The Prince and The Parvenu (Completed)

chapter 5

"Oh my gosh"

I stared at the duffel bag in front of me. The one that Kuya Traq gave me before I went inside that passage. Kaya pala ang bigat nito! It's filled with the things that I decided to leave behind because it wouldn't fit on my other duffel bag. The Polaroid camera that was a gift from mama on my 10th birthday, the boxes of films that I bought a month ago, my phone (it doesn't work), my favourite weapons that I used to train with, and the thick photo album where I kept all the films I took with everyone I care about.

I rummaged through my stuff and found the polaroid film I took with ate Emm, kuya Traq, and Rav. This was taken on my 18th birthday. Ate Emm hosted a big party for me at a bar that was owned by her best friend. She's a party person and the people who went on my party was mostly her friends. But nonetheless, it was fun. I miss her. I miss kuya. I miss them all so much.

My thoughts got interrupted by a soft knock on my door. I quickly put the film back on its case and arranged the stuff on my duffel bag. I know who's knocking. And I also know that he'll just start to scold me na naman even before I open the door so I did what I had to. Kinuha ko ang lahat nang panali ng mga kurtina at pinagdugtong dugtong ito. I've done this before and I sure as hell can do it again.

He knocked again, four loud knocks. I quickly tied the end of the made up rope I made on the last minute and opened the sole window of my room. I stepped out of the window slowly, and held on the rope testing if it could support my weight. And when I made sure that it could, I smoothly went down walking sideways while slowly using my arms as support. When my feet touched the ground, I ran as fast as I could to the training grounds wanting to escape lectures of the second Prince.

"Oy! Tumakas ka no!" I heard Prince Aiken laughing as I passed by. He's sparring with a big guy but he seem too relaxed with their fight. I think the big guy is holding back.

"Don't tell him where I am!" I yelled and ran faster now. Wearing black leggings, a white loose shirt over a black fitted sleeveless shirt and my training shoes. It's been a week since the incident on El He Chizo happened and the Prince Delvin isn't really a fan of the idea of me, training. Pero hindi ko rin naman pwedeng pabayaan nalang ang figure ko na mawala. Ito na ang nakasanayan ko sa Pinas, I can't change myself just because he says so. Ano ba kami? Friends lang naman ah, nothing more, nothing less. Period.

"Aga mo ngayon ah? Hindi pa nga halos sumisikat ang araw oh" Ekkier said when I reached the cliff. Where we train everyday. Naging malapit kami ni Ekkier dahil tuwing nagsasanay kami ay hindi niya ako tinuturing na babaeng babae. He doesn't hold back on his punch, his kick, everything. Ang pinaka ayoko ay ang tinuturing akong mahina. And he understood that.

"Wala, tumakas lang ako sa amo mo. But it would take him a while before he realises that I'm already here though" his face turned pale when he heard what I just said and earned a laugh from me. Minsan na kasi siyang pinagalitan ni Prince Delvin nang makita nitong nagsasanay kaming dalawa ni Ekkier pagkatapos ng mangyari sa El He Chizo. The second Prince was just overacting though. I wasn't really feeling anything wrong with my body that time if anything, I felt more strong. Like I was a battery, fully charged, filled with so much energy.

"Hermanie I don't want to run a thousand laps again. Ayokong magalit ang prinsipe saakin. Bad shot na ako nung isang araw," I simply just laughed at him and walked towards the wooden table filled with weapons we could use. I wanted to use the weapons that kuya Traq placed of my duffel bag but I was panicking kanina.

"Hindi yan. Sige na simula na tayo," I said while inspecting the cylindrical short rod that is placed on the wooden table. It is carved with a single rose in the middle. "What's this?" I turned around to face him and held it up. He walked towards me and got it from my hand.