delcroix heirs' academy [ EDITING ]

delcroix heirs' academy ✔ chapter seventy one

axelle charlotte hudson.

Pagkatapos kong maglibot sa woods ay pumunta na ako sa may tent. There, I saw Gabrielle with Theia, at umiiyak pa si Theia.

"Anong drama niyo?" Tanong ko, at tumingin naman sila sa akin.

"I'm sorry, Axi. Hindi ko talaga sinasadya na makuha ni Ethan yung phone mo. I'm so sorry, Axi!" Sabi ni Theia, hiccuping while crying.

"Ethan? Bakit yung taong yun?" Tanong ko, at nilapitan ako ni Gabrielle to put her hand on my shoulder but I pulled up my hand signaling her to stop.

"He's the one that took your phone, Axelle Charlotte. Yung lalaking yun ang nagsiwalat na your sister is one year older than required kaya nareport na sa Shinzen." Sabi ni Gabrielle, and I opened my mouth in shock at napatingin ako kay Theia na mas umiyak.

Nilapitan ko siya at kinuha ang mga kamay na nakatakip sa mukha niya to see her tearstained cheeks and her red eyes.

"Stop crying, Theia. Hindi dapat ikaw ang umiiyak dito. It's all your fault! My sister haven't been with me for such a long time tapos dahil lang sayo masisira ang future niya?" Sabi ko, and she looked at me with fear in her eyes.

"Please understand my side, Axi. I didn't know na mangyayari—"

"Bakit? Pag ba nananakawan ka, alam mong mananakawan ka? Di ba hindi naman?! You should've been careful! Dahil sayo maeexpel ang ate ko!" Sabi ko, and I felt my eyes sting.

Ayoko nito. Ayaw kong nag-aaway kaming magkakaibigan pero hindi ko kasi kaya na dahil pa sa isa sa mga pinakapinapahalagahan ko ay masisira ang loob ng pinakapinapahalagahan ko. Ayaw ko naman ng ganun.

I wiped my incoming tears and then looked at her straight in the eye.

"I know na sasabihin mong pakinggan ko ang side mo, pero pakinggan mo din yung sa akin! Anong pakiramdam mo kapag nanakaw yung pinabantay mo sa akin na naglalaman ng family secret mo? Hindi ba magagalit ka din sa akin and you'll be so frustrated na ayaw mo muna akong kausapin?!" Sabi ko, and then umiyak nanaman siya.

"I'm really really sorry—"

"Wag na nga kayong mag-away! Wala na nga si Romaine sa atin, tsaka pa kayo mag-aaway away! Nawalan na tayo ng isa, oh? Tapos gugustuhin niyo pa na mahati nanaman tayo?! Mag-isip naman kayo, o! Pansinin niyo yung sides ng isa't isa!" Sabi ni Gabrielle with malakas na boses kaya napatingin kami sa kanya. Even she is crying. "Ang tagal na nating magkakaibigan  tapos simpleng pagkakamali gagawin niyong big deal kahit na hindi sinasadya?"

"So you're taking her side then?" Tanong ko, crossing my arms while looking at the pleading Theia.

"I'm not taking any side! Hindi ko naman kailangan na pumili sa inyong dalawa, eh," sabi ni Gabrielle  looking down while wiping her tears. "If only Romaine is here, baka mas masosolve natin to kasi kumpleto tayo."

"Romaine left us, okay? Hindi na natin mababago yun! Bakit, mapapatawad ba ako ni Axi kapag bumalik si Romaine?" Sabi ni Theia, at tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"What are you pointing out, walang silbi si Romaine? Walang mababago nandito man siya or Wala?" Tanong ko, at bigla namang may humawak sa balikat ko kaya napalingon ako.

Nakita ko si Romaine, looking at me with cold eyes and with an expression that told me to stop. I didn't realise that I was crying until she wiped my tears at napaluhod ako sa iyak.

"Romaine. You're back." Sabi ni Theia, at binigyan ito ng ngiti. Inatake naman siya ng yakap ni Gabrielle at umiyak ito ng lalo.

"Hindi ako bumalik. Nandito lang ako kasi naririnig kayo hanggang gate. Shut up, your three. Mag-ayos na nga kayo," sabi niya, and I huffed.

"I just can't. Not now! My ate is my weakness. Axen is my weakness. And to think na dahil sa kanya ay masisira ang educational record ng ate ko ay hindi ko matanggap. She had one thing to do, and she screwed it up!" Sabi ko, at tinignan ako ng masama ni Gabrielle.

"You keep on repeating it! Hindi naman sinasadya ni Thei!" Sabi ni Gabrielle, at pinatahan si Theia.

"I didn't mean it, Axi. Please forgive me." Sabi ni Theia, with her hands clenched with each other.

Nagvibrate naman yung isa ko pang phone bukod sa una na mas maraming secrets na siyang pinabayaan ni Theia. I pulled it up and then looked at the message, it was from mum.

From: Mum
- Axelle. Umiiyak si Axen. Kasalanan mo daw. What the hell did you do? Go home. Now.

Binuksan ko pa yung isa kong message, at galing naman yun kay Axen.

From: Axen
- I hate you, ate! Because of you, ate Chen will be expelled and she will study in a disgusting school. She will study in a school with lower standards. What if mapano si ate?! You leaked her infos! I hate you! I'm not talking to you again.

I clenched my fists, at binato ang phone sa harapan ko. It's so frustrating! I then pulled the roots of my hair at sumigaw kahit na magising pa yung ibang students.

"Stop screaming, you ass," sabi ni Romaine, at umiyak naman ako.

"Nakakainis ka Theia. Nakakainis ka," iyak ko, at pinuntahan naman ako ni Theia para yakapin pero tinulak ko siya palayo. "Not now, please. Just please don't talk to me yet. Soon. I'll be leaving. Mum is calling me back home."

"We're sorry, Axelle." Sabi ni Gabrielle, at hindi nagsalita si Romaine.

"Don't talk to me. Not now. Wag muna tayong... mag-usap usap. Wag muna tayong magkita. I'm sorry." Sabi ko, at umiiyak na tumakbo palabas ng gates.

"Axelle Charlotte! Get back here!" Sigaw ni Romaine and I turned around to face her.

"What?" I asked, and then she approached me.

"Makipag-ayos ka na. Hindi ba tayong magkakaibigan, no one lets the problem live overnight? Hindi rin tayo nag-aaway na inaabot ng kinabukasan? Gumising ka, Axelle. Masosolusyonan natin yan." Sabi niya, and I shook my head.

"Can't be, Romaine. isa pa, iniwan mo na kami." Sabi ko, and Gabrielle along with Theia looked away as if they got my point. "Don't be a hypocrite."

"Fine. Be that way. If you're interested, you can ask Akira or Ymir or any of my friends why I left you guys. Good luck. You're alone in this world now. Don't expect me coming back. Let's be faces in the crowd." Romaine said, at nag-iyakan naman sila.

Tsk.

Why do I suddenly feel like I overreacted? And... did our friendship break because... of me?

I suddenly missed Theia's childish moments and her cute ways of being mature. I suddenly missed Gabrielle with her princess like nature. I suddenly missed Romaine and her pretty blunt words. I even missed those two new members of the group, Lili who happened to struggle like us too, and Maree who helped me.

But I think... it's too late.

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author's note;
eyy. wars hihi.