Race & Guns

REMINISCING

"Oh my! Totoo na talaga, di nga ako nananaginip babalik na siya! Yung promise niya hindi niya kinalimutan!!" impit kong tili sa isip ko

Hindi magka mayaw ang tuwa ko sa narinig ko sa organizer. Pilit kong tinatago yung umaapaw na nararamdaman ko sa mga oras na to.

"Thank you po ng marami sir as in!!" Hindi na ko magkanda ugaga habang kinakamayan ko si Sir Emerson sa sobrang tuwa ko. Tumango tango nalang siya sa naging reaction ko at parang naguguluhan kung bakit medyo OA ang saya ko.

Di ko namalayan na dumating na pala sila Tito Tax dala yung dalawang motor na gagamitin ni Gab at Earl para sa practice nila mamaya. Di naman nakalusot sakin ang mga usapan ng mga kapwa ibang team na mga babae na nandito din ngayon sa practice game and opening para sa 1st leg.

"Omg sis!! totoo nga ang chismis babalik na si Trent Salvacion!!"

"True girl!! sana naman ipakita na niya ang mukha niya hayys feeling ko talaga gwapo yun e"

"Di na talaga ko papayag na di niya ko mapansin kaloka!! Dati kahit sinong babae na lumalapit sakanya wapakels ang kuya mo! Sana naman ngayon maging approachable na siya"

Kanina pa ko naiirita sa mga naririnig ko sa paligid ko di ko maintindihan pero nakaka kulo talaga ng dugo! Bago pa maubos ang pasensya ko naisipan ko lumabas muna sa parking lot total maya maya pa naman daw start ng event need ko muna makapag yosi ng mabawasan yung pressure at stress na nararamdaman ko sa mga oras na to.

Nag lalakad na ko palabas ng parking ng maka salubong ko si Kyle isa sa mga nangunguna sa Circuit Race industry simula noong mag pahinga si Trent.

"Hi Nina!" bati ni Kyle with matching pa cute na wala naman kahit anong effect sakin.

"Hello Kyle" walang gana kong bati pabalik sakaniya.

"Nandito ka pala buti nalang nag sign up ako sa practice day sakto pala nandito ka din!"

Hay nako! sinasabi ko na nga ba e!

"Naku hindi naman ako sasali this season si Gab at Earl ang representative ng team namin sumama lang ako for coaching and support na din" walang ka amor amor ko na sagot sakanya

"It doesn't matter kung di ka kasali importante nandito ka"

Waaaah ang korni mo Kyle! kung Kay Trent lang nang galing yang mga salita na yan baka hinimatay na ko pero pag sayo wala talagang effect sakin! Ewan ko ba, ang weird ko ba talaga? Mas may dating pa sakin yung lalaki na di ko nakikita yung mukha kaysa sa mga kaharap ko hayys. Ano ba Nina!

"Ahh sige na Kyle excuse me may kailangan kasi ako kunin sa sasakyan ko" sabay talikod ko sakanya with matching lakad takbo para di ko na marinig kung ano pang ka-kornihan ang sasabihin niya. Don't get me wrong may hitsura naman si Kyle okay din siya makipag usap sadiyang di lang ako komportable sakanya ewan ko ba minsan kasi ang creepy niya maka tingin.

Naka hinga ako ng maluwag ng matanaw ko na yung sasakyan ko sa parking lot. Open space lang kasi yung parking lot dito. Medyo sa may gitnang part kami nag park para may shade ng konti sa puno para hindi gaano mainit mamaya pag tirik na yung araw. Sumampa na ko sa likod ng 4x4 ko sabay kuha ng sigarilyo ko sa sling bag ko. Buti nalang hindi pa gaano ka-sikat yung araw kaya makakatambay pa ko dito saglit. Maya maya habang nag hihit hit buga ko sa yosi ko, may biglang dumating na magarang sasakyan. Alam na alam ko kung anong sasakyan yun "Jeep Wrangler" patalikod yung parking ng sasakyan ko halos sa tapat ko siya ng park "grabe heavily tinted yung palibot ng sasakyan niya, takot lang mag pakita sa loob?" usal ko sa isip ko. Na curious ako bigla kung sino yung bababa sa sasakyan pero parang wala yatang balak bumaba yung tao sa loob kaya pinag kibit balikat ko nalang.

Maya maya bigla nalang sumulpot si Earl na humahangos pa.

"Nina! sabi ko na nga ba nandito ka lang e! Tara na sa loob mag mi-meeting na daw!"

"Eto na eto na! kumalma ka nga!"

Di ko maiwasan di lingunin yung wrangler, kanina ko pa kasi nararamdaman na parang naka tingin sakin kung sino man nasa loob ng sasakyan na yon. Hayy ewan ko ba baka feeling ko lang siguro.

Chapter 06

Trent Pov

After a few hours of driving from Baguio nakarating din ako sa Cavite. Ilang minuto nalang bago ako makarating sa Carmona and I can't wait to finally see her. Maybe a lot of you are curious kung paano ko nga naman nalaman na nandoon si Nina, well I've got my men watching her from afar since I've been a Cadet at PMA. I've ordered my men to protect her from any possible danger that may have caused her. That's why I'm always updated about her, kahit sa ganoong paraan lang maibsan yung nararamdaman ko sa pagkakalayo ko sakanya.

(Flash Back 3 and a half years ago)

After my last race I suddenly received a call from my dad's men that changes my life forever.

"Yes Mateo? how many times would I have to tell you not to call me on my personal ..." I didn't even finish my sentence when I heard him talked on the other line.

"Sir. Don Brandon is deceased he got an heart attack this morning, I'm sorry Sir but you have to get back here on Falcon Country Club as soon as possible"

I didn't know if I heard it right, it was all too overwhelming for me to realize what my dad's right hand man said so I ask him again.

"What did you just say?!"

"Your Father is dead Sir, you need to come home immediately"

I'm lost for words at this moment, that's when it all fall through me. The only family I had is now gone.

"I'm on my way."

I dropped everything even if the awarding ceremony for the race isn't even finish, the only thing important now is for me to come back home. The place I've never been in for a couple of years.

Here I am now wearing a all black suit right in front of my father's coffin. I don't even know what I feel right at this very moment. I can't even shed tears or even look at my father face, everything just feels surreal. A lot of people came today cause it's the last day of my dad's wake, I decided to hold a wake for him for three days only.

All the people that worked for our family came but I didn't even look at any single one them, I'm not a very outspoken kind of person and I grew up not showing my emotions to anyone because as my dad says "showing emotions is weakness son". That's what keeps repeating on my mind from this very moment.

Suddenly someone tapped my shoulder my dad's closed friend Tito Emmanuel.

"We are sorry for your loss Drake" I just looked at him and nodded without even showing any kind of emotions.

The three idiots also came and they never left my side all through out the wake. They didn't even try to talk to me cause they know me all too well, they just help on entertaining and talking to the visitors that came.

After the burial my dad's attorney want to immediately talk to me. I refused a lot of times cause I told him that I'm not yet ready to hear what's on my dad's last will but he keeps insisting telling me it's urgent.

"Attorney Philip, I already told you that I'm not yet in the mood to hear anything about that will."

"Drake Hijo, alam ko na mahirap ang pinag dadaanan mo ngayon pero kailangan na kailangan mo na matanggap ito sa lalong madaling panahon ito ang huling habilin ng Don bago siya pumanaw."

"Okay then spill it now"

Attorney Philip is also my dad's closed friend and business partner I've known him long enough to know that my dad trusted him so much.