When the Princes Bows

XXI : x A DRAFT x

"Congratulations, Ms. Cortez" formal na bati sakin ni Mr. Dela Cruz at bahagyang binalingan ng tingin si Cain at nginitian ito.

My eyebrows connected, "Huy." bati ko sakanya. When he looked at me I instantly regret being chismosa, his hazel eyes literally struck me right into my chest. I mean may mga pagkakataon talagang kahit naman sinong tao parang may slow-mo sayo na parang may something parang SPARK? Eh what more pa kaya yung talagang pino-pormahan ka, diba? I am just being honest.

His phone just rang that's why his eyes looked away, thank heavens because I am barely breathing. Pag kabalik nito ay mabilis naman syang nagsabi ng emergency daw at need nyang pumunta sa department nila.

Napag pasyahan kong mag tungo nalang sa indoor gymnasium nang mag isa, bukod kasi sa si Jenro ay mahuhuli ng punta si Cain naman ay biglang pinatawag sa Department nila ay wala nakong ibang pwedeng kasamang gumawi dito.

Sobrang busy na din kasi ng karamihan, madami na 'ding nag lipanang mga event organizer kuno ng iskwelahang ito. Kaliwat kanan na din ang mga paghahandang ginagawa kaya kung ikaw ay isang manlalaro at di ka natataranta ay nako, baka naman ikaw na ang kasunod na lilitaw sa article ng university.

"Hey, you must be..." napatigil ako sa biglaang pag sulpot ni Damien sa harapan ko. Judging his aura he seems lost in the wonderland. Gulo gulo pa kasi ang buhok nito.

"Zy- Val? Valerie? Right? One of Nini's friends?" he asks and I just nodded.

"Have you seen her?" he asked. "Nope." Tipid kong sagot.

"I have been contacting her kasi, online naman sana sya pero di sya sumasagot." He pouted.

I find this young man, suspicious actually.

"What's with you?" My tongue slipped.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, we've met before right?" he smiled.

"Cut the bullshit, go on and say what exactly you are up for our nini." I said in a cold manner. "You've been acting weirdly." I added.

"Ahhh. There's nothing between us. She's just like a baby sister to me. You know I felt strong when I am with her, sometimes a pure innocent baby when she fought for me." When he looks at me, he instantly changes his aura. Maybe because he knew what he said didn't captivated me.

"Okay fine, I do develop some feelings for her. Who wouldn't right? She's amazing." he blurted out and sighed, scratching his head helplessly.  "But now I am more of knowing her deeply. I don't wanna be some kind of scumbags luring her then I'll make her cry eventually. She too good for that you know. To be honest, I am kind of panicking about her not picking up any of my calls and text, so I am literally looking out for her." I'll be buying this second explanation because there's no man who will go crazy looking for a woman around the university wearing his spongebob pjs and uneven slippers. Right?

I tapped his broad shoulders, "I guess you haven't seen the deleted article,"

"What article? They say may article nga and di ko naman inabutan yun kasi late akong nakatulog." Medyo napabagsak ang balikat ko sa sagot nya sakin. Halata naman kasi talagang late syang nakatulog.

"Well, it is an article of her and the rest of our volleyball team seems to be off to a secret practice. Her closet was fully packed. Natira nalang dun ay yung Monday uniform namin." paliwanag ko na mukha namang nakalma na sya.

He nodded and breathes a sigh of relief, "Thank heavens."

"Wait so ibig sabihin di sya pwedeng mag phone? What if they make her drink pocari during game?" he panicked.

"What if they don't buy her favourite energy—"

"Calm your ass down, she can do it besides she has a personal staff to assist her needs you should be asking that one." I said and walk away. Good thing he didn't bothered me again, pero wait lang what's with him knowing that sacred information? Well, can't help him buntot sya ng buntot din kay Nini that answers me though.