at tinutukan ni Seven ng isang basag na baso ang leeg ni Nate. “C-C-CALM DOWN SEVEN!” di alam ni Tyrone ang kaniyang gagawin nang nanlilisik ang mga mata ni Seven sa kanila. “That man looked so depress and I know his family was so sad but I need to do it to bring Ten back to life, a single life from the lowlife people of this land will not cause harm but TEN will die it is the end of EVERYTHIN—“

Di na natapos ni Seven ang kanyang sinabi nang bumagsak na ito sa sahig kasama si Nate na nangingisay.

“ARE YOU okay Nate?” tanong ni Ryan sa kanya habang nakahiga hospital ng campo. “The shock will not cause your heart to be an arrest it is just making your body numb from the electricity, I’m sorry I don’t have a choice”

Nasa likod lang niya si Tyrone na nakatingin at namumula nanaman ang tenga. “Thank you Ryan pwede ka nang umalis bantayan mong mabuti si Seven” ngumiti si Ryan ng madalian at umalis na sa kwarto. Di umimik si Tyrone at bumangon si Nate sa kanyang higaan, “I know your secret eyy” isang nakakalokong ngiti ang nasa mukha ni Nate na para bang walang nagyare.

“Ano?” di maipinta ang mukha ni Tyrone dahil kay Nate, “I remember your theory that when you are close to the one that you like, it makes you feel nervous and the same time the body reacts kaya namumula ang ating tenga due to the excitement” Nate has a good memory but not all the time kadalasan kasi ginagamit niya ito sa kalokohan at hindi nag seseryoso sa mga bagay-bagay, a true opposite of Tyrone.

“You like Ryan right?” agad namang tinakpan ni Tyrone ang bibig ni Nate at nilakihan ang kanyang mga mata, natawa nalang ng mahina si Nate at agad namang chineck ni Tyrone ang baawat sulok kung merong mga bug devices pero wala naman kahit isa, napa hinga ng malalim si Tyrone at tiningnan ng masama si Nate sa higaan.

Pero ang hindi alam ng dalawa na nasa labas lang si Ryan na nakikinig sa kanilang dalawa, di alam ni Ryan ang kanyang madadama sa pagambit ni Nate sa mga katangang iyon. Ryan smirked and walked through the hallway.

TEN was being busy after that week of discovery, he called a meeting for all of the security department of Crayson, in the absence of Seven, Ryan was the one who attended the meeting.

“Good morning everyone, I will conduct an urgent meeting this day, sorry for interrupting your doings” Ten introduced his agenda on the meeting and he opened the slide then clicked the button of the laser pen for the powerpoint.

“I want all of you to look for this man” nagulat ang lahat ng i-flash ni Ten ang mukha ni Krist sa projector di alam ni Ryan ang kanyang sasabihin at biglang tumahimik ang meeting room.

“My memories are coming back again, thank you for waiting for such a long time to bring back my old self” biglang tumulo ang luha ng mga nasa meeting room dahil sa sobrang saya na bumalik na ang ala-ala ni Ten.

“Welcome back Mr. Ten” nagsi tayuan ang lahat at yumuko bilang pagbigay respeto kay Ten.

“Search for the whole region of Panay, search for every data on the internet and trace where Krist Quevedo is”

Nanayo ang balahibo ni Ryan nang binigay ni Ten sa kanya ang awtoridad na manuno sa buong security team para hanapin si Krist.

“I am preparing for my full recovery Ryan, please find him too soon for me” ngumiti si Ten kay Ryan, Ryan felt moved on what did Ten responded, after all the years finally a sweet smile from the lips of Ten appeared already.

“WHAT? IS THIS TRUE?” di mapakali si Freddy nang sinabi ni Ten na siya na mismo ang nagpapahanap kay Krist sa buong isla ng Panay.

“This will become a celebration!” naluluha na sambit ni Jim sa kanya “our angel will be back! 5 years and our wait will be over; Ten’s memories are coming back already” sa sobrang saya ni Jim na yakap niya si Freddy nang di inaasahan.

Freddy was shocked but instead of pushing Jim away he hugged back Jim tightly. “Everything will comeback where it is”

“Ten when you will start the operation to find Krist on this big island? We don’t know where he is exactly” Jim asked Ten and Ten keeps on figuring out where he will start.

“Last time I and Nikki was wandering around I am sure enough that I saw Krist on that day my heart, mind and soul is telling me” Ten seriously replied to them at ngumiti sa gilid ng kanyang mga labi.

“If this is not our time, I will find a way to bring him back to me and we will find Julius together”