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"Where are we going?" Xierra asked as I u-turn my car, changing my mind that I'm going with them to see her.
"We'll going to visit your Ate Xylean." I answered, smiling. I saw her smiled too as soon as she heard my answer.
I bet she already missed Xylean because it's been a week since the last time we saw and bond with her.
I called Spade earlier, asking for the address and he was happy to know that I'm going but with Xierra.
15 minutes and we've already arrived at her house. It was a Mansion to be exact. But my house is bigger than their house, I can assure of that. I already saw my friends infront of the house, waiting for us to come out. I unlocked my seatbelt and turn around my gaze to look at Xierra who's still busy with my cellphone, playing mobile legends. I smiled, she knows how to follow my commands. That's my girl.
"Let's go, we're already here. Stop playing." I commanded.
She just nodded her head and handed me my cellphone as she gets her bag and put it on her. I put my cellphone and wallet on my pocket and I simply put a gun in my wearing holster inside my coat. In case that something's happen, we're ready. I come out in my car and go to the other side and opened the door of passenger's seat and guided her to come out as well. I held her little hand as we approached them.
"Tatay na tatay tayo ah?" Henry said, teasingly. I just glared at him, making him to shut the hell up.
"Who's she? She's so cute naman!" Janina exclaimed.
Before I answer them, Xierra butted in, "Xierra." Tipid niyang pakilala, hindi man lang ngumiti.
"Woah! So this is the kid that you were babysitting with? Cool!" Henry said, amazed. Napangiwi lang ako.
"Yeah." I just said. Tiffany approached her as she kneels down, leveling their faces. She smiled at Xierra and holds her shoulders. Xierra just stared at her blankly.
"Who's your mother?" Tiffany asked her. Xierra just shrugged her shoulders as she answered.
"Dunno." Tiffany also asked her about what her full name is, "Xierra Ashleigh Choi." Her forhead creased as she recalling something in her mind. I looked at Spade, asking for answers. He just nodded at me.
"By any chance, do you know Cedrick Choi?" Tiffany asked, seriously. Biglang nagbago ang reaksyon ni Xierra matapos mabanggit ni Tiffany ang pangalan na 'yon.
"Yeah! He's my father, but he already passed away though." She answered, shrugging her shoulders. But there's still a hint of sadness in her eyes.
I saw the sadness in their eyes as they heard the bad news about Cedrick Choi.
"Diba siya 'yung fiance ni Xylean 10 years ago?" Kunot noong pagtatanong ni Cloud sa'min.
"Oo dude. He's our friend too, pero mas close sila ni Xylean kasi bestfriends 'yung dalawa since bata pa."
I can't help but to envy that guy. Atleast he's with her since they were still a child and now he's dead, still with her. And he's lucky to be Xierra's father too.
I observed Xierra as she quietly listening to my friends, still talking about her father.
They're stop talking when suddenly the tall gate opened. A beautiful woman came out with her black cane, she walked to us. She's just wearing black cardigan but her sleeves were fold into two. Revealing her both wrists, I saw something on her right side wrist but I can't look at it clearly because she was too far away from us. She's wearing all black except her sneakers were white. It's so Xylean's personality. I just chuckled as I realized that we're all wearing black as if we're all attending a funeral later.
"Hi guys! Thank you for coming here." She happily said as soon as she approached us.
I was caught off guard when I saw Xierra ran like a naruto again and she suddenly hug Xylean. But Xylean didn't hug her back, She was confused and tried to smiled genuinely but it's an awkward smile. My forehead creased as I observed her reactions at Xierra.
"It's Xierra, don't you remember her?" I asked, sarcastically. I finally saw her tattoo on her right side wrist. It was a black rose. Natigilan ako at agad napatitig dito.
'Who the fuck are you?'
t o b e c o n t i n u e d . . .
v o t e a n d c o m m e n t (⊙.⊙)