The Mischievous Princess

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THE MISCHIEVOUS PRINCESS

Chapter Twenty-three: Princess Zephaniah

Nakauwi na ako at nagpapahinga na sa aking silid. Hindi ako makatulog dahil iniisip ko ang posibleng mangyari bukas. Siguro kaya sumama si Xavier para maprotektahan ako laban sa aming Ama, para kapag nakilala ako nito ay madali n'ya lang akong mapagtatakpan.

I am currently lying on the bed when I heard a rustling near the window of my room..

*BLAG!

Napatayo ako nang marinig ang malakas na tunog, It seems like the door was kicked loudly, I went out of my room and saw three men in black, all dressed in black with black masks covering their faces, like ninjas, but with a red cloth tied around their waist and wrists, indicating that they came from DeLuxe Palace!

"Who are you? Why are you here?" I asked,

hindi pa nila ako nasasagot nang may biglang lumabas na dalawa pa sa aking kwarto,

paano nakapasok 'yun?

"Hello there Princess" wika ng isa,

shh! paano n'ya nalaman?

"H-how did you—"

"Tama na ang daldalan, hulihin na 'yan!" sigaw nung nasa likod ko,

Palapit na sila sa akin, anong gagawin ko?

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!!" I shouted, They quickly grabbed me by both arms and forcefully tried to take me out of my house.

"HELP!!" sigaw ko, nasa may gate na kami, ang higpit ng hawak nila sa akin, patuloy ang pagpiglas ko pero balewala ito dahil ang lakas nila,

"Tumahimik ka kung ayaw mong masaktan"

What will I do?

"Let go of her, NOW!" someone from our back shouted, naramdaman ko sa boses n'ya ang galit,

When we turned to look at him, the five men attempting to take me seemed to have seen a ghost, they immediately let go of me and quickly disappeared.

"Are you alright?" Inalalayan ako ni Nix, muntik na kasi akong matumba dahil sa takot,

"Y-yes, thank you" I said,

Mabuti na lang at dumating s'ya dahil kung hindi, natangay na ako ng mga lalaking 'yun,

"Why are they taking you? Kilala mo ba ang mga 'yun?" he asked, umiling naman ako,

"Hindi ko rin alam, bigla na lang silang sumugod sa bahay ko" I replied,

But wait? bakit natakot ang limang 'yun kay Nix? Kung tutuusin ay kayang kaya nilang patumbahin si Nix dahil nag-iisa lang ito, but when they saw him who was not doing anything yet, they backed off.

"You? Do you know them? Why were they afraid of you earlier?" I asked,

"No, I don't know them, and I also don't know why they were afraid of me earlier... Sa bahay ka muna matulog, delikado" nauna s'yang maglakad kaya naman sumunod na ako, baka balikan pa ako ng mga 'yun kaya mas mabuti nga na kasama ko si Nix.

"Dito ka na sa kwarto, sa sofa na lang ako" he said then went out his room,

nahiga na ako para matulog, kailangan kong magpahinga para bukas...

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Paggising ko kinabukasan ay wala na si Nix dahil kailangan s'ya sa school ng maaga, pero nag iwan s'ya ng note,