Gangster High 1 (The Art of Game) ✅

chapter 12: Unexpected Guest

Chapter 12

UNEXPECTED GUEST

When Eduard said today was my Coronation Day, I didn't expect that it would be so different. Everyone was so busy preparing for something I couldn't tell yet. Labas-pasok ang karamihan ng mga estudyante sa main building ng Rapsodhee High dala ang kung ano-anong props. Pinapangunahan sila ng Student Council at ni Miss Meira. Hindi ko pa nakikita ang grand hall ng eskwelahan, pero naulinigan ko kay Heina kagabi na iyon ang pagdarausan ng koronasyon.

It's pretty normal na maging busy ang lahat sa preparation kapag may okasyon, pero parang exaggerated naman yata ang ginagawa nila to the point na kailangan pa nila akong ikulong sa dorm.

Damn, right! Nakakulong ako. I was alone when I woke up this morning. My roommates were gone, which was unusual because they always left the room late than I always do. When I tried to open the door, I figured out that it was locked from the outside. I tried to call Heina or Fashia, but then I realized I didn't have their mobile number. Hindi naman ako tanga para dumungaw sa bintana at magsisigaw na palabasin nila ako rito.

This Coronation Day didn't excite me at all. It annoyed me. Hindi na naman siguro kailangan ng koronasyon, hindi ba? Bakit hindi na lang nila ipaskil sa bulletin board ang picture ko at ilagay ro'n na 'Temple Strawford: the new queen of the board.' That would be easy and fast, right?

Naiinis na umalis ako sa bintana at tumungo sa higaan ko. Pabagsak akong humiga. Kasabay naman noon ay bumukas ang pinto at pumasok sina Heina at Fashia.

"Hi." Fashia was smiling at me, holding a tray of food.

Pinukol ko lang s'ya ng masamang tingin para iparamdam sa kanya na hindi ako natutuwa sa sitwasyon kong ito. Hindi n'ya naman pinansin ang reaksyon ko sa halip ay humakbang s'ya papalapit sa akin at inilapag ang tray ng pagkain sa harapan ko.

"Why are you doing this?" hindi napigilang tanong ko.

"What? It's already lunch. You have to eat," nakamaang na sagot n'ya.

"I'm talking about locking me in here, not the food," I said and rolled my eyes.

"Oh, sorry. They want you to take a rest until the coronation. Beauty rest, you know," she answered.

"The coronation starts at seven sharp," Heina added. "If I were you, I'd use all the remaining hours to gain my strength. Trust me, you're gonna need that later."

I frowned. Bakit kailangan ko pa 'yon? Koronasyon lang naman ito, eh. Unless the crown is under the protection of the devils and I'm gonna need to kill everyone before I could put it on my head, yeah, I would need strength.

I chose to ignore that and stared at Heina's neck. "You have something on your neck," I said.

Heina swiftly covered the reddish mark. Her face blushed.

"It's nothing," she countered.

Fashia leaned to check it, but Heina pushed her hand away.

"Patingin ako. Ano 'yan?"

"I said it's nothing."

"But—"

"Stop it, Fashia."

It was the second time that I saw Heina having a love bite on her neck. Of course, I knew it was a love bite. I had one before—no, mine was not a love bite. Creed just bit me so hard that it bled. Wala tuloy sa loob na nahaplos ko ang pilat sa aking leeg. Naiirita ako kapag nakikita ko ito sa salamin. Pagkairitang may halong kilabot at takot.