Cascades of Query

Two

Chapter 2: Strike

I have decided to stay tonight at my apartment and not in our mansion. Screw it, I'm starting to hate that place again. I walk to the parking lot and entered my car. My mind are still clouded to what happened minutes ago, wala pa bang ikakaganda ang araw na 'to?

He came back and everything was fucked up, big time. Binabawi ko na ang sinasabi ko noon, I just wish that he'd never risen from the dead-or surprisingly appear out of nowhere. Nasuntok ko ang manibela sa sobrang inis. I need to leave this place first before anyone could catch up after me.

I started the engine of my Tesla Roadster then fled away. Nasa kalagitnaan 'ko ng pagdadrive nang tumawag si Sainte. I answered his call and put an earpiece on my right ear.

"What's up?" bungad ko.

"Hey, why did you hurriedly left the institute?" he said a little irritated.

"I need to, Sainte."

"Okay ka lang ba? Xy, you're not fully recovered yet and I know it's—"

"It's too much for me to process... right," I finished his sentence.

"And of course I'm fine! you're underestimating me too much
Tresaias." Bahagya akong napatawa, he went silent then I heard him take a deep breath.

"Look what I've got- I was driving my Tesla Roadster for the first time!" masiglang sabi ko.

The wind is hardly brushing against my face and was blowing up my hair. I step on the gas harder para makuha ko ang atensyon niya.

"What the hell Xylei! pull over! You're killing your self with that speed!"

"Woah! I'm so killing it hahaha 60mph in 1.9 seconds huh, not bad!" Pasigaw na sambit ko sa kanya sa sobrang bilis.

Well this is cool.

"Shit Soireé Xylei, stop the car!"

Now he's angry.

"Alright, alright. I'm pulling over." I replied defeatedly.

I stop the car in front of an abandoned gasoline station. It was so dark outside, no civilization around, no any lamp posts and definitely no cars are passing by.

"I already pulled over, your highness. What now?" I mentally rolled my eyes on him.

"You scared me to death," He started. "Stop being so hard headed Xy, don't you dare do that again or else..."

"Or else what?"

I'm now cursing him in my mind.

"Or else I will shatter that car into pieces." seryosong sabi niya.

"You sounded like my dad," I mockingly teased him. Tumikhim naman siya ng malakas.

"Alright, I'm going home safely so stop ranting na po." Tinawanan niya lang ang sinabi ko.

"Don't drop the call, I'm making sure you'll get home with your whole body still intact."

Napahilamos ako sa mukha at binuhay muli ang makina. I was slowly driving dahil ayo'kong makipag-away kay Sainte. He's always true with his words, that's the scary thing about him. Kapag sinabi niyang gagawin niya, gagawin niya. No matter how stupid or reckless it is.

"Hey, I'll drop the call. Nasa pad
na ako."

"Okay, we'll meet tomorrow. We have errands, remember." Tumango tango ako kahit di naman niya ako nakikita.