No Guns, No Entry | Gangster Academy: Book 2

#NoGunsNoEntry Empress and her Emperor

"You are not her, right?"

He asked. Yes. He asked. Natigilan ako sa tinanong niyang iyon. And then, I smiled after a second.

"Why?" I asked. "Are you that desperate to see the previous Empress?"

Siya naman ang natigilan sa sinabi ko. Then, he smiled too. Hindi ko inaasahan ang sinabi niya.

"No. I am asking because if ever that she is like you when she is the Empress, I will despise her more. I don't think you deserve to be that. I will never accept you as a leader." matapang na sabi ni Dark.

"And why is that so?" I asked.

"I can smell death from you. I don't think you are good for this Academy. I will never give you my respect. I will never have any Empress except Nakahara." sabi ni Dark sa akin. I can sense the tension. Galit. Galit ang nasa mata niya. Naikuyom ko ang mga kamao ko. Anong karapatan niyang magalit?!

Respeto?! Puchang respeto yan. Anong alam niya sa salitang iyon kung iyong relasyon namin dati hindi niya nirespeto?! Fcking my twin? Nice respect. Very fcking nice.

Right there and then I want to kick his ass. I want to shout at him. I want to slap him. Punch him. But, I will not do that. I am not fighting hard. This time, I am fighting smart.

"You will respect me. I will earn that. You will bow for me." sabi ko na agad nagpataas pa ng tension. "And after this game, I will tell you something."

Doon nagbago ang reaksyon sa mukha niya. Biglang lumabot. I remain blank. I have to remain in that poker face. I have to remain emotionless.

Sa pagpitik ko ng aking daliri ay lumapit ang napakaraming tauhan ng Empire at in-escort-an sila pasakay sa helicopters assigned to them. Si Thres lang ang kasama ko sa helicopter. Yes. There are several helicopters sa arena at dadalhin nila kami sa ibang lugar.

We are sitting next to each other. Nasa himpapawid na kami at papunta na sa aming destinasyon ng hindi ko inaasahan ang ginawa niyang paghawak sa kamay ko pero hindi ako tumanggi. Hindi lang pala iyon. Hindi ko din inaasahan ang ginawa niyang paghawak sa pisngi ko at hinarap ito sa kaniya.

Then he gently kissed me.

Hindi ako tumanggi. Hindi ako umapila. Tinitigan ko lamang sya pagkatapos noon at tumitig lang rin siya sa akin.