Fooled By The Veracious Labyrinth [On Hold]

1-II

Nakarating na si Maddison. She parked Mako and got down the vehicle. She entered the café and saw her friends, already in a gather with Jiecky and Danielle, too. She smiled delightedly at them and her friends stared at her like they saw an angel. Now do you See? She never fails to surprise them. Maddison is pretty mysterious but doesn't have deep emotions. Even Jiecky and Danielle who were always right by her side since they were in first grade.

"Why are you all staring at me like that? " Mataray niyang sinabi. "It's like you've seen that really has to be praised. Huh? Ain't I right? " Dagdag pa niya.

"Hay, naku, Mad, mangbabasag ka nang moment, eh. " Sabi ni Danielle.

"Eh, creepy kasi no. Ano ka ba. "—Maddison.

"So meaning 'yan creepy din ako. Is that what you meant? " Tanong ni Danielle na may pagka-sarkastiko at itinaas ang kanyang kabilang kilay.

"Whatever, Dane. BTW, did you already ordered? "Asked Mad.

"Yup. " Jiecky, across the table, answered.

"So, Maddison, why call us here? " Trevor asked, who is beside her. Trevor is a friend of Maddison's, too. He's heartless, but ever since he became friends with her, he feels like a slave, caged, in cuffs, and for the first time, respected someone deeply and that someone is Maddy.

"*sigh* I need a new recruit, a boy. In short, a new slave but I am not the one it should respect, " Mad explained briefly.

"Wait--WUT?! "—Veronica.

"Wha-whA--how come?! "—Gian.

"You-you have us! "—Genesis.

"Hoy, kulang pa rin ba tayo?? "—Jase.

"What?! "—Kayn.

"Then how?! "—Jiecky.

"There's like TONS OF US!! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND, MADDY?! No way! " Danielle complained.

Yumuko lang si Trevor at parang hindi mapakali sa kanyang malamig na nanginginig na kamay. Mad slightly stared at him for a while.

"If you can't find a recruit, then I'll find for myself. "Maddison said calmly. After Mad said that, dumating na ang waitress kasama ang kanilang ini-order at inilapag sa mesa. Nag-request si Maddison na mag-add nang tea dahil hindi niya ginusto ang ini-order ng kanyang mga kabarkada.

"Uhm, guys, really? You ordered sweets? " sarkastikong pagkasabi niya.

"Hey, what's bad? There's no rule that you can't order sweets. Thus, you haven't told us that you don't like to eat sweets this time of month. " Gian politely answered.

"Well, then, I'll create a new rule: 'You can't eat sweets unless I want allow you to, '" Mad said rudely.

"Even sweets? You made a rule out of it? *sigh* tsk,tsk, " Veronica said in disappointment but only kidding at sinampal ang sarili.

"Nahihibang ka na ba, Ms. Sungit? "Ani Danielle.

Mad rolled her eyes and said, "What are you--" but before she could finish it, sumingit ang waitress.

"Ma'am, here's your tea. "—waitress. Inilapag ng waitress ang tea cup sa table side na nasa harapan niya. "Enjoy, ma'am. "

"Hm, " at umalis na ang waitress. "I just need a slave. "

"Pwede naman ako nalang, Mad, " Ani Genesis.

"No way, Gens. You wouldn't like what I'm gonna do for you, " pagtanggi ni Maddy at tumango-tango na man si Genesis.

"So sino? " pagtatakang tanong ni Kayn.

" Ikukuha kita, Maddy, " pag-aalok ni Jase.

"Hindi na iyan kinakailangan. I bet Trevor can do it, " Maddison said like he's daring him and sipped her cup of tea.

"I think so, " Trevor thought. His hands still is trembling a little pero kinokontrol nito ang panginginig and scratched the back of his head and smiled. Buti na lang ay hindi na notice ng kanyang kabarkada.

Maddy nodded. Since Trevor was just right beside her, she whispered in Trevor's ear saying, "I know you can do it. Just control your senses. And everything would be just fine. "

"I can do it, I can do it, I can do it... "He murmured to himself but only Maddison can hear what he murmured. And said, "That's right, Trev. "