Unravelling Fate

03: Fatebound

chapter three;
fatebound

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A FEW days had passed.

Akala ko makikita ko na 'yong Second Prince kahapon, pero mukhang paasa 'yong taong 'yon kaya hindi dumating. Grabe daig ko pa 'yong jowang naghihintay sa boyfriend niyang hindi sumipot sa usapan! Kaloka!

I cautiously asked Stepmother about the Second Prince, but she dismissed me, saying that he was suddenly busy with some urgent matters and was currently defending the western part of the Seventh Kingdom.

Gano'n pala 'yong pakiramdam na hindi ka priority, pero whatever, bihag nga pala ako rito hindi prinsesa. Napakasaklap talaga ng buhay ko. Jusko.

I just kept my mouth shut, but deep inside me, I was actually relieved that I hadn't met the Second Prince yet. At least I got another confirmation. I was really in the Seventh Kingdom and in the prince's palace, or if not his palace, maybe one of his properties.

And it looked like Portia really had some beef with him because of how stepmother treated me. Mukhang overprotective sa alaga niya, eh.

Asar naman kasi si Portia, sa lahat ba naman ng beef na pwedeng gawin 'yong pagiging kaaway pa ng prinsipe, pwede namang 'yong beef na kinakain 'di ba? Mabubusog pa siya. Tss!

"Ah, eh, can I have some cake or anything sweet instead of tea for dessert?" I murmured to stepmother after the other maid placed my breakfast in the table. Kaagad tumalas ang mga mata ni stepmother sa akin kaya naman napaiwas ako ng tingin.

"Okay, it's okay if it's not allowed." I pouted. I just really wanted something sweet for my mind to function properly. The past few days had been tough for me to accept that this was really my reality.

"Thank you for the food," I just mentioned while looking at the delicious meat that was in front of me.

Although I was still trying to think of ways on how to go back in my old world, I was starting to feel hopeless.

I mean, kung makakabalik ako sa dating mundo ko, sana nakabalik na ako 'di ba? Pero nganga hanggang ngayon nandito pa rin ako sa ginagwa kong istorya. I still felt so in denial from time to time, but I started to move and think of plans on how to survive.

I didn't want to die. I really wanted to survive, and that was what I would do. Even though I was in Portia's body. I just wished that if I managed to live and escape her tragic fate, she'd finally go back in here.

Malay mo, talagang pinapunta lang ako ni Portia rito para ibahin 'yong mangyayari sa kanya sa hinaharap. Maybe she used some celestia in order to prevent what would unfold, and because we had some similar experiences in life, I was the one tasked to do this.

Pero bakit ako?! Minsan ka na nga lang tamaan sa roleta sa ganito pa! Jusko kamalasan ko nga namang taglay.

Kumain na lang ako nang dire-diretso sa inis. I just munched the food angrily. Halos lumobo na ang pisngi ko dahil sa maraming pagkain sa bibig ko at nang inaangat ko ang tingin kita ko ang mga mata ni stepmother na mukhang hindi na naman makapaniwala sa nakikita niya.

Halos maubo-ubo rin ako dahil sa pagkakasamid gawa ng pagkakatitig niya sa akin. She immediately gave me a cup of juice and I grabbed it without hesitation. Jusko! Muntik na akong mamatay dahil sa pagkain! Ano ba 'to sobrang ominous!

I avoided stepmother's gaze again although I saw her shook her head in frustration.

Kumain na lang ulit ako na parang walang nangyari at nang matapos kinuha ng mga maid lahat ng pinagkainan ko. "Thank you for the meal, it was delicious! Don't forget to have yours, too!" masayang sabi ko sa kanila pero hindi nila ako pinansin. They all left without any words.