Chapter 12

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CHAPTER 12!!

"S-si Mang Balong?" Snoop asked. (M-mister Balong?)

"Mukhang tama nga tayo." Bingo said to Snoop. (Looks like we were right all along.)

"Hindi pera ang habol nya." Bingo added. (He's not after the money.)

"Kasi nga gusto nya gumanti." Snoop said. (Because he wants revenge.)

"Gumanti." Bingo finished the sentence with Snoop. (Revenge.)

"Alam na ba ni Ling yan?" Snoop asked. (Does Ling know about it?)

"Oo pero hindi pa alam ni Irene." Bingo said to Snoop. (Yes, she does but Irene has no idea.)

"Ang problema hindi siya mahanap ngayon. Wala siyang cellphone." Sigurado ako kasama nya yung Felix.(The problem is they can't find her. She doesn't have a phone. But I'm sure he's with Felix.)

"Edi delikado buhay nya dun boi!" Snoop said. (Then her life is on danger!)

"Ayun nga yung sinasabi ko eh." Bingo said to Snoop. (That's what I'm saying.)

"Tingin mo ba nandun sila sa bahay ni Mang Balong?" Bingo added. (Do you think they're at Mister Balong's house?)

"Boy wag mong sabihi-" Snoop scared. (Don't tell me-

"Sinasabi ko sayo, pupuntahan natin si Mang Balong." Bingo said to Snoop. (I'm telling you, we're going there.)

"Ha?" Snoop.

"Tara." Bingo leaving. (Let's go.)

"Nakalimutan mo na ba nangyare nung pumunta tayo dun tol?! Muntikan na tayo mahuli!" Snoop stopping Bingo. (Did you forget what happened when we got there?! We almost got caught!)

"Where are you going?" Jayson suddenly appearing.

"Jay!" "Jisun!" Bingo and Snoop shouted.

"Ano ginagawa mo dito? Akala ko kasama mo si Ling?" Bingo asked Jayson. (What are you doing here? O thought you were with Ling?)

"I was, until Stephen arrived. The guy who saw what happened that day." Jayson after seeing the confusion of Snopp and Bingo

"So saan kayo pupunta?" Jayson asked seriously. (So where are you going?)

"Uh... Sa kidnapper!" Snoop shouted after seeing Jayson glaring at him. (To the kidnapper!)

"As i thought. Sino yung kidnapper?" Jayson asked the two. (Who is the kidnapper?)

"Baka lang." Bingo said. (Just a hunch.)

"At pano nyo nakuha itong 'baka lang'? Hm??" Jayson asked the two. (So how did you get this 'hunch'? Hm??)

"Kasi nag simula to nung pinahanap sakin ni Bingo yung address nung retired general..." Snoop started explaining scared of Jayson. (It started when Bingo asked me go find the address of a retired general.)

Flashback...

Bingo and Snoop are standing in a big house.

"Sure ka eto yung bahay?" Bingo asked Snoop. (Are you sure this is the house?)

"Syempre sure ako!" Snoop said confidently. (Of course imtsure!)

They knocked at the gate and someone answered the door and they said. "Magandang araw po ma'am!" (Good afternoon ma'am!)

"Ano yun?" The woman asked. (What is it?)

"Ako nga po pala si Bungo." Bingo said to the woman. (I'm Bungo.)

"At ako naman si Sonson!" Snoop added. (And i am Sonson!

"And together, we are... Bunso!" Bingo and Snoop said.

"Ano iyun?" The woman asked. (Why are you here?)

"Mga plumbers po kami. At gusto po sana namin mag vlog sainyo at bigyan po namin kayo ng libreng check up para sa mga tubo nyong luma at may bara." Bingo explained. (We are plumbers. And we want to vlog at your house and give you a free check up go your old or plugged pipe.)

"Bat mo alam?" The woman scoffs. (How did you know?)

"Kami pa po. Team bunso to eh." Bingo said. (We're awesome. Team bunso baby.)

"At sa itsura ng bahay nyo mukhang matagal na kayong walang flush eh." Snoop said laughing. (And at the looks of your house, we can see there's a drainage problem.)

"Sakto. Yung sakin wala ng flush." The woman said. (Perfect. My bathroom's flush is broken.)

Bingo and Snopp gets in the house fast and said. "Saktong sakto naman pala eh!" (Well, there you go!)

"Tara, tara!" Bingo said. (Let's go!)

"Teka, Teka! P-paalam muna kay kuya!" The women said to the two. (Wait a minute! I have to tell my boss!)

"Libre po ito." Bingo saidm (it's free of charge.)

"Wag po kayong mag alala." Snoop added. (Don't worry about it.)

"Hindi po kami hihingi kahit isang piso." Bingo said. ( We won't ask for a penny.)

"Sandali!" The women said. (Wait!)

"Ayoko ng bisita." An old man said behind Bingo and Snoop's back. (I don't want visitors.)

"Umalis kayo." The old man said. (Leave.)

"Ayoko ng bisita." The old man repeat. (I don't want visitors.)

"Ay wag po kayong mag alala kasi libre po itong plumbing services namin." Snoop said to the old man. (Don't worry because today's plumbing service is for free.)

"Wala akong pakelam, ayoko ng bisita, umalis na kayo." The old man said. (I don't care, I don't want visitors. So, get out.)

"Mang Balong?" Bingo said.

"Mang Balong??" Snoop asked Bingo.

Flashback end...

"So how did you know this Balong guy is the kidnapper?" Jayson asked the two.

"Papunta palang kami dun. Tinawag ko siya..." Bingo start explaining. (We're about to told you. I called his name and then...)

Flashback...

"Sino ka?" Mang Balong asked. (Who are you?)

Bingo suddenly ran at Mang Balong and hug him. "Mang Balong!"

"Huy! Bitawan mo ako." Mang Balong said. (Hey! Get off me.)

"Sino ka?" Mang Balong repeat. (Eho are you?)

"Ako to si Andrei!" Bingo said. (It's me Andrei!)

"Yung tumutulong palagi sainyo sa palengke!" Bingo said to Mang Balong. (I used to be your helper at the market, remember?)

"Andrei?" Mang Balong asked. And Bingo puffed his cheeks so that Mang Balong recognize him.

"Andrei?!" Mang Balong recognizing Bingo.

"Snoop si Mang Balong." Bingo said to Snoop. (Snoop it's Mang Balong.)

"Best friend ko po, si Snoop." Bingo said happyly. (He's my best friend, Snoop.)

"Halika, pasok kayo." Mang Balong inviting them in. (Come on in.)

"Pano nangyare." Mang Balong laughing. (I can't believe it.)

Snoop just looked worriedly at his best friend but Bingo didn't notice it.

"Boi ano kaya kinalaman ni Mang Balong sa mga kidnapper?" Snoop asked Bingo. (How is Mang Balong involved with the kidnappers?)

"Baka mali address mo boi." Bingo said to Bingo. (Maybe it's a wrong address.)

"Impossible." Snoop.

"Tama yun, ayun nakita ko eh." Snoop added. (I'm sure it's this house. I saw it.)

"Mga ilang taon na ba tayong hindi nagkikita?" Mang Balong asked Bingo. (How long has it been since we last saw each other?)

"Mga... sampung taon na ba??" Balong added. (Has it been... ten years already??)

"Higit pa po Mang Balong." Bingo said. (It's more than that.)

"Higit paba?" Balong asked. (More than that?)

"Tagal na nun eh." Bingo said. (It's been ages.)

"Uy! Gumagandang lalake kana Andrei ah." Balong said to Bingo. (Hey! You growing into a fine young man Andrei.)

"Pangit po ba si Bingo dati?" Snoop planning to tease Bingo. (Was he ugly back then?)

"Hindi pogi naman pero, gusgusing bata pa siya noon." Balong answered Snoop. (No, he's always benn good-looking. It's just that he was a scruffy kid.)

"Gusgusin? Eto meron pa po oh." Snoop cleaning Bingo's face while laughing. (Scruffy? He still is though.)

"Laki po ng asenso nyo Mang Balong." Bingo said. (You're really made it, Mang Balong.)

"Mukhang nag sumikap kayo ng husto ah, sa pag titinda ng isda." Bingo said. (It's looks like you've earned a lot from selling fish.)

"Sapat naman sa akin itong lugar ko Andrei." Balong said. (This house is just right for me, Andrei.)

"Hindi naman talaga ako mayaman." Balong said. (I'm not that rich.)

"Nakaka believe pa rin po. Isipin nyo mula sa pag papalengke nakapag pundar kayo ng ganito." Bingo said. (Imaging by just selling fish in the market. You were able to buy this kidn of place.)

"Sana lang naipundar ko ito sa pag papalengke ko." Balong said. (How i wish i bought this house by selling fish.)

"Pero hindi." Balong added. (But that's not the case.)

Snoop and Bingi just looked at Balong and Snoop asked Balong. "Saan po ba?" (How can you afford it then?)

"Binayad sakin." Balong answered Snoop's question. (It was given as a payment.

"Sabihin na natin na... kapalit nito ang pamilya ko." Balong added

(Let's just say... that it cause me my family.)

Snoop just drank his juice in one gulp.

Balong looked at the window and said to the two. "Nagkaroon ng insidente noon, at natabunan ng lupa ang asawa ko." (There was an accident , and my wife got buried alive.)

"S-sorry ano po?" Snoop stammering. (S-sorry, what??)

"Staff si Theresita ng isang construction company na nagmamadali mag tayo ng building ." Balong said. (My wife Theresita is a staff of a construction company that was rushing to complete a building.)

"Gumuho. Nagkataon nandun yung asawa ko. Isa siya sa mga namatay." Balong added. (Unfortunately the building collapse. And my wife Theresita is there when it happened. She is one of the casualties.)

"At bilang kapalit. Binayaran kami nung kompanya na manahimik." Balong said with a little hate. (The company payed us as a payment to shut our mouth off.)

"Bilang compensation?" Bingo said. (As a compensation?)

"Kaya kayo binigyan ng pera?" Bingo added. (That's why they give you the money?)

"Kapalit nun buhay nung asawa ko." Balong said with tears in his eyes. (In exchange of my wife's life.)

"Ano pong kompanya?" Bingo asked Balong. (What company is it?)

"Golden Lotus ni Wilson Tiu." Balong answered.

Snoop, Bingo and Balong sits again. Balong said. "Alam mo andrei, nung nawala ka nalaman komg kasamahan pala ng nanay mo yung asawa ko." (Do you know Andrei, when you went missing, i found out that your mom is a colleague of my wife's.)

"Nag t-trabaho pala yung mga nanay mo sa mga Tius?" Snoop asked Bingo. (Your mother worked for the Tius?)

"Big time pala yan eh!" Snoop added. (She was probably earning a lot!)

"Sayang nawala ka. Ano bang, nangyare sayo?" Balong asked Bingo. (It's a shame you went missing. What happened to you?)

Bingo remembered something and Snoop asked Bingo funnyly. "Andrei, are you still with us?"

"Nalaman ko lang na kasamahan nung nanay mo asawa ko nung nakita ko yung listahan." Balong said to Bingo. (I only found out about your mom and my wife being colleagues when i saw the list.)

"Isa pala ang nanay mo sa binigyan ng pera." Balong said slowly. (Your mother was given hush money also.)

"Binata kana ngayon Andrei." Balong said to Bingo (You're all grown-up now, Andrei.)

"Eto na ba ginagawa mo? Nag v-vlog tapos tubero?" Balong added. (Is this what you're doing now? Vlogging and plumbing?)

"Tama sir!" Snoop intervened seeing Bingo can't answer. (Yes sir!)

"Kaya namin ayusin yang bara at butas sa mga pipes nyo." Bingo added. (We can fix your clooges or leaking pipes.)

Flashback end...

To be continued...