THE SECLUDED TRAILS OF DECEIT '. ruler of fate series l first book

KABANATA 01

The Secluded Trails of Deceit
written by : riyanisity

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Even though I haven't slept much for a whole month, it was all worth it. I finished all the revisions I was supposed to do without cramming at all. I was happy, content, and satisfied with how my major plate turned out.

Well, it was not until now that a random man bumped into me.

Plain black slacks paired with a white long-sleeve dress shirt... The same color shoes for the bottom... And also a light brown cotton vest to match everything up... He was wearing that along with square-framed glasses too.

On top of all, there was a cup of black coffee on his hand, which made my day worse than I had ever experienced before.

I didn't have a chance to avoid him because he literally stood up from his seat and turned around to face me when I was about to pass by his occupied table.

"Ay, gago ka." He bit his lip after cursing out loud.

My eyes widened in horror after a cold sensation started to scatter around and touch my skin underneath, "Ah!" sigaw ko na kumuha ng atensyon sa lahat ng nandito sa loob ng coffee shop.

I slowly looked down, only to see my long sleeves fitted purple off-shoulders, drenched with yellow stains because of his drink.

"Hala ka, Miss!" I heard him say before he cleared his throat, "Mga papers mo..?" hindi niya sigurado na dagdag ulit.

What? Hala ka..? Hala ka lang?! And papers..? Mukha bang papers lang 'to?! Sa kapal ng ginamit ko?! It was a board for who the hell he is!

"Putangina! 'Yong mga plates ko!" I again hissed and started to feel the nervousness, anger, and confusion all at once inside me.

My three-piece plates, sizing as big as a 1/8 illustration board, which I did for three weeks straight, turned into a bunch of dirty rugs within just a second. The metallic blue, beige, and white, with a touch of brown theme, turned grudge and vintage just before my eyes. Every layout, material, and element of my floor plan, section, elevation, and the overall interior and scope of my site development plan became a hopeless case just like that.

Putangina kasing kape 'yan! Pinakamalaki pa ang binili! Dalawa pa talaga?!

I probably look like an idiot while waving my plates back and forth just to save them from the liquid, which is destroying the details even more. I didn't care how rude I was when I shoved my bag into his chest and my phone and wallet almost up to his face. All I want right now is for these to come alive, not the twitching he expressed based on what I did to him.

"Isang buong buwan..." My eyes shut tightly. "I did this for a whole damn month, fuck!" I said under my breath and stared at him with daggers in my eyes.

Pa'no kung ipukpok ko ang mga 'to sa ulo niya, huh? Would that give me some satisfaction..? Makaganti lang sana!

He blinked, now getting scared and awkward, like he could read my thoughts. Tinaas niya ang braso niya at sinimulang paypayan ang mga gawa ko gamit ang isa niyang kamay. The other one was busy holding all my things and his as well — folders, binders, and books — and a bunch of undamaged papers. How fun is that for him?

My eyes slowly went down to his white uniform polo, which has a justice pin on the lower right corner of his collar, down to the lace of his ID, which states his university on the left, and the word 'Institute of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science' on the other side. Mas lalo pang bumaba ang tingin ko hanggang sa tumigil sa mismong card niya 'yon na may 1x1 picture, kaniyang pangalan, at iba pang detalye.