DECEPTION

Chapter 6 - His Majesty - Edward Matthew the Arrogant

A/N: Sorry guys ang tagal ng update. I still hope na sana basahin nyo pa rin. Thank you so much!

Trivia:  When the news about the Romanovs break through around the world, including the news about the missing children, there are some people who claimed to be the lost princess. Anna Anderson is one among the impostors who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia until her death on 1984. A DNA test in which a tissue from her intestine during her operation in 1979 was extracted and was compared to the DNA of the bones that was dug up in 1991 and with the DNA of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg, brother of Tsarina Alexandra. The DNA did not match with the Duke of Edinburg or that of the bones, confirming that she is not Anastasia nor any of the Tsar's daughters.

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I stormed out of his car. Hindi ko na kaya ang presensya nya. Parang mababaliw na ako sa kanya. Nagulat ako nang napagtanto kong ibinaba nya ako sa mismong harap ng entrance ng gym at nang lumingon ako sa bandang kaliwa ay mukha ng mga sundalong nakangiti ang bumungad sa akin mula sa gate. Nang liningon ko ang kanan ay natatanaw ko na ang pool na nag iimbitang magbabad sa tubig. Paano nakapasok ang sasakyan ng walang kahirap-hirap?

Muli kong tiningnan ang dereksyon nya at nakita kong nakatitig pa rin sya sa akin. Nagtama ang aming paningin at agaran ko ring iniwas ang aking mga mata sa kanyang malalim na mga titig. Ayaw ko na. Tama na ang araw na to. Muli akong lumingon sa kanya upang makapagpaalam. 

Nakangiti na sya sa akin at bahagyang kumaway. He even mouthed to me "I'll see you again." before the car's door was closed.

I took a deep breath. Ramdam ko ang marahas na pagtahip ng aking dibdib. Para akong nanghihina sa mga nangyari ngayong araw na ito, nakakabaliw. Ramdam ko pa rin hanggang ngayon ang panginginig ng aking kalamnan. Ang likuran na lamang ng kanyang sasakyan ang tanaw ko bago ako nakahinga ng maayos.

Kinalma ko muna ang sarili ko bago ko hinugot ang cellphone mula sa aking bulsa. I need to call my mother. Kailangan kong makauwi sa lalong madaling panahon. 

I dialed my mother's number at sa pangalawang ring ay sinagot nya ito. "Aria Alexis!" Ang galit na tinig ng aking ina ang bumungad sa akin. "Where are you?" she asked.

"Calm down nay." I said.

"How can I calm down young lady?" she shouted even louder. "I can't find you here! At ang daming tao. Nasaan ka na ba.?"

"N-nay. I-I'm in the gym na po. Umalis na ako kanina kasi ang dami pong tao dyan. Alam nyo naman pong ayaw ko sa mataong lugar." I lied. "huwag na po kayong mag-alala." Pang-aalo ko sa kanya.

"Anak." She sighed. It's a gesture she always does when she's relieved. "Ok. Hintayin mo ako dyan anak papunta na ako."

I was busy slicing an apple in the kitchen when my mother called me to join her watch the news. This is her only hobby kaya madalas ko s'yang samahan. Kapag news time na ay nakaabang na kami sa tv. Ganito kami kahit noong nasa states pa. This serves as our bonding time. Hindi siguro kayo maniniwala pero laging may time ang nanay ko sa akin. I grew up with the attention every child should have from their parents.

I was biting from my apple when a headline caught my attention. It says, "Prince Edward Matthew dumating na sa bansa!" Mamaya pa ipapakita ang segment na ito sa star patrol. 

My curiousity is rising so I was patiently waiting for the segment. And then at last it's time for the news. Nalaman kong isang prinsepe ang panauhing pandangal na pansamantalang mananatili sa bansa upang ayusin ang mga naiwang negosyo ng kanyang yumaong abuelo. Kahit na hindi naisali sa balita ay napag alaman kong may dugong Filipino ang sinasabi nilang prinsepe. Some information are vague. Yes it was told that he is a prince from UK and is a son-of-a-peerage. But what is his title? How come that he had a Filipino kin?

The pictures in the TV showed a very handsome man with fine qualities and then those eyes, where did I saw it? It seems really very familiar to me.

Then the newscaster showed a brief interview from the prince and my jaw dropped. I stared at the screen wide eyed and I just realized why he's very familiar. Then the newscaster is showing him a picture of him hugging a girl while he's flashing his teeth. He seems to enjoy the scene. Jerk! That was me in the mall! That's my dress just 3 hours ago. He is that man. That's the reason why he won't spill his name and the reason why he's in disbelief that someone doesn't know him. He is His Majesty – Prince Edward Matthew the Arrogant!