The Land of the Morning Star

CHAPTER ONE

ROYCE JORDAN LANCAMON

A posse ad esse.

I will save you, no matter what.

"Royce!"

A posse ad esse.

A posse ad esse? What do you mean?

"ROYCE!"

I will save you.

"ROYCE LANCAMON!"

I will save you, Royce.

"ROYCE JORDAN LANCAMON! ALAS OTSO NA! BANGON NA!" Narinig ko ang malalakas na katok ng pinto sa kwarto ko.

Minulat ko kaagad ang mga mata ko at bumangon agad-agad sa pagkakahiga sa kama.

"Agh." Biglang sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sa ginawa ko. Taena, nag-v-virtigo na naman ako.

"ROYCE---" I cut my mom's sentence before she screams my name again worse than a rooster in the morning, "Gising na ako, bababa na mamaya. Five minutes!" Ani ko at humiga pabalik sa kama. I feel like someone just punched me hard in the face last night. It weirdly hurts a lot.

"Bumaba na kaagad! Late ka na!" Sigaw n'ya ulit at narinig ko ang mga hakbang n'ya papalayo sa kwarto ko.

Napahinga ako ng malalim pero natigilan agad ako nang may nasinghot akong malapot na likido sa ilong ko. I smell blood.

My brows crossed as I touched my nostrils. What the? I'm really bleeding like hell!

Agad akong bumangon kahit nag-v-vertigo pa ako at tinignan ang sarili ko sa salamin. Punong-puno ng dugo ang ilong ko.

Tiny drops of blood started to stain my shirt and my room's floor. I can feel my stomach roaring all of a sudden. Damn it, I feel nauseous.

I hurriedly went to our restroom and puked the hell out.

Fuck it. I hate blood.

"Sino ang ama?" Euria butted in the middle of my dramatic puking. I just gave her my middle finger and continued my very worst scenario.

"Euria, maligo ka na! Alas otso na oh!" Rinig ko ulit na sigaw ni mama sa kapatid ko.

"Nagkakalat pa si kuya rito. Binuntis ng barkada  n'ya." She teased and chuckled.

"Fuck off." I said and flushed.

"Ew. Gross." She said in disgust and signed me that there's still something on my nose.

Agad akong tumayo at hinubad ang shirt ko tsaka naghilamos para mawala 'yong dugo sa mukha ko.

Lumabas ako sa CR para magbihis na pero inasar n'ya na naman ako, "Am I that gorgeous dahilan para magka-nosebleed ka umagang-umaga?" She said with a smug on her face.

I forced a smile, "No. I dreamt about my crush riding a big fat elephant. She was so elegant and beautiful and that elephant was so ugly." I paused to look at her from head to foot, "You're the ugly elephant. What a nightmare. Tch."

Her brows twitched. I guess I just hit a nerve. Ha!

"Stop staring at me with that gross blood dripping on your nose, ugly jerk!" Ta's bigla n'yang sinara ang pinto kaya napaatras ako. Asar pala s'ya e.

Hinawakan ko ulit ang ilong ko at napagtanto na dumudugo na naman ito.

"Fuck." I cussed for the nth time and rushed inside my room again. I grabbed a tissue on my drawer and wiped myself in front of the mirror. Geez, anong trip ng katawan ko ngayon?