Alex's POV
Natahimik kaming tatlo pagkatapos magkuwento ni Kaye. Sinabi niya sa amin lahat nang nangyari kanina habang nandito kami sa classroom namin. It's lunch time but instead of going to the cafeteria, we chose to stay here. Wala namang mga estudyante kaya malaya kaming nakakapag-usap.
"A house inside GCU's premises?" sabi ni Yumi. "What a nice place for hideout."
"He asked Kaye about the Queens. At hindi ako naniniwalang biro lang iyon," sabi ko.
Hindi niya isasali sa usapan nila Kaye ang Queens nang walang motibo. He may be testing her reaction or something that's why he asked. Pero bakit? Pinaghihinalaan na ba nila kami? Pero imposible naman yatang malaman nila nang gano'n kabilis.
Puta.
"Feeling ko may alam siya," sabi ni Kaye.
"Or maybe, sila."
Napakunot ang noo ko. "Tingin niyo alam ng Kings na tayo ang Queens?"
Kaye nodded while Yumi shrugged. Tumingin kami pareho sa kanya habang napabuntong hininga siya.
"That Underwood won't ask that question without a motive or if he doesn't know anything. But I think they are still unsure, the same way we are doubting about their real identities."
Napatango-tango si Kaye sa sinabi ni Yumi habang napangisi naman ako.
"Kung patayin na lang kaya natin sila?"
After I asked that, Kaye looked at me with wide eyes while Yumi glared at me.
"What the fuck, Alex?" pagmumura ni Yumi.
"Bakit?"
"Baliw ka ba? Hindi natin pwedeng gawin 'yon. Our parents and their parents have a strong bond at sa oras na gawin natin iyon ay madadamay na din ang Gehenna at Shadows. Maaaring magsimula ang isang war," seryosong sabi ni Kaye at muntik pa akong mahampas.
Bahagya naman akong natawa dahil mukhang sineryoso nga nila iyong sinabi ko. Kaye really looked shock about my suggestion. Sayang at hindi ko na-picture-an.
"Alam ko naman 'yon. Nagbibiro lang."
Inirapan lang naman nila akong dalawa kaya inirapan ko din sila. Aba, syempre hindi ako papatalo.
"Tawagan kaya natin si Kiana? Sabihin natin sa kanya?" tanong bigla ni Kaye.
This time, kami naman ni Yumi ang sabay na tumingin sa kanya. We both shook our heads. I don't think that's a good idea.
"Hindi pwede."
Kaye frowned. "Bakit naman?"
"Kiana is a mess now. Her mind is in chaos. We need to give her time to fully calm and compose herself. She might hurt herself again when something unexpected comes in our way."
Saglit kaming natahimik sa sinabi ni Yumi at naalala iyong sugat na nasa kamay ni Kiana. Yumi noticed the missing glass in our kitchen and the wiped blood stains on the floor and sink. Kung hindi siguro matalas ang paningin ng babaeng 'to, hindi pa namin malalaman na nasugatan si Kiana.
We just chose not to react and ask Kiana about it. Pero alam naman naming resulta iyon ng mga narinig namin kagabi mula kay nila Dad. Putangina naman kasi. Alam na nga nilang sensitive si Kiana sa mga gano'ng bagay, itatago pa nila.
And knowing that Kiana has high tendencies of self-harm when she's suppressing herself, hindi namin maiwasang mag-alala. She has a hard but weak heart. Matalino nga 'yon pero bobo pagdating sa pagha-handle ng sarili niya.
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