AURORA DULCINEA(METROPOLIS HEIRS IV: ZAI DEL FUEGO)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: SORROWS OF THE NIGHT

⚠️🔞🚨TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️🔞🚨

this chapter contains scenes that may trigger certain traumas. every reader is advised to proceed with caution and to leave immediately if it negatively affects you and your mental health. it is not also a good read for ages below 18 and for those who have severe cases of homophobia.

READ WITH DISCRETION. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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"cause there'll be no sunlight, if i lose you baby
there'll be no clear skies, if i lose you baby
just like the clouds my eyes will do the same

If you walk away,
everyday it will rain..."
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"Malt, buksan mo 'tong pinto, ano ba!" dinig nyang sigaw ng isang matinis na boses sa kabilang panig ng pintuan. but she didn't budged nor heeded to that voice. She's not in the mood to talk and face anyone as of the moment. "kapag ako talaga naubusan ng pasensya sa' yo Malteneigh, giba itong pinto mo! Isa!"

Malt tried covering her ears but she could still hear that squeaky, high-pitched voice. idagdag mo pa ang pinagsabay'ng katok at sipa sa mismong pinto nila. annoyed to the core, she got no choice but to get up from the office chair owned by her sister who---by the way, is currently MIA. dito sya nanatili, nagbabaka-sakaling umuwi ito pero hindi. ni anino nito sa talyer, hindi rin nagpakita.

naasar na binuksan nya ang pinto at isang malakas na pitik sa noo ang sumalubong sa kanya.

"mierda, hijo de---"

"hijo de ano, ha? hijo de ano?!?" bumungad sa kanya ang nakabusangot at namumulang mukha ni Rielle, ang parehong mga kamay ay nasa bewang nito. galit ito na parang inahin na inagawan ng sisiw. "sige, Malteneigh, dugtongan mo. I dare you. sige."

Malt sighed tiredly and gave her petite friend a dead-pan look.

"por favor, Arielle. kung andito ka para manermon, umuwi ka na. wala ako sa mood makinig, pagod ako at wala akong ganang patulan ka." ang diretsahan nyang turan dito saka muling umupo sa office chair ng kapatid. She glance at her cellphone, but nothing is in there. She's getting goddamn worried at where the hell her older sister is.

" well, wala rin akong ganang makipag-bardagulan sa 'yo. at hindi ako pumarito para sermunan ka." anito sa kanya. "I need your help, Malt. puntahan natin si Ate Dulcinea sa bahay nya, please. I'm really worried about her. "

mas sumama ang  kanina pa masama nyang timpla ng marinig ang pangalang iyun. She could feel her anger boiling even more at the mention of that slut's name.

"wala akong panahon sa malanding yun. kasalanan nya lahat ng ito." wika nya sa matigas at naninising tono. "kung gusto mong pumunta sa kanya, gawin mo mag-isa. hindi ako sasama."

Arielle sighed. umikot ito sa kinauupuan nya tsaka sya hinarap na seryuso ang ekspresyon ng mukha.  usually ay lagi itong nakangiti at masayahin.

"kailangan natin syang puntahan, Malt. please, nababahala talaga ako sa latest post nya sa IG." anito na mababanaag sa boses ang pagkabalisa. "we need to see if kumusta sya, that post is really eerie at hindi ako mapalagay. please, Malt..."

but Malt didn't replied. Arielle scoffed and irritably stomp her feet on the floor.

"ayaw mong maniwala? pwes, ipapakita ko 'to sa' yo." Rielle said, fishing her cellphone out of her pocket. She tap something on the screen and showed it to Malt. "see that? hindi ka ba mag-aalala sa mga cryptic post gaya nyan, ha? look at it, Malteneigh!"

Malteneigh look at it briefly and turn away afterwards. ewan nya ba, ngunit sa mga oras na ito, umabsent yata lahat ng simpatya nya sa katawan kaya wala syang pagka-bahalang nararamdaman. mas nababahala sya kung nasaan na ang nakatatanda nyang kapatid ngayon.