She is only thirteen years old when Zaphfyl lived with Caezar. Now on her thirties, anyone can't deny the fact that she wears herself like a younger lady. They even said that she's only twelve years younger than her age. She is wearing a vital-stats like a beauty queen.
Slender body with a pair of white legs that are very smooth and flawless. She has a heart-shaped face that enhances her naturally-curved eyelashes carved above her feminine nose, crowned toward an intricate pouted pinkish-red lips beneath. It mesmerizes gentleman alike. She had also a wavy-long Filipina hair that hangs through her hips. It wiggles like dancers when a gentle breeze caresses it.
This good features of the girl did not escape from the keen observant Zirr. But still, the guy forbid by his simple thought that this is the mother of his best friend and regarded as a brother.
Zirr was enticed about of what he had observed. The love of a mother to a son and son to his mother. These affections are his always wishing of because his younger days were spent only in the convent with the care of his guardian's soldier's friend that nurture him.
A memoir of his childhood crosses again his senses when his adopted father lulls him to sleep on his lap. He remembers him singing, 'In the lap of my Father'.
From the lap of my Father, I firstly taste, the goodness of life, This life that I've breathed. I can't make any regrets, Even though what it is? The hardships, love of my father to hone me, grow so strong. Nobody can underestimate him, Hands of my father dear. To help me achieve this heaven's peak under this rising race of my sun.
And, like a child sleeping On the lap of my father dear.
"Ma can we get inside?" Vander breaks the silence, "Bro, let's get inside."
"Oh so sorry. Zirr, come inside so that I can serve you breakfast. It still one o'clock in the morning. You have a class after an hour, right?"
The guy forgets the thoughts that are conquering his mind and follows Zaphfyl's invitation.
Days passed by and their graduation come nearer. The Government's Octagon conducts qualifying entrance exams to all graduating students that are willing to join the circle of Elite Troopers and Elite Soldiers. The two try their luck.
After sometimes, the result of the examinations is already posted at the Celerity BBS. They pass the exam and they are enlisted in the Elite Troopers of the Intel Squadron Secret Lab.
"Congratulations Bro! At last, you are now a certified Elite Troopers!" screams Zirr while they are busy looking on the electronic bulletin board where the passers of the exam are listed.
"Thanks to you. Asus! You're such a great pretender not to be boastful. I've noticed that you are also listed in the Elite Troopers Intel jan...janitors and top-notcher at that!" Vander teasing his friend. They laugh altogether.
"Bro, wait a second I- I have something to tell you..." Zirr pause for a while and he is now starting to tilt his face right side of his eye.
"What's that? Can you tell me that in a double, hurry! I'm starting to get bored huh!"
"On your right bro, you are such a blind mice by not seeing that beautiful in my eyes over there, look!"
"Where?.."
"Wo-wow! What a beau species I've ever seen in my entire life!"
"Where? Where is that!?"
"There..." he pouted his lips to his right side.
"Hah? I don't think so..." Vander saw a big-fat man eating ice-cream on his far-right at a distance of five men.
"No, not that bulging man...Next to that."
"Oh...wow! I can see her now...Who is that beauty over there?...Did you know here? Bro, can you please help me to stop..?"
"Hey, hey calm down puppy...take it slowly. Hush!"
"She's sooo beauty-full hu! Stop me quick bro!" he teasingly smiles to his friend.
"I'll try to call her bro...will you wait for a while? Hmmm, Miss! Miss! Pssst! Here I am, my name is Vander. He said I like you!..." Zirr jokingly shouts at the girl but in a whispering mode.
The girl, not knowingly she looks at them, smiled and frowned.
"Huy! You're such a big B..! Let's go!.."
"Where?..."
"Anywhere...Somewhere...let's get out of here... coz Miss beau is staring at us..."
" No wait bro, I have a better idea. Since we are all passers in the exam...It's better for us to celebrate! Or he he he, celibate in the..." he whispers it to the other guy and smiles meaningfully.
"Ha ha?! Hmmm, that nice a better idea I get from you bro. Why I, didn't think of that? At last, I can now taste the sweetness of heaven!"
"Have you not yet tasted that bro?'
"Hmmm, the truth is... not yet."
"Nop?!..Really?! Are you sure?!"
"No.."
"If that is sooo...now let's go!"
"Huuups! Bro wait! Take it easy. remember first your hygiene. Maybe, before you can enter the lab. You'll be bringing that itchy thing inside. You'll be quarantined on that. Just a reminder ha ha!"
"You're such a joke bro ha ha ha! I can wash it first with a gallon of disinfectant he he he. Don't worry bro.."
In the preceding day, they spent their hours practicing target shooting, man to man combat and arm defense, air-diving acrobatic stunts, patrolling. Programming, Engineering, designing and assembling new sophisticated weapons, thermodynamics and geophysics and metallurgical.
Until the time comes that they excel all, especially in the field of computer, technology and weapon designing and assembly. they are under the administration of the AMA Univ Town Intel which was connected to SOL through their heroic vision of the founder Dr. Amable. To make the Philippines a leading nation in producing a fully trained computer professionals in the whole world.
But their excellent skills are not enough to suffice the expectation of the jealous mind of Dzaba. the director of the Secret Octagon Lab, a well-known critical mind.
"Computer Specialists, without you knowing this all...all of you are my slaves following all my directives and plans to boast..." with a grin on his face, Dzaba secretly whispers while staring at the specialists in a distant. " I have this plan that all of you will follow..."
" How dare this Dzaba, our critical mind bro. I've heard him saying this...' I have a plan of inventing an unusual weapon that anyone can't imagine, Vander...." Hah! How he can do that! When he even don't know how to design any simple weapon etcetera, etcetera. Now he was planning of inventing? What a nonsense idea huh!"
"Ha?! He said that! He is good only on theory and debate to win his side, but to invent? Nevah!"
"The reality is...we are the one who creates, he's only there directing us. Talking...boasting...smiling...how thick is his face huh!...Is he going to invent by himself? What! He has that power now to do so? Hah!, I don't think so...Ah maybe, an armpit power he has a lot of it, he he he."
"Yeah! That right! And you are right on that bro. Just remember...what is the use of his being a critically mind if he didn't use it for awhile!"
"But Bro, the sad reality is this. He is going to insist his plan, and we...we are the one to burn our midnight-candle making that one. We have to plan, design, and assembled it! How pity we are (sob)... and what will be his contributions to us? Guess what bro?..is his sweet-talking nonsense bull-crap!"
"You've got that right Vander Bro, he has the one who gets the recognition and not us! (sobbing also) What a shame! Not for us...but for him! he he he..."
" So we have to face that truth...Suffer the consequences of being a member of the Elite Troopers of the Secret Octagon Lab and a Computer Specialists at that! What a famous lad you are bro! Congrats! You deserve a warm round of applause on that martyrdom! So, you have no choice but to obey your superior at all time now," says Vander teasingly.
"So then, have no choice but to follow, the two of us...But, how come you take..?"
"Do you know the reason why? What I'm planning was... I'm just get enticed by your sweet sales-talking to me..."
"That's all? Okay, right, right! I accept that...that I'm a good sales person, I agree...But! Can you find a beautiful creature like Jamie in another agency? No?...Right..."
"Hmmm...you've got that point Zirr bro. That's your sole nice contribution as being a friend in my life, I salute you on that bro. Oh! Now I know her name. You didn't tell that to me ha! Jamie, a nice and beautiful name...I can't forget her from now on."
"Yap, her name is Jamie, coz I saw it at the e-bulletin board. Hmmm, see? As I've mentioned her name, you're such a crazy dog fantasizing her. Eh, you have to tell your feelings to her now. If not, you might get pimples by only keeping that to yourself."
" Hah? H-how can I? Bro helps me, I didn't want to get pimpy all over my pretty baby-face. But, is she not a man-hater?.."
"Heh! Is that you bro? Are you the son of John the-timid-boy? You're such a fool! A genius in computer troubleshooting but the malfunction of your brain can't even know how to fix huh! What a guy?.."
"Maybe, I'll just wait for my time bro.."
"Heh! Shut-up, right time is now! So, let's go? I can see her at the table now. Quick! While she is not looking at you."
"No, Not now...Maybe later, coz we have too much work to do, right?"
"Yea, I know right? The work can wait but the right time did not. I will promise to accompany you to her now...coz I'm too much worried for your sexcapades, dreaming there in your chair. Let's go to her now?.."
"Maybe, next time bro...promise next time, I'll get to be ready.."
"Hus, when will you be ready bro? When the crow turns white? Hey, look! She's looking at you and smiling sooo sweeeeet!"
"Ha? Oh...haaaaay...she's soooo cute... Not, not now. Maybe next time will do."
"You're such a stupid-coward lover-boy. I'm gonna spank you now if I can't keep myself!"
"Then, try me!.."
"See... this fuckin' stupidity..."Zirr quickly gives him a straight jab teasingly.
"Ops! Ops! Take it, easy bro. Can't you see this Kung-Fu stance? I'm gonna ready for a massacre now, try me."
"So what! What a big coward of the county is my friend here, ladies and gentlemen he he he."
The intercom croaks.
Attention all computer specialists! You are needed immediately at the Secret Confe-room for an urgent meeting as for advice. This call is from our Critical-Mind!"
Huh" Here we are again...Like what I have told you bro...this meeting now, might be a disaster."
"I know the shallowness of what he is thinking right now. It'll be a litany of plans and recognition, I guess."
"Are you complaining bro?..No..Not now. Just reserve that later. For now, go and follow your leader he he he. If I know, it's your idol director."
"Hmm, It's not... I'm just excited of witnessing your show beside your queen of hearts. Hmm, this is the time you get near to her right bro? So this is the right time to shine and tell Jamie your feelings on her!.."
"Shhh stop it, bro...She might hear you...Keep that big mouth shut! She's coming..."
"Huh! Speaking of the angel...she is on our way bro. Remember your self-confidence, take hold, quick!"
"Hi, Zirr! Vander! Can I come with you?.."
"Say Hi bro..."
Vander has no time to get lost, he then follows.
"H-Hi Miss Jamie?.." he timidly answers the smiling girl.
"Your hand is cold as ice now bro..." Zirr pushes the guy a little.
"Surely! Miss Jamie, you can come with us!" invites Zirr and look at Vander, "Bro, are you okay?" he secretly whisper.
"Ha? N-not...yeah! I-I'm ok...Let's go! I'll get my palmtop for a while!"
Zirr was silently smiling, witnessing the uneasy attitudes of his friend.
"Are you sure Mr?...You know my name..?"
"Uhm sorry, I forgot...I'm Zirr Filex Posa, can call me simply Zir hehe...We saw it in the bulletin B. How come that you?..."
" Ahm same here with you..."
"Ahh okay...Miss Jamie-Joy?.. he is my friend, Vander Divino" Zirr extends his hand to shake the girl and Vander follows.
Jamie-Joy turns to Vander and in her sudden jolt, his hips touch the guy's hand. A different sensation rose -up reaches his brain sensing the perfume of the girl. I was enough for the guy to feel a burning desire inside him.
"So- sorry M-Miss JamieJoy, bro..." he apologize.
The girl just smiles back at him.
"Okay brods, let's go?" says JamieJoy to his new friends But her eyes are nailed on Zirr.
My golly wow, how idiot is this friend of mine, he seems like a scarecrow staring nowhere...haay, how love can tame a raging bull..." whispers Zirr smiling thinking his friend's demeanor disappointed.
JamieJoy notices the smile of the guy, she thought that it is smiling at her in return. A certain feelings rushes-up knocking her heart to craziness.
Zirr slightly pushes Vander to walk beside the girl. He is holding his palmtop. He squeezed it and move a little.
"Van bro, don't be a lazy-cow. Go on now, express your feelings..." whispers Zirr.
He is in hesitation on what to do. He scratches his head and tries to compose his self not to be tongue-tied. Slowly in a tip-toe. He manages to get near, throws a look at his friend and planning to retreat.
"Don't...just go on!" Zirr whispered.
"Hrmmm!..." he makes a grumbling sound to attract the attention of the girl that he is getting nearer. The truth is, his heart beats so fast that he could not hear even his voice. He wanted to go back out.
"Van bro, why?" the girl look at him smiling. Their eyes meet again in an instant. She walks slowly to make the guy walk beside her.
"N-Nothing...don't worry..."
A second of silence and after a while, he tries to break the monotony of the moment. To him, It seems a long hour walking.
"Miss JamieJoy, how far is the conference chamber from here?.."
The girl smile.
"I think, it's thirty meters from here. It seems a long way to go right? hi hi hi."
Yeah, I think so, it's so hard for to memorize it. Coz' I know that at the end of this corridor is the face of a man that I'm not comfortable of looking at is waiting for us."
"It seems that you have that phobia or your blood seems boiling to a certain degree seeing your Critical mind director Dzaba?.."
" I don't know Miss JamieJoy, bro why I've got this phobia whenever I think of Dzaba's..."
His confidence now slowly develops as he goes on talking. He begins to feel that there is something connection between them. A long time acquaintances that he can't explain. His uncertain feelings begin to disappear now.
"Maybe, you crave for him like a preggy woman," she smiled.
He looks on to his companion.
"Ahh hoooooy miss charrrring....! Hmmm, you have a big check there..." he acted like a gay giggling to his bones and gently slap the shoulder of the girl. They all laugh.
"You act like one hi hi hi," she looks at their back, " where's Zirr bro?.."
"At our back, don't mind him. His only there following us..." he thumbs-up to the guy at a distance of three men.
Zirr nods affirmatively.
"It's true really, my blood easily rushes up when I think of Dzaba's smirking face huh! Maybe because of his role doing to us. A king giving off orders."
"He's your Director remember?.. So his role is to make us move as per directives, right?"
"Hmm, right..." he grins.
"So that's the reason why he made us to do the things that he would want us to follow for him."
"Not to the extent that he will not accept our individual suggestions nor objections..."
"Uhmmm, I see..."
"But, anyone can act like him, for being a director. Even me, I can, I can say... light's- Camera- Move!" he he he he."
"Then, Try to be one hi hi hi hi"
"Hah! Try me?.. Later, when the Critical-mind makes his first swish. I will be his proxy."
They all laugh again.
"Hmmm Miss JamieJoy, bro. By the way, you know, you're so nice to be with....
"Hah?.."
"You know how to carry a conversation as I thought."
"Hi hi hi, I'm not the one. You're the one does it."
" Yes really, the truth is, I am thinking of you a man-hater. Coz, when you throw your stare on me. It seems that you have that agenda of taking me off and be killed. But, but I was so wrong."
" The truth also Bro is...why I look at you like that? Coz, when you stare at me, as if you'll going to eat me whole!.."
"Hah, uhm ... I wanna like to eat you? That's right!.."
"Now see?..You are an aswang..."
"Hmm, is there an aswang still on this day ha?"
"Aba, yes! In a remote place!..or even here!"
"Where is that, aber?"
" The two of you, here..."
"Hah? You mean, me and Zirr? Okay the two of us hah...hmm...so you've better on guard...maybe later, we'll be at your house."
"Then try me, my newly assembled laser will cut you two into tiny pieces. Even you are the prince of deamon. Try me hah! You'll see..."
"Now, you have revealed it. You've got a laser gun? That's prohibited weapon!"
So it might be all of the aswang's will be afraid of going into your place because of that!"
"Aba, eh yes! I'm aware of that!"
" But, the one who visit you? Is there any restrictions?"
"And who will be visiting me?"
"Eh...us, we'll planing of visiting you!.."
"Hmmp! So sorry, I don't have any sickness to be visited, sorry..."
"Ah okay, no comment..." The guy pause.
Jamie thought that the guy might be upset when she declines to what they are planning. " Aba eh, okay!..You can bring with you a mattress there 'cause I provide no beddings there..."
"What? You mean, It's okay for you to be visited? Thank's a lot!.."
"Heh! What's thank's a lot?.."
"You've said, it's okay right?"
"What I mean is...I can't be sure...we didn't have any accommodation for the two of you if you are planning on sleeping there."
"Hrmmm! It's like...the topic of your conversation goes deeper ah? You even didn't hear me calling."
"Oh Zirr bro, are you calling us? So sorry," asks JamieJoy.
"Not really...I'm just calling the attention of you two that we are getting nearer the checking area. Have your ID's ready."
"Aye aye Sir!"
"See that the evidence that you're forgetting it...Hmm, when is the wedding bro by the way?.."
"W-what do you mean, wedding?.." Asks the girl and stop for a while.
"I mean wedding?...like...the two of you going to..." He's trying it to say it in a sign language. "Got me?"
"Ah you two.. you are making me a goodtime since then."
" Since?..ah..in the compu-bulletin section? The girl...is that you Jam?"
"Yeah, that's me! The one that you two are teasing. "
Vander silently smile on the thought.
"Jam, don't you know, Vander has a crush on you ever since? That day when you look at him?..he didn't stop fantasizing! " The eyes of Vander turns wide. He signal his friend to shut-up. But Zirr only thumbs-up on him.
"Ha! That's so?.."
"Maybe?.."answers Zirr.
"Is it true Vander?.."
"A, eh...we are going to visit your house later?..right Jam?.."
"Hmp! No, don't bother!..My parents are all strict!"she frawns and walk ahead leaving the two guys.
"See?! What have you done Bro?"
"Relax Bro Van, he he at least she knows. You are so fast Bro. Trust me, she got that."
They are now inside the confe-chamber together with the other specialist. The Specialists are seating in a row facing each other on a table. The seat of the two guy are third and fourth respectively from the left of Dzaba. JamieJoy is seating second next to Vander on his left.
"Good day to all of you my Specialists! I know that you know why I call this assembly." He is confident that his mind be heard.
"If we know...we are not here..." whispers Vander to Zirr.
"This proposal is I am so sure that all of you will not object! I know that you will like this and probably can do this! You are not Specialists if you are not all experts right?!"
"Nah...you are the one expert in making us fools huh! Not us!"comments Vander. JamieJoy heard the guy, she smiled.
"We all know that in this era, the weak are all left behind, an underdog and smashed into swamps without even knowing that they are all slaves doing what they want. Do you allow this to happen to us?"
"Sir no Sir!"answer the Specialists in chorus.
"Now then, I have a vision that our country will rise above all this!"
"All fools..."whispers Vander.
"If these are the case, how about if we will make an unusual weapon that no country even a rich one had ever made!"
"An unusual weapons? .."says the Specialists.
"He wants us to make an alien weapon maybe?.." says the other guy.
"Maybe, a nuc powered weapon I guess ."
"A hydrogen powered gun?.."
"It is a laser gun, I'm sure..."
"I am thinking of a fighting Bot!" says Dzaba.
"A fighting robot?"churos by the Specialists. Vander and Zirr jolt on their seats. JamieJoy was wide-open her eyes. Part of her mind tickles of the thought. "Yaps! You heard it clear. A fighting Bot that will make to be our country's ultimate defensive weapon. I know that we can do this! You can do this right?"
Vander stand-up to raise a suggestion. Some of the Specialists have their own suggestions and comments.
"I am agreeing on this."
"It is a good idea. No one will even dare to boast us."
"It's better to disagree because this will be a stepping stone of other advance countries to go beyond what their resources are capable of."
"They will think that if a small country like us can make it. Then they can do this even better and most sophisticated. "
"Yaps, we have this kind of weapon...I am so sure that some Octagon of the other country will make some ways to mimic that also."
"And a possibility of having an Armageddon. " To have a fighting Bot is okay. It is an eye-opener for some other countries to stop them from boasting."says Zirr to his friend that didn't say a word.
He is thinking of the pros and cons of the critical mind's proposal. " No Bro, this must be a triggering move to some countries to raise war or the so called Armageddon. This will surely not be hidden on the eyes of our worldwide Octagon Uniting Body" he whispers it to Zirr.
"This will surely become a big issue and it will be sensationalize and a possibility of an Armageddon. "Adds JamieJoy.
Vander stands up to open his thoughts protesting the proposal of Dzaba."With all due respect Director Dzaba, I have an objection. " All the eyes of the Specialists are turn to Vander.
"Yes, say...What is that?!"
"Did we all think that this will not jeopardize the peace and order of our country? We all know that making some sophisticated weapons like this is a big issue to the eyes of our Allies Octagon. We are all abided with a worldwide rules. This was already discussed that no one will be making or using sophisticated weapons if this is not badly needed. And a clearance be secured first from the Allied Octagon before starting the project."
"Are you saying that the Philippines are not needing the weapon? How about the recent happenings on our Fifth Wing Infantry on the Spartly? We don't know who is the culprit right? I'm asking you, did you have an idea who does it? They are now using a kind of weapon that no one even know. No one knows who did this, right? But we all know that they try to hide it because who are we to be heard and make a military protest ? Did the Allied Octagon has something to do to help us? Now we know that we are their making us a testing site. Maybe you must allow anyone to make us a guinea pig? Do you? That's what you are going to say?"
"It's not like that..."
"Yes, we all know that a tightened implementation of that policy are the strong hold of some croaked Allied Octagon. You know that they are afraid that a small country like us and an underdog in Science and Technology are now making this kind of weapon. We are all dull in their eyes! You see?!" A casual reactions of the Specialists fills the chamber while Vander attentively listens on the merits of the proposal. "Did you think that you can avoid the occurrence of the Armageddon? You can't! If this will come, it will! And if this will happen, what will be our strong defense? What? Do you have any idea gentleman Vander?" Vander remains silent, he is thinking. Dzaba has all the valid reasons. "All of you! Do you know your individual duties that lies on your shoulders towards our country? What is the use of your being an Elite Troopers if you are always thinking of peace and order. Sometimes we have to face the truth. We are in the world of chaos now. This will help us to protect our nation. This fighting Bot will do all this! Are you with me?"
" Sir yes Sir!" Vander is beginning to convince the merits of the project. He silently take his seat. JamieJoy and Zirr were nodding affirmatively .
"We already discussed it with Commander Bazon. 'Til this moment, they are starting a training for an ultimate war. Specialists, can you do this?!"
"Sir yes Sir!"
"The Critical Mind has his point of view. How about you Zirr, raise your inquiry if any?"asks JamieJoy to the guy.
"If this is for the betterment of our country and the people, well...no comments. "
"For the meantime, not any single info will not leak to the media about the proposed Fighting Bot, clear?!"
"Sir yes Sir!"
"This will be secret? Vander Bro, how about any comments? "asks Zirr to his friend that was still in a silent mode.
He smile. "I will rate Dzaba 'good' this time. He has his valid reasons, prepared. He did his proposal slightly good. " he whisper it to Zirr with a grin on his forehead.
"So for now, if you have no further objections. We have to start selecting the best designs that you will make and plan. Show it to me and we'll approve it okay? All clear?!"
"10-4 Director Critical Mind! "
"We can do this in a short possible time?!"
"Sir yes Sir!"
"See? This is it! It is a secret operation. Vander Bro how about your comment? " asks Zirr to his friend.
"I will rate Dzaba good this time. He has prepared valid reasons. He did his proposal slightly good. "
"So then, if you have no objections, we have to start designing. Show it to me first and we'll approve it, okay? All clear?"
"You hear the dialogue of this fuckin'...we the Specialists are the creator and we all the one who labor for it. His only contributions now is to manage us, huh! " murmurs Vander.
"Hey Bro, you're always against to your Director. You have nothing to say good things that can boast the ego of the Critical Mind. On the other hand, he is all what he've got for now."
"You are right for that Bro!"he smiled." A full of boast!"
They all laugh silently. "Eh, did you know the support-star? "
"You!"
"Yes, me. Okay I am the protagonist here. I accept the role,"he winks to JamieJoy ," Jam your promise, I will visit you later ha?"
"Oh-okay..."
"Ha? Is that true? Your allowing Vander to visit?"asks Zirr, shocked.
"Ha?..P-pardon? No! No no...I thought..."she slaps the guy's hand. Vander was smiling and seriously, "Jam can I visit you this evening? .."
"Yea you can...but...I may not..."
"You may Jam...please..."
"Okay...but you don't know where I live...and I have no plan to."
"Yes, I don't know...but..." he scratches his head." Jam please, may I know it?"
She grins," just ask it to your friend" she acts to stand, "Bro sorry, will I go now so that I can start planning my project." She leaves the two guys.
"Bro Zirr, did you hear that? You know where JamieJoy live?
"Ha? I-i don't know! Why you didn't ask her?"
"Jam! Zirr didn't know! Can you?.." She only smile. Vander scratches his head again and keep his things.
"Bro Van, are you serious about courting Jamie?"
"Bro, do I need to be asked? Can you see that in my eyes?"
"Bro Van, if your too serious of courting JamieJoy. You can visit her, no matter what!"
"You've got your mind, fool? Did I ask you the place if I know where?"
"Aba eh, then you can start searching!"the guy pause for a while, he has a doubt running on his mind. He heard the girl talking on the phone yesterday. He wanted to tell it to his friend.
He clearly heard this, 'Hei kompis! Is this you Zemun Starinar?" Asks JamieJoy on the other end of the phone. Zirr was came running to the girl and quickly take cover on the corner of the room. He listen to the conversation.
"Now you said it...you made me a fool...can a fool tell you exactly where?he disregard the thought running on his mind," Is that the problem of the 'fool'? And it was not! Now hear the saying of the fool, 'ang taong umiirog, harangan man ng sibat, tumawid man sa malalim na dagat, akyatin ma'y Mount Everest ay kakayaning gawin. Masilayan lang ga-hibla ng buhok ng sintang iniirog'! ( a man so in-love, spear can't be an obstacle, he can swim the deepest sea, climbing Mount Everest is so easy. He can do this all to even see a single strand of his sweetie hair)"
"Maybe...but...I'll be the one to go there?.."
"Aba eh, I'm just waiting now to hear even a single please from you?.."
"Bro Zirr, can you accompany me to Jamie? .."
"Ha eh, no please?.."
"Please?.."
"Ba eh, I think of it first! It's hard to make an instant decision. ..can you wait?.."
"Please Bro,..."
"Yea?.."
"Thank you Bro, thanks!"
"Ha ha fool! Haay...a man in-love...no one can stop..."
"Are you going with me Bro? Is that true? Maybe your kidding me?"
"Do you think I'm fooling you? Okay, okay promise...later we'll go there. Bro are you going home now?"
"No! Not yet. Let's go to the automatic bench." He press his wrist-watch. "The time now is a quarter before twelve noon!"
"It's just only twelve. ..so how about if we have to begin the layout of our Bot design."says Zirr.
"Okay so that we can see if this plan of your Director is a success."
"Hey Bro Van, I feel that you're now beginning to be afraid of your Director? "
"Ha! No no! I'm just obeying. At least, he presented a good reason."
"Okay,okay. Huh! I surrender! I didn't win whatever I do!" They are heading to the bench, afterwards they plan to go home. "Bro let's go to our house, we have to eat there. I will ask mama to prepare us food. I'll call her."
"Bro Van, I think, I am ashamed of eating there always. Your mama might got mad of me."
"Asus no worries Bro, until now. You still have that?..I was thinking that you have forgot that shame?"
"Aba hey, friend. I still have it you know. I'm just accepting your invitation. I don't want you to get upset."
"Ah that's nice boy, and thanks for your kindness. "
"And Bro I promise, You don't have to worry 'cause I swear to help you find your sweetie pie anywhere you like. Even if it last forever. "
"Hmm here we are again, I feel now the strength of cyclone from the mouth of this fool. Okay, lets go Bro. You're getting hungry now I think."
"What did you think of me Bro, a hungry -dead? Hoy for your info cruiser. ..I'm just dying to help you. And I'm just acting of my being a philanthropist. And mind you Bro, let's be quick maybe mama is preparing now our lunch!"
"See?"
They are now riding the supersonic motor.
"By the way Bro, how about if we start out CAD design now."
"Hmm you're too fast Bro. Just take it easy...we have to eat first."
"Okay!"
In the house of Zaphfyl. "Did I heard it right? A robot, what's that for?.." asks Zaphfyl.
Zirr tell the whole story to the girl while they are eating. "Is that true? Vander has a girlfriend now?"
"Mama, we're just starting to be friends. Actually we are planning to visit her later."
"Bring her here son so that I may know her. Oh by the way, about that Robot you are planning to build. This may cause us problem in the future."
"Ma did you mean, the renowned Computer Specialists of the Philippines Octagon will make a big mistake in the future through that Bot?"
"It's up to you, this is only my advice to all of you Specialists. You have to think twice before carrying the commands of your superiors. Weigh first all the consequences before obeying. Okay, will you excuse me. I have work to be done."
Meanwhile, Zirr can't help to stop not to looks on Zaphfyl while talking. He is dumb stuck staring at the girl. He has questions in mind. He is uncertain on his feelings because it is the mother of his best friend. He shake his head to forget it.
"Okay Bro, let's try to design it in the computer."interrupts Vander to his friend's daydreaming.
Afer sometimes.
"Here he is!..look!"
"Hmm, that's nice. Its like the one i used to play."says Vander.
"Ha is this nice for you? I think it's not...It's far behind the taste of Dzaba."he commented on his own work. He is not convince.
"Hey I am very very sure, hundred percent! That's because, we have a childish-mind Director pretending to be a critical mind."
"Are you really sure of that Bro? If not...you can see this fist? This might be broken on your pretty face."
"Oh thanks my friend. It is broken when touching on my pretty face, I swear. Just be cool, okay?.."
" the time now is three o'clock sharp!"sounds the watch of Vander.
"Huh! Bro, It's time to find the house of my beloved! Let's go!?"
"Hep hep wait! Do we know the place?"
"Heh! That's why we have to search for it?"
"Nop!"Zirr stopped for a while," just wait a second and think. If we go now, not knowing the place. How can we find that? We are wasting our time. Yea! You see that computer? Its a big help for us."
"That's what I like with you Bro. You've got that idea. I think, you thinks critically like your Director?.."
"Heh! I'm just helping you. Walah, here she is!"
"So fast?"
"She's JamieJoy Divinagracia, right?..Hmm, she's at Phoenix St. @Forbes."
"That's it! Go, let's! "
"A while bro. Are you going to your dream girl on that attire? Shower is waiting?.."
Vander smell his armpit.
"Hmm, I am so insecure to my self. Wait for a while Bro. I have to prepare my self in just fifteen min.!"
"Hehe, i can wait for you here Bro don't cha worry!..if Zemun will not come first", he whispered.
After a while.
"Wait..."
"What!?.."
"Too hot...hmm, do you have your three-red-roses my friend?"
"Oh okay, don't worry. We have many in my flower-nursery. I will never ever forget that Bro. But did you say Zemun a while ago?"
"No..no no! I say, see moon? You see?! There's a moon!"
"Okay...well...let's go now."
"Okay, you go first and I'll follow..."
"Why me?..no, you'll be the one to go first Bro...I am the lover boy?.. not me right? You go first..." he push Vander to go first.
"I am so shy...I felt that..."
"What?! Are you being coward? Hala, go!"
They are heading to the address that the supersonic bike is programmed.
They are in front of JamieJoy's house.
"Look at your poise Bro, be snappy!."
"Okay here..."
They are entering the girl's yard not aware that all of their moves are monitored. The buzzer inside the house is ringing. JamieJoy is on her computer busy designing. She smile on the plan that's playing in her mind. She push the remote.
Meanwhile.
"Bro, be aware. This is very quiet, be alert. There might be something..."
"Sus...I know Bro. Don't cha worry. .."
After a while.
"Intruders! Identify your self!"a talking-dog welcome the two.
"Bro Zirr, a talking dog asking you..."says Vander, amazed.
"What a?! A dog asking me? No way, just ignore that! Let's come in..."
"Warning! One step ahead, i will blow your head off!"
"What?!"he pause for a while, "wait it's very dangerous in here?.."
"We are dumb-dead now Bro..."whispers Vander.
"So...we have to talk to him!...no probs...okay, i am Zirr. Compu-specialist of the Secret Octagon Laboratory. Member of the Special Elite Troopers! "
"Ha ha! Poor troopers...you're such a fool talking to a dog?! I have a reward for you, congratulations! "Says the robo-dog. It spits water to the stunned troopers. It was swiftly done, and they have no chance to avoid it. Vander is at the back of Zirr so he is partially wet.
"It's the dog who fooled you now Bro. I pity on you. I thought that you thinks critically on this kind of situation. "Vander teasingly smile to his friend.
This touches Zirr's pride. His blood rushes all over his head. Even he is trembling because of getting wet, still he stand on his pride. "Hus! its just only an appetizer, no worries. ..I know, there's someone that don't want to be alone in serenading. ..and causes me this misery."
"Sorry Bro, don't get angry ha."
"Aba, no no. Whos angry? Not me? Never! I am reminding that I am concerned only to my friend."
"Wow! Nice to hear that Bro. Thanks very much my dearest friend. I will treat you to JollyChow on that, promise."
"Okay I will accept that promise lover-boy. Start to take your move now. Just push the doorbell coz its getting late already. Your dream girl might be sleeping of waiting for you."
"Eh Bro, will you please do it for me?.. you know that this is my first, remember? I'm still practising my lines."
"See the attitude of this lover-boy. Okay, okay my lord of charings. I will..."he push the doorbell. Before he push it, the door automatically opens."Bro look! This house might be haunted . I'm not yet pushing the doorbell, it opens!" Screams Zirr to his friend.
"Heh! You are too old to feel nervous. Remember there's no such thing called ghost. We're on computer age now grandpa! Back off please, I will go." Vander shout.
"Who's that?!"answers a powerful voice. They did not know where this come from. Even though he is uncertain, Vander answered."This is Vander, friend of JamieJoy."
"Why are you looking for Miss JamieJoy? !" Do you have any permission to look for her?"
"We are only visiting her! She give us permission!"shouts Zirr.
Vander reprimand him."Why did you say that Bro? Maybe he will not get us in?.."
"Aba eh, it's better them to know. So that we'll know if we are in or out?"
JamieJoy is smiling while looking at the monitor. "Come in! And Miss JamieJoy will be in a second.!"
The two guys enter the house slowly in tip-toe. Zirr was amaze on the entire house. The living room is spacious. He saw the aquarium that luminously changes its color every second. It is so colorful that made the silvery-fishes and gold-fishes play in its rays.In front of it was a living-room set that was suspended floating. And a crystal round-table chairs guarding around it.
"It is designed in a concept of a suspended-magnetic kinesis in which the matter was static in its position by the concentration of magnetic power in a suspended kinetic equilibrium."says JamieJoy Their amazement intensifies and turns to enchantment when the girl slowly descends from the second-floor. Its seems she's floating in a light.This light was cause by a magnetic-light interference. It produces a magnetic force strong enough to carry a person and act as an elevator. "Bro! I thought that you will not find my place! So sorry for the behavior of my pet here. Please sit down. I'll prepare something to eat."
"Jam I am so amaze seeing the innovations of your place. Wow!"
"Bro Zirr its just the beginning you know? Actually, I am busy now thinking of ways on how to make my visitor become invisible before leaving here."she sit in-front of the two facing the aquarium.
"Are you trying to say, after our visit here we are become invisible?"
"Maybe..."answers the girl.
"Ngee...I am so scared..."
She smiled,"just kidding...by the way, aba'y you mean what you say Bro! I thought that...I didn't made any prep because I am too busy finalizing my contributions in the project of Dzaba Legion."
"Sorry for our disturbance..." says Vander retaining his posture.
"No worries Bro. It is better that sometimes I welcome visitors here. Coz I didn't give my address to anyone to be extra careful. You know, I'm just a girl.Hope you'll understand. "She smiled,"the result is...you got wet because of my playful pet-dog. Sorry, I'm sorry. "
"That was your invention, a robo-dog? Wow!"says Vander. He can't help not to look at the girl.
"By the way Jam, roses for you from my nursery and uhm, chocolates."
"Oh, thanks Vander, for this..."she smiled and kiss the flower. She did not resist the temptation of not kissing it because this is her first rose that she received from a man.Zirr felt that it's time for him to exit from the scene. He stand and slowly left the two. Pretending to be amaze to the emboss portrait display.
"Nice..."with a blink of his eyes he saw that it momentarily winks on him. It was the portrait of a well known inventor. "Watta! He winks on me. I saw that ha!"
"Jam what about your project? Do you have already design it?" Asks Vander to start the conversation.
"Ahm, I think of a transformation kind of ship Bro..."
"A Robo-Transformer? "he is nodding on the fact that he is convince to the talent of the girl.This makes him confirmed that the invention was designed by the girl. It urge him to be close with her and his affection grows more stronger.The fantasies on his mind makes him choke."Ahm, you're great Jam. I like it..."he look at her straight to the eyes. He wants her to know his true feelings.
"Thanks..."the girl answers timidly. She easily avoid the meaningful stare of the boy and pretend to look at the direction of Zirr. Vander follows to look at.
The girl smile looking to Zirr stocked his hand on the stuffed-lion's mouth. He struggles to free his hand from it. "Hoy! He bite my hand! I can't pull it out!"he looks on JamieJoy. " Jam, can do something? "
They all laugh."Just pat your palm on its forehead. It will open."
Vander can't help but laughing because of the foolish reaction of his friend.
"Hu! I will not do it again, I swear. It's better to stay in the couch." Says Zirr. His face turns to pinkish-pale because of what had happened. "I will not touch you ever, promise. You're sensitive to be touch. Ah I see, free to see but not to touch...I agree now on you."
After a while, JamieJoy remember something. "Oh, I've forgot something...your snacks!"she push the the button at the center of the table." Sorry, I am entertain eh."
"Ah ok Jam don't bother.." says Vander.
"No no, it'll come soon. Look at Zirr, he's got sleepy and bored. He needs something to eat." She saw the guy yawning.
"My foolish friend is a joke..." says Vander smiling. Suddenly, the bouquet of flowers fall. They quickly pick it up and touch each others hand. They look at each other. "I'll be the one to..."says Vander. He is staring at the girl. He wanted to tell his affection but he's tongue-tied.
The girl withdraw her hand from Vander. She feels uncertain on what she's having right now. "Ah here's my Yaya..."She opens a topic to forget the romantic moment. The one she's talking is an old-maid that takes care of her since childhood. Her nanny. She regards her as a second mother from the time her parents was died. They all working in a nuclear laboratory in Japan that explode. JamieJoy was the only daughter and the sole heir and beneficiary. After their stay in Svalbard, Norway she returns to the Philippines practicing her profession. She stays in the country that are now beginning to soar in the arena of worldwide advance technology."Have your snacks Bro." She said to Vander. The guy can't help staring at her. Still in the mode of his romantic feeling.
Zirr is busy eating the food that the old-woman give to him. He is lying on the couch watching his favorite sport, the rollerscates-rugby.
Vander can't resist his feelings anymore towards JamieJoy. He pursue his moves, pick the soft hand of the girl. He tries to voice up his feelings. "Jam...I'm hoping that you know. I have something to tell you." He swallow his saliva to clear his throat. His tongue starts to twist, and his heart beg not to give up."I have something important to tell..."
"What should I suppose to know Bro?.."
"Jam you know..."
"For what?..."
"D-did you know that..."he can't help to stop the pounding of his heart."Jam, you know, from the start...I...i have this feelings on you!.."suddenly a rushes of blood pours up on his face. It seems that the time stood still for a while. He did not hear the last word that he said because of too much shyness.
"Is that truly Vander Bro?."
"Yes Jam, I-i'm not joking and I will never. I can't stop this feelings to love you. I like you Jam, since i saw you. Do I have a chance? .."a relieved feelings his heart shouts in exaltation.
"Bro Vander...I think...you're too fast..."
"So sorry Jam, I can't hide this anymore. If...you did not accept it...what can I do? I swear, night and day you're always on my mind. From the time I wake-up and 'till I close my eyes. You're everywhere I go. It's all I know..."
"Bro...can you give me enough time to think about it?"
"If that is what you want Jam. I can wait for that time..."he is still holding the hand of the girl. JamieJoy felt a slight happiness on what the guy is telling her. Vander kiss the hand of the girl.
A romantic sensation runs inside her. But she tries to hold her feelings. She give her self an ample time weighing the situation. "Oh by the way Jam, it's getting late now and I don't want to cause you uncomfortable. We will go now."
JamieJoy quivers from her deep thinking. She's trying to figure-out her feelings towards the guy. For the meantime, she did not find it in her heart.
Vander calls his buddy. Zirr was entertain himself watching the Mega-Mind Channel. He stand and shut off the tv set. "Jam, if you don't mind...i can wait forever."
"O Bro Vandz, how's the stand? It's okay now? The two of you?.."asks Zirr.
JamieJoy pretends to arrange the chairs smiling. "Shhh! How dare that mouth Bro. Shut up, Miss Jamie might hear you."he looks at JamieJoy, "Miss Jam sorry for the mouth of this guy ha? And thanks for your hospitality. "
"And Miss Jamie, I am so amaze and entertain to all of your stuffs in here."he winks on the girl. This was to show JamieJoy his appreciation for the accommodation. The effects of this wink to the girl is different. She feels a surge of romantic notion. Her heart seems go crazy.
"Miss Jamie, thank you so much for the good meal and your presence."says Vander. The girl softly nods.
Zirr started to go out and followed by Vander. They left the girl standing near the door until they are gone. A voice wake-up her senses. Her nanny is calling her. "Miss Jamie, who's are courting you?"asks her nanny yaya Nada.
"Oh yaya, it's you."she smile on her nanny," ya the guy whom I am talking at the table. He is Vander, the other man is Zirr. I don't know ya, i am uncertain eh."
"Is there bothering your mind Miss Jamie? " They are heading to the couch.
"I-i don't know yaya Nada," she lay on the lap of her nanny. Nada caressing her hair." Vander is asking me. But Zirr makes me comfortable yaya. Maybe I am crazy yaya. I am attracted to a guy who has no feelings on me..."
"Miss Jamie, just give your mind a chance to weigh your feelings. It is Vander who show his affection on you but the guy Zirr is the one you are attracted to. Try to consult first your heart. And ask God for his guidance through signs. This effectively works my dear."
"I will try yaya...but its hard...they are very close friends. Maybe I'll be the one causes them to collide."
"Meantime, you have to wait. If you see the qualities that you like is on Vander, then try him. But if it is on Zirr, can you wait for the time."
"Yaya..."
"Do you want to continue your work Miss Jamie?.."
"Yea Yaya.."
" How about the food, did I bring it in the lab or here?"
"Yaya, I want you to eat with me here...it is a long time since we eat together."
"Sure Miss Jamie, coz you are always too busy. When was the time we eat together? Ah that was after you finish your robo-dog!"she smiled.
"Aba Yaya! You still remember that noh? You have an excellent memory. What is your secret Yaya, can you tell me?"
"Ahm my secret is...I think...I don't think that I am not in the age of having a memory gap!" They all laugh.
"Oh by the way Yaya, do you remember Zemun Starinar? "
"Zemun Starinar. ..a lad in Svalbard, Norway? Am I right? Oh how I wish to go back to the land where my tongue twisted saying keyk a trip di got a sah di (kjekt a treffe dey Godt a sja deg) that is simply, nice to meet you. I say it right Miss Jamie?"
"That's fantastic Yaya! Even saying that sentence is bra! (good). You have still remember that Yaya."
"But Miss Jamie, I am not convince with my pronunciation like eh mah ow pa Norken min ( eg ma ¤ve, pa Norken min) that is, i need to practice my Norwegian! See?" JamieJoy was entertained by the gesture of her nanny.
"Wow Yaya! You act like them now!"she smiled.
"Oh by the way, what about Zemun?.."
"He will visit her Yaya.."
"He will?..Oh that's good! Does he still remember me?"
"I don't know Yaya. His vacation here Yaya is something to do with his vision on our country."
"What about?"
"He saw the Philippines in his dream that it stands on his feet and acts like a warrior ready to fight in a battle. He didn't know what it means."
"Ha? That might be a premonition regarding our country and the people. This tell also that he will be an instrument to comply this. If what it is, no one knows."
"Right Yaya..."
"But we can have our contributions guiding him here..."
"Yaya, I'm hoping that we can help him if ever."
"So, when he will visit here?.."
"He did not give an exact date, he said a month from now."
"Ow I see, what does his job now there?"
"He is the governor in Svalbard. The death of Papa and Mama in Japan reaches him. But he is very busy on his candidacy that time so..."she feels sad on the thought.
"I still remember the two of you like a real siblings. Even though he is ten years older than you. I saw that he enjoy playing with you then. Making a snow ball . I still vividly remember that Miss Jamie."JamieJoy smiled."One instance that a snow-ball was heading to you and it grows bigger then he come running to save you. He's like a super hero saving you!"
They are now done eating and JamieJoy is back on her work. But in front of her task she sits wandering about nothing. Even a single idea her mind will not cooperate to work. It is because she's been bothered by the memory of the two guys. She decided to lay her body in the mini water-bed. Thinking about her feelings towards the two. She didn't come up to the final conclusion convincing her mind into a right decision.
On the next day.She wake-up early to finalize her Robo-Transformer Ship and bring it to Dzaba