RPW: THAT PRINCESS IS MINE

RPW: TPIM 29

Chloedia's POV

"My biggest sympathy to her family." I sighed while talking to my mom. She lost her best friend today and it makes her feel saddened. "Mom, I'll call you later." pinatay ko agad ang telepono nang matapos ang doctor na kasama namin ngayon.

"Expect fever and colds when he woke up." saad ng doctor kay ninong Dom.

"Doc, what happened? Why Kenji collapsed?" Tanong ko habang nakahawak sa kamay ni Kenji. Diyos ko naman kasi! Biglaan nalang nawalan ng malay.

"When the minute blood capillaries burst due to hot air, or due to nose picking, the protective mucus coating inside the nose gets dry which leads to bleeding. Although rare, the inability of the blood to clot can also cause the nose to bleed at times. In some cases, high blood pressure can also be a cause, Mrs.Aiden!"  Napanganga ako sa sinabi niya.

"Ms. De Leon not Mrs. Aiden!" The doctor seems so shocked tho.

"Ow, I'm really sorry! I thought he's your husband!" I laughed a little.

"It's okay Doc. Ahm, how is he? Is he okay?"

He nodded, "Often, the cause of bleeding is exposing outside with too much heat and suddenly drinking cold or going to a cold place. So, it's possible that Mr. Khiallel Dom Aiden was exposed with too much heat." I sighed when I remembered that we're outside the whole day. "We've also found out that he have fever but it's normal. Just don't forget to remind him taking his medicines!" I nodded. I'm caressing his head, sobrang init nga niya. Parang hindi ko manlang nahalata kanina na may lagnat siya.

"Okay Doc., noted." nasa kwarto lang kami ngayon. Kasama ko si Angelo, Ninong Dom at Cloeia. Si Cetine nasa labas, nilock ko 'yong pinto bago siya pumasok. Para siyang asong nagmamakaawang papasukin sa loob. Nakadungaw lang siya sa bintana.

"I'll go Ms.De Leon, Mr.Aiden and others! thank you so much! I'll just visit him the next day after tomorrow. Thank you!" saad niya bago siya ihatid ni Ninong Dom.

Someone is calling so I answered the call.

"Dad?" I've heard silence but I know someone is on the phone. "Dad? May problema ba?"

"Nak, maraming mga tao ang nagfile ng petition. Gusto nila tayong pababain sa pwesto bilang rank 1." napakunot ang noo ko dahil sa sinabi niya.

"What?!"

"They want us to do the tradition or else..."

"Pero Dad, hindi ba talaga nila naiintindihan na 'yang tradisyon nila makakasira ng buhay? Posibleng anak nila, kakilala nila o apo nila? Makitid ba talaga mga utak nila?!" Hays, bago ako umalis sa Pilipinas. Ito talaga 'yong issue na naiwan ko. We've been fighting this to dismiss the tradition pero maraming against sa gusto namin lalo na 'yong ibang royals. Kung kami lang masusunod nina Kenji, gusto namin i-dismiss.

"Lahat mawawala kapag bumaba tayo. Nak, lahat ng pinaghirapan natin mawawalang bahala. Lahat ng dugo at pawis na sinakripisyo natin... mawawala..." I sighed. I heard my dad sobbing.

"Dad, ayokong ikasal..." wala na ba talagang ibang paraan? Kita ko kung paano naghirap sina Mommy at Daddy upang makapunta sa taas. Ayokong maging rason para maglaho lahat ng 'yon at maging bula.

"Nak..." naninikip na naman 'yong dibdib ko. Napatingin ako kay Kenji ngayon. Hindi ko alam kung bakit kusang bumagsak 'yong luha ko.

"Dad, pwede bang bigyan niyo 'ko ng kunting panahon? Kahit maliit lang na panahon para makasama ko si Kenji... Please?" I bitterly smiled, looking at Kenji's face.

"M-magpapakasal ka na?"

"Ayokong maging rason para bumagsak 'yong pamilya natin. You gave me freedom and you allowed me to do things against our law and tradition. Kunting panahon lang Dad, kunti lang..." I immediately dropped the call after my tears are dropping continuously.