MR. CHIU: More drinks?

SAM : (shook his head then looked at Mr.Chiu, his one time boss and mentor. Malaki ang utang na loob niya kay Mr.Chiu. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya malamang na nasa kalye pa rin siya ngayon and god knows kung ano na siya ngayon. Pinag-aral siya ng matanda at ginabayan hangang magkaroon siya ng sariling negosyo. Kung wala ito hindi niya maaabot ang kanyang kinatatayuan ngayon. He became one of the most successful young businessman in the country dahil sa tulong nito, kaya naman kung iituring niya ito ay parang ama.) May problema po ba?

MR. CHIU: Wala naman iho.

SAM: So what ‘s bothering you.

MR. CHIU: Hindi ko alam, pero nararamdaman ko na parang may masamang mangyayari sa akin.

SAM: May diramdam po ba kayo, nagpatingin na po ba kayo sa doctor?

MR.CHIU: Wala naman daw akong sakit maliban sa pagtaas ng aking cholesterol, eh wala namang ibang sakit pero iho nararamdaman ko na parang may mangyayari sa akin.

SAM: Huwag naman po kayong magsalita ng ganyan.

MR: CHIU: Sana nga iho wala ito pero may hihilingin sana ako saiyo.

SAM: Anything, You know I will do anything for you.

MR:CHIU: I’ve decided to redo my will, sana noon ko pa ginawa ito nang mamatay ang asawa ko. I’d like to name you as executor of my will, if you don’t mind.

SAM: Of course I don’t mind.

MR. CHIU: I’d like you to become Kim’s legal guardian until she reaches the age of 25.

SAM: (bigla siyang kinabahan sa sinabi ng matanda, for 2 years now he had been avoiding Kim, the only daughter of his mentor since her 16^th birthday. Hindi niya alam kung ano nag nangyari but that day she shown up very different, she looks grown up and very beautiful. Looking into her eyes he had been struck with a case of instant lust and he feel guilty about it dahil alam niyang mahal na mahal ni Mr. Chiu ang kanyang kaisa-isang anak, so from that day sinimulan niyang lumayo or iwasan si Kim)

MR.CHIU: You don’t look happy about it, naiintindihan ko naman eh. Your young ilang taon ba ang agwat ninyo ni Kim.

 SAM: 8 years

MR. CHIU: Look I know mabigat itong inihiling ko Sam. I know you’re a busy man at the same time alam kong makakasagabal si Kim sa personal mong buhay. Don’t look at me like that, kilala kita alam ko kung paano ka magpalit ng babae mo iho but I know the real Sam, kilala kita alam kong kung wala ako hindi mo pababayan ang anak ko at ikaw lang ang pinagkakatiwalaan ko.

SAM: How can you be sure na hindi ko papatusin ang anak mo kung wala ka na, you know how beautifule Is?

MR.CHIU: Sam we all know that Kim has a school girl crush on you. She had it all years but I know she will get over it at alam ko rin kung paano mo iginagalang ang aking anak, not once you took advantage about what she feels about you.

SAM: (hindi maiwasan isipin ang nangyari noong pagkatapos ng 18^th bithday ni Kim. Umatend siya pero he see to it na may kasama siyang niya, si jenny and current girlfriennd niya noon. Nasa pool siya noon hindi kasama si Jenny kasi tulog pa, habang nagswi-swimming siya dumatting si Kim, wearing her bathing suit. It wasn’t reaveling one pero it shows all her curves and man she is one y girl at ang tindi ng dating sa kanya . When Kim tried to come near him, umahon siyang bigla at sinabing tapos na siyang maligo. Alam niyang nasaktan niya ang dalaga pero he can not trust himself with her at iginagalang niya si Mr. Chiu, Dahil sa utang na loob niya dito, so Kim is off limit)

MR. CHIU: at saka kung kayo ang magkakatuluyan I will be very happy dahil alam kong nasa mabuting kamay ang anak ko.

SAM: You know me, I don’t believe in marriage.

MR. CHIU: Sinasabi mo lang iyan iho but in due time pag nakilala mo na ang tamang babae para saiyo you will gonna change your mind. Your like a son to me Sam at alam kong hindi mo pababayaan si kim. With the kind of money which will one day be Kim’s and her looks, she’ll have the boys fighting over her, not just boys but older men with their eyes on my daughter. Men with more in their mind than just satisfying their carnal urges but wants her money as well. Natatakot ako kung anong mangyayari sa kanya pagnawala ako and suddenly find herself too rich at a tender age. Sam she is only 19, she is too young to handle this. She needs you to guide her.

SAM:there is pain that he cannot explained when he thinks about men in

Kim’s life, parang hindi niya kayang isipin na may ibang lalaki na aangkin kay kim) I think you worrying too much, malay mo wala lang iyan. Tito you will live for a long time. Malay mo baka mahintay mo pa ang apo mo.

MR. CHIU: Sana nga iho pero gusto ko paring gawin ito. You will live here till she reach twenty-five, of course rent free at sana pumayag ka kahit alam kong mahal na mahal mo ang condo mo at alam kong mawawala ang privacy mo but you do this for me iho.

SAM: I wish you stop talking as if you will gonna die any second. Tito your strong man, you will live longer than what you think.

Mr.CHIU: Sana iho, pero kung mamamatay ako, promise me that you’ll look after my little girl till she reaches twenty-five.

SAM: Promised, I will look after her(but at the back of his mind, his hoping

na sana hindi umabot sa ganoon na sana walang mangyayari sa matanda.

After a week, habang nasa sariling resort si Sam sa Cebu ay nakatanggap siya ng tawag mula sa katiwala ng mga Chiu, saying that namatay si Mr. Chui sa isang aksedente.

POKWANG: Makakauwi ka ba Sam, Sinai ni Mr. Chiu sa amin na ginawa kang legal guardian ni Kim. Kailangan ka ni Kim ngayon iho.

SAM: Dumating na po ba siya?

POKWANG: Bukas ang dating niya at notation ako parang sa batang iyon. Alam mo kung gaano niya kamahal ang kanyang ama. Lumaki siyang anng Ama lang niya ang kasama at ngayong wala na ito hindi ko alam kung paano niya tatangapin ito.

SAM: Don’t worry pupunta na ako ngayon diyan. Yaya don’t worry about Kim, I will take good care of her , hindi ko po siya pababayaan at saka nandiyan naman po kayo di ba.

POKWANG: Salamat iho.