CHAPTER NINE
"WHAT in the four lands of Mesita are you thinking?" The queen growled while pacing back and forth. They are all anxious and angry while the prince is just slouching on the settee.
After that stupid show that Prince Blaze did at the ball, the guards dragged us inside an extravagant room. Mataas ang bubong ng kwarto, may chandelier sa gitna, mamahaling mga upuan, vases and paintings. Nakaupo sina Lady Flurry, Prince Blaze at ang hari. Nakatayo naman ako sa likod ng settee at nakatungo habang naglalakad nang pabalik-balik ang reyna.
"We can still fix this, your majesty. Please calm down," Lady Flurry graciously muttered.
"Oh so you really want to get married with me?" Prince Blaze scoffed. Napapailing na lang ako sa mga sagutan nitong lalaking 'to.
"Blaze—" the prince cut her off.
"Prince Blaze," he corrected. I almost rolled my eyes.
"Prince Blaze, kahit ayaw ko sa'yo, kailangan nating magpakasal para sa Ipena. Stop being selfish," Lady Flurry rebutted, annoyance is evident in her tone.
"I can lead Ipena without your help," Prince Blaze replied that rendered her speechless. I unconsciously smirked. Tama nga naman. Bakit niya nga naman kailangang magpakasal sa taong hindi niya gusto para lang sa pamamahala sa kaharian kung kaya niya namang manguna mag-isa? I still don't get the logic of arrange marriages.
"This is all your fault!" Napaatras ako sa gulat nang bigla akong duruin ni Queen Fiona. Napalunok ako nang ilang beses. "You are the reason why this happened. You shouldn't be here. You should be at the dungeon!"
"I-I'm sorry..." I don't know what to say. Hindi ko rin naman ginustong mapunta sa sitwasyong 'to eh. 'Yong anak niya naman ang nagdala sa akin sa ball.
"Huwag n'yo siyang sisihin. Wala siyang kinalaman dito," pagtatanggol sa akin ni Prince Blaze. Phew! Dapat lang na ipagtanggol niya ako. He's my master afterall.
"Guards! Take this woman to the dungeon and torture her!" The queen shouted. My eyes widen and my hands started to tremble. I remember the coldness and darkness of the jail. I don't want to go back to that place. It was depressing.
In just a split-second, two guards entered the room and marched toward my location. Magpo-protesta pa lang sana ako pero tumigil sila bago pa man ako mahawakan dahil sa babala ni Prince Blaze.
"Lay a finger on her so I can freeze your bodies and torn you into pieces," he coldly threatened them. Both of the guards halted. Mukhang naguguluhan sila kung sino ang susundin nila; ang reyna ba o ang prinsipe.
Prince Blaze rose from the settee, grabbed my hand, and pulled me away in a furious way.
"Blaze! Bumalik ka rito!" We heard the king shouted from the room. But the stubborn prince didn't even pause. He keep tagging me with him until we reached his room. He let go of my hand after slamming the door. I stood frozen near the doorway and watch him go ballistic.
Hinablot niya ang isang vase at inihagis sa pader. I flinched at the sound of it being shattered into pieces. Naalala ko ang sinabi no'ng dresser kanina. Ngayon, napatunayan kong tama sila. Wala kasi sa itsura niya ang pagiging bayolente.
He grabbed a mirror and was about to throw it to my direction. But he halted when he saw me cowering in the corner. He took a deep breath and put the mirror down. Dahan-dahan siyang naglakad papunta sa may fireplace at naupo sa kutson na nasa harap no'n. Nagsimula akong maglakad palapit sa pader kung saan niya inihagis ang vase. Isa-isa kong pinulot ang mga pira-pirasong bahagi no'n.
