Real

Chapter 33. Real

KINABAHAN si Timo sa narinig kay Jinny matapos nilang mapag-isa. Hinihingal pa ito nang sambitin ang mga katagang iyon.

"You're saying something?"

Yumuko siya't pinagdikit ang noo nila. He's still on top of her, also panting and just gathering his strength before he could go up. It felt like he exerted too much strength while they were making love. Masyado siyang nadala, marahil ay dahil na rin sa ilang taong pagpipigil.

He could do more, but he doubted if she could take more, so he's trying to suppress his wanting to claim her again after a few. They'd just cuddle before cleaning up or vice versa.

Umiling ito. "I was just thinking about my sexual fantasies about you. Then, it happened now, and everything felt just like a dream. Parang noong—" Marahan itong natigilan at naiwang bahagyang nakabuka ang bibig nang mapagtanto ang mga sinabi.

"You fantasize me doing these things to you?" gulat na tanong niya. All these years, he only believed she's crushing on him so much, and eversince he learnt she's still untouched, he never thought she's actually picturing him having sex with him—making love with him. She wasn't the type of a person who thinks about worldly things.... Kaya para siyang nanalo ng jackpot sa lottery ngayong nalaman niyang ganoon pala nito sa kaniya, at sa kaniya lamang.

"I said f-fancy... O-oo, tama! I fancy you."

Bahagya siyang lumayo at pinitik ang noo nito saka ngumisi. "I'm only tired, but I heard what you've said. So..." He's like floating knowing that he wasn't just the one who had sexual fantasies about Jinny. "Congratulations." Idinaan niya sa biro ang nabubuhay na naman niyang pagnanasa rito.

"Ha?"

"You just achieved one of your greatest dreams. How was it? Hmm..."

She hid her face using her palms that made him laughed more. She was so adorable and hot at the same time. Wala sa sariling napatingin siya sa mga puson nila kung saan parehong basa. It's because he accidentally spurted his sticky fluids on her navel because he failed to control it during their last zenith. Kumalat iyon sa parehong bandang tiyan at puson nila nang bahagya siyang dumikit dito para bumawi ng lakas.

Bumangon siya at binuhat ito, tinatakpan pa rin nito ang mukha, marahil ay ngayon pa lang rumehistro nang husto rito ang matamis na pinagsaluhan nila, at ang ginawa nitong pagdakma sa pagkalalaki niya. He was chuckling as he put her in the bathtub. He'd let her relax for a few while he's taking a shower.

Hindi na niya ito sasaluhan sa bathtub dahil baka hindi na naman niya mapigilan ang sarili't maangkin muli ito roon.

She grabbed his wrist when he was about to move. "H-hindi mo ako sasaluhan?" tanong nito pero nakatitig sa bandang ilalim niya. Napakurap-kurap ito nag-angat ng tingin at binitiwan siya. "Huwag na pala. P-pagod na ako."

This time, he laughed out louder. It was a good thing that she could read the situation.

He tried opening another topic as he was taking a shower while she's on the tub.

"Why did you do that?" He's saying about what she did at the concert hall.

"Ah, iyon ba? Surprise ko rin iyon sa iyo at saka para tigilan na rin ng ibang tao ang pag-link sa akin sa ibang artists or idols. Gosh, I still cringe whenever I remember that dating scandal with Kaizer years ago."

He knew that. She was linked with a member of an idol group, and it turned out that the guy was her distant cousin, and his parents used to go to the province that's why both of their parents were closed.

"I also wanted to shout to the whole world that you are mine, too. No regrets. And I love you so."

"Jesus!"

"Bakit? Kinikilig ka, 'no?" Pinanood niya itong nilaro-laro ang bula sa tubig ng bathtub. Damn it, gusto niya itong saluhan pero nagpigil siya.

"It's more than that. Between us, I feel that you're the one who's better at courtship."

"Hey, I'm not courting you!"

"That's a pun, baby."

"Oh," she exclaimed. "That is? It doesn't sound like one though."

Napailing na lang siya at tinapos ang pagligo. Humalik siya rito bago nagtapis ng twalya. "Bilisan mong maligo para makapagpahinga ka nang maayos, ha?"

Ngumiti ito at tumango.

Right after that amazing night, the band became a lot busier than ever so he's not seeing her frequently. Jinny also hired a nanny for Luella, and he knew who's that woman. Dating agent ng AIA na namumuhay na ng normal ngayon. And since she's an orphan like him, he knew she had nowhere to go. Sakto namang naisipan na ni Jinny na humanap ng makakakasama sa bahay kaya ni-refer niya si Peach at sinabi na lamang na malayong kamag-anak niya ang huli. In that way, mapapanatag siya na nasa mabuting kamay si Luella at mababantayan pa nang husto.

Few weeks after, he wasn't surprised knowing that the person pretending to be him—his real identity—was already on the move on how to acquire the courier company that his late biological father planned to seize years ago.

Back when he was twenty-one, he was asked by his real father to do one job for him, bring down the rival company of theirs, which is the Fast Express Inc.

Castillo Courier, his family's courier company, was already doing great in the industry, but his dad was thirsting for more power. There, he started conniving with Julio Devila and planned to destroy, or if not, acquire FastEx.

But even before he could, his young heart fell for the pure heart of the young del Rio. So instead of doing the original plan, he made a substitute plan for his first love to be saved from her father's greediness.

What he did was he told his dad he's going to pretend to be madly in love with the young del Rio, and would eventually take their company down. And because his dad totally believed in him, he did everything successfully and easily. Hindi namalayan ng ama niya na ang sariling kumpanya nila ang unti-unti niyang sinisira para hindi na magulo at masira pa FastEx.

But because of what he did to their company, his dad fell ill—he had an heart attack after knowing his betrayal—followed by his mom, who had leukemia. And he's left no choice but to leave the country with his parents, and accepted modeling jobs abroad for his parents' treatment. Malaki kasi ang nalugi ng kumpanya nila at hindi iyon sasapat sa pagpapagaling ng mga ito.

His dad eventually regretted everything and agreed to live abroad and they'd focus on their treatment. Especially his mom.

He and the young del Rio broke up before his whole family went abroad, and that's how devastated he was because she's honestly dear to him. But he felt that she didn't really love him tge way she thought she did. Mas bata ito sa kaniya at alam niyang may ibang napupusuan.

Months after they went abroad, his mother died because of leukemia, and shortly after, he lost his father, too. His dad died peacefully in his sleep, and the medical findings was he had a cardiac arrest in his sleep. Hindi na kinaya ng katawan nito gawa nga nang na-stroke na ito noong una.

At that time, he became inactive in the modeling career, and was almost living out of will; living dangerously. He joined a club where he could race, as if he's racing with life and death, and did some extreme adventures, too.

Then, he met Orange Willoughby and her child, Bill, and in just a short span of time, he fell in love with her. But now he realized he didn't truly love her. He was just too broken and lonely, and he thought she could fill in the gap in his life. Kasi, kung talagang minahal niya ito, kahit anong dahilan nito noon ay babale-walain niya't gagawin niya ang lahat hanggang sa mabago ang pagtingin nito.

He didn't know that back then. So he started doing all of those adventurous and dangerous things that he could do, believing that he's so broken from that relationship. At that time, was the time, he met Timo Estacio, and the rest was history.

Months ago, he went to Phoenix Agency, and the head briefed them about the case in which Kanon del Rio, the same young del Rio whom he fell in love before, was in the hands of that bastard who's now living using his birth name.

The mission was still ongoing and it's a good thing that Jinny's schedule was occupied because he could focus on the case now. That bastard was pretending that all he did before, in order to save Kanon from these chaos, were all just parts of a bigger and evil plan. Mabuti na lamang at talaga namang magagaling ang mga agents ng Phoenix dahil nalaman ng mga ito ang tunay na pagkatao ng gagong nagpanggap bilang siya. Gayunpama'y hindi niya sinabi sa mga ito ng totoo pero alam niyang hindi magtatagal ay mabubunyag din ang pinakatatago niyang lihim.

Sooner or later, they'd search for the real Lemuel Anderson Castillo, and he wouldn't let them have a hard time searching for him. He'd just have them finish all the missions first, before telling them everything.

And, no, he's not helping Kanon because he still had feeling for her. It was because she's not deserving to be fooled.

"Damn, L.A., may nasagap akong balita na iniisip ng mga kasamahan mo riyan sa Phoenix na hawak ka ng mga Devila."

Nginisihan niya lamang si Nikolaj at sumandal sa sofa. "Technically, they do. Halos sambahin ng hayup nating boss ang mga Devila kaya parang iyang demonyo mong pamilya ang may hawak na sa AIA," komento niya. "'Tangina, akalain mong nakuha rin ng tito mo ang pinaka-aasam na posisyon?" He was pertaining with Julio Devila, who's now the new head of Phantom Syndicate.

Nikolaj tightened his grip on the glass he was holding. Alam niyang nanggagalaiti ito sa pamilyang nag-ampon dito. Sagad sa buto ang galit nito sa mga Devila, lalo na kay Arellano na umubos sa tunay nitong pamilya.

He, on the other hand, clenched his jaw remembering how his late biological dad was easily deceived by the Devilas before. Kung hindi sana binilog ng animal na Julio na iyon ang utak ng ama niya ay hindi na sana nangyari ang trahedya sa kaniyang buhay.

He suddenly blinked his eyes when he pictured Jinny's smiling face as she's staring at him lovely, saying how much she loved him. Wala sa sariling napangiti siya. She could really easily calm him down whenever he's having a glimpse with his tragic past  about his biological family, and also about the Estacios who gave him new life. Her pure love for him was calming his thunderstorm.

"'Kadiri! Huwag mo akong ngingitian nang ganiyan, baka isipin kong totoo nga ang tsismis na bakla ka."

"Gago! Baka nakakalimutan mong iyan din ang tsismis sa iyo rito?"

Napailing na lang ito at itinaas ang hawak na kopita. "Kampay!"

Nasa The Eve Club ulit sila para mag-usap tungkol sa mga susunod na plano. They're always choosing that place because it's like hitting two birds in one stone: first, they could freely talk about what they want to as long as they're in the VIP Room—damn, other people already thought that he and Nikolaj were partners because they're regulars in there, and they don't get escorts. Hence, the rumor about the two of them being bisexual or gays was speculated in that club.

Second was he's getting some informations that he might be needing in the future. Based on what he had acquired, there were some evidences that pointed out The Eve Club to be under Phantom Syndicate as well. May hinala siyang sa lugar na iyon ay kumukuha rin ng mga kababaihan ang sindikato para magbigay ng aliw sa mga bigating kliyente ng mga ito sa Casa Manarang, kung saan dinadala ang mga kababaihan. There's also an orphanage wherein those fucking pedophiles were getting underage girls and were forcing them to be trained on doing dirty and worldly things.

Sa ngayo'y hindi pa sapat ang ebidensya niya sa club, pero nakasisiguro siyang hawak na ng Phoenix and ebidensyang magdidiin doon, at sa iba pang may mga ugnayan sa sindikato.

His job was to be with the agent assigned in Liberi Orphanarium—the said orphanage where the syndicate had been training those women ang younger ones to be sex slaves—but was eventually changed with he'd be in the painting exhibit of two famous Prietto siblings, acting like the older brother's bodyguard, who's actually an agent in Phoenix as well. Ang alam niya'y patapos na ang exhibit ng mga ito sa iba't ibang mga bansa, pero naisipan pa ring mag-hire ng bodyguards ng nakababatang Prietto at nagkataong siya ang nakasagot sa tawag noong nasa Phoenix siya. At siya na ang pinadala ng head para maging 'bodyguard'. For sure, the younger sibling would be surprised seeing him.

Bukas ng madaling-araw ang flight niya't hindi man lang niya makikita si Jinny bago umalis.

Nasa Cebu kasi ang buong banda para sa tatlong araw na concert tour doon.

He took a leave in VBS to do all of those jobs. The operations were bigger than what they had expected, and he wanted to join in catching those who were behind the illegal, dirty and inhumane works.

"Damn it!" mura niya nang hibdi ginagalaw ang inumin.

"What? Are you really gay, papi?" Hindi pa rin pala tapos sa pang-aasar sa kaniya ng siraulong Nikolaj na ito.

He only raised his middle finger to him before he got up and stormed out the VIP room. He'd not leave the country without seeing his woman first. Ngayon ngang nasa bansa siya'y nangungulila na siya kay Jinny, paano pa kapag nakaalis na siya?