*Triton's Point of View
"Triton, don't you get toothache for eating too much?"Agad naman akong napairap nang marinig ang sinabi Lee. Pinatong ko muna sa tabi ko yung dalawang box ng ferrero bago siya tignan ng malamig at magsalita.
Look who's talking.
"Says the guy who can't even leave without his iced coffee."I eventually mocked him for what he said before going back eating my ferrero that made him just scoffed for what I said.
"Where's the lover killers?"
Lahat naman kami ay napalingon kay Roge nang bigla niyang sabihin 'yon na naging dahilan para mapangisi ang iba habang ako naman ay napailing nalang habang kumakain.
Who knows. Those two have been seriously disappearing right in front of our eyes. Hindi na namin tuloy alam kung saan-saan na sila napapadpad dito sa loob ng Alum. Hindi na nga rin namin alam kung may namatay na ba sa kanilang dalawa.
I just shrugged.
"Nagpapatayan na naman siguro."Ulysses on the other hand just shrugged, as well and put his arms on the back of his head at the same time.
Bigla namang bumukas ang pinto at sabay na pumasok sila Axellous, Ryderick at Hugerson na may kaniya-kaniyang mundo. I almost just rolled my eyes heavenwards when I saw that Zackyro's not with them.
"Axe, did you see Zace and Aphro?"Agad namang napaangat ng tingin si Axellous habang nag-aayos ng bandana at sabay na napailing.
"Rye?"We just got a shrug and a shook of a head from Rye the moment he removed his hoodie.
"Absolutely not."Azraell was just about to asked Hugerson when he immediately answered while looking at his book.
Nagkatinginan naman kami at sabay-sabay na nagkibit-balikat.
"Did you see Aphrodite?"
All of us suddenly look towards the door when the one we were just talking about came running over with endless breathing.
Napakunot naman agad ang noo ko nang makita kung gaano siya hingal na hingal na akala mo tumakbo siya ng ilang metrong layo.
Tinaasan ko naman siya ng kilay dahil sa istura niya ngayon. You've got to be kidding me.
"I thought you're with her. We were just asking where the hell are you two."Trixie immediately butted in the moment she heard his question.
"Why, Kuya? Is there something wrong?"Biglaang sabat naman ni Violet at tinanong siya.
Zackyro on the other hand just eventually look at her and just continuously shook his head off, while still catching his breath that made me eventually shrugged for what he just did.
Oh, boy.
"Then what's the problem? Bakit parang tumakbo ka, akala mo hinabol ka ng aso?"Azraell butted in and put his arm across his shoulder. The latter just hissed at him.
"No, I couldn't find her anywhere."
Halos mapantig naman ang tenga namin nila Lee nang marinig 'yon. It made us all look at each other as if we all know what he just meant.
"Do you know where she is?"Zackyro seemed to noticed us when he suddenly asked us about that.
It's just a matter of time, though.
"Who knows."Eventually, I just stood up from my seat and shrugged.
That's the last thing I said before leaving the room. My, my, dear cousin.
* * *
Hawak-hawak ko yung dalawang box ng ferrero ko habang naglalakad sa hallway ng Alum pagkatapos kong lumabas at iwan sila doon. But I suddenly stopped the moment I saw the Hall of Reign. Bigla naman akong napangisi nang makita 'yon at hindi nagdalawang isip na lumiko ng direksiyon at pumunta doon.
I immediately saw the lounge empty.
But I almost couldn't get rid of the smirk plastered on my face when I diverted my attention to where our heirlooms are towards to the curtains and the ropes beside it.
Agad naman akong lumapit doon at walang pasintabi na hinila ng dalawang beses yung ropes na naging dahilan para makarinig ako ng isang tunog, kasabay na pagbukas ng pader.
I immediately make my way towards inside, and the wall automatically close the moment I get myself in.
"So, you're here."
I saw how that person look at me and eventually smirk when she saw me.
"Triton."Aphrodite called out.
Napalibot naman ang tingin ko kung nasaan kami at sabay na napatingin sa kaniya.
"We're looking for you."Agad naman siyang napatigil sa paglalaro ng mga combat knives niya at tumingin sa akin. She just awkwardly shook her head off after hearing what I said and get back from playing without even saying anything aside from my name.
"He really can't bare you out of his sight. He's looking for you."
There, I just saw the last combat knife struck through the dummy she's been giving a lot of hits and strikes. Tumingin agad siya sa akin.
"I'll be out on a sec. Just leave me here."Tanging nasabi niya na ikinailing ko.
"Man, Azraell's right. We can't predict anymore."Ngumisi naman ako na naging dahilan para mapangisi din siya.
"Who told you to predict, anyway?"Mas lalo naman akong napangisi nang marinig ang eksatong narinig namin mula sa kanila Trixie at Treck.
"My, my. You're really uncontrollable, huh?"Napailing nalang ako nang sabihin ko 'yon.
Tumingin ulit siya sa akin at muling ngumisi.
"You know the answer to that, Triton."She just shrugged and went back from playing.
Playing, but she looks like she's already killing the dummy in front of her.
"You know, if that dummy is a real person, this place would be covered in blood already."Doon mas lalong lumaki ang ngisi niya.
"Oh really?"She scoffed and hit the dummy one last time. Pinaikot niya naman agad yung combat knife sa kamay niya at naglakad patungo sa akin.
"My bad."She smirked and left the hidden training hall where she always trained by herself the moment she stepped in the Alum.
Napailing nalang ako at pinanuod siya kung paano umalis.
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