Teach me how to Mafia

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"I will call you out on dinner, milady. Please stay here and rest. You call me when you need anything through that intercom at the side of your bed." Ngumiti sa akin si Larkin saka tumalikod at naglakad paalis.

I kept Grim's knife and thought about her. I remembered when I asked her name, she said "Grim Montgomery Zaccardi" and with it was the cold aura she gave off.

"Montgomery Zaccardi, huh?" I muttered. How can she be a Montgomery and a Zaccardi at the same time? Aren't Montgomerys successors of the Zaccardi blood?

"Damn." I shook my head and the thought away and enjoyed the peace in my room. This is the first time that I was left in this place, the mansion doesn't feel like home, I miss my house, my noisy guardians and.. Evzen.

Will he ever talk to me again? Kamusta na kaya siya? He was laughing with Grim a while ago, but I guess I should ask him directly is he really was okay. To have seen your father die in front of your very eyes isn't something even the strongest man can easily recover from. I don't think I have recovered from it either.

My attention was shifted to a loud sound that came from the coat I wore when I got here. I got up and reached for the pocket and answer the call without even looking at the screen.

"Hello?"

"How was your lunch, boss?" A voice of a man with a very familiar cunning tone asked.

"It's not something you should ask a person who wouldn't want to remember it." He laughed and asked again.

"Was it that bad?"

"Atrocious." He laughed again and told the others of the tale while I was still on the phone.

"Jil." I called at the middle of their laughter.

"Hmm?"

"When are you guys coming? I'm.." Yumuko ako at tinignan ang mga paa kong naglalaro, iniisip ko kung dapat ko bang sabihin ang susunod na salita. Gusto kong sabihin ngunit may pumipigil sa paglabas nito sa mga bibig ko.

"Scared?" I smiled at him kahit alam kong hindi naman niya ako nakikita. Maybe the reason why I can't say the word is because I don't have to say it. He knows it already.

"Yeah." Silence came through the phone call and I heard none of them spoke until Jilad said "We all went through that. The fact that we're talking now means that you had just survived a very toxic lunch and you should congratulate yourself while we pray long life to you dahil umpisa pa lang yan."

I can see him grinning at me but I am aware of the sincerity he has while saying those words.

"I'm hanging up. We'll be there tomorrow morning." And he hung the call up.

I went to my closet and changed into something more comfortable. I quickly returned to my bed and unpack my things. I saw the bracelets Zoran used to ask me to wear. HA! My limbs are finally free from his brutal treatment.

Mabilis kong inangat ang ulo ko ng maramdaman ang presensya ng isang tao at nakita ko si Grim na nakasandal sa pader sa gilid ng pinto.

"Pano ka nakapasok?" medyo kinakabahan kong tanong.

"Opened the door, entered and closed it." She tediously replied. How can she swiftly sneak into my room without me noticing it.

"K-kanina ka pa diyan?" tanong ko ulit at tumango siya.

"I've been here since you went to your wardrobe." My jaw dropped after hearing her say that. She's been here for a while now at huli na ng mapansin ko iyon. Holy cow. I looked at her and didn't say a word anymore. Punyemas. She's wearing a black turtle neck sleeveless shirt, black tights and a pair of boots. She looks stunning.