(Forbidden Short Stories 2) ❤️ACANTHA RILEY❤️

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❤️ACANTHA RILEY❤️

                   Nagpaalam akong mabilis kay Elise, I composed myself first before calling Uncle

Jaden. Ring lang ng ring ang telepono niya, hindi ako sinasagot until finally sumagot siya

after ten missed calls.

"Yes, Riley?" he answered coldly. "Sorry Uncle Jaden, please don't be angry with me."

Mahabang katahimikan, puro buntonghinga lang ni Jaden ang naririnig ko sa linya.

"I miss you," bulong ko sa telepono. "I miss you too, baby," parang hirap na hirap

nitong sabi. "Are you still angry? Please don't be angry with me, I swear I will not

tease you about it again," kimi kong sabi. "I'm not angry with you, baby," sabi nito

naririnig ko ang paglalagay ng yelo nito sa baso at pagsalin ng alak. "But you're drinking,

why? you're not much of a drinker." "It's nothing, konte lang naman na inom."

"Do you have a problem? You know you can always talk to me, I worry about you Duke,"

sabi ko calling him by his special name, our pet names for each other in our little family.

Uncle Hadrian is King, Aunt Elisha the Queen, Elise is Princess, Uncle Avery the Prince.

I am Duchess and Jaden is the Duke.

"Wala, I don't have a problem," sagot niya. "I want to see you, I'm going home for a week,"

I decided. "No!" mariin niyang tanggi. "You can't stop me, I want to see you!"

"Then I'll go there, ako ang pupunta, nagaaral ka, that's more important." "You're important

too," sagot ko sa kanya. "Aayusin ko lang ang schedule ko, I'll be there next week."

"Okay, please don't drink too much," pakiusap ko sa kanya. "Yes, babe, I won't."

Tinawagan ko si Aunt Elisha after naming magusap ni Uncle Jaden. "Aunt Elisha, what's

happening with Uncle Jaden? Elise told me about him getting drunk and breaking things."

"He won't say what's bothering him but I have a hunch." "What is it?" tanong ko.

"Don't worry your pretty little head about it, Duchess, when he stops fighting himself

everything will be alright." "You're talking in riddles, I am very worried about him

Queen, I can hardly believe what Elise told me, it's not like him."

"Well, love can change a person sweetcheeks." "So you mean it happened because

he's brokenhearted?" Mahinang tumawa si Aunt Elisha, "It happened because he is

fighting what he feels." "I need to see him, Aunt Elisha, pero ayaw niya akong pauwiin

because of my studies, siya na lang daw ang pupunta dito, can you guys give him a month