Chapter 30

MY BOSS AND I
*He is cold but I'm humorous*


Jacinta's Pov

"Mr Clegg?" I ask

"Yes. The late Mr Clegg. He was my father's bestfriend. When my father came to learn of my girlfriend's death and the failure of my rehabilitation, Mr Clegg asked him to bring me home to Rio. I arrived in Rio but my father was too busy with the company and so Mr Clegg was around. Despite him having his own company to run, he had time for me every single day. He used to take me out and try to make my mind get off Bianca. Slowly by slowly he made me burn all the pictures of Bianca but he told me not to forget the sweet memories. He asked me to move on with a hope that Bianca will keep smiling if I be happy and she will never rest in peace if I keep holding her back, especially her death. Mr Clegg became my best friend since then. He never addressed me as Damian, he addressed me as DMJ. I know the first two letters mean Damian Merkian but he never told me what the last letter stood for" explains Damian.

The sound of his name makes my heart skip a beat.

"DMJ?" I ask since this name takes me aback.

My father used to call me with a passcode.

He named me JCD. Jacinta Clegg but I dint know the meaning of the last letter.

He used to tell me to always recall the passcode, JCD756 and never tell it to anyone apart from anyone who will have a similar passcode with three letters and three numbers.

That person would be my helper when he will not be around.

He told me that whenever he was not around and I needed anything, my eyes and the passcode will help me.

"Yes DMJ. Sounds weird but it's very important. Uncle Clegg made me master a passcode namely DMJ677. I used it as my password in everything but he told me....this passcode will be very helpful to me when I'm in need and I shouldn't just tell it to anyone. I should only tell it to a person with a similar passcode with three letters and three numbers. For a while, I wondered how I will meet that person. Uncle Clegg was not even afraid of telling me most of his business secrets but he seemed to be afraid of something. I don't know what it was. He created a software and made my eyes and his eyes the passcode. He also used my passcode as the secret word. He installed the software in my laptop and gave it to me as I was travelling back to UK for my studies and to check on my hotel. I was 22 years old by then. Uncle Clegg saw me off at the airport and told me that, I was his only hope and he would only consider me as his own. He said that, immediately I arrive in UK, he will add in my software, a special gift.
He said it was a gift from his heart. A very special gift to him but he was giving it to me since he trusted me more. He said i should take care of it and keep it close to my heart. He said i should ask for a passcode from it when it goes to him. That's the only way I would know it's the gift he gave to me" explains Damian and now he is sitting up again.

So it's him.

All these years, I've been looking for him.

Where has he been?

Why did he stop talking to me?

What happened to him?

Why did he not reply my texts?

My father used to say that, my passcode will one day reveal all the things I am supposed to know.

The passcode will show me who my friends are and who my enemies are.

But the most important thing was to keep his passcode bestfriend close to me.

He also scanned my eyes and added me to his software and strictly told me never to use the name Jacinta.

I was to use my passcode only. Just JCD.

I remember one night, he gave me his laptop and asked me not to share any details about it to anyone, not even mom.

He asked me to always keep it far away after use.

I was to use it just to talk to his passcode bestfriend.

I was supposed to get close to him and know what he like and be his best friend and know more about him.

I wondered why he did that but I later liked it.

Is he really my DMJ?

"Are you okay Jacie?" Asks Mian since a tear drops from my eyes.

"I'm fine. Then what happened? How did Clegg make you find love again?" I ask

"Well, when I arrived in UK, I called him and he told me to open my laptop and get into the software. I really don't know what the other parts of the software have in store but there was a secret messenger in the software. I opened it as per his instructions and there.....i saw a text from JCD. Uncle Clegg told me that's the gift he was giving me. His precious daughter. But he never told me her name.
He just asked me to know her and keep her happy. He said the two of us will have to do what he never did, but first, we were to get along. He said that our passcodes were to be together if I intended to know more about the Software and what it contains. I tried to inquire about his daughter's real name but he refused to give it to me. His daughter was 15 years old by then. JCD and I got along so well and she was always there for me when I needed a friend. She was just 15 but she was so good at words and motivating. She took after her father. She opened up to me about everything that bothered her and we would solve things together despite being far. Even when she received her first period, she told me.We talked everyday and I got used to her. Uncle Clegg would at times let us communicate through his phone and she had the sweetest voice. When she turned 16 and got her ID card, she was so happy. She was just a sweet girl and I couldn't help it but fall in love with her. I liked the lady she was growing into. Even without seeing her, I very well knew she was beautiful. She would measure her body size every month and send it to me. On her birthdays, I would send a parcel from UK and she would do the same on my birthday. I kept those gifts safely in a box in UK. She turned 18 and I promised to Travel to Rio just to meet her. At that time, I was still concealing my feelings towards her. Uncle Clegg was the first person to know and he agreed me to court his daughter. I wanted to tell my feelings to her face to face and I planned to meet her. I booked my flight and told them I was going to take a plane that night and arrive in the morning. I remember we talked for hours over her father's phone that day but...." He poses and wipes a tear.

Now I can't even control my tears.

They are just rolling forming an eleven figure on my face.

The person I've loved for so many years is now infront of me.

He had feelings for me all this while.

How do I tell him that it's me.

Should I even do that?

"But?" I ask in tears.

"I don't know what happened, she went silent and all I heard was chaotic. I tried calling again but the phone was switched off. I called uncle Clegg and found the same thing. I was worried and decided to fly on that day but the weather was bad. I took my laptop and texted JCD but she dint reply. I was so stressed up until later in the day, I got the news that Clegg Jewellery collapsed and killed uncle Clegg along with his family. Even my JCD was gone. My 2nd love was gone too. How was I to survive now?" He asks and tears roll down.

I remember that day, my father was looking troubled and my mother kept swearing that she would not leave him alone.

Dad held my hand and took me along to Clegg jewellery.

He kept saying that it belonged to me and when the right time comes, I should claim it.

I should never let it go to the wrong hands.

I was too excited to meet DMJ the next day such that I never took in father's words.