MasukThere is a dead mouse stuck in the air conditioning unit during summer, filling the classroom with a foul odor. Henry Hudson, my homeroom teacher, instantly blames it on me, saying I don't shower. He mocks me for reeking of pigs and polluting the air in the classroom since Mom and Dad raise pigs for a living. He even insists that Mom and Dad sell our pigs to buy new air conditioners for the classroom. I flush with shame as I repeatedly insist that I shower every single day, but my classmates still mock me and call me "Stinker Tucker". I am forced to transfer to another school after enduring the endless insults and hostile glares from countless people. Years later, I head a major biopharmaceutical company that houses numerous talented innovation teams. It is through a rigorous screening process that a team led by a young PhD graduate, fresh out of his studies abroad, emerges on top. I plan to allocate 20 million dollars in funding to him because of his stellar resume and expertise, which is exactly what we need for our project. I, however, instantly call my assistant over after seeing the name listed among his family details. "Disqualify him from the selection, have him get his final pay from finance, and show him the door. I don't need the son of a crook working in my company."
Lihat lebih banyak“Ellie! Saan ka na naman ba pupuntang bata ka?” pagalit na turan ni Aling Nimfa sa anak anakan nya, Si Ellie ay ang naiwang anak ng yumaong kapatid na si Elizabeth, umibig eto sa lalaking taga syudad. Tanging sa mga lumang larawan lang nakilala ni Ellie ang Ina. Itinuring at minahal ni Nimfa na parang tunay na anak si Ellie, Lumaki etong masayahin, napakabait at napakalambing, matalinong bata din si Ellie bukod sa natatangi nitong ganda na nakuha sa ina, mula sa makinis na kutis at katamtamang tangos ng ilong , bilugan ang mga mata na binagayan ng mahahaba at malalantik na pilik na maaring sa ama nya nakuha. Sa edad na kinse namumukod-tangi ang kanyang taas, marami ang nag-aakala na dise-otso na sya at ganap na dalaga.
“Pupunta lang akong batis Nana!” Sagot ni Ellie sa kanyang nakagisnang Ina.
“Ako ay pupunta sa malaking bahay, kailangan ko tumulong sa gawain sa mansyon dahil parating sina Senyor kasama ang pamilya nya, dito daw magbabakasyon”
“Talaga Nana? Pwede ba akong sumama?” excited na turan ni Ellie, sa murang edad nya na kinse ay tila dalaga na sya.
“Akala ko ba pupunta kang batis? Sino ang kasama mo dun?”
“Si Lorna, pero susunod kami sayo sa mansyon tutulong din ako” alam ni Ellie na ang mag-asawang Del Mundo ang gumagastos sa kanyang pag-aaral kapalit ng paninilbihan ng kanyang Nana sa Mansyon. Napakabait ng mag-asawa sa mga tauhan sa Hacienda lalo na sa kanilang mag-tiya, ayon sa kwento ng kanyang Tiya kinuha daw eto ni Senyor Alfred sa kanilang probinsya sa Visaya sa pakiusap daw noon ng kanyang ina.
“O sya akoy tutuloy na, basta sumunod ka sa mansyon, wag ka magtatagal sa batis”
“Opo!” tumatakbo palayong sagot nya
KANINA pa inip na inip si Ellie paghihintay sa kaibigan sa batis, eto ang paborito nilang tambayan na magkaibigan, anak si Lorna ng isa sa trabahador din sa Hacienda, magkaklase sila mula Elementarya. Dala ang kanyan drawing pad nagsimula si Ellie gumuhit habang hinihintay ang kaibigan. Hindi nya namalayan ang oras dahil nalibang sya sa pagguhit, Bagot na binitawan nya ang panulat at lumusong sa tubig, napakalinaw ng batis, ang bahaging eto ng hacienda ay hindi napupuntahan ng ibang trabahador dahil mas malayo na eto sa parte kung saan nakatayo ang tahanan ng mga trabahador sa hacienda. Tila naging pribado eto para sa kanya.
“WHO ARE YOU!?
“Ay palaka!” gulat na napasigaw si Ellie, hindi nya masyado makita ang mukha dahil nasisilaw sya sa araw kung saan nakatayo ang lalaki sa ibabaw ng malaking bato.
“WHAT!!” Galit na turan ng lalaki
“SINO KA!? halos magkasabay nilang turan.
“WHAT are you doing here?” “Who are you?”ulit pa ng lalaki
Hindi makagalaw si Ellie, dahil naisip nya na kapag umahon sya sa tubig pagpipyestahan ng antipatikong tipaklong na eto ang kanyang katawan, nakasuot lang sya ng manipis na t-shirt tulad ng nakasanayan nila ni Lorna.
“Pwede ba, wag mo nga ako ini-english dyan! At isa pa ikaw ang bigla bigla na lang sumusulpot kung saan!”
Dahan dahan umupo ang lalaki sa bato habang nakatingin sa kanya, napakunot noo sya kase hindi pa nya nakita ang lalaki sa Hacienda, nakakasiguro sya na hindi eto trabahador sa ganda ng tindig at tikas nito, lalo na ng mapagmasdan nya ang nakapagwapo nitong mukha, biglang bumilis ng tibok ng kanyang puso.
Nakakunot ang noo at mukhang inis na inis sa kanya ang lalaki.
“P-Pwede ba tumalikod ka muna!” kinakabahan na turan ni Ellie, hindi nya alam kung dahil sa lamig ng tubig or sa mainit na titig ng kaharap.
“Inuutusan mo ba ako? Paano kung sabihin kong ayoko?” nang iinis pang turan ng lalaki.
“Pwede kita panoorin dito kahit gaano katagal” dagdag pa nito na nakataas ang sulok ng labi
“Abat! Bastos ka ah!” inis na turan ni Ellie sabay hagis ng tubig sa lalaki, dahil nabasa ang bato na inaapakan ng lalaki, dumulas eto at deretsong nahulog sa tubig sa mismong tapat nya.
“F*CK!”
“AYYY” halos magkapanabay nilang sigaw
“Why did you do that!? Inis na turan ng lalaki
Ubo ng ubo si Ellie dahil sa dami ng tubig na nainum nya sa biglang pagbagsak ng lalaki.
“Hey, Hey are you okay?” nababakas sa mukha nito ang pag-aalala.
Nanigas ang katawan ni Ellie ng hawakan sya sa bewang at buhatin paalis ng tubig.
“Ibaba mo na ako!”
“Not yet, pwede ba wag ka malikot!”
“Ang bigat mo!” turan nito habang ibinababa sya sa isang malaking bato.
“Sinabi ko bang buhatin mo ako!”
“You’re Welcome!” nang aasar na turan ng lalaki.
Ellieeee!!!
Kuya!!!
Halos panabay na sigaw ni Lorna at ng kasama nyang lalaki.
“Ellie, Sorry natagalan ako kase inutusan pa ako ni tatay maghatid ng pagkain sa manggahan, Anong nangyari sayo?” turan ni Lorna sabay sulyap sa kasama nyang lalaki.
“Ano pa, e di naligo tagal mo kase” sagot nya sabay kusot ng ilong.
“Sya nga pala Ellie kasama ko si Daniel, natatandaan mo ba, sya yung kalaro natin noon?” kinikilig na turan ni Lorna
Lihim nyang kinurot ang kaibigan “Para kang uod na binudburan ng asin” bulong nya dito
“Tskk, ehh” sagot lang ni Lorna
“Hi Ellie! Nice to see you again” masiglang bati ni Daniel
"Kapatid mo sya?" paanas na tanong ni Ellie Kay Daniel
"Oo, matagal syang hindi nakauwi dito kase sa Manila nag-i stay" sagot ni Daniel na nangingiti.
"Pagminamalas ka nga naman! Tskkk!" pabulong na wika ni Ellie
“Let’s go Daniel!” “and you..” sabay sulyap sa kanya “umuwi ka na baka mapulmonya ka, tsk!” Inis na turan nito sabay talikod.
“Anong nangyari dun, ang sungit!” turan ni Lorna “Pero ang gwapooo!” dagdag pa nito
“Halika na, umuwi na tayo ang tagal mo dumating!”
“ Teka lang bakit kayo magkasama ng kuya ni Daniel?”
“Ewan! nalaglag mula sa langit at bumagsak sa tubig!”
“Ayyy ang KJ naman!”
“Umayos ka nga!”
“Pero aminin mo, ang gwapo!”
“Tsunggo kamo!” ingos nya dito pero lihim syang kinikilig.
Sabay na nila binaybay ang daan pauwi.
"Senyorito!" Humahangos na tawag ng isa nilang trabahador "Tama nga pala ang sabi nila, dumating na kayo” masayang wika nito
"Mukhang nakaligo na po agad kayo sa batis ah" pansin nito sa basa nyang damit.
"Yeah, at mukhang mapapadalas ako dito" sabay lingos ni Nathan sa daan tinatahak ng magkaibigan sabay taas ng sulok ng labi nya.
***** Itutuloy******
I had expected it to some degree, but Ivan's shameless behavior still managed to astound me.Sadie stared at me in disbelief. "You definitely can't hire someone who would do this to his own father, I gave her a reassuring nod. "It doesn't matter how skilled he is when he's rotten on the inside. How could I ever feel at ease hiring a person with such terrible character? What's more, today is only the beginning. I'm not doing this just to watch a nasty dogfight between father and son. I'm doing it for…"I picked up the faded old photographs and the various pieces of evidence. Ivan had given me all the evidence Henry had kept hidden. I also had my lawyer and private investigator search for the former victims mentioned in the live stream. I wasn't going to accuse anyone without evidence like Henry had. I chose to handle it through legal channels and make sure he faced justice.…I was present on the day the police took Henry into custody. He was a teacher who had spent his whole li
Just as expected, Ivan flew back to his hometown right after leaving the company. He went straight into Henry's bedroom and started digging through his old belongings. Ivan had considered the situation carefully. Henry had insulted a few students and taken some bribes, but he was already old enough to retire. He was aware that even if those things came to light, they wouldn't amount to much.He only cared about letting me vent my frustration. He grabbed an old duffel bag and packed away all of Henry's old belongings, not even leaving his official IDs behind.Henry's bedroom was eventually stripped bare, looking like a disaster zone after a tornado.Ivan launched a live stream a week later. He even got everyone in the company to tune in and bribed a local influencer to mirror the live stream. He had a pretty eye-catching title for the live stream, too—"Exposing My Vice Principal Father for the Greater Good."That live stream pulled in over 50,000 viewers and landed on the local
I froze for a moment when I got a clear look at Henry's aging face. He, who had once been so overbearing and disdainful of the poor, looked just like an average elderly man now.I suddenly wondered if my parents would have looked like this if they had lived to this day. I tightened my fists at that thought and walked over to them.Henry suddenly dropped to his knees before me before I could even say anything. He then grabbed my pant leg and said, "I was completely in the wrong back then, so please don't make things hard for my son, Mr. Tucker!"In that instant, most of the people in the company, including the executives, gathered around to see what was happening.Henry shed crocodile tears and said helplessly, "I know I was a little harsh with you during your first year in high school, but I never expected you to hold a grudge over it for so long. I was only trying to help you back then. "Isn't it only right for teachers to reprimand their students? You only criticize the ones yo
Sadie looked at me with concern and handed over an open bottle of water. "You alright, Timothy? Is something wrong? Do you want to head back and take a rest first?"Seeing the concern on Sadie's face, I reached over and held her hand, finally coming back to my senses.I didn't answer her question. I turned to look at Ivan instead, saying, "Your father, Henry Hudson, was my homeroom teacher when I was in my first year of high school."Sadie finally put it together and whipped her head toward me. "Is that the Henry you told me about? Is Ivan his son?"She looked extremely angry as she tightened her grip on my hand. Sadie was the only family I had left. She had heard about my past and had cried many times because of what I had gone through.Ivan clearly missed the point and hurriedly said, "That's quite a coincidence. It's just that my father has already been promoted to vice principal. I even have to treat him like one whenever I'm at home. His guidance played a big part in my stu


















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