Chapter 128

Gunner couldn't help but look at Hiro as if he was joking, but he wasn't because he could see that he was sincere in what he had just said. Slasher, on the other hands, couldn't"t help but hold his shoulder and tell him that they needed to have a small talk, which he already knew.

'I think you two should have a small talk," Hiro said, as if he had already read their gestures to each other , and given that he had a twin he was sure he could tell what was going on.

Slasher shook his head and said, 'No, I think its best that you're here." Which surprised Hiro and Gunner as to what he had suddenly thought.

But before that, Hiro excused himself to go check on Samuel if he was doing well because he seems like to be in his weakest point considering what he had learned regarding to the Vice President earlier and what is currently happening outside.

As soon as Hiro was in front of Samuel he then holds his shoulder which makes Samuel to look at him and he seems to be in a deep thought.

'What are you thinking?" Hiro said and took a sit beside him and he signaled the twins to kindly wait for him and they understand it because even they too are worried about him.

Samuel shook his head and doesn't even know what to say because of the information's that was hurled up into his mind and how many people had already died because of his sake and he was blaming himself for that. He was the reason why their destiny was brought to that kind of hell and they doesn't even deserve that kind of death. What was more is that there are families and loved one that are waiting for them to come back yet he was there breathing and alive and watching them all die and not taking any actions for them to be saved. But one thing was for sure and that is to make sure that Dr. Vega will go down and he will make sure that he will be the one that will be the reason of his death and if in the end it was not him then he will make sure that he will be a witness of his death.

'I just couldn't help but to blame myself," he said out of frustration and Hiro totally understands that so he decided to advise him that he should be taking a rest even though taking a rest is an impossible way to do so considering what was happening outside but he have to at least try it.

Hiro sigh and gestured him to maybe take a rest. 'Maybe you should take a rest for now," he said which makes him surprised because he nodded his head and lay down to the bed as he took a deep breath and closes his eyes.

'No need to blame yourself because it is not your fault. I promised you Mr. President that all of this has an end and Vega will have soon his place," he said and Samuel sighs and started closing his eyes.

After he had secured Samuel that he was already sleeping he had tucked him the blanket and just lets him sleep and maybe would wake him up in two hours or an hour.

Samuel tries to keep himself in sleep but it just reminds him of when he had a conversation of Joemar which was his true identity is the Prime Minister of Japan which was Seiji Fushita.

He looked like an innocent person which no one would ever thought that he could do such a thing and to think that he was also called a mind reader by his colleague friends way back from his college days is making him look like a dork because he wasn't like that. He couldn't even have read the face of his enemy that was already working and pissing in front of his face. He couldn't even see the sign that General Arthur was already telling him that day—those eye message that he had it ignored because he thought that he was just making it all up but all along he wasn't.

'That face of the rat," he uttered under his breath as he gritted his teeth and tries to remember everything from that night that he had put up a show and have use the email that Gunner had sent.

But in the end it was all his fault by the way because he had him trusted so much and as far as he could tell they were running a background to everyone that was employed especially when it is near to him but into his case, they didn't run a background check because they see him as a nobody. He couldn't help but to think of how wise he was in planning of everything and making himself like a nerd young kid and preferably an outcast but because of his intelligence and the broad knowledge when it comes to filing and everything that a secretary should have is in his skills he was easily hired and was appointed to him.

The moment that he had his first step into his office he was acting like a fragile young kid and was fidgeting into everything that had caught his attention and help him to calm down and be himself.

The room was spacious and because it was Sunday and there are only less employees inside he, himself had worked himself there because he thought it would be a perfect day to finish the files that he had not yet have his signature on and maybe he could study some of it. It was quite when he gets into his office not until he head some cluttering which had caught his attention and immediately followed where that noise came from and he could hear murmuring voice that was something like he was cursing.

His office was also connected to a close room that was a way where he could immediately contact his secretary and since his secretary had already retired because she was already old she was immediately replaced by a young kid which he haven't yet completely know and yes he have already seen him but they aren't yet formally meet. He guesses that it was him who was making all of those noise and from what he have heard from the other employees is that he was clumsy but smart. He was the perfect description of being a nerd and he had already imagine what would he be looked like and as he opens that door which would lead him to the noise he was right—because his physical appearance was indeed like a nerd guy with those thick-rimmed glasses that maybe in a high grade, bush hair, neat but in kind of messy appearance, slouch, awkward eyes, and skinny.

'Are you the new secretary?" he asked which makes him startle from getting the pencils on the floor which he believes that those where the noises had come from.

He immediately took his stand and bow his head politely and greeted him, 'Good morning, Mr. President, yes, yes I am your new secretary and I am sorry if I cause some ruckus noise in here and I promise it won't happen again," he said apologetically as he plays his hands which cause him to smile because he could see himself from him way before when he was in high school and it was totally normal for he was a late bloomer but it also could be sucks at the same time because you couldn't help but to also blame yourself being such a klutz.

He walked near to his direction and get the pencil that was on his way and gently handed it to him which he gladly takes it and put it to his desk where the other pencils are. 'At last it is nice to meet you my new secretary, Joemar, isn't it?" he asked as he tilt his head wanting him to be calm in his presence.

He doesn't even get it because every time that a person was in front of him they were shaking and stuttering when they are talking to him as if he would bite everything into them but when he was not yet the President everyone was normal to him. And there he concludes that there are differences of talking, gesturing and behaving to a person that is higher than to a person that is a commoner.

But he doesn't think of that way to Joemar, because he was something else and he act like that to everybody which he wanted to somehow change it because he would be his secretary and being one of the person that was somewhat will be close to him in work he wanted all of those person to have confidence within them and he will slowly tech him to do that besides he had all the skills that he was looking for of being his secretary.

'Yes, yes, Mr. President, my name is Joemar and I would be your new secretary from now on. I will do everything in my best to serve you Mr. President," he said and he was surprised that somehow he was not stuttering as to what he had expected earlier and maybe he had already rehearsed himself to do that for how many times.

He nodded his head and gestures him to take a seat from the chair which was already near at him and he immediately obliged to his order and he was about to stand from his seat once again when he noticed that he had no chair to seat on also and he was stopped from doing any actions.

He took a steel stool chair that was near in the window and have himself seated to it. He taps his hands to his legs while smiling and took a deep breath but Joemar was just staring at him like he was waiting for what he would say but somehow it looks and he feels like he was the one that was intimidated by the way he looks at him but he brushed those thoughts away and swallowed his own lump.

'So tell me about yourself, Joemar," he said and Joemar nodded his head and took him just a second before he opens his mouth.

'I am a graduate student of this University, a scholar and also taking a part-time job so I can sustain my needs and also to my studies because even though I am a full scholar that doesn't mean that I do not have any more expenses and in needed to pay so I have to work since I don't know who were my parents because I was raised in an orphanage. Yet, still I am grateful to them because they have raised me to be this kind of person even though it is like a bitter taste that no one would like to adopt me because I am skinny and pale as a paper which would look like a person that have no future," he said as he laugh at the last part that he have said as he shook his head. 'After I graduated in college I searched for a job and no one would even hire me because I have no experience so then I felt like the world was against of me because I have studied and graduated yet ended up being a crew service to a fast food chain but I am still grateful because I am still surviving and eating at least three times a day plus the left overs that I could still take with me from the fast food was already the best for me and then I took a leap of applying in here and hoping to have a decent job or if maybe I again won't be hired then maybe if there is a job of being a gardener, janitor, a photocopier boy is I would take it because at least I am working inside of the White House and maybe I could learn inside that would maybe get me an experience," he stated which was like now a story of his life which also makes his heart softened as he tries to imagine those scenes and struggles that he had faced.

From those scenes and from the young eyes of a child like him that had grown into an orphanage that nobody wanted to adopts him was already a heartache because he could witness everyone or maybe one of his friends in there were adopted and there would be jealous in his eyes as he looked at them happy and he was the only one left until he got older. But maybe all of those were have a valid reason, all of those happens for a reason which is now he is sitting in front of him being his secretary.

'I see that you have a lot of foot prints of struggle huh but look on a bright side now, Joemar, you are already my secretary and those struggles have now paid back graciously. But right now I have these things to ask you," he said as he look him into his eyes but he was really feeling intimidated by him which was like he had already seen those kind of eyes way before and even though it was covered with his thick-rimmed glasses he could tell a different aura into him but maybe it was just him was just giving a definition of that.

His eyes shows shyness and he was again fidgeting, 'What are those Mr. President?" he asked as he took a handkerchief out of the pocket of his coat and wipe the sweats that was now forming at his brows even though the four corners of the room was air-conditioned and was cold.

He looked at him shaking as he put back his handkerchief to his pocket and taps his hands to his legs and he really looks nervous by now.

'First is your actions—your behavior, please relax yourself when you are talking to me and to everybody else because for me it is okay but what about the others? Yes, maybe they would respect you if I am near with you then what if I am not? What I am trying to say is try to blend in and relax just take a deep breath and take it easy . . . just take it step by step do not rush yourself into this okay? Just a little progress won't hurt. No fidgeting, no slouching just relax your back and maintain your posture, you have a good frame, a good body built even though you are skinny, and not mention that you are amazingly taller than me you really could fit like a black butler. Second is the way you talk, do not stutter and have different diversions of you having to talk okay?" he stated and all of those he says is he keeps on nodding and was like having it noted to his mind. 'Lastly we have to do something to your clothes," he said and he looked at to what he was wearing and took a stand from his seat and sigh like he was hopeless.

'What is wrong with my clothes? Oh, I am sorry if I haven't have it ironed because my iron was broken and maybe I need to have my clothes be laundry and have it ironed in there until I could already buy a new one and that would be until I get my salary here," he chuckled at the last part and neither him laugh with him.

'You need a new one since the uniform that you will be using will took a month before it gets delivered to you and the thing is you need a new clothes and Samantha will be the one to assist you right away," he said and he walks where Joemar's desk is and dialed a number to his telephone. 'Hello, Samantha, may you please go here to where my secretary's room is," he said to the other line and put down the phone and just a couple of seconds they heard a clacking sound that was going to their direction is and they believe that it was already Samantha.

'Mr. President," she greeted and nodded to Joemar as their eyes meet which makes Joemar stands from his seat and bow his head and greeted her good morning.

'I need you to get him some clothes in the store since his uniforms are not yet ready and maybe it would take a month or couple of months before he it could be delivered to him and maybe we could take an action towards that issue of the uniforms which are way longer to wait. Samantha, I need you to shop him from head to toe, okay?" he said as he handed him a black card which she gladly takes it with a warm smile and nodded to Joemar gesturing her to follow her now.

Joemar looked at him and he nodded his head signaling him to follow her.

'And oh, also buy him the mist iron please," he said as he wink at Joemar who was now in front of him and was in surprised of what he had given him.

'Mr. President, I don't know what to say but I guess you shouldn't be giving me these things," he said and he shook his head and tap his shoulder and gestures to go on now.

He couldn't help but to smirk as he remembers their first meet. How he had him circled by his action and how he had him lured by his make-up stories of his own life. And then he was there taking and eating it all up into his system until he was fooled, step by step as he was calm and relax upon taking it. He was like he was the one that was warning himself into it and he was there sitting and have an internal laugh of how dork and fool he sound and looked like. No wonder he was intimidated by his eyes because all along he was the Prime Minister of Japan which was Seiji Fushita and the Prime Minister that was holding his chair in there was only a decoy and he was not anymore surprised by that because Japan could already make impossible become possible.

He should have run a background check on him that time if he was indeed telling him the truth but he didn't because he had completely fooled by his show but right now the curtain was closed and he promised to himself that he will kill Seiji for it but if that didn't happen then he will make sure that he is dead already and he smashed his bones until it was powdered or until he was already satisfied with it.

There maybe should have much time if only he should have listened to General Arthur that day. He was already telling him the truth but he didn't listen.

'General Arthur please tell me everything that you know," he said as he crossed his arms and legs and waited for him to speak up.

He can sense that he was somehow furious since Joemar left the room and now there are only two of them left and he needed an answer to his question even though it was already visible to his eyes from the time that he and Joemar had fight and he was confronted but he wanted to hear it in front of him. He still couldn't believe that he can do such a thing to him because he was his most trusted person in the White House and even though his attitude was reckless and rude he could be trusted and all of his works that was task to him were all done smoothly and yet he had been like out of the blue since then was like occupied with things and that is when he had him also investigated and there he had learned his bank account was getting enormous money. Also according to the tellers and managers right there that they are somewhat curious and also questioned him about his money but they didn't followed it because they fear him. Which was now makes sense because it had been because of Dr. Vega but the truth was it was maybe after all the money of the government of Japan or maybe from the pocket of Seiji.

'You have heard it all right?" he utterly said like he was mocking him with his mocking eyes and he sternly looked at him.

'Don't put it right back to me," he gritted his teeth which makes General Arthur ashamed of his behavior and as to what he have said earlier making him regret all of it.

He took a deep breath and compose himself and sit straightly to his chair. 'That kid," he uttered pointing the door where he refers Joemar who had just walk out to the room. 'That kid, Joemar is not his real name. I know . . . I don't know yet—it also doesn't make any sense of what I am saying right now but he is not what we though he is. He is a different person. He just making up stories about his life and you didn't even run a background check on him which was your fault from the very first place. So it is your fault," he said as he points at him with his index finger which he had it swatted away using his hand.

'Don't point at me like that I am still your President. Even though maybe he is a different man there is nothing changed that you have committed a great sin in here because you have been lured away by a sum of money which you didn't even think of you family and for Christ sake you have a daughter!" he exclaimed as he points at him and his saliva was raining on him.

General Arthur was somehow rigid of and admits the sin that he have committed and was now facing the consequences that he had done.

'That is why I have done that because of them . . . because of my daughter and because of my wife because I want them to have a good life and they will be protected when they will come because I already have seen what Dr. Vega is capable of and I will not let that happen to them," he said and there was rotting in his throat and he admits that he sounds selfish. He swallowed his own lump and a tear escape from his eyes which he had it immediately wipe it away using the back of his hand.

'You are selfish! You are not thinking of your family because you are only thinking for your own sake! What are we into you? A ladder? I shouldn't have help you from that moment that your family was dying of starve and have no shelter to get into if this is how you repay me. I have help you to enter in soldiers' academy because I have compromised to the people inside there that you will do good and all of your accounts were paid by me and some of those I have found sponsors. I didn't slap you those things because I am happy of where you are now even though our age was not the same and you are older than me that what the people inside of the camp site says but I have you pursued because you have a family and besides you have a second degree of being a criminology and then here you in front of me. Giving me a platter of doomsday," he said and General Arthur couldn't anymore take a hold of his tears and he burst out because he was right as he recall of where he did came from.

General Arthur brushed furiously his hair using his fingers and placed his hands to his face and he was sobbing and he could feel the heartbreak that he was now suffering but it was what he had done to himself and there is no one he could blame into instead himself.

'That was your doing and that is now your suffering," he said and he didn't hear any word from then to him and he just watched him crying his heart out.

But he couldn't also help but to think of why he was giving such a conclusion to Joemar or maybe he was just stressed out because of what had happened to them earlier and because he was beaten by such a nerd kid like him which he knows that would despise him. He admits he was also surprised of what had happened back there and he didn't expect that coming from Joemar who he still see him like a weak guy but just have a smart techy mind which had a very big benefit and impact to him because he could easily finishes his works, presentations, projects, and meetings that he had to make and Joemar was there to make it up to him and help him. He doesn't even know how he had do it fast and how he was so smart that he knows such statistics that even him couldn't even sometimes balance and have it comprehends but it was him whom had supported him all the way so it was a big impossible if he was the one that General Arthur was talking about.

'You are mistaken of him, General Arthur."

'And now I am the mistaken one."