Malory

[3] Julian and Valiente

BREE GRANGER

"What kind of music is this?" Naiinis na akong tanong sa katabi kong kabababa lang ng hawak niyang tablet.

"This is a legendary song sung by a legendary artist. How sad you don't know them?"

Of course I know them. They were on every history and music books I've read. But not their songs. Is it my responsibility to know? Gusto kong awayin siya ngunit itinuon ko na lang muli ang pansin ko kay Chasin at Elton na nakatingin sa isa't isa.

"Eh." Siniko ako ni Kio. "Pustahan tayo."

Siniko ko siya pabalik. Hindi ba siya nilalamig sa tensyong nililikha ng dalawang kapitan?

"Shut up, Kio," asik ko sa kanya.

Maennal ireon shik
Neoneun neo naneun na neoye gongshik~

Elton threw something on the road and a hologram with counting numbers appeared. Habang bumababa ang bilang ng numero rito ay napagawi kami sa puwesto ni Elton. He is chewing a bubble gum now while looking at us. For the last minute, I gave him a middle finger but Kio quickly stopped my hand. Naningkit ang mata nito saka ibinalik ang pansin sa hologram. As it reached to zero, he drove away from their spot without hesitation leaving us in the middle.

"Racing with an arrogant person isn't really my concern. Let's just give him the satisfaction he wants," Chasin murmured before driving the car to its fullest.

"I'll just gonna treat this as if I'm in a rollercoaster. Isn't fun?" I said opposing what really inside my mind. Kahit na sanay na ako sa ganitong eksena kapag may lakad akong kasama si Alki, hindi pa rin mawawala ang takot ko. Chasin isn't really that type of a driver. Gaya ni Magnus at ni Denzel, he's always making sure we were safe.

"It's not that we are going to die here!" sigaw ni Kio para marinig ko siya. Maybe he saw my face biting my lower lips to surpress my fear.

Muntikan na akong napasigaw nang mabilis na lumiko ang sinasakyan namin. This skyway is really long and have many turning point. Kung normal lang siguro kaming mga mamamayan ng siyudad ay mayroon nang sumusunod na airship o police car sa amin. They maybe think that we were just running into a mission.

Jangnanhae neo? dodaeche naega mweoya?
Manmanhae Uh? nal gatgo noneun geoya?~

From our left side, when can now see Elton's car on the other road. Chasin took it as a chance to drive more faster to make us go closer to them. Elton smirked at us before passing us again.

"Does he ever thought that if he really wins against us, the Valiente must be talking to Morgan now? Nas'an ang utak ng lalaking iyon," Kio suddenly said. Gulat akong napatingin sa kanya while he just looked at me with a disgust. Bakit 'di ko na naman naisip iyon. Kio is really something.

We have reached the main road. Mas delikado na ito kumpara kaninang nasa taas kami. Chasin drive slower this time making a long gap to Elton's car. Many kinds of vehicles are on the road now. They seemed to panic as they saw two cars running to each other so they automatically set their transportations aside.

"We're a kilometer near the Narra's now," Kio informed Chasin. From afar, the tall building and a skyway that surrounds it are now vividly seen. The building's parking lot is actually set on its rooftop so they are going to race who ever reach the top of the skyway first.

Parang pilotong pumindot ng maraming button si Chasin. The car reached its less 10% highest level. Mabilis na itong umabot sa paanan ng sky way and Elton's car is just 20 meters away now. There are no cars on their way so they freely occupied the road to end this fucking pointless race.