Five days have passed since the incident, yet my idiot nephew haven't opened his eyes yet.
I know it's common for drug overdose patients to stay unconscious for about a week, but the wait is killing me!
I guess that's just how it is when someone you care for is sick in bed.
Those fucking bastards...
The fucker staying in the same hospital as us regained consciousness the other day. In fact, he just got discharged this evening, looking as if he merely went on vacation.
And the worst thing about it, is that we can't do anything to them.
We can't even charge them due to lack of evidence, since we're not supposed to know what happened inside that club.
We can't get Nathan's statement since he's still unconscious, and no one knows where the club's CCTV footage disappeared to.
I had no choice but to bite my tongue and keep my blood pressure from rising to dangerous levels. Particularly when we found out that three more of the five bastards got discharged this day.
Dan included.
"This is so fucking frustrating!" I snapped at Louie who told me the news while we looked after Nathan. "I know that the six of them were together! It's those bastards who did this to Nathan!"
"I know, but they insist that they can't remember anything. They don't remember going to Club A at all, they can't even remember what they did the day before the incident."
"Fuck. Goddamn them all to hell!" I sneered beneath my breath. "Isn't there any other way to make them talk? They might just be making excuses to save their own hides! It's not right that it's only Nathan who ended like this!"
"I was saying the same thing, but we don't have any evidence, and they are showing the same symptoms as other victims from the club that day." Louie's voice shook with rage. "Not to mention, they are from influential families and have hired good lawyers. Some of them even tried to hire Florence."
"Did he take the case?" I glared at Louie.
"Of course not. He already knows that they're involved in Nathan's case."
"Good!" I snorted. "Speaking of Florence, didn't he say they were gonna visit today?"
"Yeah, they're probably on their way now..."
A knock on the door confirmed this, as it opened and in came two people who looked the same yet different in every aspect.
"Florence, Franklin, you finally made it," Louie greeted them.
They are the Derejedo.
One is a famous lawyer, while the other is a notorious troublemaker.
You can see it in the way they dress and carry themselves. They may have identical faces, but one wears a well pressed barong tagalog, while the other dons a black shirt with the sleeves torn off, showing off his tattoos and arms covered in leather and chains. He's a famous tattoo artist in his own right.
"Hey, mah mehn, how's it going?" Franklin or 'Lin' greeted us with a goofy grin. "Is Nathan still out of it?"
"Yeah, we're starting to worry about him," Louie replied with a frown.
"That's nothing! Last time I got an overdose, I was out like a light for eight days straight!" Lin bragged.
"Idiot!" his brother Florence hit him on the head. "Really, Lin, can't you be serious for once?"
"I'm just making the mood lighter, Rence!" Lin laughed at his twin brother. "Nathan looks good, though, no need to worry! Even his bruises are fading away."
"You should have seen him when we first found him," Louie said in a dark tone.
"So, how's the case? Any suspects yet?" Lin asked in a slightly serious tone.
"There are 5, but we can't do anything without any evidence," I replied.
"That's the problem, exactly," said Rence, "there's a chance that this case will end up unsolved since most of the customers either lost their sanity or their consciousness. They can't remember what happened that day, While the females and betas involved are too scared to speak up. They're against influential families, after all."
"That's the problem, exactly..." agreed Louie. "We can't incriminate Nathan's friends, since they can always say that they all acted on their own volition. Dan even told Blessing that they were all going to the club together. We can't prove that they forced Nathan to do anything."
"They won't even agree to send DNA samples to check if the semen found on Nathan would match, and even then, they could always say that the sex was consensual," added Rence.
"That's why we need Nathan to wake up so he can give his testimony," said Louie.
"If only there were CCTV footage in the club!" Rence said, shaking his head. "They must have disposed of them to avoid incrimination!"
I shifted guiltily in my seat.
"By the way, wasn't that bar owned by Colonel Rozales? Isn't one of his kids Nat-Nat's friend?" asked Lin.
"I think he's the one who's still in a come right now," replied his twin.
"And Dan is Senator Di's only recognized child," Louie said with a sigh. "They're all untouchables, that's why the news was blocked right away."
"Yeah, they just said that a new alpha stimulant caused the commotion, and that some people overdosed on it." Lin looked at us with a mischievous grin. "I'd love to try it out if there really was one."
"There really is one," I piped in.
"Woah! Really?" Lin asked, licking his lips.
Of course, there wasn't any.
But we needed an excuse, and it was my job to come up with a story for the masses.
The Spider contacted me right after Reubert came to our house. He told me to use the old drug I formulated to cover up the Tanay incident – which by the way, was also because of Reubert. They plan to tell the public that it's the same drug found in Club A.
"The gender police did their investigation," I told them my script. "They found a highly concentrated omega pheromone based stimulant in the venue. A highly volatile stimulant that can effect alphas and even some omegas."
"Woah, I guess the 'Terminus pill' is real then?" Lin asked with a big grin on his face.
"What Terminus pill?" I asked him back.
"That's what they call it in the back-alleys. 'Terminus', since it terminates everything in one glorious orgasm!" Lin laughed out loud. "They're calling it 'Club A drug' or 'Terminus drug' right now. They say it has the same effects as a drug found in a facility sa Tanay, Rizal, where alphas allegedly killed each other in an illegal orgy."
I felt shaken.
"W-what facility are you talking about?" I asked Franklin. "just where did you hear that crap?"
"Sorry, I keep my sources a secret!" Lin stuck his tongue out at me.
"Never underestimate the sources of a drug addict," his twin said with a sigh. "I actually get help for most of my leads and evidence from his network of friends."
"Ex-drug addict!" Lin corrected him, "For your information, I heard that from Dad, and it happened five or six years ago," he went on. "What I'm curious about is that no one knows where the drug came from. It just appeared one day, then disappeared just as suddenly."
"And now, it seems to be out in the market again..." Rence said thoughtfully.
"Too bad, since all the alphas in the club lost their memory of that night, no one knows what the drug is or where it came from!"
Well, there was no way they could trace a non-existent drug. I never even wrote the formula down.
Also, we disposed of it in the lab before I came here today.
They needed a scapegoat for the incident. The public might think there's a terrorist on the loose, otherwise. That's why Grinch and the Spider decided to go with the stimulant overdose story. They can just pretend to warn the public against the use of this 'extremely harmful' drug.
As if there really was one.
I actually fear the possible backlash the news could bring. Obviously, people would start looking for this Terminus Drug. Numerous fakes will probably be sold in the black market some might even be as potent – and harmful as the original one.
Humans are naturally curious, after all.
"What I fear most is that even if we can prove that they did this to Nathan, they could easily say that they were under the influence of that Terminus drug," Rence said.
"That's why I'm looking for a sample, to know just how good that Terminus drug is!" his twin said with a grin.
We all glare at the idiot Franklin.
Florence has a point, though.
Aside from saying that they remember nothing, they can also blame the effects on the drug.
A drug that does not even exist.
"Fuck."
"The fuck it is, li'l bro," Lin ruffled my already messy hair. "Hey, maybe you can slip some of that drug out for me?" he asked, his brows raising up and down.
"Do you want our Eric to end up in trouble?!" Rence snapped at Lin, hitting him on the head once more.
"Ouch! Rence, that's the third time this day! Are you forgetting who's the older brother here?" Lin glared at him.
"Then start acting like the older one!" Rence snapped back.
"Well... what ever happens, let's just hope that Nathan wakes up soon," Louie said with a sigh, "and that he still remembers what actually happened that day."
A knock on the door caught our attention. In came Blessing and Mercy with a pack of food.
"Ninong1 Florence!"
Mercy approached Rence and held his hand to her forehead.
"God bless you, hija." (young lady)
"Thank you for visiting Kuya Nathan."
"You're here early," he asked, "don't you have classes today?"
"I got a hunch Kuya will wake up today so I got off early!"
Blessing went to her ninong Franklin. "Mano po, Ninong." (bless me, godfather)
"Kaawaan ka ng Diyos, our Blessing has grown up to be such a fine lady!" (God bless you) he said as he pinched her cheek.
"That's right, Tito Lin," piped in Mercy, "Ate Blessing even has a boyfriend now!"
The smile on Lin's face disappeared. Blessing is his favorite, after all.
"What boyfriend?! Is it an alpha? Where is it? Are you sure it's trustworthy?"
"Ninong, you worry too much!" Blessing gave a soft laugh. "It's a good thing Miles isn't here with me today."
"And did you know that Papa has a boyfriend as well?" Mercy went on, spilling the beans.
The twins' eyes locked in on Louie whose face turned beat red.
"Ows? Is this true?!" they said in unison.
"What's their name?" asked Lin.
"Where are they from?" asked Rence.
"Where do they work?
"Are they sexy or handsome?"
"Do we know them?"
"Haay, will you two stop bombarding me with questions!" said Louie with a smug look on his ugly mug.
"Wait a minute. Didn't you say you passed the case to Florence so you can finally date Blondie?" I asked.
Louie's smile disappeared.
"What did you say?" Rence frowned at me. "Don't tell me... are you dating that Safiro kid?!" he asked Louie who is now shooting daggers at me!
"What do you mean kid..." mumbled Louie with a pout, "he's already of legal age."
"The hell, man! No wonder you dumped his case on me!"
"I passed the case to you because I trust you that much!" Louie insisted.
This stupid moron! He didn't even tell Florence the real reason why he had to let go of the case.
I couldn't help but grin at his stupidity!
"So, where's the blond kid anyway?" I asked him.
"He still has classes. He's been trying to visit everyday since he feels guilty that Nathan ended up this way because I was too busy with his case," said Louie with a worried expression on his face.
"Huh, you're both idiots." I snapped at him. "That's obviously your fault, not his!"
"Really, Eric, you've grown up and all, but that sharp tongue of yours never goes dull," said Lin, placing an arm over my shoulder. "No wonder you're still single."
"That's what you think, Tito Lin!" Mercy strikes once again! "Even Tito Eric has a boyfriend now!"
"`Oy, Mercy, why are you so talkative today?!" I pouted at her.
"Oh, my, is he that handsome omega you rescued before?" asked Florence. "Are you two still living together?"
"The exact same one!" Mercy answered with glee.
"Hmm, no wonder the cops haven't been calling me to bail you out lately."
"You had to bail Eric out?" Louie sounded alarmed. "When was that? How come I never heard of this?"
"That was years ago!" I answered him.
"Didn't Doc Aahmes come with you today, Tito Eric?" Mercy smiled at me innocently. I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.
"He's taking care of things in the lab today and would probably come by later to pick me up," I grumbled.
"Oh, I'd like to meet this Doc Aahmes, then!" Lin said with a sleazy grin.
We were still joking around when Blessing hushed us up.
"Shh... I think Nathan's saying something!"
All five of us turn to face the hospital bed. Blessing sat by her brother's side, holding his hand in both hands. Silence filled the room.
"...er..." Nathan mumbled. "...ert..."
"What did he say?" asked Lin.
"Shh...." Rence hushed him.
"Kuya, wake up!" Mercy called out to her big brother, before slapping his left leg.
Nathan's blinked open.
1Ninong – godfather