“Owes you a life?” Vishnu confusedly asked.
Jerson nodded. Indeed, the General owes him a life. Although he didn’t die because of the incident years ago that somehow was portrayed as an accident, it still was the reason why he couldn’t remember a thing about a certain person and because of it, something inside him felt like passing. There was a void. He felt incomplete as he knew he forgot someone important but couldn’t remember who.What if that person leads him to his parents? What if that person is the key to everything he needs to find out? What if that man was the missing piece of the puzzle he was having a hard time solving? What if that person freed him from everything that was restraining him? What if that man could make him feel he is worthy of Vishnu’s affection?Jerson knew exactly that he, who was broken, couldn’t love a person wholeheartedly. It might be unfair to the other party and unfair to him because right now, he couldn’t give his love[Cancel Senator Kio Bourner!][Death Penalty for the Criminal General!][Burn the General!][Cancel!][Cancel!]Social media was in an uproar as the netizens were angry at the General’s malfeasances and crimes. They were asking for his infamy. Even his supporters were riled up. They were scammed by a criminal!The media users and reporters started to dig up the statement of the General and all the parties involved. The dispatchers were waiting outside the police stations. They hoped to take a photo of the General and one of the powerful families. Likewise, reporters hoped to get even a single statement from them. One of the social media users asked, “So where are those people who fought for the Senator's innocence? Now that those documents and proofs are disseminated by the media, I'm sure none of you will fight for him again, no? Or are you still blinded and fooled? How does it feel t
“The Vox?” Jerson asked. The Vox family was the opposite of the Dior family. Although the two different families are related, they have different public images. If the Diors were seen as the moral standard, the Voxs were the downside. They are basically the rotten end of the Dior but Jerson believed otherwise. He believed that the family Vox wasn’t the same as the rumors said. That was also the reason why this news shocked him. “Yes,” Van answered. “Though it wasn’t surprising given their nasty behavior.”Jerson did not say anything absurd regarding the Vox. He needed to find out if the Vox family is really associated with the General. A fact check is always a must. He was acquainted once with the Vox and they are different from what the rumors said. They just don’t care about the gossip and just let their image rot down to its core. They don’t really care about society’s opinion and their mindset was what Jerson admired. Such pure people couldn't be the ones
“Keep that away.”Jerson said while pointing his finger at the boxes of chocolates that Leon put into the cart. Vishnu gladly obliged and put it back on the shelves. He continued strolling at the supermarket as Vishnu simply walked beside him. He stopped at the milk ledges and scrutinized their expiration dates. He chose those packages that were about to expire in a month or two and put them into their cart.Vishnu brushed his hair. “That will expire in a month or two,” he pointed out.Jerson shrugged his shoulders and started walking again. “I’m gonna use it in a month or less anyway, so I don’t mind.”Vishnu nodded. Again, silence dominates them. It wasn’t awkward and uncomfortable talking to Vishnu unlike before. Ever since the bar incident, a wall between them seems to have been destroyed. They seemed to be closer and more intimate. Jerson stopped walking and tugged Vishnu's shirt. “Can you len
Jerson looked at Vishnu with his astounded face. “I think I heard it wrong. What was that again?”Vishnu chuckled. “Can you be my boyfriend?” he asked for the second time around. His voice was much louder than the first. Jerson looked at Vishnu with widened eyes. He seemed to be more surprised than before. “Are you trying to fool me?” he asked suspiciously. There’s no way in hell that Vishnu asked him to be his boyfriend, right? They are both men and Vishnu isn’t gay, or is he?Vishnu smiled. “I’m serious, Cara,” Vishnu answered.Jerson pressed his lips. He didn’t answer Vishnu’s question as he was confused too, not by the query but by what he was feeling at the moment. He was excited and scared. He wanted to say yes but something just didn't feel right. Something was holding him on.When the personnel assigned to the counter said, “Next,” he hastily strolled near the counter and put all of the packaged food and drinks on the countertop.
“There’s no doubt that these two are best friends. They are both attacked in the same body part,” Valenn pointed out. “What’s with your buttocks? They are the valued prey of your enemies,” he added before chuckling. Alec, who was sitting on the hospital bed, raised his hand and gave Valenn a middle finger. “Should I murder this kid?” he asked and looked at Jerson who seemed to be in a daze. “Go on. You can cut his tongue before killing him if that suits your taste,” Jerson nonchalantly asserted while looking up. Ever since Jerson woke up, he was just staring at the canopy like he was living in his delusional world. He wasn’t reacting too much as if his mental capacity had been affected by the stab. Alec grazed his hair. There are only three of them inside the room. Alec looked at Jerson curiously. He tilted his head. Why does it feel like the old Jerson came back from the grave? “What is bothering you?” he asked. Jerson waved his han
“Do you have a cigar?”Alec looked at Jerson and sighed. “Noah confiscated all of it saying it’s not good for my damn health,” he snorted. He then looked at the ceiling while relaxing his back on the comfy bed. “I thought you’re not smoking?”Jerson smirked while brushing his hair. “I just recalled that I tried smoking before all of this shit happened. It was great.”“And you told me you never did,” Alec said.Jerson rolled his eyes. “Because I thought I never did. What do you expect from someone who has selective amnesia?”Alec shrugged his shoulders. After a few minutes, he looked again at Jerson. “So, it’s true that you got your memories back? I thought you were just bluffing about it earlier.”“I ain’t a fan of clowns, Alec. I don’t do jokes,” Jerson declared.Alec sighed and waved a small box of cigarettes in the air that he kept under his bed. He tossed it over Jerson. “You got your memory back. Why are you not happy about it?”
The man's fading figure had finally vanished. Jerson sighed in solace and got up out of his bed. He pulled out the medical apparatus that the nurse assembled in his hand. He massaged his aching buttocks before he started to keep and organize his things. He then looked at the empty bed and snorted in avarice. He was feeling envious. Alec was discharged yesterday while they were keeping him locked up inside the hospital room. What a waste of time!“You really don’t know how to listen.”Jerson looked back at Vishnu. He didn’t hear Vishnu get inside the room nor did he hear Vishnu’s footsteps. Vishnu walked like how assassins did. The prosecutor didn’t make any noise when he was approaching him. It was silent and disturbing.“If I were an ordinary person and an old man at that, I would probably die from a sudden heart attack because of you,” Jerson declared.Vishnu chuckled. “I’m sorry, Cara. Next time, I’ll make sure to knock first befo
Jerson was worrying about his wound. His injury was hurting so terribly. He felt like it was piercing him deep down under his flesh. Though the pain was bearable, he was still worried that the pain would slow him down. He sighed in distress. He got the bottle of water placed below his seat. He then swallowed the water along with the three doses of painkillers. “Tell me if you feel like you’re going to pass out due to the pain. I’ll gladly help,” Alec said while buckling up. Jerson nodded. “Sure,” he answered.They were in the car along with Vishnu and Noah. The four of them wore a pair of suits. Vishnu and Jerson wore blue suits and gold neckties while Alec and Noah wore black suits with silver and a tinge of gold neckties. Their hair looked unkempt as it was messy and hot. Their lips stood flushed red. It was naturally alluring and attractive. Their eyes glittered along with the light. Vishnu and Noah’s blue eyes shone beautifully along w