BOOK 2 CHAPTER 16 BANGKOK PART 1

Chapter 16 Bangkok

Nag iisip si Jordan...so naisipan nya...mag tour nalang muna habang nag iisip sya ng malalim....medyo humihina na ang personality nya....at nararamdaman nya na bumabalik na yung jake/mark personality na pilit ng lumalabas dahil sa walang pangagailangan na laban ang katauhan nila.....sa pamamagitan ni Jordan....

Naisipan nyang mag river cruise nung gabing yun.....

"Sir what type of river cruise do you want"

"are there different types?"

"yes..we have American buffet, MIx-Asian, Thai, Indian, and seafood buffet"

"okay..I"ll get the Thai Buffet"

"Okay sir..they will pick you up at 6:30 at the lobby...and you will be taken to Shangrila hotel near the river...that is where you will board"

"okay..thanks...how much"

"that's 1,200 baht"

at binayaran ni Jordan ang tour agency sa gilid ng hotel....

Habang asa cruise si Jordan....nag iisip sya...kung ano mangyayari sa buhay nya..or kung maalala nya pa din ang mga ito kapag gumaling na at naging isang tao na lahat sila ni rey, jake, mark at sya....

Naalala nya si Carla...mahal na mahal nya si Carla..sya lang ang nakakapag palabas ng kabutihan sa kanyang pagkatao....at dahil dito ay naisipan nyang tawagan si Carla since delayed ng isang oras ang bangkok so medyo tapos na si carla sa work nya sa manila...

"so carla..what are you doing?"

"well just spoke with bernie, michael and joseph...alam mo naman Jordan that they don't know you....I simply cannot tell them the complete story..all they know is that we found you...as jake...at lahat sila masaya...."

"well I'm not jake..I'm jordan..I don't feel anything for them"

"I know Jordan...pero diba..I think you know..jake and joseph had an affair..and if I'm correct...diba nag sex si jake and bernie?"

"Yes....do you want the details?"

"wag na"

"of course not dahil masasaktan ka diba?"

"stop it!"

"bakit ganun ka carla..kahit kay jake..kapag na corner ka na sa conversation...parating sagot mo " stop it"

"Jordan...stop arguing with me...it's a lot of work....me making up stories of what happened to jake....and of course..the plan here in manila...."

"okay okay....just make it quick...and I"ll be waiting for you...siguro I will delay for the operation...until you get here.."

"yes...give me 2 more weeks..to fully train them....and the plans that we have"

"that's alright"

"Jordan....gagawin ko lahat ng sinasabi mo...but promise me one thing"

"what carla.."

"don't destroy Jake...."

"okay Carla you have my word...I won't"

"thanks Jordan...so where are you now"

"sa river..taking a cruise and a buffet dinner"

"wow..sarap dyan..."

"yeah...and they have a cultural show right now kaya maingay"

"okay..enjoy your stay"

kinabukasan....

KInabukasan..sa office ng JRC realty sa jupiter...nag meeting sila Carla Bernie Michael at Joseph

"thank you all for coming"

"carla..napaka formal mo naman"

"well...ewan ko...pero...I have to..medyo marami tayong dapat pag usapan"

"we're listening Carla" sabat ni joseph

"joseph..number 1 pala yung tele serye mo ahh ..congrats.."

"thanks Carla...sympre..kayo humahawak sakin..."

"well..it's your assistant..ako alam mo naman...busy sa maraming bagay"

"we understand Carla...."

"well okay...let's get down to business..."

"shoot" sabat ni MIchael...

" well these past few months...geez...parang 1 month pa lang ehh....maraming naganap....and I mean...super dami..hahahahaha...well hindi ko na sasabihin lahat....natawa ako dun ahh....hay.....anyway....siguro nabalitaan nyo na we were looking for jake..and we had a lead"

"yes..Carla..ano balita?" excited na tanong ni Joseph....

"ahhhh....we found him....and" mahinahon na sagot ni Carla na parang confuse....kung matutuwa sya sa news o hindi....

"what...when....where?" sabat ni joseph

"oo nga Carla...asan si Jake" sabat ni Bernie...

"well we found him...then lost him again...then found him again....then slightly lost him again"

"ANOH CARLA! PAKI EXPLAIN?" sabat ni Bernie

" This is hard...shet how can I explain this....basta Jake is alive.....but..."

"what carla" sabat ni joseph...

"he is sick..yan...okay....I have to tell you the truth....I don't wanna lie or something...."

"sick with what Carla" sabat ni joseph

"brain joseph....he has a personality disorder...or experiencing multiple personality"

"huh....pano yun" sabat ni Michael

"okay...this is a close door meeting..so sa atin lang talaga ito okay...it will not go out of this room"

"sige Carla..we are listening" sabat ni Joseph....

" He has 4 personalies right now....one is Rey..nung asa probinsya pa ysa....you know that bernie...kasama ka nya nun"

"of course Carla...." sabat ni bernie..

"one is Jake...nung asa cebu na sya....one is Mark...nung after ng baha..nung kamuntikan na tayong lahat mamatay....and the new one....is Jordan....whom we are dealing with right now"

"Wow....then bakit hindi natin sya ipagamot" sabat ni joseph..

"I cannot control Jordan...he has this very strong personality...a combination of jake multiplied by 2...extreme sobra....bago mo sya mahawakan ...alam nya na agad..kaya nga tumakas na sya...asa Thailand sya ngayon"

"what?" sabat ni joseph...

"and here's another bad news....."

"shet.." sabat ni michael...

"nag iba na face nya...he had a reconstructive surgery after the great flood..dahil nasira muka nya..at sinagip sya ng german tourist...si Udo...at dun sya naging mark..."

"wow" sabat ni bernie...

"so.....(pause)....medyo magulo....but still he controls JRC realty...he is our boss and we have to follow him"

"but Carla...he is not our real boss..he is someone else right now"

"yes...he is...he remembers everything....makikilala nya pa din kayong lahat..pero..not feel anything....and for now...he is making right decision..."

"but Carla..he is still not jake"

"jake....hay....where the hell are you?...hahahahaha....bakit bernie, joseph at michael...sa tingin nyo ba...si jake talaga yun....diba..pwede din si rey talaga yun..na naiba din....at nakasama natin...ikaw bernie..kilala mo si rey....diba..iba na si jake at hindi talaga sya si Rey......shet.....pati ako naguguluhan na din...at hindi ko alam gagawin ko...." biglang naiyak si Carla....

"Carla tama na...." niyakap sya ni joseph.....

"joseph...bakit ganito...dati..ang simple lang ng buhay namin ni jake sa cebu...we were happy....after work we drink....and have a good laugh...bakit ngayon ganito na....sobrang hirap...."

"I understand Carla...naintindihan kita....we love him..and yet...hindi natin sya maka piling...."

"joseph...miss na miss ko na yung jake na yun....asan na sya.....asan na yung jake na yun.......na nakaka kwentuhan ko sa bubong ng condo nya....." at humagulgol na si Carla sa shoulder ni Joseph....at naluluha na din si Joseph......

"I know Carla..I really miss him too.....bakit naging complikado lahat ang buhay natin.....tuloy na miss ko din ang Iloilo...."

"oh tama na....lahat tayo mahal si rey jake o kung sino man sya...sige..mag usap tayo..pano natin sya matutulungan" sabat ni bernie...

"right..pano nga...kung ibang tao itong kausap natin" sabat ni Michael...

"well wala..kasi asa thailand sya and due for an operation...sa muka"

"what...again?"

"yes...kasi nga pinag hahanap na sya dito"

"what do you mean Carla" sabat ni joseph..

"Joseph..sya si Mark de guzman na pinag uusapan sa news!!"

"ANO!!" sabat ng tatlo

"my god....anong gulo ito" sabat ni michael

"now alam nyo na....kung gano ka complicated itong buhay na ito....with me alone....."

"well Carla..we are here now...to support you" sabat ni joseph..

"tama Carla..andito na kami..." sabat ni Michael...

"yes...and I'm leaving for Bangkok to be with Jordan"

"sinong Jordan" sabat ni michael

"Si jake yun diba" sabat ni bernie

"yes" sabat ni carla....

"why?" sabat ni joseph..

"because he wants me to take of him during the operation..until ma divide ko na ang task ko dito sa manila"

"like what task Carla" sabat ni MIchael...

"well first the operations...of JRC realty...in the next few months....mag ad campaign tayo..full blast..for JRC realty...and competing with Mega Pacific and Mega Corp"

"Carla..are you dreaming..those are giants" sabat ni michael...

"I know..pero may plano na..right now...jordan is selling his share with Mega Pacific..and all the money there will be used to acquire and relaunch JRC realty.....and we will need youJoseph to endorse...JRC....billboards, commercial..newsprint, lahat...."

"okay lang sakin yun Carla..."

"michael and bernie..you will continue the stocks manuever...like short selling and counter buying for shares of Mega Pacific..that will be daily..monday to friday....plus the operations.....at ikaw Joseph..we will start an ad campaign sa newsprint...like you signing a contract with JRC...as an endorser of condo units and other developments...."

"okay...we get you Carla" sabat ni joseph.....

"so guys...pag dasal nyo ako..sana nga bumalik na si jake....sana ma pwersa ko si Jordan na mag pa gamot...."

"ayaw nya ba?"

"ayaw nya...mawawala daw sya..kapag nagamot si rey or jake....."

"sige Carla ...goodluck sa bangkok mo..at sana mapilit mo na sya mag pagamot.."

"susubukin ko guys okay...pag dasal nyoko...kaya din ako pupunta dun...."

tumahimik anglahat....wala ng nakapag salita....dahil sa complication ng mga ginagawa at dapat gawin pa....magulo....nakaka lito....at ni hindi nila alam kung sino talaga ang boss nila ngayon......

to be continued....