EIGHTWOON KINGDOM

Chapter 14

Love

MONDRAGONE

Ever since that Genevieve came, one girl caught my eye. At di na talaga nawala yung pagtingin ko sa kanya.

Ang ganda niya, gusto ko siya, mahal ko na yata siya.

Tinititigan ko na siya ngayon at ang ganda-ganda niya talaga. Ang bait pa, ang ganda pa talaga ngumiti.

"Lagkit ng tingin mo" narinig ko si Genevoughn, ano bang pakialam niya?

"Mahal ko na yata siya" sagot ko at nagulat siya, "Parang dalawang araw pa lang sila dito, mahal mo na agad?" tanong niya, "Yes, I love her" sagot ko.

"And I think that love is broken too soon" sagot bigla ni Narcissus, ano daw? Tumingin naman ako sa babaeng minamahal ko at nakitang may ibang lalaki siyang kasama.

"Ang lagkit pa rin ng tingin mo" sagot nanaman ni Genevoughn.

"EIGHTWOON AND EIGHTWAN PEOPLE! GO NOW TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR INTRODUCTION!" narinig ko yung mga announcers.

Ayan, makikilala ko na siya.

Nagtungo kami sa conference room at naupo kami sa kung saan mang upuan.

"Ang gwapo talaga nun, Joshaaaa" narinig ko yung katabi ko, mukhang taga-Eightwan yung mga katabi ko ah. Nagmasid-masid ako at nakita yung ibang lalaki tumitingin sa mga babae. Mga walang respeto.

"Good Afternoon to all~" bati ng Reyna, "I am Queen Nitalione of Eightwoon Kingdom" ngiti ng aming Reyna, "I am King Robertius of Eightwan Kingdom" bati rin ng Hari, "And I am the King's nephew, Prince Nikolai" bati rin ng prinsipe.

Grinupo-grupo kami at halos mga babae ang mga kasama ko. Narinig ko ay di lahat ng nasa Eightwan ay kasama, pero lahat ng boys nila kasama, susunod na lang daw yung ibang mga babae.

"So hi, my name is Joshaline, an announcer" sagot nung katabi ko, ah okay.

"Mondragone, cleaning facility" malamig na sagot ko.

"Gwynetthe, a tax collector" sagot ng isa,

"Scherone, a knight" sagot pa ng isa,

"Ariazelle, I work in the stables"

then all is well. Nagkakwentuhan kami at yung Joshaline na katabi ko ay ang ingay-ingay talaga.

"Uhm, do you know that girl? Sitting beside the girl with a red scarf?" tanong ko sa kanila, I want to know her name.

"Ah, Maximilia, a cook" sagot nung Joshaline, okay, may purpose din ang kanyang pagkadaldal.

"She and that guy over there, named Andreuw are a couple and we really like them" sagot nung Ariazelle kaya medyo nalungkot ako.

She already have a lover.

Well, I still like her. No matter what.

Umikot-ikot kami sa loob ng conference room at nakahalubilo ko din yung Andreuw. Aagawin ko sa kanya si Maximilia if ever na saktan o iwan man siya. Habang nakikipagusap sa mga boys, nagulat na lang ako nang sinuntok ni Clariode si Kirkpatrick.

"Stop this, Clariode! Show some respect!" biglang sigaw ni Jouffines, "Come.Back.To.Me" nanggigil na sagot ni Clariode, "No.I.Won't! NEVER!" sigaw ni Jouffines.

Nakaramdam ako na ito na yata mangyayari if ever na sumingit ako sa relasyon ni Maximilia at Andreuw.

Ay wait. So may something sa kanilang tatlo? Iniwan ni Jouffines si Clariode at nahanap niya si Kirkpatrick? What?

"Brother, I thought that you're going to change?" tanong ni Narcissus kay Clariode habang kinakalma siya.

"I will not change kung babastusin niya lang si Jouffines ng ganun! Hindi mo ba narinig sinabi niya?!" sigaw pa ni Clariode. Pasalamat siya wala yung Hari at Reyna dito, nasa labas.

"Brother, she doesn't like you anymore, let it be" sagot ni Narcissus, triggered.

"But I like her" sagot ni Clariode, "No, I love her" pagcocorrect ni Clariode sa kanyang sarili, "But she doesn't" sagot ni Narcissus. Sige, magsagutan kayo diyan.

"Let it be" sabi uli ni Narcissus. Hirap yata ng sitwasyon ni Clariode.

Pinakalma si Clariode sa isang tabi at nagpatuloy ang pagiikutan.

"I'm Jouzhuel, a knight" bati nung isa, ang dami niyang kuwento. "But there's one girl here that caught my eyes" ngiti niya, ooh, yuck. Tumingin siya sa gilid at nang makita namin ay si Genevieve? Hala, hindi nga?

Congratulations Genevieve, for the first time in your life, someone liked you!

"You like Genevieve?" tanong ni Narcissus sa kanya, "Why not? She's pretty, nice, generous, loving and caring" ngiti pa nung Jouzhuel na yun. "Sabihin mo kasi Jouzhuel, ginagamit mo siya!" react naman ni Andreuw, what?

"Nagbreak kayo ni Lexianne dahil sa kanya diba? Edi ginagamit mo siya ngayon para pabalikin si Lexianne sayo, right?" sabi niya, "By the way, Lexianne is one of the head maids" sagot ni Andreuw.

"Hey, don't you ever dare touch or use our Genevieve, she's one of a kind, don't you ever dare hurt her, do you even know the reason why she left this place?" pagbanta ni Narcissus at nanahimik yung dalawa.

"It's because she was hurting, she left because she was so hurt at what happened to her and Gavrielous" sagot ni Narcissus, "She told me she left because of an adventure" sagot ni Jouzhuel, "It ain't that easy leaving here" sagot ko na lang. Iba naman kasi talaga kung masaktan si Genevieve.

Ayaw talaga namin sa twing nasasaktan yun, nadadamay kaming lahat.

The conference continued.

I met many of them and I think I am getting along with Jeftherson, a trainer. And oops, he likes Kamvrielle. Then Zederaughn got a little fan himself. Well, me? I think Joshaline likes me and Narcissus. I overheard the girls.

Then I even heard that Jouffines is using Kirkpatrick so that Clariode would leave them alone. Gavrielous also had a major throwback when he saw Keanelle, the highest position next to the king.

Gavrielous had a past with Keanelle, that was a long time ago. Mas nauna pa si Keanelle kaysa kela Frecility, Genevieve, Harlionne at kung sino pa man.

Saulo na naming mga lalaki ang love life niya eh. Well, di naman saulo pero yun yung napansin namin. Pero ngayon, mahal niya talaga si Harlionne.

Then I think Polaighne is having a hard time talking with Jonashaun, also a knight. Maybe she likes him? Oh well, love.

But were all worried for Genevieve again. She and Jouzhuel having an issue. What if Jouzhuel hurts her, right? It's possible.

But who cares? I only care about Maximilia.

The conference continued till we ate our dinner. The Queen heard the news about Clariode and Jouffines and she said it was fine. It was the time of love and hurt. Why did they fought by the way?

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