The Blood Empress

Bloody 28: Detention

Bloody 28: Detention

Roen Astrid.

"Stop this fight right now! It's an order from the Crown Princess of the Royal Empire. Let him go, Sangria!" Napasinghal ako nang marinig ang boses ni Lily.

"There is no next time," I whispered to this loser before letting him go. Marahas kong binitawan ang kanyang kwelyo at sinalo naman siya ng dalawang estudyanteng malapit. He was coughing and panting heavily. Well, I almost strangled him to death.

After a brief moment of silence, someone shouted. "Make way for Her Highness!" With that, the crowd of students infront of me dispersed and moved to the sides obediently.

"Your Highness,"

"Princess! You're here!"

Ashley and the other girl both rushed to Lily's side, spewing a few words of pleasantries with a bright smile etched at their faces. Hindi sila pinansin ni Lily dahil matalim itong nakatitig sa akin.

Taas noo at dahan-dahan siyang naglakad patungo sa aking kinatatayuan. "Sangria Augustus. Abusing your strength and violently bullying someone, your actions were clearly seen by me. Kung hindi pa ako dumating ay baka nakapatay ka na ng isang estudyante sa mismong paaralang pag-aari ng Royal Family. As the Crown Princess, I shall punish you for your evil deeds." She said with a firm and righteous voice, pointing at me with her index finger.

"Her Highness is here, she's definitely doomed."

"I heard that Her Highness always resolved issues between students...I admire her!"

"The girl is too violent kasi, masyadong affected at defensive."

Everyone started showering compliments towards Lily, making her eyes gleam with arrogance. Nanatili akong kalmado sa masasamang salita ng iba tungkol sa akin. I'm not stupid enough to pay attention to them.

"Greetings, Your Highness." I bowed respectfully. I then faced all the students inside this cafeteria. "My deepest apologies for causing disturbance to everyone. Rest assure that both parties involved will settle this matters privately. Dear fellow students, please proceed with your lunch." I enunciated every word in a calm and formal manner, dahilan upang mabigla at matulala ang iba. Karamihan ay napaiwas ng tingin at bumalik sa kanilang pagkain ngunit alam kong palihim silang nakikinig at nag-aabang sa mga mangyayari.

Lily scoffed. "Are you serious? Sa tingin mo ba ay makakakain pa sila ng maayos dahil sa gulong ginawa mo? For the sake of my fellow students, I shall punish you here." Lily crossed her arms over her chest, her voice was overflowing with self-righteousness. I mentally scoffed with her seemingly noble and dignified act.

What a joke. Is this the next leader of the Royal Empire? If so then I'm afraid for the lives and future of the people that will soon be entrusted in her hands. Without a proper investigation and a solid evidence, she's already pinning everything to me.

But then I guess she only cares about humiliating me infront of everyone. Come to think of it, the timing of her entrance was perfectly right. Napatingin ako sa mga kaibigan niya. If this is a scheme of hers with the motive of punishing me infront of the students then I badly want to applaud it. She's really the Empress' daughter.

Direkta akong tumingin sa kanyang mapang-akusang mata. "I'm aware of my inappropriate actions resulting to this awful situation, Your Highness. As a servant of the royal family, I should have resolved the issue with a calm and upright manner."

"But you did not and instead made everything worse. Being a royal guard doesn't mean you can hurt a student, Sangria. The best way to settle this is to admit your faults and apologize." Lily replied, helping the loser male student to get up.