It's 5 am on Frid
ay, Feb 06, Jake and I are having coffee at the Brown Cup At Skyrise Asiatown IT Park - a place with soothing indoor brown design and picturesque wall. Dressed in a long checkered pants and brown jacket, he greets me in a near whisper. He is tense which is understandable. Twenty hours ago, he wrapped up his reasons before me about what happened, that has resulted to a big decision.
ay, Feb 06, Jake and I are having coffee at the Brown Cup At Skyrise Asiatown IT Park - a place with soothing indoor brown design and picturesque wall. Dressed in a long checkered pants and brown jacket, he greets me in a near whisper. He is tense which is understandable. Twenty hours ago, he wrapped up his reasons before me about what happened, that has resulted to a big decision.To break the ice, I asked him if he's having fun, "Budi", he says. Full stop. And so it goes for nearly an hour. What emerges is a picture of an old time friend and naughty cousin who is very sorry of what he has been through when an uncle of ours gave him cash gift to enjoy his Christmas vacation in Cebu . "We had a fairly difficult situation", he says. "Uncle Jonie wanted me to enjoy my vacation for a week here in Cebu but you're sending me home early. About what happened, i wouldn't do it again,but to be clear, I understood your clear intention, and I agreed to that." I point out that difficult situations are where value for morality is tested. "We could talk about this for a long time", he responds. "It is what it is."
Other than condoning what he did, I'm not pointing him out any accusation of wrong doing. He describes in details why he's acting differently during his stay in Cebu. In addition to finances he did not worry, he's eager to experience everything from A-Z of Cebu as much possible.
"The problem was that I involved you in to this thing", he says, "resulting to your distress."
Jake points out that there was a misunderstanding with the other party. "I have no intention to involve you in," he says. "It's just that I didn't know what to do and someone's already aiming a gun on my head.
I remembered that time then. Jake and I were relaxing in a spa when after a couple of hours, we needed to ride a cab to find a 24 hour banking machine.
After an hour, Jake more rel
axed, telling me he has realized the reason why I want him to be home, especially after I told him that the amount involved in the incident was from my savings, though I didn't oblige him to pay. I ask him if he can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and he points out there are a lot of things to change, and this will be the end of the beginning.
axed, telling me he has realized the reason why I want him to be home, especially after I told him that the amount involved in the incident was from my savings, though I didn't oblige him to pay. I ask him if he can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and he points out there are a lot of things to change, and this will be the end of the beginning.