They are staring at each other and when Pickett was about to move his face closer to her. Someone screamed, calling at them.
"Your Highness!" They both looked at the person who called Pickett, and they saw Xabi running towards them.
He's with with his cousin, Valerie and Sir Cain. The four of them are talking with each other, fortunately. Because they are able to put distance between them.
Nang makaharap na nila si Pickett ay sabay-sabay silang yumuko nang bahagya upang batiin ito. Tumango naman sa kanila si Pickett kaya naman inangat na nila ang kanilang mga ulo.
Tumingin naman si Cain kay Lacy at nginitian ang dalaga. Maliit na ngiti lamang ang isinukli ni Lacy sa kaniya.
Masa
Kaagad namang napamura sina Xabi at Gabriel nang marinig iyon galimg kay Valerie. Wala na bang mas sasama pa sa mga taong ito? Wala silang mga awa at konsensya. Sobra ang mga ginagawa nila sa mga inosenteng bata, matapos ikulong, ibebenta. Lalo na nang una itong sabihin sakaniya ng mga tauhan niya. Kaya naman kailangan nila ng isang mabilis at maingat na solusyon para mailigtas ang mga bata. As well as, demolish that disgusting place. Hindi nila alam ang salitang human rights, human morals and they are just f*cking straight disgusting people. Kasama na rin ang iba pang nobles na may alam nito pero nagsasawalang kibo na lamang at nagkukunwari na walang alam. Hindi iyon takas, dahil kung isa ka talagang mabait na citizen ng Faeroe,
Inis na lumayo si Lacy kay Izaak at tinignan muna ito nang masama bago ito talikuran at naglakad papaalis. Hindi niya ba alam kung ano ang sadya ng lalaking iyon, mas sira na ata sa utak. "Wait... Lacy!" tawag pa nito sa kaniya at hinabol siya. Binilisan naman niya ang kaniyang lakad at hindi nilingon ang lalaki. Pero dahil matangkad ito, mabilis lamang siya nitong nahabol. "Wait.. up! Please don't avoid me," sabi pa nito, sabay hablot sa kaniyang braso. Napa-angil naman siya roon at nang tignan niya ang lalaki ay may desperadong itsura ito. Pero kahit na ganoon na ang itsura nito, hindi na siya mahuhulog sa mga patibong nito. Sawa na siya na magkamali ulit sa buhay niya. Kaagad niyang tinanggal ang kamay nitong nakahawak sa kaniy
*** "Damn! I thought I'm going to die inside!" reklamo ni Valerie at nag-inat nang makalabas silang tatlo ni Cain at Xabi. Naiwan naman sa loob si Pickett, Gabriel at ang babaeng nagpakilalang Bella. "You are overreacting, Sir Valerie," Xabi said, and shook his head. Pero hindi siya nito pinansin at nagkibit balikat na lamang. "Well her plans aren't even helpful, plus she didn't acknowledge the problems. It has a lot of loopholes and the plans that she gave are just simple but if you think of it thoroughly, it'll not succeed," Valerie commented. "I don't think her plans are useless, plus, his highness was helping her. Not because his highness hired her, doesn't mean she has to do all the work," Xabi rebutt. Valerie rolled his eyes
Cain and Lacy were talking when a voice interrupts them. "You two looked like a happy couple." Napatingin naman ang dalawa sa likod nila at nakita nila si Valerie na nakangisi sa kanilang dalawa. "Sir Valerie," Cain said, and smiled at him. "I thought you already left," he added. "Why? Did I really interrupts you two? Well I can leave you two alone if you want," Valerie teases. But Cain just laughed with that and shook his head. "We were just talking," he said, and smiled at him. But Valerie looks at them with malice. "Okay, if you say so," he teased and smirked at him. Wala namang magawa si Cain sa pang-aasar nito. Nag-uusap lamang talaga silang dalawa at dumating bigla si Vale
Pero hindi niya maitatanggi na tama sina Valerie at Cain. Hindi talaga gagana ang plano nito. Ang plano niya palang ginawa ay nangyari rin noong nabubuhay pa ako sa dati kong buhay at nag-fail iyon. Ang inaakala nilang pagligtas ng mga bata sa ilalim ng dungeon at kaagad na napalitan ng mga hayop, katulad ng baboy, manok, aso at kung ano-ano pa. Dahil nakatunog ang may-ari kaya naman nagkaroon sila ng pagkakataon na tumakas at itago ang mga bata sa ibang lugar. Nakakalungkot lamang dahil hanggang sa namatay ako hindi nailigtas ang mga bata. Kung itong Bella Gomez man ang nagplano niyon, hindi ko dapat siya sisihin ngunit, kasalanan niay pa rin.
Napaawang naman si Bella sa sinabi ni Lacy at dinuro ang babae. “Did you just hear what she said to me? What a disgusting lady! She didn’t know how to respect someone who’s higher than her!” histerikal na saad nito. Napakamot naman ng kilay si Cain at lalapitan na niya si Lacy upang lumabas muna sila saglit. Hindi dahil sa kumakampi siya kay Bella kundi dahil upang hinid na magpang-abot ang dalawa at magsimula pa ng away. Nang makalapit si Cain sa likuran ni Lacy, hinawakan niya ang mga balikat nito at yumuko nang bahagya at binulungan. “It’s the best thing to go out, than dealing with someone like her," he whispered, and squeezed her shoulders. That made Lacy smirked with what he told her. Lacy nods her head while smirking. He’s
She creepily smiled at her and glared at her as she look at her. Her face darkens while smirking at her. But her face gets serious soon as she talk. "Next time that you'll open your dirty mouth, I'll make sure that a knife will fly towards you that will struck inside either your mouth or that little brain of yours," she threatened, then after a second, she smiled. Nakaramdam naman ng pagtayo ng mga balahibo sina Golden, Valerie at Xabi sa sinabi nito lalo na nang makita nila ang itsura niya. Kaagad namang humarang si Cain kaya naman hindi na nila nakita si Lacy. "Lady Marquez...!" gulat na saad ni Pickett rito at tumingin kay Lacy. Napakunot naman ang noo ni Pickett, siya rin ay nagulat sa nangyari at hindi makagalaw nang ilang se
Days, months have passed and now the summertime will be over soon, like really soon and autumn season will welcome us I heard father is searching for a teacher for me. Tutors to be exact. "My lady, Sir Luci has been waiting for you in ages, are not going to see him?" Aziz curiously asked. I rolled my eyes and glance at her. "Tell him to go back. What's the point of coming all the way here, if he's just..." Napatigil ako at hindi nakapagsalita dahil wala naman talaga dapat akong sasabihin. "...nevermind," I said, and stood up. Paniguradong galit na iyon at inis na inis na sa akin dahil halos apat na oras na siyang nag-iintay at hindi ko siya sinisipot. Yes, Luci is here, after ages, he finally had the guts to come all the way here,