Princess Knight

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Cassandra Elise Alteria

Nagising nalang ako na nakahiga na sa isang kama. Huling maalala ko bago ako mawalan ng malay ay nakita ko si Cea sa lugar kung saan nangyari ang transaksyon.

"Good, you're awake now." napatingin naman ako sa pumasok at nakita si Cea but he's still wearing a mask. "Thank you for saving me." I said sincerely.

Napatingin naman ako sa damit ko at napansing iba na ang suot ko. He changed my clothes ibig sabihin alam na niya ng sekreto ko. "I can see what you're thinking." napakurap naman ako dahil doon

Lumapit ito sa akin kaya naalarma ako. "I won't harm you." he said softly. Napatingin naman kami pareho sa bintana ng biglang kumidlat. Napapikit ako agad at napahiga sa takot. Mabilis naman akong nilapitan ni Cea dahil lumubog ang kabilang side ng kama

"Don't be scared my little, Eli. Kuya is here." napadilat naman ako agad sa sinabi niya at hindi inalintana ang tunog ng mga kidlat dahil ang kaba na nadarama ko ay hindi na takot kundi kaba na sana totoo ang naririnig ko at hindi peke

Dahan-dahan kong binaba ang kumot at napatingin sakanya. Tears already escaping from my eyes. "Is this really my brother?" I said at dahan-dahan din naman itong tumango

Nanginginig pa akong inabot ang maskara niya pero pinigilan niya ako but then he let me. I took off his mask and saw his face. May konting burn marks siya pero hindi 'yon naging sagabal sa gwapo niyang mukha

Hindi ko napigilan pa ang sarili ko na maiyak and so is he. I hugged him tightly. I can't believe  that my brother is alive and he's with me. Buong buhay ko inakala kong mag-isa nalang ako bukod kina granny at lolo.

Bumitiw naman siya sa yakap ko and wiped my tears. "You need to rest." umiling naman ako agad. "I don't want to sleep." sabi ko. Dahil noong last na naghiwalay kami ay 'yon na rin ang huling kita ko sakanya

"Don't worry. Paggising mo nandito pa rin ako." napakagat naman ako ng labi ko saka dahan-dahang tumango. "Please tell me everything how you survived okay?" sabi ko at nginitian naman niya ako

I slept nicely that night without worrying anything kaya pagdating ng umaga ay siya ang unang hinanap ko. Pinilit ko pang tumayo para hanapin siya pero hindi ko siya makita at doon ko lang din na-realize na ang bahay na pinag-stayan namin ay ang cabin namin noong bata kami

"Gising ka na pala. Come let's eat." doon ko lang siya napansin ng makitang nasa kusina lang pala siya. Lumapit naman ako sakanya at tahimik kaming kumain

"Lets talk later after breakfast." sabi niya kaya nginitian ko siya. We ate quietly hanggang sa matapos kami. He took the plates to the sink and stared at me. "Hindi ko alam saan mag-umpisa."sabi niya pero hinawakan ko ang kamay niya

I smiled at him. "From the very beginning," tinanguan naman niya ako. He started telling me the story at hindi ko maiwasan maiyak dahil andoon siya and saw everything how they murdered our parents and burned them

He wanted to save atleast his body pero napaso siya sa apoy dahil mabilis itong kumalat. Nakita rin siya ng mga pumatay sa parents namin kaya instead of risking my safety he chose to run in the opposite leading to the kingdom of Pyros

Doon natagpuan siya ng prinsipe at tinulungan. He became his friend and learned what happened to me. Nalaman rin pala ni lolo na buhay ito pero hindi pinaalam sa akin para mahanap niya ang sumira sa pamilya nito

All this years he's been looking out for me. I started crying again and he comforted me. "I'm so proud of you Eli. For being strong." he said while smiling.

"Will you return?" tanong ko pero umiling ito. "We need you to continue pretending me." kumunot naman ang noo ko dahil doon. "Bakit?" naiinis kong sabi

Now that he's alive dapat kuhanin na niya ang posisyon niya sa akin. "Hindi pa pwede, Eli. I still need to find some evidences from this anti-royal group. Connected sila sa pamilya natin."

Bigla akong naalarma dahil doon. Bakit? Ano bang nagawa ng pamilya namin sa kanila but I think it is because our father is a close friend of the king and his prime minister

"Okay." I said. "But you must be beware of the prince. Ino-obserbahan ka na niya at alam kong may alam na rin siya patungkol sa'yo." 

Actually, I think he already knows pero wala akong ebidensya na may alam na ang prinsipe sa katauhan ko. "Ano na pala nangyari sa mga tinulungan ko?" tanong ko dahil kahapon pa 'yon

"I wrote a letter for Roel. Alam na niya ang gagawin doon." I just nodded at him dahil I trust him very much. "Oh and one more thing. Nikos allowed me to stay by your side as your guard."

Napangiti naman ako dahil doon. Prince Nikos care for my brother isn't he huh? I hugged him tightly again like there's no tomorrow.

Nagulat naman ako ng biglang sinuot niya ang maskara niya. Doon ko lang na-realize noong narinig ko na ang takbo ng kabayo. May paparating kaya dali-dali kong kinuha ang espada ko

We both have our guards up pero ng silipin ito ni kuya ay sila Prince Louis lang pala ito. Binuksan naman namin ang pintuan pero nagulat ako ng bigla niya akong yakapin.

"Uhm, Prince?" tawag ko sakanya pero mabilis itong humiwalay sa akin. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" sunod-sunod na tanong niya. "Okay na po ako. Cea took care of me,"

Napatingin naman ito sakanya at tinanguan siya. "That's good. Kailangan na rin natin bumalik ng bahay mo dahil nandoon si Queen Isabella with her daughter Audrey," nanlaki naman bigla ang mata ko dahil nagtawag pa siya ng resbak niya

Napailing nalang ako at inayos muna ang sarili bago kami nagpunta sa mansion. Sinalubong naman kami ni Jake at kinuha ang mga kabayo sa amin. Nauna namang pumasok si Louis kasama si Sir Leon

Naiwan naman kami ni kuya sa stable. "No matter what happens andito lang ako." I nodded at him and squeezed his hand tightly. Huminga naman ako ng malalim bago kami pumasok ng mansion.

Balak ko pa sanang magpalit ng damit pero mukhang presentable pa naman ako. Deretsyo naman kaming pumasok ng living room at nadatnan namin doon ang mag-ina

"Good morning, your highnesses. What a surprised visit. What can we do for you?" magalang na tanong ko at dahil hindi nag-salita ang reyna ay uncomfortable ito sa nasa paligid namin

I signed them to go out which they did. Nang makalabas na sila ay binaba niya ang tea cup na hawak niya. "Hindi na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa." she coldly said

"I want Count Cyrus to marry my daughter." matalim niyang sabi kay Louis. We both know that's impossible pero we are infront of the Queen, the concubine of the king

We looked at each other. " I apologize your highness but I already made it clear to your daughter that I don't intend to marry her as I already have one person in my heart."

She shooked her head. "Love doesn't matter in politics. You should be grateful that you're marrying a princess. Your status as a count will be promoted as well," kumunot naman ang noo ko.

"Its true. Love doesn't matter in politics, but in politics your heart must be involve in decision making. I truly apologize, your highness." magalang na sabi ni Louis.

You can really see na pinalaki siyang magalang ng mother niya. She still respects the queen despite forcing him to marry her child. "Very well. If you chose to throw the lady away you are welcome to marry my daughter instead."

Bigla akong na-insulto sa sinabi niya na throw her away. Hindi ako gamit na kapag nagsawa ay itatapon nalang. "I'm sorry for disrespecting you, your highness but you are insulting my sister." malamig kong sabi

She just looked at me and rolled her eyes. "Well, be grateful for that compliment dear. Remember, I can remove you from your status."

Pagkasabi niyang 'yon ay umalis na siya. Audrey is smiling while following her mother. They are both trash! They don't deserve the people praising them.

"Let the karma hit them a million times,"

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