Chapter 9
A king's order
University of St. Ambrose
"Fia!" Kaagad namang niyakap si Sofia ng matalik na kaibigan. Sofia smiled as both she and Ria freed themselves. Sofia looked back and saw Gonzalo Martin who just gave her a small smile before leaving her with the car. Ito ang naghatid sa kanya papuntang university. Ang sabi nito, he was now under the King's protection - because of what happened to her last night.
Pero sa mga nakikita niya sa paligid, wala namang mga royal guards na nagbabantay. Or maybe the king hired a number of agents who are guarding her secretly...
"I've heard about what happened, okay ka na?" Ria asked her as they walked together towards their class. They have the same subject for that morning, Advanced Calculus.
Every student that they would pass by would always look at her. Iyong iba naman ay nagbubulung-bulungan tuwing nakakasalubong siya... Then what happened to her must be in the news now.
Napabuntong-hininga naman siya, "I'm fine... I just don't know what's happening right now, Ri. Like since I got involved with the royal family, my life hasn't been anymore normal since then..."
She may have come from an aristocratic family but she was living a normal and peaceful life despite her brought-up; until Madrid Anselmo announced publicly their bethrotal - everything started going down, shit by shit.
Parehas naman silang napatigil ni Ria nang may namataan silang isang pamilyar na lalake. The guy was just standing beside her classroom's door. The students who would pass by him looked weirded out the moment they noticed him standing on the side. He wasn't wearing any self-attention-seeking clothes - but just casual ones, a black poloshirt, beige pants and some black leather shoes.
Napakunot-noo naman siya nang makita ito doon.
"What is Madrid Anselmo doing here?" Ria blurted out. Nang makalapit na sila dito, they both stopped in front of him.
It seemed like he's back being a normal college student.
Napansin naman nito ang pagdating niya. Madrid grinned like everything was fine, "Sofia," He even had the audacity to call her name.
"Fia," Her best friend squeezed her arm but Sofia signalled her to go inside the classtoom first. Tumango naman ito. She also mouthed her 'take care' before entering inside their room.
"Bakit ka nandito?" Her voice was unwelcoming. Somehow, she's a little mad since she had a hunch why she and Mang June was being gunned - plainly because she's involved with the King. Her family, the Snowdons have no known enemy - but when their betrothal got into news, everything turned upside down.
Madrid stood up straightly, "You're under my protection," He answered her dryly. Mas lalo namang kumunot ang noo niya.
"You have work..." She replied, her eyebrows furrowed, "You're a king, you have responsibilities."
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