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Naalimpungatan lamang ako nang may tumapik sa aking balikat. Pupungas-pungas ko pa iyong tinignan at si Glenna ang una kong nakita nang mamulat ko ang aking mga mata.
"My lady, we're already home," she said. Suminghap naman ako at inayos ang aking sarili bago lumabas ng carriage.
Tinakpan ko naman ang aking bibig nang ako ay napahikab. Pero nagulat ako nang biglang may isang babaeng tumatakbo papunta sa akin habang may humahabol sa kaniyang mga maid.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang bigla niya akong dambahan at muntik pa kaming matumba kung hindi ko lang nabalanse nang maayos ang aking katawan.
"Princess Yasmine...!" I exlaimed, when she hugged me tight and soon as she face me,
Kinagabihan may natanggap kaming letter at nakatingin sa akin ang aking ama nang masama pero tinapunan ko lamang siya ng isang inosenteng tingin at nginitian siya. The letter came from the Imperial Palace saying we need to go there and explain our side. Well, hindi ko naman kasalanan na na-butthurt siya sa sinabi ko. Duh. "What did you do, Lacy?" nagtitimping tanong sa akin ng aking ama. Kibit balikat ko lamang siyang sinagot at nag-cross legs. "I didn't do anything. I just gave her highness some knowledge that a royal family should know. Plus, it's not my fault if she's now crying like a child and wailing like she's the one who's in pity where in fact she's at fault," I explained. I heard my father's heavily sighed and, looked at me straight in the eyes.
"I don't know. I felt like I am a different person last night. I don't remember what happened. All I know when I woke up earlier, that... happened," I explained, and gave her a sad smile. Neither do I, don't know what's happening but I do remember that my head and chest, ache like so bad! I don't know what's causing that pain to trigger. But wait... I think I remembered my eyes turned in a pitch black while I am looking at the vanity table's mirror. I stood up and went to the vanity table and stared at myself on the broken mirror. But my refelection is just normal, but I think my hair is not. A big part from the left side became just black. Is this related to what the chosen one
Napailing na lamang si Lucian sa ikinilos ng kaniyang anak. Napatingin siya kay Jerome at tinawag ito. "Send a knight to follow where she's going," saad nito. Tumango naman si Jerome sa kaniya at umalis na. "Sir, the carriage is already ready, are you ready to leave?" tanong ng kutsero. Lucian sighed first before nodding his head and go inside the carriage. He just wants to protect her daughter that's why he sent a knight to follow where she's going, all the time. Kaya lahat ng kaniyang pinupuntahan ay laging may nakasunod na knight, ngunit hindi ito alam ni Lacy dahil alam niyang hindi papayag ang kaniyang anak. Dinagdagan na niya ang mga guards na kasama nito at mas lalo pang pinaghigpitan ang pagbabantay nang mag-assign siya ng
"It's been three day since you went home. And Erich has been bugging me about you. So I decided to just meet you," sabi nito sa kaniya pero hindi ito tumingin man lang sa kaniya. "Yeah, I got busy," simpleng sagot niya rito. "Busy? Even if your life is at stake?" tanong nito sa kaniya at tuluyan nang tinignan siya. "Well... I guess you can say so. In fact, I am not even afraid to die. All I want now is to be in a peacful place and to end things now, if possible," sabi niya rito. Tinignan naman siya nito nang seryoso. "Then what if I tell you that it's possible? What would you do?" pagtatanong nito. Napatingin naman si Lacy sa kaniya at huminga nang malalim bago sumagot. "Whateve
"No need for that, my King. I'm here already," Lacy said as she enters the hall. The room filled with noises and a lot of people are murmuring around. Lacy look around and he saw a lot of nobles here, especially those advisers and who has a high-rank in the society. Nakita niya rin ang ibang anak ng hari at ang kani-kanilang mga iba pang kamag-anak. Nakita niya si Izaak sa kabilang banda ngunit hindi ito masyadong pansin dahil bahagyang malayo ang pwesto nito sa kaniyang mga kapatid. Nang igala niya ang kaniyang paningin ay nakita niya si Yasmine at katabi nito ang kaniyang nakatatandang kapatid na si Pickett, na siyang nakatingin lamang sa kaniya. She saw her father kneeling in front of everyone. She raised her eyebrow and walked
Napatingin naman siya sa kaniyang kuya at para bang nanghihingi ng tulong sa kaniya. Nangunot naman ang noo ni Pickett rito at nagtatakang nakatingin sa kaniyang kapatid. Pero ilang sandali lamang ay para bang nakuha na niya ang ibig sabihin nito. Napapikit siya ng kaniyang mata at napahawak sa kaniyang sentido. Nagsisinungaling ang kaniyang kapatid! sabi nito sa kaniyang isip. He sighed and looked at Yasmine before turning his gaze to Lacy who's looking at them without any expression on her face. Wala siyang magagawa rito dahil nasa actual na sila at alam niyang malalagot nang tuluyan ang kaniyang kapatid na babae sa kanilang ama. "I don't know how to help you, Yasmine
Pickett was just looking at his father and Lacy talking. Naririnig niya ang kanilang mga pinag-uusapan at tungkol iyon sa paghingi ng tawad ng kaniyang Ama sa mag-ama. "Then, is there something you wanted the most? I am sure I can give anything to you as my compensation of what had happened." Nakita niyang ngumiti ang dalaga bago tumingin sa paligid at nang makita siya nitong nakatingin sa kanila, ngumiti ito nang kakaiba sa kaniya. She said something to his father that made him run for his life. "There is, your majesty. I am sure that you are the only one can do that," saad nito sabay baling sa kaniyang ama. Mas mabilis pa sa alas kwatro ang kaniyang pagtakbo pero walang pa siy
*** Napatalon naman sa gulat si Lacy nang bigla itong sumigaw nang walang dahilan. "NOOOO!" Gulat na napatingin si Lacy sa lalaki at nawiwirduhang lumayo rito. Para itong nababaliw na, kanina niya pa ito tinatawag pero natulala na lamang ito bigla at na lamang nito iniiling ang kaniyang ulo nang paulit-ulit at kung ano-ano ang kaniyang binubulong. Tapos ngayon naman ay bigla-bigla na lamang itong sumisigaw nang walang dahilan. Patuloy pa rin nitong iniiling ang kaniyang ulo kaya wala nang nagawa si Lacy kundi ang batukan ito nang malakas sa kaniyang ulo, upang magising na sa mga kahibangan nito. Nakaramdam naman si Pickett nang malakas na tama sa kaniyang ulo kaya naman nagising