Chess Pieces Aftermath: Lucius D'Angelo

Chapter 1

Nakaupo kaming lahat sa isang malaking table na pabilog. Among the guests and the visitors, ang table lang namin ang may malaking grupo. Kylo said that he prepared that particular table just for us. He knew that none of us wouldn't want to be seperated with others.

I was glad he did that. I don't have the strength to mingle with others. Kanina ko pa napapansing may mga gustong kumausap sa akin. I bet it's about business when they found out that I'm the owner of a big hotel chain. Maybe they were just waiting for an oppurtunity to talk to me kaya kanina pa ako hindi humihiwalay sa mga kaibigan ko.

I looked to the front where the bride and groom were sitting. The bride was smiling widely while Kylo was frowning. Katatapos lang magbigay ni Creed ng speech bilang best man at kung wala lang sa harapan, sigurado akong kanina pa pinaulanan ni Kylo ng mura si Creed dahil sa mga pinagsasabi n'ya.

Creed looked satisfied when he got off the mini stage. Pero hindi s'ya sa table namin dumiretso kundi doon sa buffet table kung nasaan ang mga pagkain. Wala sa sariling sinundan ko s'ya ng tingin. He talked to one of the staffs and I saw the staff shook his head. Napasimangot si Creed at muling bumalik sa stage.

"What's the fucker doing?" tanong ni Hunter sa tabi ko na nakatingin rin pala kay Creed.

Creed approached Kylo and he whispered something to his ear. Kylo shook his head but the fucker looked like he's convincing the groom to agree to what he said. Nakita ko ang inis sa mukha ni Kylo nang magsalita and even if I couldn't hear it, I bet that he cursed at him. Nakasimangot tuloy ang gago nang maglakad pabalik sa table namin.

"What happened?" I asked Creed he finally sat down on my left. I saw his wife looking at him beside him, waiting for his answer.

"Ayaw akong bigyan ng lumping shanghai," he said with a deep frown on his face. Mukhang masamang-masama ang loob dahil hindi napagbigyan.

I heard Hunter let out a chuckle. Natawa na rin ako.

"Fucker! Mamaya pa ang kainan!" Hunter said.

"I know," nakasimangot pa ring sabi ni Creed.

"Kinausap mo si Kylo?" I asked. Maybe that's what he whispered to him earlier.

"Oo, pero hindi pumayag," halata ang pagtatampong sabi n'ya. "Isa lang, eh. 'Kala mo naman uubusin."

"Hindi nga ba?" naunahan ako ni Death na itanong 'yon.

"That's definitely a lie," Eresh said with a smirk.

"Kaya nga. Hindi ka makukuntento sa isa lang. Baka maubos mo pa lahat ng lumpia, Creed," his wife said beside him. She looked worried.

"Just wait na lang till it's eating time na," Artemis said.

Creed sighed. Masama ang loob na sumandal sa upuan n'ya.

"Paano kung maubos? Buffet pa naman," he said with a worried look on his face. "Buti pa nu'ng kasal ni Helios. Hindi mahigpit. Lumpia lang, eh."

"Hinigpitan talaga ni Kylo siguro ngayon dahil sa 'yo," nang-aasar pang sabi ni Hunter.

Napangisi ako at umiling na lang. Creed's obsession for lumpiang shanghai hasn't change. For every celebration that we attended, iyon talaga ang unang hinahanap n'ya sa handa. And if he can't find it? He'll say that it's not a real celebration if there's no lumpiang shanghai.

I looked around the place. We were at the resort. Kylo rented the whole place for their wedding reception. Sa gitna ang isang malaking pool at ang mga table at upuan ay nasa gilid. Then there was a mini stage at the front for the program. Kanina pa nakaupo doon ang bride at ang groom. There was a host who was trying to entertain the crowd.