A.N.D.

Chapter 3

"FUCK!" naibulalas ko nang makita ko ang papalayo kong kotse na sakay ang napaka-demonyita kong kapatid.

Pain Princess huh? She should be called as Demon Princess. Because it is more appropriate.

"Carlie is really full of shit. How can she handle the things she's been doing? Fuck, that camaro is the most important thing to me. Ah shittt." I rant, nakakainis kasi talaga. Tangina lang. "Khaylie, we should get going. UNO might-" naputol yung pagsasalita ko nang napalingon ako sa gilid ko. Wala na si Khaylie don.

Inikot ko yung paningin ko at nakita ko siya don malapit sa pader, sa tapat ng nagkapira-piraso niyang motor. Nakaluhod. Naiyak.

Nilapitan ko siya at nag-crouch sa harap niya. "Hey, Khayls. Let's go. We need to." I said, calmly.

She wept because of the lost of her motorbike. I know it's too important to her. Maybe even more important than my camaro is to me.

Inalalayan ko na siyang tumayo at naglakad na kami papunta kung saan man pwedeng pumara ng taxi. We should report to UNO. Now.

~

Nakaakbay ako kay Khaylie nang pumasok kami sa bahay ng mga Stevenson. Inaalalayan ko siya, hanggang ngayon kasi umiiyak pa rin siya. And this is Carlie's fault.

"Chandler," napatingin ako don sa babaeng tumawag sa akin. Si tita Cassey. "What brought you here? And bakit nakayuko yan si Khaylie?" tanong niya.

"Tita, we need to talk to UNO and Khaylie's crying because of a certain daughter of Satan." I answered, frowning.

Natawa si tita sa sinabi ko. "Carlie huh." tumango ako. "Lalo lang niyang pinatutunayan sa akin na mas karapat dapat siya bilang Empress." she added, smiling brightly.

Talaga namang karapat dapat yung kapatid ko maging Empress noh. Okay, I'm not being biased here or anything. She really is deserving. The Emperor needs a very strong Empress, a lethal one. Yung kayang pasunurin lahat, yung sa isang tingin palang niya matatakot ka na. The Emperor needs an Empress that has a very strong personality. Yes, Carrie Lian Torres is strong, a killer in fact. She's terrifying. She also has a very strong personality. That's why she was the 'almost Empress'. BUT the Emperor also needs an Empress that has a good heart. And I know Carlie Lilian Ravena has it all. She's the one. No doubt about that.

"Tita, paghanapin mo na lang ng ibang Empress slash girlfriend slash love of his life si UNO. Palitan na po kamo si Carlie, please." may halong pagtatampong sabi ni Khaylie. "Hindi po kasi dapat Empress si Carlie, tita. Doon dapat siya sa impyerno. Ang alam ko nga po, nag-iintay na yung trono at korona niya don." sabay pout niya.

Tita Cassey cracks up, "Oo, tama ka nga. Mas bagay siya don. But I don't think my son will approve of that. Anyway, he's currently busy because his Dad being him ay sinapian na naman ng kung ano. Nagtext sa akin kanina, tinatanong kung nasaan yung anak niyang lalaki. Sinabi ko naman na nasa backyard and he replied, 'Perfect.' Napailing na lang ako sa reply niya at dali-daling pumunta sa backyard and I was not really surprised when I saw Jayvee battling 10 or so people." pagtatapos niya sa kwento.

Napatawa na lang kami ni Khaylie. Ibang klase din ang trip ni tito eh. Minsan nga pinabaril niya si Jayvee, na kinwento lang sakin ni Khaylie, which is pinag-awayan talaga nila ni tita. Jayvee was just 16 years old that time. I wonder what would Jayvee be when he became a father.

Okay. I'm kinda advance.

"Idol ko talaga si tito. Pupuntahan na po namin yon at baka hindi makapagpigil eh." I said. Totoo naman. Baka hindi makapagpigil si UNO at makapatay yon. Lalo na ngayon eh araw araw mainit ulo.

Carlie's fault. Again.

"Alright. Ingat ha. Baka mapagkama-" natigil na pagsasalita ni tita nang may sumigaw.

"MOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" it's UNO.

"Yes, Jayvee?" medyo mahinahong sigaw ni tita. Pohta, may ganon ba?

"What the fuck is he thinking? Is he insane? I almost lost control! I almost-" natigilan siya sa pagsasalita nang makita niya kami ni Khaylie.

Ah tangina! Madilim na nga yung aura niya kanina, lalo lang dumilim nang makita kami... na hindi kasama si Carlie.

"Ah, UNO-" umpisa ko, "Carlie's-" napatikom ako ng bibig ko nang tumitig siya sa aking nang masama.

"Go." he said coldly.

"But-" pigil sana ni Khaylie.

"Just go." at basta basta na lang siyang umalis sa harapan namin.

Napabuntong hininga na lang si tita Cassey pag alis ni UNO. "Magkukulong na naman yon sa 'Lethal Room' niya." she states, smiling weakly.

Yung 'Lethal Room' na sinasabi ni tita ay isang silid na punong puno ng baril, iba't ibang klase ng baril. Nandon din yung di na mabilang na 'remembrance' na kinukuha ni UNO sa bawat laban niya. Hindi ko nga alam kung alam na ni Carlie yung about sa 'Safe Haven' kung tawagin ni UNO ang silid na iyon.

"Sige na, tita. Aalis na po kami." pagpapaalam ni Khaylie. "Bye po." at hinila niya ko papalabas ng bahay.

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Jayvee's POV

"Jayvee, anak. Labas na dyan." rinig kong tawag sa akin ni mommy through the speaker.

I'm inside my Safe Haven and this is a sound proof room kaya may speaker sa labas so I can hear what's going on outside.

"C'mon, Emp! Don't tell me you'll be staying there for the whole day again?!" with the change of tone in her voice, I know that she's already pissed.

I sigh. "Mom, what should I do?" I asked through the speaker. "It's already been six days, mom. Six days since I last saw her, since I last heard her voice." at ang masama pa don, I last saw her CRYING. I last heard her voice saying bullshits. Carrie is not my Carlie's updated version. She's far from my Carlie.

"Anak, you should understand her. Maybe you should give her more time to think."

"Isn't six days enough? One week na bukas, mommy. I miss her. I miss my Empress so much." I said, sounding like a child.

"Then what the hell are you still doing there? Move your lazy butt and get your Empress back, Emperor." and that is why Cassey Hernandez is Ian Stevenson's wife. That is why she's the ex-Queen. That is why she's the Emperor's mother.

I smiled, "Thank you, Queen." I said teasingly.

"Pretending I didn't hear that. Just so you know, I'm proud of you, Emp. With all the decisions you've made including the past." with that, I grabbed my phone and called someone.