CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE STORY OF HIS IMPERFECTIONS

Thirdy

I MET Dani in a political party held in one of my family's mansion. Nagpa-plano pa lang na tumakbo noon ang tatay ko sa presidential position. And the people around us that night were his self-proclaimed allies. Kasama doon ang tatay ni Dani na si Congressman Garduce na anak ng naging campaign manager ni Lolo noon. Our family were somehow interconnected, making for us to get closer without facing any problems.

Dani was former model, businesswoman and thought leader of our age. Maraming nagsasabi na susunod siya sa yapak ng kanyang tatay na tingin ko'y magsisimula na. Ako lang naman ang nasa political party na walang ka-plano-plano na tumakbo sa kahit anong posisyon sa gobyerno. Simply because I don't want my hands get dirty in the game of power, connections and money.

Kuntento na ako sa pagiging abogado ko at alam rin naman ng mga magulang ko na wala talaga akong balak tumakbo. Kuya Clarence may have because he embodied Daddy from the way he articulately said his speech down to