His Aphrodite

[Chapter 15: Danger's Game]

*Hugerson's Point of View

Hindi ko maiwasan na mapayukom ng kamao habang nakatingin sa kawalan, habang sina Rye at Axe ay nakatingin sa akin na parang nage-enjoy pa sila sa sitwasyon ko. On the other hand, Zace keeps on smirking out of nowhere like there's something popping inside his head that made him to do it.

Napailing nalang ako. I just couldn't take what happened back there.

I really don't even get it why Tita Avani wants us to have a connection with that girl. Labag man sa kalooban namin, well, maliban nalang sa kanila Rye at Axe na halos kulang nalang ay maging puso ang mga mata tuwing nakikita siya.

We badly need her, well it's not like we really need her for us. We need her for Tita Avani.

"Don't stress yourself out, Hue."

Napatingin naman ako sa kanan ko at nakitang nakatingin sa akin si Axe habang nakahawak sa balikat ko nang sabihin niya 'yon. Parang kanina ang seryoso ng mukha nito, ngayon halos kulang nalang ay humiga siya ng prente kahit alam niyang nasa panganib na ang buhay niya.

I suddenly make faced.

This guy is seriously unbelievable. Agad ko naman siyang binatukan at tumayo para pumunta sa computer area ng kwarto ko.

I've been doing searches about those guys, and still, I couldn't get a hold of any information about them. From the moment that ambush happened, I've been staying up all night just to get a single detail about who they really are.

Just knowing that they are the Onyx, isn't enough for me. We can't just sit here and do nothing.

Napansin ko pang tinawanan ako ni Axe dahil sa naging reaksyon ko at sabay na napailing na parang hindi siya makapaniwala sa ginagawa ko.

Nagkibit-balikat nalang siya at saka tumabi ulit kay Rye na naglalaro ng Ps4 dito sa kwarto ko.

Unknowingly, I started staring at them.

"How can you possibly be like that when in fact, your life is in danger?"Bigla kong sambit.

And after what I said, even Rye and Zace got my attention.

Tumingin muna sa akin si Axe ng matagal bago tumayo ulit. Pumunta siya doon sa may lamesa na punong-puno ng mga framed pictures naming apat simula pagkabata.

We've been childhood best friends and we grew up as brothers. I raised an eyebrow after realizing what he's doing.

"Stop acting like you're in a drama, Axe."Bagot kong sabi sa kaniya. Agad niya naman akong sinimangutan nang marinig ako.

"Kaya hindi kayo nagkakaroon ng girlfriend ni Zace eh. Masyado kayong seryoso sa buhay! Have some humor, dude!"Simangot niya at sabay na sumandal doon sa lamesa.

"Mind your own business, Axe."Malamig na sabi naman sa kaniya ni Zace na ngayon ay wala nang ngisi na suot sa mukha niya.

Napailing nalang ako at sabay humarap nalang ulit sa monitor ng laptop ko.

"I can't just stop living my life, despite the fact that I'm in danger. I don't do running."

Napatigil naman ako sa ginagawa ko nang marinig ko 'yon. It came from Axe and his voice sounded so realistic that made us all gaze back to where he is.

We saw him looking right down through our pictures.

"But we can't sit right here doing nothing."Sabi ko naman sa kaniya pagkatapos kong mapagtantuan kung anong gusto niyang ipahiwatig.