AURORA/DULCINEA(METROPOLIS HEIRS IV: ZAI DEL FUEGO)

CHAPTER TWELVE: IMPERIAL DRAGONESS

"ingatan mo yang make-up set ko. mas mahal pa yan sa buhay mo." the lady said snidely at the poor assistant carrying her things. hindi magkandaugaga ang kawawang alalay at halos masubsob na sa lupa sa dami nitong bitbit.

gliding on the brick pathway with her head held high, stomach in and bountiful chest out is the newly crowned Miss Holy Grail University. daig nya pa ang ambulansya dahil tumatabi ang lahat kapag sya ang dumaan.

patungo na sya kung saan nakahimpil ang kanyang sasakyan. kinuha nya ang alarm key at pinatunog ito. the car is a two-seater burgundy Enzo Ferrari.

she got the alarm key at pinatunog ang kotse. binuksan nya ang driver's seat at naupo doon.

"put my things there." turo nya sa front seat.

"po?" tanong nito sa kanya. umigkas ang isang kikay nya dito.

"why are you still there? go!" singhal nya dito. napakamot ito sa ulo.

"eh Ma'am, s-saan po ako sasakay?"

she rolled her eyes and gave the assistant a dagger look.

"hail a cab, dumbass! stupid individual! umalis ka na nga!"

singhal nya dito. kinuha nya ang kanyang Fendi clutch at kumuha ng tiglibong piso, saka binato sa mukha nito.

"oh,ayan. layas na. sinisira mo ang araw ko, bwiset." aniya saka binaba ang pinto ng kotse at pinasibad ito.

she's tired for the day dahil sa kaliwa't-kanan nyang commitments. juggling between studies, pageantry and now, modelling.

she's now in her final year in college. and she wants to end it with a blast. she's the reigning campus queen and everything she wants is laid before her very eyes.

her smartphone's call alert tone sounded. she put her bluetooth speakers on.

"yes, babe?" sagot nya sa tumawag.

[hey, babe. hang-out kami ng team tonight. sunduin kita mamaya, okay?] her boyfriend said.

"babe, i'm tired. i want to rest and i have an appointment tomorrow."

[but, babe---]

"I won't repeat what i said, babe. please. i'm driving right now and i don't want to argue." she ended the call. Jethro Fernandez, the popular football jock is her guy for a year now. ang bukod-tanging nagtagal, honestly.

nagtagal---dahil wala pa syang boyfriend na tumagal man lang ng isang buwan.

but it doesn't mean that the guy lasted long with her ay mahal nya ito. it's just that she doesn't want to change guys like the way she changes her clothes. at some point, it becomes tiresome. having one guy on the side is not bad.

nakapasok na sya sa loob ng Imraldis Village ng mag-ring muli ang phone nya.

it's her mother.

"Mom?" sagot nya dito habang minamaniobra ang kotse papasok sa isang eskinita.

[where are you?]

"i'm driving, Mom. on the way na po ako." sagot nya na kinabig ang manibela pakaliwa.

[hurry. may pag-uusapan tayo.]

"Mom---"

[just hurry, Nikita. don't make me wait.] binabaan sya nito. she sighed. mukhang may ideya na sya kung ano ang dadatnan nya pag-uwi.

the eight foot tall brass and iron gate swung open the moment her car entered. diniretso nya ang kotse sa garahe at pinatay ang makina nito.

bumaba sya at pumasok sa kanilang Mansion Villa. nagsipulasan agad palayo ang mga kasambahay ng makita sya.
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